Nik's Edtech & ELT Updates

On 15th May I’ll be doing the next in a series of short training webinars about the TeacherMatic AI platform. This one will be From Rubrics to Results: How to Provide Impactful Feedback and will look at how to use the AI feedback tool for marking. You can sign up here if you are interested: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_6ikMRpaJTEKWbGkIM5hkcg#/registration

An AI poetry generator??? What do you think? https://www.poemgenerator.com/

This is a nice app for developing vocabulary and getting students to write about their feelings https://feeels.vercel.app/

Long article on content curation. Also has a number of useful videos https://spencereducation.com/content-curation-ai/

This AI platform is designed to create a course based on the topic you want to study. It does this through text and youTube videos https://www.notclass.com/

Free - minimalist note taking tool https://www.oatmind.com/

Some great examples of AI voices applied to images to make them speak. This is from Character AI, you can apply for early access, but the features doesn’t seem to be openly available yet: https://character-ai.github.io/avatar-fx/

Great AI powered video editing tool with a good useable free subscription https://clipchamp.com/en/

This looks like another useful tool for creating interactive lesson materials https://www.meetboxie.com/

I just saw this in Jo Gakonga’s marvellous newsletter. It’s a video of a young man talking about how he learned Portuguese from an AI teacher. https://youtu.be/SvhlhvlCcVg?si=TxnycRcCyURlKEJp It’s a bit of a promotion for the company, but still interesting.

Here's a new lesson plan on procrastination and how to beat it - https://payhip.com/b/3w2ol Help your students boost their productivity and their English skills with this thought-provoking lesson on procrastination! Using a vibrant, easy-to-follow infographic, learners reflect on their own habits, explore 15 practical tips to stay on task, and engage in meaningful discussions that build critical thinking and fluency. Perfect for Business English or life skills-focused classes, this ready-to-teach lesson brings language to life with real-world relevance and high learner engagement.

Interesting article on LinkedIn about the role of AI in grading student work. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/does-ai-have-role-grading-student-work-dr-rod-lane-gfpzc/

This is a really useful playlist of YouTube videos for Teacher educators. It’s been put together by British Council https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvCfA99qTst-y6pi_79MQJ9HJv-sdqTp2

This AI Infographic creator looks good - It has a very good free subscription. The paid subscription is also very reasonable. https://infographics.so/

This looks interesting - There’s a free account but it has advertising - “With features like AI Conversation Practice, Essay Helpers, Lesson Plan Creators, and Rubric Generators, ClassX reduces friction across the entire learning journey. Younger learners benefit from interactive videos and story-based modules, while older students can dive deep into self-paced academic support.” https://classx.org/

An interesting look at how AI and AI agents may impact life within the next 2 years!!! https://ai-2027.com/

This is a nice free tool for creating social polls and surveys. Great way to get students collecting and working with real data https://www.getqibble.com/

Interesting infographic. I guess the challenge is how to avoid this https://dangerouslyirrelevant.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/The-AI-Vicious-Cycle-1024x570.png

You can now access the Perplexity AI bot through Telegram and even add it to channels and groups https://t.me/askplexbot?