All films

The welcome film, a film for each part of DuckyHelper, and short films about learning. Click one to watch it with sound.

How it works

Real DuckyHelper, start to finish. Each one also leads its page in the docs.

• Meet DuckyHelper1:05What DuckyHelper is, and a first lesson with Eddy from start to finish.
• Talk to it0:39Press fn, ask out loud, and get an answer while you keep working.
• It draws on your screen0:41Circles, arrows and labels drawn right over the app you are in.
• Try it yourself0:40A real pendulum dragged and changed, then the Moon, then cards for many subjects.
• It checks your work0:42Quiz me: answer any way, typed math, the hint ladder, Not quite and why.
• Tutorials in your own apps0:40One real tutorial: ask, follow the pointer, do the step, type with the ghost letters.
• Built to teach1:00How the tutor was built and trained to teach, from the learning research behind it.
• Install DuckyHelper on your Mac0:40Download, drag to Applications, open, and how updates and uninstalling work.
• Create your account and sign in0:28Email with a one-time code, or Google, Apple or GitHub; under 13 needs a parent.
• Set up your Mac: permissions and the fn key0:51The four short setup steps and the four Mac switches Ducky needs.
• Your first lesson with Eddy0:44Eddy gets to know you, then answers your first question; three example lessons to watch.
• Ducky sees your screen0:37Ask about exactly what is in front of you; what it looks at, and when it doesn't.
• Ducky writes next to your work0:30Handwritten hints and math in the margin, beside the line they are about.
• Point at it yourself (fn + cmd)0:31Hold fn + cmd, trace over the thing, and ask "what is this?"
• Typing coach0:40Grey ghost letters at your caret in any app; a slip is marked so you can fix it.
• Watch while you work0:38Ask Ducky to keep an eye on your work and speak up at the right moment.
• Film comingWatch me, then youDucky shows a task once, then you do it; it clicks or types for you only when you ask.
• Film comingRead along on your screenWords light up on your screen as Ducky reads, or as you read.
• Film comingThe shared whiteboardOpen Whiteboard: you and Ducky draw on the same board.
• Film comingThe Island (beta)Ducky at the top of the screen by the notch, instead of the pill.
• Film comingThe menu bar duck and the dashboardEverything in the duck's menu, and the dashboard window.
• Eddy's start page and tabs0:32Tools, Suggested and Recents; every lesson is a tab.
• Talk to Eddy0:43Talk to Eddy out loud, and pick how Eddy answers.
• Film comingHands-free listeningTurn it on and just start talking.
• Pictures with labels0:35Ask to see something; Eddy labels the parts as it explains them.
• Film comingTap a part to ask about itClick any part of a picture and Eddy tells you about it.
• Film comingChange a picture with its buttonsThe round buttons beside the bar change the picture, and Eddy explains the change.
• Film comingStep inside a sceneWorld fills the screen with a picture or a board; Escape brings it back.
• The blackboard0:38Eddy works it out step by step on the board, in time with its voice, then it's your turn.
• Film comingThe whiteboardA small board for a quick drawing or a quick check.
• Film comingRead and research with EddyWikipedia, books, science pages and your files, with sources Eddy actually read.
• Film comingHave Eddy read it to youListen: words light up as Eddy reads; tap a word to ask about it.
• Work on your homework with Eddy0:42Open a file or take a photo; Eddy gives hints beside the question and checks your answer.
• Film comingEddy's browserOpen sites in a tab; Eddy points, scrolls and clicks where you can see.
• Film comingCustomize EddyPick an animal, a voice and a background.
• Film comingWatch a lesson againReplay any lesson from History, at any speed, and pick it up again.
• Film comingFast modeFaster answers on Plus and up; uses more of your plan.
• Flashcards and your Cards0:30Cards made from your lessons and mistakes, back right before you would forget.
• Film comingWorked steps you can keepStep-by-step working, kept on screen as a note you can move.
• Film comingGraphs and charts you can play withHover, zoom and drag sliders to see what changes.
• Film comingAnimated explainersOne drawing that builds up scene by scene while Ducky explains.
• Film comingMaps, timelines and knowledge cardsWhere and when things happened, with real pictures and sources.
• Film comingSay it: pronunciationHear a word slowly, say it, and see how each word scored.
• Film comingCheck your mathEvery line of your working checked, and a scratchpad to write on.
• Film comingLearn to codeRun your code against tests and watch it step by step.
• Tasks: plan your week0:48A clean task list, a planner that fits around your week, and a tutor that knows what's next.
• Film comingProgress, Today, Mistakes and HistoryTime, streak, topics, slips to practise, and every session.
• Film comingReports for a parent or teacherA short, honest summary you choose to share.
• Film comingMemoryWhat Ducky keeps for you between sessions, and the switches for it.
• Film comingSettings, a quick tourEvery section of Settings and where things live.
• Film comingPlans, limits and creditsHow limits refill, what each plan adds, credits, and inviting a friend.
• Film comingYour account: password, export, deleteSign out everywhere, export your data, delete your account.
• Film comingFamily: a parent follows alongOff until you turn it on; what a parent sees and does; children under 13.
• Film comingPrivacy and what DuckyHelper keepsWhat is looked at and kept, and every switch that controls it.
• Film comingKeyboard shortcutsEvery key, in any app on your Mac, in Eddy, and in Tasks.
• Film comingTroubleshootingWhat each message means and the one thing to do.

