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Udio - Udio.com
Grades
5 to 12
tag(s): artificial intelligence (316), editing (90), songs (50)
In the Classroom
Have students write a short poem or paragraph and use Udio to generate music that matches a specific mood (happy, tense, hopeful, somber). Students can compare how different musical choices change the tone and discuss which version best fits the text. Students can create short songs inspired by a historical era, region, or cultural movement. They can analyze how lyrics, instruments, and tempo reflect a time period, geography, or cultural identity. After using Udio, guide students in discussing how AI generates creative content, its benefits and limitations, and responsible use. Students can compare human-created vs. AI-assisted music and reflect on authorship and originality.Edge Features:
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Adobe Podcast Enhance - Adobe
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): artificial intelligence (316), podcasts (166)
In the Classroom
Have students record short podcasts such as book talks, opinion pieces, or history reports, then use the Enhance tool to clean up their audio for a more professional sound. Students can interview classmates, teachers, or community members and enhance the recordings to create polished audio stories or news segments. Students can turn their original stories or poems into audio performances with improved sound quality for sharing with the class.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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SquadCast.fm - descript
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): digital storytelling (166), multimedia (63), podcasts (166)
In the Classroom
Have students work in small groups to plan, script, and record short podcast episodes about class topics such as book reviews, historical events, or current issues. Have students write and record original stories, personal narratives, or poetry performances using SquadCast. Students can create a weekly or monthly class news broadcast featuring school events, weather reports, or announcements.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Notegpt: AI Podcast Generator - Hongyuan Cao
Grades
5 to 12tag(s): artificial intelligence (316), podcasts (166)
In the Classroom
Students can create educational podcasts about historical figures by interviewing one another. Students can create news reports on current events or historical events. Finally, students can create a personal growth podcast about what they wish to accomplish in the future.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Google Labs - Google
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): animation (62), artificial intelligence (316), careers (184), french (72), images (268), spanish (112), vocabulary development (102)
In the Classroom
Bookmark and save Google Labs as a resource to find new and unique learning tools. For example, use Whisk to generate animated images for creative writing projects, or explore words with TestFX to enhance vocabulary and add interest to any writing project. Visit Talking Tours with students to tour cultural institutions, landmarks, or highlighted areas of nature or architecture. If sharing this site with older students, ask them to create a screen recording using a tool like Free Screen Recorder Online, reviewed here that provides a tutorial for how to use the experiment and shares examples.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Wondercraft AI Podcasting - Wondercraft AI
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): artificial intelligence (316), digital storytelling (166), podcasts (166)
In the Classroom
Have students write a short story, myth, or personal narrative, then use Wondercraft to turn the text into a narrated audio story with AI voices and sound effects. They can choose different voices for characters and add background music. Students can research a famous historical figure and write a speech that person might have given. They then use Wondercraft to generate the speech as an audio recording using an AI voice. Students can write simple sentences or conversations in a foreign language and use the AI voice generator to hear correct pronunciation. They can compare the generated voice with their own reading.Edge Features:
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Descript - Descript
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): artificial intelligence (316), digital storytelling (166), podcasts (166)
In the Classroom
Have students pretend to be a character from a story and record a podcast interview. One student plays the host and the other answers questions in character. Students can record a podcast where they act as reporters traveling back in time to interview a historical figure. Students can create a weekly class podcast where they explain vocabulary words in their own words and use them in sentences or short stories.Edge Features:
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Waveroom - Waveroom
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): digital storytelling (166), podcasts (166)
In the Classroom
Have students perform a script, poem, or scene from a story and record it using different voices and expressions. Have students record a debate on a classroom topic or current event. Each student should present an argument and respond to another speaker, helping practice speaking, listening, and reasoning skills. Students can record a short lesson explaining a science concept, such as ecosystems, weather, or space.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Dashboard - RSS.com
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): digital storytelling (166), podcasts (166)
In the Classroom
Have students record a short podcast episode recommending a book they have read. They should include a summary, a favorite part, and reasons others should read it. Students can create a podcast where they pretend to interview a historical figure. They must research the person, write questions, and answer in character using facts from their research. Have students work in small groups to create a weekly news podcast summarizing important events. Have them include at least one school event, one national story, and one world topic.Edge Features:
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RedCircle - Red Circle Technologies, Inc.
Grades
6 to 12In the Classroom
As an easy introduction to podcasting, ask students to create an audio recording of a read-aloud book, a story they created, or the morning announcements. Upload their podcast recording and share it on your class website or with parents. As students become familiar with creating podcasts, use this tool for several purposes, such as discussions of current lessons learned in math, an explanation of a science experiment, or a day in the life of a historical character. Extend learning by embedding or linking student podcasts as part of a larger multimedia project created using a webpage creator such as Webnode, reviewed here, or add a link within a timeline created using Canva's Timeline Infographic Templates, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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AudioPen - Nicheless Inc.
