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Getting started overview

Coraltalk helps educators move beyond written-only assessment: students speak with an AI tutor, complete oral assignments, and practice real-world scenarios while you get transcripts, rubric scores, and class insights.

Account types​

TypeDescription
Independent teacherPersonal account without a school organization. You create classes directly from home.
School / organizationMembers belong to a Clerk organization. Admins manage team, billing, and org-wide settings. Teachers work inside courses that contain classes.
StudentJoins via class code, invite link, or Canvas LTI. Sees assigned work and the student view of the TA.

First login: where you land​

After sign-in, Coraltalk sends you to the right starting point:

SituationWhere you go
Most returning usersHome (/) — your courses and classes
New educator signupSyllabus setup — upload materials to create your first class
New student signupOnboarding — preferences and setup
Pending school invitationJoin school — accept the invite
Independent teacher with no class yetHome, then automatically to syllabus until you create a TA
Org teacher with no class yetHome — create a course, then a class (no auto syllabus redirect)
Link with ?examId=That exam session
Link with ?ta=Student assistant for that class

See Sign in and accounts for invites, Google sign-in, and passkeys.

Teachers (first 30 minutes)​

  1. Sign up as an educator and complete syllabus upload (or create a course + class if you are in a school org).
  2. Open your class Summary dashboard — explore Oral Test, Roleplay, Vid tickets, and Customize TA cards.
  3. Customize your TA with tone and knowledge.
  4. Create an oral assignment or share your student join link.

Students​

  1. Sign up or sign in.
  2. Join a class with the code from your teacher.
  3. Open Oral Learning (or the activity your teacher assigned) from the class sidebar.

School administrators​

  1. Create or join the organization.
  2. Invite teachers from Team.
  3. Configure Canvas LTI if you use Canvas.
  4. Review billing and usage.

Languages​

The Coraltalk app supports English, French, Arabic, Italian, and German in class settings. Arabic enables right-to-left layout. Help center articles are in English for now; localized docs may be added later.

Next steps​