In today’s rapidly developing field of artificial intelligence technology,DeepSeek is one of the hottest AI large language models, serving as a powerful assistant for teachers to enhance teaching quality and innovate classroom instruction. Today, I will share with you three common scenarios and usage examples for teachers. Let’s learn together!
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Quick Overview of DeepSeek
DeepSeek is an open-source artificial intelligence tool focused on providing efficient and easy-to-use AI model training and inference capabilities. It combines natural language processing (NLP) and machine learning technology to understand and generate natural language, helping users quickly obtain precise information from massive datasets. It is widely applicable in learning, work, and various aspects of life.
Teachers can enter https://chat.deepseek.com in the browser to access the intelligent interaction interface or search for “DeepSeek” in the mobile app store to download and use it.
Web version
Mobile version DeepSeek currently mainly has the standard (DeepSeek-V3) model, deep thinking (R1), and online search and attachment upload several features.
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Standard (DeepSeek-V3) Model
The latest standard model of DeepSeek can meet daily needs and can be used without enabling other switches.
Deep Thinking (R1)
DeepSeek’s advanced reasoning model mimics the human brain by outlining specific thought processes, suitable for solving complex problems.
Enabling this feature is like giving DeepSeek a “brain” for deep thinking. When you consult it about lesson preparation, it will organize its thoughts like an experienced teacher, not only providing answers but also showing the thought process. Coupled with the powerful ability to search external knowledge bases in real-time, the accuracy and professionalism of the answers are greatly enhanced, making it extremely practical for analyzing complex subject knowledge and discussing teaching methods. It is strongly recommended to enable this feature during lesson preparation.
Online Search
This feature can connect to the internet in real-time to obtain the latest educational information, cutting-edge teaching cases, and authoritative academic research results. For example, if you want to understand the latest detailed interpretations of course standards or find innovative teaching cases closely related to textbook content, it can quickly help you find them, injecting fresh ideas into your lesson preparation. Currently, due to certain reasons, the DeepSeek online search service is intermittent.
Attachment Upload:
You can upload local files (supporting various documents and images) to provide references or analysis for DeepSeek’s answers.
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DeepSeek in Educational Teaching Applications
1. Lesson Preparation
Lesson preparation is one of the core tasks of teachers, but it is also the most time-consuming part. DeepSeek can help you:
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Automatically generate lesson plans: Enter the course topic and teaching objectives, and DeepSeek will generate a complete lesson plan framework based on your needs, including teaching objectives, teaching steps, classroom activities, and assessment methods.
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Resource recommendations: Based on your course content, DeepSeek will automatically recommend relevant teaching resources such as teaching materials, videos, exercises, etc., saving you the time spent searching.
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Personalized adjustments: You can let DeepSeek personalize the lesson plan according to the characteristics of the class, such as adding interactive segments or simplifying complex concepts.
Note: When writing prompts, following the pattern of “clear role + detailed task + specific requirements” can help DeepSeek understand your needs accurately.
Example ⇩
Prompt: Assume you are a senior middle school math teacher with 20 years of experience, preparing lessons on the Pythagorean theorem for the eighth-grade first semester. Please help me collect materials including interesting introduction cases, detailed demonstrations of various proof methods, and after-class extension exercises, with questions suitable for students at an intermediate level, and organize the materials into a clear document format, with each section clearly labeled.
2. Classroom Instruction
DeepSeek is not only your lesson preparation assistant but also your classroom management tool:
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Real-time interaction: In class, you can use DeepSeek to generate quizzes to assess students’ understanding in real-time.
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Data tracking: DeepSeek will record students’ classroom performance, including participation, focus, and accuracy of answers, helping you adjust teaching strategies in a timely manner.
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Engaging teaching: Utilize DeepSeek’s creative features, such as generating interesting stories or knowledge quizzes, to make the class more lively and interesting.
Example ⇩
Prompt: For a chemistry teacher, oxidation-reduction is an important teaching content. Please design some interesting stories or knowledge quizzes to help students easily grasp the knowledge and make the class more lively and interesting.
3. Assignment Distribution and Grading
Effectively use DeepSeek in assignment distribution, grading, and feedback to reduce the burden on teachers.
