Question 1

What is Speakly.PRO?

Accepted Answer

Speakly.PRO is a free web-based language teaching platform founded in 2024 in Warsaw, Poland. It enables teachers to create AI-generated interactive lessons for Polish, English, French, and German learners at CEFR levels A1 through C2, with 20+ built-in exercise types, real-time collaboration, and built-in video conferencing.

Question 2

How does Speakly.PRO work?

Accepted Answer

Teachers select a topic, language, and CEFR level, and the platform generates a complete interactive lesson with exercises, vocabulary, and explanations in 30–60 seconds. Lessons are delivered through a real-time collaborative editor where teachers and students work together, with built-in video calls for live sessions.

Question 3

Is Speakly.PRO free to use?

Accepted Answer

Yes — Speakly.PRO is free to start. The free plan includes course creation, student enrollment, live sessions with built-in video, homework management, and access to all 20+ exercise types. The Pro plan at $9.99/month adds unlimited AI lesson generation and advanced features.

Question 4

Can students reschedule or cancel lessons themselves?

Accepted Answer

Students can request a reschedule for lessons in "Added" or "Started" status, suggesting up to 3 preferred time slots from the teacher's availability — but all reschedules require teacher approval. Students can cancel class lessons more than 12 hours away; homework and exercises can be canceled anytime. Cancellation triggers a notification to the teacher with the student's reason.

Question 5

What does a live session look like for students?

Accepted Answer

Students join via calendar, dashboard, or notification link. The session includes video/audio on an internal conference platform, a collaborative lesson workspace where teacher and student work on exercises simultaneously in real time, screen sharing, and group chat. After the session, the student keeps their own copy of the lesson to annotate and rework.

Question 6

Can I control what students see during a live lesson?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Teachers sync audio and video playback to all students in real time — play, pause, seek, and speed changes apply to everyone. There is also an edit permission toggle: a green pencil icon lets the student type in the shared document, a red pencil-off icon locks them to read-only.

Question 7

Where is Speakly.PRO based?

Accepted Answer

Speakly.PRO was founded in 2024 and is headquartered in Warsaw, Poland. The platform serves language teachers and schools worldwide, with interface localization in English, Polish, Russian, and Ukrainian.

Question 8

What languages does Speakly.PRO support?

Accepted Answer

The platform supports creating teaching materials for Polish, English, French, and German at all CEFR levels from A1 to C2. The platform interface is available in English, Polish, Russian, and Ukrainian.

Question 9

Who founded Speakly.PRO?

Accepted Answer

Speakly.PRO was founded by Aleksandr Kuzmitsky, who created the platform from a firsthand understanding of what language teachers need: less time on routine preparation, more time on meaningful interaction with students.

Question 10

How does homework grading work — is everything graded manually?

Accepted Answer

Multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank, matching, and true/false exercises are auto-graded by the system. Essays, audio recordings, and open-ended tasks require manual teacher review. Teachers can add written feedback up to 1,024 characters, which students see as a collapsible "Teacher Feedback" banner above the lesson.

Question 11

Does student progress save automatically?

Accepted Answer

Yes — exercise answers save immediately and general progress saves every 30 seconds. If a timed lesson expires, answers are preserved as-is. Students can resume any lesson from the point they left off.

Question 12

How does vocabulary practice work?

Accepted Answer

Students can have up to 3 vocabularies per language. Words are added from a Vocabulary page or inline during a lesson by selecting text and choosing "Translate selected." Practice uses spaced repetition at cards.speakly.pro — struggling words appear more often, mastered words less frequently.

Question 13

How do student groups work for scheduling?

Accepted Answer

Groups are named collections tied to a specific course. Group live sessions include per-student attendance tracking and individual scoring across 7 skill dimensions. Groups support recurring sessions (daily, weekly, biweekly) and have a statistics tab with attendance tiers — Perfect (>90%), Regular (70–90%), At Risk (<40%).

Question 14

Can I use Speakly.PRO for timed exams?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Every lesson has a configurable time limit (up to 480 minutes). When time expires, all widgets lock automatically and answers are preserved. The timer only runs while the browser tab is active — switching tabs pauses it.

Question 15

Can multiple teachers edit the same lesson at the same time?