Grades
K to 12tag(s): artificial intelligence (316), DAT device agnostic tool (129), multilingual (82), text to speech (23)
In the Classroom
Use AudioPen in several different classroom situations. Share this tool with students to use as an assistant with writing projects. Have students create recordings of what they want to include in their project without having to write or take notes, then use the text to organize their project. AudioPen is also a helpful tool for multilingual students. Adjust the settings to record their thoughts in their native language, then produce an organized set of ideas in English without transcribing from one language to another. Use AudioPen to assist with professional tasks such as organizing teaching units, writing grant proposals, or planning ideas to include with newsletters.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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MusicFX - Google Labs
Grades
K to 12tag(s): artificial intelligence (316), songs (50)
In the Classroom
Share music clips with students and ask them to describe the tone and emotions of the music. Create music to use as background for presentations, such as digital books made with Book Creator reviewed here or presentations made with Google Slides reviewed here. Use MusicFX to create relaxing music, then turn on looping to play as background during classroom work times. If your students create podcasts, design prompts to use as introductions and endings for their recordings.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Creatability- Experiments with Google - Google
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4 to 12tag(s): Accessibility (12), artificial intelligence (316), creativity (87), disabilities (37), STEM (369)
In the Classroom
Develop problem-solving and design thinking skills by brainstorming ways to enhance accessibility in creative tools inspired by the Creatability experiments. They present their ideas as sketches, models, or presentations. Students use voice or gestures to create visual art and then curate a virtual class art gallery. Students use the "Move Mirror" or other music-related experiments to create simple compositions by moving their bodies or interacting with their devices. Students use artificial intelligence to generate visuals or sounds that align with their written stories.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Adobe Podcast - Adobe
Grades
3 to 12tag(s): digital storytelling (166), multimedia (63), podcasts (166)
In the Classroom
For younger students, Adobe Podcast can be used for storytelling, oral reports, or fluency checks. Middle school students can conduct interviews, record debates, or use it for research-based assignments. Book reviews, investigative pieces, or class discussions can be recorded for older students.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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NotebookLM - Google
Grades
K to 12tag(s): artificial intelligence (316), note taking (35), Teacher Utilities (218), timelines (60)
In the Classroom
Use NotebookLM to support and engage students in many different ways. Upload lessons and documents to create and share study guides with students. Create and share an audio podcast at the start of a new unit to engage students in the upcoming lessons. Share the video with students to include when reviewing materials for upcoming assessments. Use NotebookLM to create a study guide, copy it, and paste it into a quiz tool that uses AI, such as Quizlet reviewed here to create flashcards and study materials for your students or Gibbly, reviewed here to create a quiz. Create a short tutorial using Free Online Screen Recorder, reviewed here on the features and how to use NotebookLM to share with parents for use at home to create study guides for classroom lessons.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Udio AI Music Generator - Udio
Grades
K to 12tag(s): artificial intelligence (316), lyrics (15), songs (50)
In the Classroom
Use this song generator to engage students in any subject. For example, ask Udio to create lyrics and music to coincide with upcoming holidays and classroom events. Try asking Udio to make an upbeat song about your field trip to the zoo or a jazz song that includes information about New Orleans, and play the song for students as a schema activator for your lesson. Create songs with specific vocabulary terms for students to use as a learning aid or produce songs that assist multilingual learners in learning English. App smash Udio with MagicSchool's Song Generator, reviewed here by asking MagicSchool to create a song using any topic and details, then copy the lyrics into Udio to turn the lyrics into any genre desired. Ask students to use Udio to make a song that accompanies a research project or multimedia presentation, then include the song with other presentation elements built into a simple website created with edublogs, reviewed here or another free website builder like Straw Page, reviewed here.Edge Features:
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Animate Characters - Adobe Express
Grades
K to 12tag(s): animation (62), artificial intelligence (316), images (268)
In the Classroom
Take advantage of this engaging site for you and your students to use in many ways. Engage students in upcoming lessons by creating animated previews of forthcoming material. For example, create a short video with hints about geographic features to be studied by including one of them as your background. Ask students to share learning by creating short videos presented as a character chosen from the provided options. Extend learning by asking students to include their animations as part of a larger presentation created using tools found on Adobe Creative Cloud Express for Education, reviewed here, such as videos, pamphlets, and webpages. Use TinyWow, reviewed here to convert your Adobe MP4 video to a GIF, MOV, or MP3 file as needed.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Podbean - Podbean
Grades
6 to 12This site includes advertising.
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Engage students in upcoming lessons by creating and sharing short podcasts as a preview for books to read or about historical characters featured in an upcoming unit. Use Podbean to create videos for flipped or blended learning lessons. Enhance learning by asking students to create podcasts to share their learning and understanding of topics in a new way. For example, instead of writing a report about George Washington, ask students to create a multi-episode podcast that features important events in his life. Share student and teacher-created podcasts on your class website. Find several free and easy web page makers on TeachersFirst Edge.Edge Features:
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Zencastr - Zencastr
Grades
6 to 12In the Classroom
Engage students in upcoming lessons by creating and sharing short podcasts as a preview for books to read or about historical characters featured in an upcoming unit. Use Zencastr to create videos for flipped or blended learning lessons. Enhance learning by asking students to create podcasts to share their learning and understanding of topics in a new way. For example, instead of writing a report about George Washington, ask students to create a multi-episode podcast that features important events in his life. Share student and teacher-created podcasts on your class website. Find several free and easy web page makers on TeachersFirst Edge.Edge Features:
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Pinecast - Pinecast
Grades
6 to 12In the Classroom
Use Pinecast in a variety of ways in your classroom. First, let students become familiar with how to create audio files by practicing creating and sharing voice recordings of read-alouds. Then, as students become familiar with this tool, use it as a simple tool for uploading and sharing audio productions. For example, ask students to use Pinecast to record interviews with parents or other family members. For example, when studying immigration, ask students to record the story of a family member who immigrated to the U.S. Include student-created podcasts as a link within larger multimedia projects such as those created using Sway, reviewed here, or within an interactive map project made with Google My Maps, reviewed here.Edge Features:
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