TeachersFirst AI Tools for Communicating with Parents and Students
This collection brings together a curated selection of AI-powered tools designed to streamline, personalize, and elevate classroom communication. These resources include generative writing assistants that instantly draft updates, newsletters, and reminders from simple bullet points, as well as intelligent translation engines that break down language barriers for multilingual homes. Additionally, the collection features automated feedback systems and content formatters that help transform complex academic jargon into clear, accessible messages tailored for both supportive family outreach and engaging student interaction.
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Quillbot - Learneo
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4 to 12
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QuillBot is a writing platform that uses AI to help students and teachers refine their writing using tools organized into categories such as writing, creation, file converters, and...more
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QuillBot is a writing platform that uses AI to help students and teachers refine their writing using tools organized into categories such as writing, creation, file converters, and more. Most tools are available in several different languages. The free version offers a paraphraser with a 125-word limit, two writing modes, Standard and Fluency, and a basic synonym slider to adjust how much the vocabulary changes. It also includes a grammar checker that identifies spelling and punctuation errors, a summarizer with a 1,200-word capacity, and a citation generator for various academic styles. Many tools require registration to use them. Visit the pricing page to verify what the free plan includes. QuillBot offers extensions for major browsers and apps across all major platforms, including Apple and Android.
tag(s): artificial intelligence (348), chat (42), DAT device agnostic tool (133), editing (96), grammar (143), images (273), summarizing (30), writing (309)
In the Classroom
Include this tool to engage students in a vocabulary-expansion workshop. Start by having students paste a simple or repetitive paragraph into the paraphraser to see how changing modes or sliding the synonym bar transforms the tone and complexity of their work. This activity provides immediate, visual feedback on how word choice impacts a reader's perspective. To extend the lesson, have students take their favorite AI-generated variations and organize them into a structured debate regarding which version is the most persuasive using Kialo Edu, reviewed here. Extend learning by having students use their refined text to create a high-quality audio recording of their revised arguments using Adobe Podcast, reviewed here, demonstrating their ability to adapt writing for different audiences and professional formats.
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TalkingPoints - TalkingPoints
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K to 12
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TalkingPoints is a family engagement and communication platform designed to help teachers, schools, and families stay connected through two-way messaging that automatically translates...more
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TalkingPoints is a family engagement and communication platform designed to help teachers, schools, and families stay connected through two-way messaging that automatically translates conversations into more than 150 languages. Teachers can send individual, group, or class-wide messages, share reminders, photos, videos, polls, and documents, and communicate with families without revealing personal phone numbers. The platform helps remove language barriers, encourages meaningful family involvement, and supports stronger home-school partnerships that can improve student attendance, behavior, and academic success. TalkingPoints offers a free version for individual teachers that includes messaging, translation, media sharing, and mobile and web access, making it especially valuable for schools serving multilingual communities.
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tag(s): classroom management (147), communication (125), multilingual (81), Teacher Utilities (223)
In the Classroom
Send a weekly message to families highlighting the skills, standards, and learning goals being taught in class. Include photos of student work or classroom activities to help families stay connected to learning. Share reading prompts, discussion questions, or vocabulary words with families each week. Encourage students to discuss their books at home, and have families respond in the app with comments or photos from reading time. Share positive messages, digital badges, photos, or examples of student accomplishments with families.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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DeepL Translator - DeepL
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K to 12
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DeepL translates text into over 100 languages. The limited free plan includes one monthly file translation for PDFs, Word Documents, and PowerPoint files, and unlimited text translations....more
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DeepL translates text into over 100 languages. The limited free plan includes one monthly file translation for PDFs, Word Documents, and PowerPoint files, and unlimited text translations. Type or paste your text into the chat box, then select the target language from the drop-down list. Each message box includes a link to listen to the audio in the chosen language.