Accepted Answer

Yes. The editor uses CRDTs (conflict-free replicated data types), so simultaneous edits merge automatically with no conflicts. Each collaborator gets a colored live cursor with their name, and changes appear on other screens within milliseconds.

Question 16

Can AI generate audio and images inside a lesson?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Listening sections use TTS — the AI writes a dialogue or monologue script and converts it to audio with configurable voices and emotional tags. Image sections can use AI models like Flux or DALL-E 3, created during an asset pipeline phase and stored with the lesson.

Question 17

What does the editor look like for students vs. teachers?

Accepted Answer

Teachers see the full editor with toolbar, AI tools, annotations, comments, and drag-and-drop reordering. Students see a clean, read-only view with just the lesson content and interactive exercises — no editing tools, no teacher annotations, no comments. The mode switches automatically based on the user's role.

Question 18

Can students record spoken answers inside a lesson?

Accepted Answer

Yes. The speech recorder widget supports 30, 60, or 120 second recordings in two modes: read-aloud (student reads provided reference text) and free-response (student speaks to a prompt). Students can replay and re-record before submitting. Teachers listen to recordings afterward for manual evaluation.

Question 19

Does the platform support AI-generated listening exercises?

Accepted Answer

The AI builder generates dialogue or monologue scripts and converts them to speech using TTS with multiple voices per language. Scripts can include emotional tags like [calm], [excited], [whispering]. Tag complexity adapts by CEFR level — A1/A2 gets calm, slow delivery while C1/C2 gets the full range of emotions and effects.

Question 20

Is there a presentation mode for live teaching?

Accepted Answer

Yes. It transforms the lesson into a full-screen, slide-by-slide view navigated with arrow keys or Space. Each H1/H2 heading starts a new "slide." Exercises remain fully interactive — students answer questions, drag-and-drop, and type while you control the pace. Works on tablets too, for in-person teaching with a projector.

Question 21

What brain break activities are available?

Accepted Answer

Four: a roulette wheel (with no-repeat logic so every item is visited before repeating), a collaborative drawing board with timer, "Would You Rather" with confetti animations, and a breathing timer with configurable inhale/hold/exhale patterns (e.g., 4-4-4-4 box breathing). All sync in real time between teacher and student.

Question 22

How does the homework submission cycle work end to end?

Accepted Answer

Create an assignment (from scratch, template, or AI-generated for ~10 tokens), assign with a due date, and monitor via Pending/Submitted/Graded tabs. After a student clicks "Finish," the teacher verifies with optional written feedback. Verification can be revoked to reset status and update feedback later.

Question 23

Do I have to regenerate an entire lesson if one section is wrong?

Accepted Answer

No. You can regenerate a single section while keeping the rest of the lesson intact. You can modify parameters (exercise type mix, word count) before regenerating just that section, or edit it manually instead.

Question 24

Can I save a lesson structure as a reusable template?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Click "Save as Template," give it a name, and set visibility to Personal (only you) or Organization (all teachers in your school). Custom templates appear in the gallery alongside built-in Grammar, Vocabulary, Conversation Practice, and Assessment templates.

Question 25

How do I set up a new school on Speakly.PRO?

Accepted Answer

During registration, select the "Organization Admin" role in the onboarding wizard, then name your organization and choose a currency symbol. From there, configure default costs for lessons (typically 50–200 tokens), homework (250–500 tokens), and exercises (5–25 tokens) under My School > Settings > Default Costs.

Question 26

How do I invite teachers to join my school?

Accepted Answer

Go to My School > Teachers and click "Generate Invite Codes" — you can create up to 50 codes in a single batch, each assigned to a Teacher or OrgAdmin role. Alternatively, use "Invite Teacher" to send a direct email invitation with a personal message. Teachers redeem the code during registration or from Settings > Join Organization.

Question 27

Can I have multiple admins managing the school?

Accepted Answer

Yes. You can promote any teacher to the OrgAdmin role from their detail view under My School > Teachers. The platform requires at least one active OrgAdmin at all times, so you cannot demote the last remaining one. Multiple OrgAdmins is recommended for larger schools.

Question 28

How do students enroll in courses?

Accepted Answer

Two methods: invite codes (generate 1–1,000 at once, single-use or multi-use, optionally tied to a specific email) or direct enrollment (search for existing users or create a new student account with a generated password, then assign to specific courses with a start date and teacher).

