BoodleBox and NVIDIA bring open-model AI to classrooms for 800,000 students and faculty

BoodleBox partners with NVIDIA to boost AI for education

Date: Jan 28, 2026

BoodleBox is teaming up with NVIDIA to bring open-model AI directly into classrooms. The platform now includes NVIDIA's Nemotron 3 Nano as a native assistant, giving more than 800,000 students and faculty hands-on access to practical AI tools.

The goal is simple: faster, more affordable AI that fits real teaching and learning. This collaboration builds on NVIDIA accelerated computing, AI blueprints, and open models to improve performance while keeping access flexible for schools.

What's new for your classroom

• Nemotron 3 Nano is now available inside BoodleBox as a built-in assistant for coursework, group work, and skill-building with open models.
• Students can analyze information, test ideas, and co-create in multi-user chats-using documents, shared resources, visuals, data, and code.
• Educators get a classroom-ready assistant for inquiry-based learning and guided collaboration, with an emphasis on responsible use.
• Custom AI bots powered by NVIDIA Nemotron models can be built for specific subjects, projects, or support tasks.

Why this matters for educators

• Open-model experience: Students practice with models widely used in academic and workplace settings.
• Continuity across learning: Projects, prior work, and class resources stay organized so learners can iterate over time.
• Collaboration at the core: Multi-user chat supports group investigations and feedback loops.

How it works under the hood

• NVIDIA AI Blueprints and embedding tech accelerate development of domain-specific solutions.
• BoodleBot, the new auto-routing assistant, applies NVIDIA LLM Router Blueprint principles to select the right model or tool for a task.
• Document and memory management draws on NVIDIA Enterprise RAG Blueprint guidance to improve retrieval of class materials and institutional knowledge.
• Performance and cost are optimized via NVIDIA AI infrastructure on Microsoft Azure-no specialized hardware required on campus.

Broader collaboration highlights

• Open-model ecosystem for education: Access to NVIDIA Nemotron open models starts with Nemotron 3 Nano, with exploration of NVIDIA Clara for biomedical learning and NVIDIA Cosmos for physics and engineering applications.
• Enterprise-ready operations: FERPA-compliant platform design supports secure, institution-grade deployments.
• Ecosystem backing: As part of the NVIDIA Inception program, BoodleBox taps NVIDIA tools and training to speed up delivery to classrooms.

Impact so far

• Used across 1,300+ institutions by educators, students, and professionals seeking comprehensive AI teaching and learning solutions.
• Reported outcomes include an 83% improvement in student prompting skills, 87% student preference over other AI platforms, and a 95%+ reduction in environmental impact.

Quick ways to put this to work

• Set up a multi-user chat for group investigations and assign roles (researcher, skeptic, summarizer) with Nemotron 3 Nano as a guide.
• Create a custom bot for your course to answer syllabus questions, reference readings, or scaffold problem-solving.
• Upload class materials and exemplars so students can compare approaches and iterate on their work over time.
• Establish clear norms for responsible AI use and model transparency in your lesson plans.

What administrators and IT care about

• Lower response times and operating costs through NVIDIA AI infrastructure on Azure.
• No specialized on-prem hardware required to deliver advanced AI experiences.
• Security and compliance posture aligned to educational standards on a FERPA-compliant platform.

Where to go next

• Learn more about the collaboration and classroom use cases: boodlebox.ai/nvidia
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