tag(s): artificial intelligence (348), chinese (38), french (72), german (49), multilingual (81), russian (25), spanish (112)
In the Classroom
Use this translator to greet "other language" speaking students and make them feel welcome in your classroom, and encourage conversations between them and your class. Take advantage of this tool to broaden your classroom's global perspective by engaging in conversations with others around the world. Use this site in world language classrooms to have students copy their text to convert into the language being studied (or the reverse). Enhance student learning by having students create presentations on other countries in the nation's native language using a presentation tool like Canva for Education, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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ChatGPT for Teachers - ChatGPT
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K to 12
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ChatGPT makes its free, educational version available to United States teachers and school staff through June 2027. The educational version protects student data, meets FERPA requirements,...more
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ChatGPT makes its free, educational version available to United States teachers and school staff through June 2027. The educational version protects student data, meets FERPA requirements, and does not use the content to train ChatGPT models. It offers settings to remember details such as your grade level, curriculum, and preferred format, so responses feel tailored to your teaching style and classroom. Users can build presentations in ChatGPT with Canva and bring in lesson plans and files from Google Drive or Microsoft 365, so every chat starts with your classroom context. School and district leaders can create accounts that bring district and school staff into a single workspace with role-based controls. Create your account by completing the verification form with your school email, which verifies that you meet all requirements.
tag(s): artificial intelligence (348), chat (42), presentations (48), professional development (297)
In the Classroom
Use this educational version of ChatGPT for a wide range of classroom and professional needs. Create lesson plans that align with your state standards, upload your current lessons to create assessments or differentiate learning activities, or find new resources to supplement your current teaching materials. Take advantage of the integration with Canva, reviewed here, to create infographics, presentations, and other materials to enhance student learning. Canva is available through an app in this version of ChatGPT. Follow the instructions to link your accounts for easy access to all available features. Learn more by viewing the archive of OK2Ask: AI for Educator Excellence: Reclaiming Time and Enhancing Instruction, reviewed here, find out more about Canva's AI features by watching OK2Ask: Interactive Lessons with Canva's AI Magic Tools, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Jumanlly - Genially
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4 to 12
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The Genially Jumanlly Template is an interactive, Jumanji-inspired board game designed to captivate students and enhance learning through gamification. Fully customizable, this template...more
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The Genially Jumanlly Template is an interactive, Jumanji-inspired board game designed to captivate students and enhance learning through gamification. Fully customizable, this template allows educators to integrate subject-specific questions, multimedia content, and challenges, making it adaptable for various educational levels and topics. Students embark on a virtual adventure, selecting avatars, rolling digital dice, and navigating a dynamic game board filled with tasks that reinforce key concepts. The engaging format promotes critical thinking, collaboration, and active participation, making it an excellent tool for review sessions, skill reinforcement, and the introduction of new material in a fun and interactive manner.
tag(s): collaboration (139), critical thinking (191), game based learning (323), gamification (89)
In the Classroom
Customize the Jumanlly template to align with your current unit (e.g., grammar, fractions, ecosystems). As students move through the game board, they answer questions or solve puzzles that are directly tied to the content. Divide the class into small teams, each choosing an avatar to navigate the board. Students work together to make decisions and complete tasks, encouraging communication, teamwork, and cooperative learning. Invite students to design their own version of the Jumanlly game based on a unit they've studied. They write the rules, create questions, and incorporate subject-relevant multimedia.Edge Features:
Includes Interaction w general public/ public galleries with unmoderated content
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Products can be embedded
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AudioPen - Nicheless Inc.
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K to 12
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AudioPen helps turn your spoken thoughts into organized notes and ideas. The concept behind AudioPen is simple: turn on the microphone and start talking without worrying about organization,...more
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AudioPen helps turn your spoken thoughts into organized notes and ideas. The concept behind AudioPen is simple: turn on the microphone and start talking without worrying about organization, grammar, or coherence. After completing a recording, AudioPen uses AI to process your speech and generate a cleaned-up text version organized into readable paragraphs, along with a transcript of the original recording. Visit the settings menu before recording to adjust the input and output languages and customize how your notes are formatted. When finished, copy the generated text to your clipboard for use in emails, documents, lesson plans, or other projects. Depending on your account level, you may also be able to download audio recordings and organize saved notes for future reference. A free plan is available and allows users to create recordings up to three minutes long. The free version includes core transcription and note-cleanup features, while AudioPen Prime offers longer recordings, audio file uploads, advanced writing styles, expanded organization tools, and additional AI-powered features.