Question 29

What analytics do school admins see?

Accepted Answer

Six key metrics: active students (logged in within 7 days), total enrollments, active teachers, token balance, sessions this month, and homework completion rate. You can drill down by course, teacher, or CEFR level. Teacher performance tracks homework turnaround time, student retention at 30/60/90 days, and sessions per month.

Question 30

What happens to student data if I remove them from a course?

Accepted Answer

Removing a student archives their data — progress and submissions are preserved and can be restored if the student is re-enrolled. Archived courses and lessons are hidden but not deleted; they can be restored anytime from the "Archived" filter. Removing from a group does not unenroll from courses, since group membership and enrollment are independent.

Question 31

Can I switch plans later?

Accepted Answer

Yes! You can upgrade or downgrade your plan at any time. When upgrading, you get immediate access to the new limits. When downgrading, changes take effect at the end of your current billing period.

Question 32

What counts as a student?

Accepted Answer

A student is anyone enrolled in one of your courses. The same person enrolled in multiple courses still counts as one student toward your plan limit.

Question 33

What are AI generations?

Accepted Answer

Each time you use AI to generate a lesson, it counts as one generation. Your plan includes a monthly allowance that resets each billing period.

Question 34

What happens if I run out of AI generations?

Accepted Answer

You can continue using AI features with pay-as-you-go tokens — costs vary by generation type. No hidden fees, fully transparent billing. Your existing lessons and courses remain yours to reuse anytime.

Question 35

How do school plans work?

Accepted Answer

School plans cover your entire organization. All teachers in your school share the plan limits. The plan owner manages teachers and monitors usage from a central dashboard.

Question 36

Is there a discount for annual billing?

Accepted Answer

Yes — annual billing saves you roughly 17% compared to paying monthly. You pay once per year and get the full 12 months at the discounted rate.

Question 37

How does the token system work, and what does everything cost?

Accepted Answer

Tokens are the platform currency at a base rate of $1 = 100 tokens. AI lesson generation costs approximately 100 tokens, generating 10 exercises costs about 25 tokens, and teachers earn 50 tokens each time they verify a student's homework. The minimum purchase is $5 (500 tokens), with volume bonuses up to +10% at $200+.

Question 38

Do tokens expire?

Accepted Answer

No — tokens do not expire as long as your account remains active. Unused tokens are eligible for a full refund; tokens already spent on AI generation or other features cannot be refunded. Payment refunds for purchased packages may take 5–10 business days depending on your provider.

Question 39

What types of lessons does the platform support?

Accepted Answer

Three types: Class (live synchronous sessions), Homework (requires teacher verification), and Exercise (additional practice, no verification needed). The Lex Editor supports 60+ content types, and exercises include Sentence Builder, Speech Recorder, Memory Game, Word Scramble, Category Sort, Word You Rather, and a collaborative Whiteboard.

Question 40

How does audio and video playback work during a live lesson?

Accepted Answer

The teacher controls playback for everyone. When you play, pause, seek, or change the speed of an audio or video player, every student's player follows in real time. Students cannot override the teacher's controls during the session, which keeps the whole class in sync for listening activities.

Question 41

Can I switch to a different lesson mid-session without ending the video call?

Accepted Answer

Yes, in individual (one-on-one) sessions. Click the "Lesson Library" book icon in the toolbar, search by name or type, and click "Open Here" to load a different lesson. The video call continues uninterrupted. Click "Return to Session Lesson" to go back.

Question 42

How does the platform handle student notifications during group sessions?

Accepted Answer

When a student joins a live lesson, the teacher gets a green toast notification showing the student's name, plus an audio chime. Each joining student triggers a separate notification that auto-dismisses after 5 seconds. The video call dock auto-resizes as participants join or leave.

Question 43

Can I lock a student's exercises during a live session?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Teachers toggle "restrictive readonly" per student using the lock icon in the participant bar. This freezes all interactive widgets with a visual overlay and shows a blue banner. The lock also engages automatically when a student's time limit expires.

Question 44

What happens if I can't finish a lesson during a live session?

Accepted Answer

Choose "Finish & Continue Next Time" in the lesson completion sheet. The next scheduled session loads the document, exercises, and student answers from where you left off. You can chain continuations across multiple sessions.

