There is no separate button for links. Paste a full web address starting with https:// or http:// into a chat or conversational activity session's message box, and Flint attaches the page as a link. Dragging a link onto the message box does the same thing. You can also attach links in the manual activity builder, as described below.
- Copy the address of the page you want, from your browser's address bar.
- Paste it into the message box. A card for the page appears above what you are typing while Flint reads it.
- Type your question in the same message and send it — "summarize this for 7th graders", "what's the author's main claim?".
Paste a paragraph containing several addresses and Flint attaches each page separately, so you can give Sparky a small reading list in one go.
What to expect
- The page has to be open to the public. Flint opens it as a visitor with no account, so anything behind a paywall, a login or a school firewall will not come through.
- Flint reads the words on the page, not the pictures on it. If a chart or a photo carries the meaning, save it and attach it as an image instead — Sparky describes images.
- A link straight to a file works too. An address ending in
.pdf,.pngor.jpgis read as that file rather than as a web page. - YouTube video links are not supported. Some public websites also block Flint's reader. If the attachment shows an error, remove it and attach a downloaded document or paste text you are allowed to use instead.
- If in doubt, check. After Flint reads the attachment successfully, ask Sparky to summarize the page and see whether the summary matches what you are looking at.
Add a link to an activity
For a Lesson with Sparky, you need Can edit access. Open Edit activity → the activity thumbnail → Activity settings → Activity behavior:
- Paste the link into Guidelines for Sparky when the page should guide Sparky rather than appear as a student-facing reading attachment.
- Paste it into Sparky's greeting message when students should see the reading when they begin a session.
Click Update activity to save. These fields have no Send action; their attachments are saved with the activity.
For everything else you can attach to a message, see Uploading content to Flint.
Watch it
Watch: Paste a public page and review its summary
Watch: Save a reading link in lesson guidelines