tag(s): artificial intelligence (348), DAT device agnostic tool (133), multilingual (81), text to speech (24)
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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OK2Ask: Interactive Lessons with Canva's AI Magic Tools - TeachersFirst
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Register to view this on-demand OK2Ask professional learning workshop from May 2025. Educators seeking recertification credit must watch the recording, complete the feedback survey,...more
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Register to view this on-demand OK2Ask professional learning workshop from May 2025. Educators seeking recertification credit must watch the recording, complete the feedback survey, and pass the assessment. For details, read the Registration & Credit Options section on the registration page.
Take your Canva skills to the next level by harnessing the power of AI to create more engaging and interactive instructional materials. In this workshop, you'll discover how Canva's AI Magic features can streamline your lesson preparation, generate creative content, and enhance student learning experiences. Learn to use AI-powered tools for text generation, image creation, and design enhancement while maintaining pedagogical effectiveness. As a result of this session, teachers will: 1. Master Canva's AI Magic tools (Magic Design, Magic Edit, and Magic Write) to enhance instructional materials. 2. Create differentiated learning resources using AI-assisted features while maintaining instructional integrity. 3. Develop practical strategies for incorporating AI-enhanced Canva projects into existing lesson plans and assignments. This session is appropriate for teachers at all technology levels.
Take your Canva skills to the next level by harnessing the power of AI to create more engaging and interactive instructional materials. In this workshop, you'll discover how Canva's AI Magic features can streamline your lesson preparation, generate creative content, and enhance student learning experiences. Learn to use AI-powered tools for text generation, image creation, and design enhancement while maintaining pedagogical effectiveness. As a result of this session, teachers will: 1. Master Canva's AI Magic tools (Magic Design, Magic Edit, and Magic Write) to enhance instructional materials. 2. Create differentiated learning resources using AI-assisted features while maintaining instructional integrity. 3. Develop practical strategies for incorporating AI-enhanced Canva projects into existing lesson plans and assignments. This session is appropriate for teachers at all technology levels.
tag(s): artificial intelligence (348), creating media (17), OK2Askarchive (51), professional development (297)
In the Classroom
The archive of this teacher-friendly, hands-on webinar will empower and inspire you to use learning technology in the classroom and for professional productivity. As appropriate, specific classroom examples and ideas have been shared. View the session with a few of your teaching colleagues to find and share new ideas. Once registered, find additional reference materials, tutorials, and how-to information to help you review or extend your knowledge from the session in the handout posted on the session landing page. Resources may include additional ideas and examples on integrating the tools and strategies shared in classroom instruction. Learn more about OK2Ask and upcoming sessions here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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ChatGPT Foundations for K-12 Educators - Common Sense ChatGPT Foundations for K-12 Educators
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K to 12
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Discover this resource for K-12 Educators offering a free, quick course that introduces the basics of artificial intelligence, generative AI, ChatGPT, and how to use ChatGPT effectively....more
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Discover this resource for K-12 Educators offering a free, quick course that introduces the basics of artificial intelligence, generative AI, ChatGPT, and how to use ChatGPT effectively. The course is easy to navigate and takes no more than 1 hour to complete. There are a few questions to answer to test your knowledge before moving to the next section.
