Imagine a classroom where students aren’t waiting for the teacher’s next question — they’re listening to each other, making connections, and thinking out loud.
With just a few clicks on an iPad or laptop, you can launch a live, student-centered Socratic discussion that starts with student thinking — and goes further than you imagined.
Powered by SocraBot, a virtual AI classmate, students build discussion skills by engaging with peers, not just the teacher. It’s like playing basketball with ideas — not ping-pong with a teacher.
Meet SocraBot — an AI-powered classmate who listens carefully, responds thoughtfully, and prompts deeper thinking as part of the group. This isn’t a chatbot or a script. SocraBot participates naturally, following discussion and participating, modeling how to:
Ask meaningful follow-up questions
Connect and build on others’ ideas
Challenge peers to reason and reflect
It’s a peer model that helps students — and teachers — strengthen classroom dialogue, one question at a time.
SocraCircle+ includes multilingual support by design.
Students can post in their native language, and SocraBot will respond in that language and then translate it to English for the whole group.
That means more authentic participation, especially from English learners, and a more inclusive culture of thinking.
You stay in control of the conversation, supporting big ideas.
SocraBot supports along the way, modeling Socratic techniques and deepening student-to-student dialogue.
Whether you’re new to Socratic teaching or a seasoned facilitator of Socratic seminars, SocraCircle+ helps make thinking visible and collaboration real.
Every socratic discussion is saved with a complete transcript — so you can reflect, revisit, and use student responses to inform future lessons. It’s an almost effortless way to track growth in thinking and conversation skills over time.
At KnowAtom, we believe questions are the key to learning. That’s why we built SocraCircle+, a classroom tool that brings curiosity, connection, and cognitive rigor to every subject area.
SocraBot joins each conversation as a virtual peer — modeling how to reason, make connections, and grow ideas together in Socratic style group discussions.
It’s not about replacing human interaction— it’s about amplifying and deepening it.
SocraBot also supports English learners by understanding and speaking most languages. It responds to students in their own language while translating the discussion into English for the whole class.
Explore how SocraCircle+ Socratic dialogue tool transforms traditional classroom discussions. Check out this video to see how teacher facilitation and student engagement increases in discussion when SocraBot is a virtual student in your classroom.
SocraCircle+ is a first of its kind online tool designed to enhance classroom pedagogy in discussions using a virtual AI powered student participant named SocraBot. It helps teachers facilitate Socratic dialogues by modeling effective questioning, connecting ideas, and reflecting on the conversation. SocraBot also supports English learners and multilingual students by responding to questions they ask in their native language and translating the response to English for everyone else. The tool is browser based and requires students to be able to connect to the internet. If your students can text, they can likely use SocraCircle+ with ease.
Not at all! SocraCircle+ is designed to support teachers of all levels, whether you’re new to Socratic teaching or a seasoned pro. SocraBot will model the questioning techniques and discussions, allowing you to learn and grow alongside your students.
Yes! SocraCircle+ is adaptable across all subjects, including science, math, social studies, ELA, SEL, and more. Whether you’re teaching critical thinking in science or fostering communication skills in literature, SocraCircle+ works with any curriculum.
Signing up is easy! Simply fill out the form on our website to start your free trial. No credit card required. You’ll gain access to all the features and be able to start using SocraCircle+ in your classroom right away.
SocrCircle+ provides students with a safe, engaging space to explore ideas, ask questions, and make connections. With SocraBot facilitating the discussion, students learn to think critically, articulate their thoughts, and actively participate in conversations. This process encourages deep reflection and helps develop problem-solving skills, which are essential for college and career success.