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Supports various question types: Whether it’s multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, or short answer questions, DeepSeek can quickly distribute and grade them, providing detailed scoring reports.
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Error analysis: DeepSeek will automatically analyze students’ mistakes, generate a collection of errors, and provide targeted learning suggestions.
Example ⇩
Assignment Distribution Phase
Teachers input the knowledge points (e.g. “Application of Trigonometric Function Formulas”), difficulty level (middle/high school), and question type requirements, and DeepSeek will automatically generate corresponding practice questions.
Prompt: Please help me generate (basic questions + extension questions) assignments based on the chapter of trigonometric functions for middle school, with basic questions assessing students’ mastery of fundamental knowledge, and extension questions being slightly more difficult, referring to the provincial middle school exam questions on trigonometric functions in Guizhou.
Assignment Grading Phase
Large-scale assignment grading can be done using tablets, allowing students to submit answers to multiple-choice questions via a questionnaire. Teachers can export the Excel answer sheet submitted by students (including student ID and multiple-choice answers) and import it into DeepSeek, which will complete grading for thousands of students within a minute, automatically generating a correctness heat map.
Prompt: Please help me quickly grade the student assignments in the Excel document data based on the answers I submitted, with each row representing a student’s answers, and quickly grade and analyze the mistake situation, using the mistake statistics to create a correctness heat map using HTML.
In addition to the above three common teaching applications,
DeepSeek can also assist teachers in
answering questions, reflecting on teaching, and integrating resources.
However, it is important to note that
AI-generated content may have inaccuracies.
Teachers should use their own experience to make judgments and adjustments when using it,
and should not rely on it entirely.
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DeepSeek Lesson Preparation Precautions
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Three No’s Principle
Incorrect Practices:
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Directly copying the teaching design of a certain special-grade teacher.
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Copying original questions from a certain publisher’s exercise book.
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Using unauthorized online images/videos.
Correct Practice: Generated content must be processed again, incorporating your own teaching cases and replacing copyrighted content with open-source materials. AI-generated quiz questions must manually exclude ambiguous options and include open-ended questions to assess higher-order thinking.
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Data Security Precautions
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Never input student information (avoid uploading sensitive information such as student names, grades, etc.)
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Do not upload internal school documents.
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Avoid probing sensitive topics.
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How Teachers Can Use DeepSeek for Learning
1. Professional Learning and Resource Integration
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Knowledge Gap Filling
Quickly query cutting-edge dynamics in subjects, educational theories, or teaching difficulties to fill knowledge gaps; generate knowledge maps through AI to systematically organize subject frameworks (e.g. derivation of mathematical formulas, context of literary genres).
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Access Quality Teaching Resources
Generate personalized teaching materials (e.g. cases, exercises, experimental designs) to save lesson preparation time; analyze textbook content to obtain interdisciplinary correlation suggestions, enriching classroom dimensions.
2. Classroom Management and Teaching Reflection
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Simulating Classroom Scenarios
Use AI to simulate student questions or sudden situations to practice response strategies in advance (e.g. discipline management, questioning skills).
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Teaching Effectiveness Evaluation
Upload classroom recordings or transcripts, and AI will analyze teacher language, interaction frequency, and student participation, providing improvement suggestions; regularly generate teaching reflection reports to track personal growth trajectories.
3. Educational Research and Innovation
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Research Support
Assist in writing papers or project reports, providing literature reviews and suggestions for data analysis methods; generate survey questionnaires and experimental design templates to improve research efficiency.
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Interdisciplinary Inspiration
Input teaching themes to obtain interdisciplinary integration cases such as STEAM, expanding innovative ideas.
4. Career Development and Lifelong Learning
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Personalized Learning Plans
Based on teachers’ career goals (e.g. title evaluation, skill enhancement), recommend learning paths and resources; use AI to formulate daily learning plans and track completion progress.
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Education Community Interaction
Use AI to filter high-quality educational communities, online seminars, or industry dynamics to expand professional networks.
Lastly, I remind you that
while DeepSeek is useful,
teachers should use it with the “70/30 Rule”
Delegate 70% of the basic work to AI,
while retaining 30% of core thinking areas,
allowing AI to become a second brain rather than a replacement brain.
I hope this helps teachers
better understand and use DeepSeek.