tag(s): artificial intelligence (348), chat (42), writing prompts (55)
In the Classroom
Teachers and students can learn how to create prompts using ChatGPT that will be effective and allow for increased productivity. The shared prompt library gives concrete examples for teachers and students to use to help formulate an effective prompt.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Gemini Notebook (formerly NotebookLM) - Google
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K to 12
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NotebookLM is the handy study aid you never knew you needed. Add links to websites and videos, text, and documents to create study guides, timelines, an audio podcast, and an ...more
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NotebookLM is the handy study aid you never knew you needed. Add links to websites and videos, text, and documents to create study guides, timelines, an audio podcast, and an AI-generated video summarizing the information provided. Follow the prompts to add one or more items to your notebook. When ready, use the "Notebook Guide" to create study guides, FAQs, a table of contents, a timeline, or a briefing document. Once you create documents, you can select them to gather and develop additional resources, such as an outline, or ask NotebookLM to suggest related ideas. The audio summary option creates a two-person conversation in the form of a podcast to discuss the information, offering customization options that include the ability to focus the discussion on a specific topic or audience. The materials are shareable with a custom link, and you can share audio podcasts and videos with a separate link from the notebook link.
tag(s): artificial intelligence (348), note taking (36), Teacher Utilities (223), 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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MirrorTalk - Swivl
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K to 12
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MirrorTalk is an AI-powered reflection platform designed to help students develop metacognitive, social-emotional, and critical-thinking skills through guided conversations. After creating...more
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MirrorTalk is an AI-powered reflection platform designed to help students develop metacognitive, social-emotional, and critical-thinking skills through guided conversations. After creating an account, educators can set up classes and create reflection activities aligned with learning objectives, mindset goals, problem-solving skills, or other areas of student growth. The platform generates personalized prompts that encourage students to think deeply about their learning experiences, challenges, and successes. Students typically respond using video or audio recordings, allowing them to express their thinking in a more natural and reflective way. Teachers can share activities through links or classroom groups and monitor student participation through a dashboard that provides summaries, trends, and AI-generated insights. These tools help educators identify strengths, areas for growth, and opportunities for targeted support. MirrorTalk can be used as both a reflection tool and a formative assessment resource to promote student voice, self-awareness, and continuous learning. A free plan is available, while paid plans provide expanded access to additional features and usage options.
tag(s): artificial intelligence (348), assessment (140), DAT device agnostic tool (133), Formative Assessment (44), preK (327), social and emotional learning (205), Teacher Utilities (223), teaching strategies (85), thinking skills (137)
In the Classroom
MirrorTalk can be used in many ways to support student learning and reflection. Begin the school year with a prompt that encourages students to reflect on the previous school year and set goals for the new year. Create prompts as exit tickets for students to reflect on the day's lesson and as a formative assessment for you to modify upcoming lessons as needed. Use this tool as part of a retrieval practice strategy to encourage students to recall facts about new concepts learned in class. Learn more about retrieval practice by visiting this blog post, Using Retrieval Practice to Boost Student Learning, found here.Edge Features:
Includes an education-only area for teachers and students
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SchoolAI - SchoolAI, Inc.
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K to 12
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SchoolAI is an AI-powered learning platform designed specifically for K-12 classrooms. The platform helps teachers create personalized, interactive learning experiences through AI-driven...more
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SchoolAI is an AI-powered learning platform designed specifically for K-12 classrooms. The platform helps teachers create personalized, interactive learning experiences through AI-driven activities known as Spaces. Educators can choose from a large library of ready-to-use activities or create their own custom experiences for any subject area. Popular Spaces include historical figure conversations, book discussions, tutoring sessions, role-playing simulations, debate activities, writing support, and inquiry-based learning experiences. Students interact with AI through guided conversations and activities while teachers monitor progress, engagement, and understanding in real time through a classroom dashboard. Activities can be shared using a link, QR code, Google Classroom, or other supported learning platforms, and students typically do not need individual accounts to participate. SchoolAI also includes teacher tools for lesson planning, content generation, differentiation, and classroom management. Built-in safety features, moderation tools, and teacher controls help create a secure learning environment while allowing educators to guide and monitor AI interactions. The free plan includes access to PowerUps, Tools, and Assistants and five launches per year.