About learning

Short films about DuckyHelper, each carried by one learner's question.

• Here when you ask1:45“Why is the sunset orange?”The design book of a calm tutor: the dot, its four states, the voice rules, then one question asked on an empty sky.
• Built and trained for teaching1:03“How does blood clot?”An identity reveal in dot-matrix type, cells and DNA, spelling out what DuckyHelper is for.
• Follow your curiosity0:47“Why do you feel lighter in an elevator going down?”One question leads to the next: any question, any subject.
• Learning is changing0:35“How does a bee make honey?”Meet the duck: a companion for every question, wherever curiosity calls.
• Ask. See. Learn.0:47“How does a guitar string make a note?”Your question, your move: a tutor for everyone.
• Learners don't wait0:38“How did the Wright brothers fly?”History's builders taught themselves. Today you ask Eddy and see it.
• One question, every letter1:50“What is a chemical bond?”A type film that carries one learner question through every line.
• You only need the question1:00“What is the golden ratio?”Anyone can learn now that an answer can be a picture.
• Built to show you how it works0:47“How do vaccines teach your body?”The mark, the letters and the colours, built node by node.
• Every subject0:58Every subject gets its own stack of books, then the whole shelf at once.
• Manifesto1:50“Why does a pendulum keep time?”Everyone deserves the chance to learn anything, at their own pace.
• Shows you how0:33“Why does a minor chord sound sad?”An identity built line by line, carried by one music question.
• Learn anything, step by step0:27“How did the pyramids get built?”Ask out loud, see it in a picture, learn it step by step.
• Keep asking1:30“What is E = mc² saying?”The hard questions people ask about learning now, and a way into them.
• Taught the way you learn0:41“What was the Renaissance?”Renaissance paintings, collage and torn paper around one question.
• Why did Van Gogh paint like that?0:30“Why did Van Gogh paint like that?”A kinetic type film about how students learn now.
• Why does ice float?1:36“Why does ice float?”A true answer told in dots and data, typed as it is said.
• Your learning is global0:27“How do you count to ten in Japanese?”Ask. See. Learn. Across every border.
• Fall in love with learning again0:50Remember how you started learning: for fun, for love.
• 1 in 360:53“What does a probability of 1/36 mean with two dice?”Two dice, thirty-six ways, one true chart.
• Where anyone can learn anything1:03An archival montage about the mindset to keep learning.
• Just start0:41The world is getting louder. Start the thing you keep putting off.
• Help on your screen1:32The pill and its cards over an aurora: ask, and see it answered right where you are.
• Inside a leaf0:47“What is inside a leaf?”Real Eddy pictures: labels, a change, and Look it up.