Question 45

How do students join a course?

Accepted Answer

The most common method is an 8-character invite code from the teacher — the student enters it on their "My Enrollments" page and is enrolled immediately. Alternatively, students can browse the Teacher Directory, click "Request to Join," and describe their level; the teacher reviews and enrolls them.

Question 46

Can I assign homework directly from the calendar?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Click a class lesson on the Schedule calendar, and the Edit Lesson dialog shows checkboxes for each available homework and exercise. Check a box to assign it; uncheck to remove. Rescheduling a parent class lesson automatically moves all attached homework and exercises.

Question 47

How do students track their learning progress?

Accepted Answer

The student dashboard shows a statistics card per active course with lessons completed (broken down by class, exercise, and homework) as a count and percentage. Each completed lesson displays correct/incorrect percentages plus total attempts. The Vocabulary page adds four stat cards: Total words, Learning, Learned, and Skipped.

Question 48

What options do I have for creating homework content?

Accepted Answer

Three methods. Create from scratch using the Lex Editor with any exercise type. Pick from a template library (grammar, vocabulary, reading comprehension, writing, speaking, mixed). Or click "Generate with AI" and specify topic, exercise types, difficulty, and question count — AI generates the assignment for approximately 10 tokens.

Question 49

What does a live session look like for students?

Accepted Answer

Students join via calendar, dashboard, or notification link. The session includes video/audio on an internal conference platform, a collaborative workspace where teacher and student work on exercises simultaneously, screen sharing, and group chat. After the session, the student keeps their own copy.

Question 50

How do cost overrides work if I want to price courses differently?

Accepted Answer

Costs resolve in a three-tier priority: enrollment-level (per-student) overrides course-level, which overrides the organization default. You can set a special rate for a scholarship student without changing prices for others, or charge more for premium courses.

Question 51

Can I track whether my organization is running low on tokens?

Accepted Answer

OrgAdmins can set a low balance threshold in school settings. When a student's balance drops below that threshold after a transaction, both the student and all OrgAdmins receive an in-app notification. Students can set their own personal threshold that overrides the org default.

Question 52

Can courses be public or private?

Accepted Answer

There is no limit on the number of courses. Courses can be Public (visible to prospective students, open enrollment) or Private (invitation-only, not publicly listed). Each course has its own per-lesson, per-homework, and per-exercise token cost. Courses also support a Draft status for building content before publishing.

Question 53

What does the teacher onboarding process look like?

Accepted Answer

After redeeming an invite code, the teacher completes a profile with teaching languages, years of experience, certifications (CELTA, DELTA, TESOL, etc.), teaching style description, and an optional intro video URL. They set availability status to Available, Busy, or Not Accepting. The OrgAdmin can verify completion from the teacher detail view.

Question 54

Can a teacher who already has a student account join my school?

Accepted Answer

Yes. An existing user enters the invite code in Settings > Join Organization. Their student data is preserved and the Teacher role is added. However, a teacher account can only belong to one organization at a time.

Question 55

How do I transfer a student from one teacher to another?

Accepted Answer

Open the enrollment under My School > Students, click "Transfer Teacher," and select the new teacher (only active teachers for the relevant language are shown). Progress, scores, and lesson history are all preserved. Both teachers and the student receive notifications.

Question 56

What happens when I update a lesson that students have already started?

Accepted Answer

By default, edits only affect future assignments. To push changes, use "Save and overwrite" with two modes: "Not started only" or "All except canceled." A dialog shows exactly how many lessons will be affected before you confirm.

Question 57

How does the availability and scheduling system work?

Accepted Answer

Teachers define recurring weekly availability in 30-minute increments. These slots appear as teal bands on the calendar and on the teacher's public profile. When a student requests to reschedule, they pick up to 3 preferred slots from availability, and the teacher accepts with one click.

Question 58

What analytics do I get for student groups?

Accepted Answer

Six summary cards with period-over-period comparison: Sessions Held, Average Attendance, Teaching Hours, Exercises Passed, Homework Verified, and Cancellation Rate. Plus an attendance trend chart, session activity vs. cancellations, completion trends, and attendance distribution (Perfect >90%, Regular 70–90%, Irregular 40–70%, At Risk <40%, Absent 0%).

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