tag(s): artificial intelligence (348), assessment (140), chat (42), churchill (6), darwin (14), Formative Assessment (44), leonardo davinci (3), lincoln (64), martin luther king (42), newton (23), shakespeare (99), Special Needs (45), Teacher Utilities (223), washington (33)
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Use SchoolAI to create and share engaging activities with all students and for all subjects. For example, differentiate text easily to fit the abilities of all students, generate a list of engaging activities for any topic, or quickly create a worksheet or multiple choice quiz as a formative assessment. As students engage in chats with historical figures or choose your own adventure activities, ask them to use the information learned as a starting point for additional research. Use Symbaloo, reviewed here or another curation tool to collect and share additional resources with students, such as videos, online articles, and book suggestions. As a final extended learning activity, ask students to share their learning using Sway, reviewed here, Genially, reviewed here, or Adobe Creative Cloud Express, reviewed here to create multimedia presentations. This tool would also be great to share with gifted students. As always, use best practices when sharing AI tools with students.Edge Features:
Parent permission advised before posting student work created using this tool
Requires registration/log-in (WITH email)
Premium version (not free) includes additional features or storage
Products can be embedded
Products can be shared by URL
Multiple users can collaborate on the same project
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ElevenLabs - ElevenLabs Inc.
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ElevenLabs is an AI-powered audio platform that converts text into realistic-sounding speech using a wide variety of voices and languages. After creating a free account, users can choose...more
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ElevenLabs is an AI-powered audio platform that converts text into realistic-sounding speech using a wide variety of voices and languages. After creating a free account, users can choose from thousands of AI voices, generate speech in more than 70 languages, and adjust settings to control the tone, style, and delivery of the audio. Voice previews include sample recordings and descriptions to help users select an appropriate voice for narration, storytelling, educational content, podcasts, and other projects. Users can also create custom voices through voice cloning and voice design tools. To generate audio, simply type or paste text into the editor and select a voice. Finished recordings can be played online or downloaded for use in presentations, videos, podcasts, and other multimedia projects. The free plan includes 10,000 monthly credits and access to many core features, while paid plans provide additional credits, voice-cloning options, commercial rights, and advanced tools.
tag(s): artificial intelligence (348), listening (119), multilingual (81), text to speech (24)
In the Classroom
Research shows that text-to-speech technology helps students focus more on content than reading, resulting in a better understanding of the reading material. Share a link to ElevenLabs with students, then demonstrate how to use this tool to listen to audio of a text to increase comprehension. Engage students in learning new content using ElevenLabs to introduce short introductory paragraphs from upcoming novels, textbook chapters, or primary source documents. Enhance learning and understanding of foreign languages by listening to the text in several different voices.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Brisk Teaching - Brisk Labs Co.
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Brisk Teaching is a versatile Chrome extension that transforms how you manage instructional tasks directly within your existing Google Docs, Slides, and web browser workflows. The AI...more
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Brisk Teaching is a versatile Chrome extension that transforms how you manage instructional tasks directly within your existing Google Docs, Slides, and web browser workflows. The AI assistant serves students in grades K-12 by instantly adapting the reading level of any online article or document to match your students' specific needs. In addition to supporting differentiation needs, the tool generates high-quality lesson plans, quizzes, rubrics, and presentations based on the content you are already viewing. The free version includes a variety of feedback modes, such as the "Glow and Grow" style, which helps you provide personalized and actionable comments on student work without leaving the document. It also features a writing inspection tool that provides a replay of a student's drafting process, offering transparency into their revision history and helping to ensure academic integrity.
tag(s): artificial intelligence (348), assessment (140), differentiation (101), gifted (64), multilingual (81), Special Needs (45), Teacher Utilities (223)
In the Classroom
Use Brisk to quickly adapt and differentiate text or content by reading level and language needs, or to translate text into the native language of multilingual learners and generate comprehension questions. Differentiate text for special-needs students or gifted students based on their abilities. Use the quiz creation tool to quickly generate quizzes that include multiple-choice or short-response questions based on the website's information. After generating quiz questions, copy and paste them into an online quiz creation tool such as Formative, reviewed here. Use Formative to engage students through teacher-paced or student-paced activities.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Twee - Twee
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Twee is an AI-powered platform designed specifically for English language teachers to help create engaging classroom materials in minutes. After creating a free account, educators can...more
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Twee is an AI-powered platform designed specifically for English language teachers to help create engaging classroom materials in minutes. After creating a free account, educators can access a wide range of tools that generate activities from videos, articles, vocabulary lists, grammar topics, and reading passages. Twee works with YouTube videos to create comprehension questions, discussion prompts, summaries, vocabulary exercises, and pre- and post-viewing activities. Additional tools help teachers generate quizzes, worksheets, gap-fill activities, writing prompts, lesson plans, speaking tasks, and assessment materials. The platform also includes tools for extracting text from images and adapting content for different levels of language proficiency. Generated resources can be copied, edited, downloaded, or shared with students. A free plan is available and includes limited access to AI-powered tools, while paid plans provide expanded usage, additional features, and greater flexibility for creating classroom materials. As with any AI-generated content, teachers should review materials for accuracy, quality, and suitability before using them with students.
tag(s): artificial intelligence (348), assessment (140), differentiation (101), Formative Assessment (44), grammar (143), grammar review (33), listening (119), reading strategies (87), speaking (22), vocabulary (255), vocabulary development (106)
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Twee isn't just for English teachers! Use Twee to create content for any subject area to engage students and enhance comprehension. Use Twee to differentiate instruction by creating reading passages at different difficulty levels based on the same content. Twee's vocabulary tools are an excellent option for introducing new vocabulary in science, social studies, or math. Extend learning using NearPod, reviewed here to create interactive lessons using the content created with Twee, such as drag-and-drop activities and using comprehension questions as formative assessments.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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MagicSchool - Adeel Khan
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K to 12
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What if you could magically create rubrics, quizzes, and scaffold assignments? MagicSchool does it for you...and more! Create an account at MagicSchool to view the dozens of tools and...more
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What if you could magically create rubrics, quizzes, and scaffold assignments? MagicSchool does it for you...and more! Create an account at MagicSchool to view the dozens of tools and generators available using AI (artificial intelligence). After selecting a tool, use the included options to define terms such as grade level, text levels, or topics for your needs. Many tools also have opportunities to refine the results, including translation to several languages and length of response. Tool Count: The free platform now offers 80+ AI tools for educators and over 50+ tools for students, reflecting its continuous expansion. Don't miss MagicSchool's Magic Student--AI Literacy for Students--which teaches students to use AI responsibly and unlocks learning opportunities not possible without generative AI. MagicSchool also offers Raina, an education chatbot that answers school-related questions such as teaching ideas, research on pedagogy, and behavior management strategies. MagicSchool's database is trained on best practices for educators, is FERPA compliant, and declines non-educational requests. When using AI generation tools, always check the results for accuracy before using them. The free portion on MagicSchool is quite robust with: 70+ standards-based, time-saving AI tools for educators, Raina, 40+ educator-monitored tools for students that build AI literacy and skills, AI Slides generation with Presentation Generator exportable to Google Slides, and AI image generation for educators and students powered by Adobe.
tag(s): artificial intelligence (348), chat (42), multilingual (81), quiz (58), quizzes (82), rubrics (40), Special Needs (45), Teacher Utilities (223), vocabulary (255)
In the Classroom
Use MagicSchool as a time-saving tool to support many professional needs in your classroom and increase productivity. For example, save time by choosing from the student support tools to generate ideas for IEPs or suggestions for behavior management. Prepare classroom newsletters quickly by sharing relevant information and asking MagicSchool to write your newsletter. Quickly create lessons, unit plans, rubrics, and more using the tools in the planning section.Edge Features:
Includes an education-only area for teachers and students
Requires registration/log-in (WITH email)
Requires registration/log in (NO email)
Premium version (not free) includes additional features or storage
Products can be shared by URL
Includes teacher tools for registering and/or monitoring students
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TeacherMatic - TeacherMatic
Grades
K to 12
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TeacherMatic is an AI-powered platform designed specifically for educators and education professionals. The site features more than 150 AI-assisted generators that help create lesson...more
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TeacherMatic is an AI-powered platform designed specifically for educators and education professionals. The site features more than 150 AI-assisted generators that help create lesson plans, quizzes, assessments, rubrics, worksheets, feedback, reports, parent communications, policies, and other educational resources. Simply enter a topic or task, and TeacherMatic generates customizable content that you can edit and export in various formats. Developed with input from hundreds of educators, the platform is designed to reduce workload while supporting effective teaching, learning, leadership, and administration. A free account is available and includes access to selected AI generators with limited daily usage. Paid plans provide expanded access to all generators, increased generation limits, saved content, and additional customization options. As with any artificial intelligence tool, educators should review all generated materials for accuracy, quality, and alignment with their curriculum and students' needs.
tag(s): artificial intelligence (348), assessment (140), feedback (17), flash cards (47), quizzes (82), rubrics (40)
In the Classroom
There are two types of AI generators on the site; course planning and activity generators. The course planning generators can create lesson objectives, flash cards, topic notes, and a scheme of work. The course activity generator creates learning activities, rubrics, multiple-choice quizzes, SMART goals, discussion topics, and more. To use TeacherMatic's generators, click on what you would like to create, enter an objective, the number of moves you need, and the level of complexity your lesson requires. After entering all the topic information, click generate and watch your lesson plan ideas come to life!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Tropical Savanna - Center for Educational Technologies, Wheeling Jesuit Univ
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4 to 8
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Learn about the characteristics of the Savanna biome with this overview featuring animals and plants found in the Savanna. Although the site is fairly simple, it includes some little-known...more
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Learn about the characteristics of the Savanna biome with this overview featuring animals and plants found in the Savanna. Although the site is fairly simple, it includes some little-known facts about this biome.
tag(s): animals (284), biomes (96), habitats (107), plants (144)
In the Classroom
Share information from this site on your interactive whiteboard as an introduction to the Savanna biome. Ask students to use the tools on your whiteboard to highlight important information, then save your work on your computer to share on your class website. Ask students to participate in an online bulletin board, such as Lino, reviewed here, to reflect on what they are learning and collect information and images about the Savanna biome. Challenge students to create an annotated image sharing information about the Savanna or animals found on the Savanna including text boxes and related links using a tool such as Google Drawings, reviewed here. Google Drawings allows you to annotate an image with links to videos, text, websites, and more. Have students work in groups to create a virtual field trip to Savannas around the world using Google Earth, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Remind - Remind 101
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K to 12
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Remind is a safe and easy way to send reminders to students and parents via text message. When sending a text, the site is set up so that students & ...more
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Remind is a safe and easy way to send reminders to students and parents via text message. When sending a text, the site is set up so that students & parents do not see the teachers' phone numbers, and vice versa. Create an account. Any phone that can receive text messages will accept these. Communication through this site is safe and secure. You only see the names of your students, not their phone numbers, and they only see your name -- not your cell phone number. With Remind, you can schedule reminders for the future, translate your message into 70 languages, send photos, PDFs, voice clips, and see who has read your messages.
Be sure to obtain parental permission FIRST, as standard messaging rates apply. Be sure to click the Security Overview to read about Remind's FERPA and COPPA compliance.
tag(s): chat (42), communication (125), DAT device agnostic tool (133), microblogging (14), Teacher Utilities (223)
In the Classroom
Set up accounts for all your classes, and even your extracurricular activities, to send homework, project, and supply reminders. Remind students of upcoming events, practices, or things they need to bring to class or practice. You could also use this to communicate with parents (allow them to sign up for text message updates at back-to-school night). Share this site in the first week of school to save time throughout the entire year. Remind parents of big tests, report cards, field trips, deadlines, back-to-school night, sneaker days, conferences, and more. Set up a faculty reminder group within your school for emergency closures and more.Comments
Love this site! I'm using it to send reminders to students about overdue library books and/or fines!Terri, VA, Grades: 9 - 12
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