Nik's Edtech & ELT Updates

This looks like a useful digital study skills tool for anyone doing research online https://app.otio.ai//?via=nik

There's a nice explainer video here from Russell Stannard https://buff.ly/3yAVUZ0

Here’s a really nice skills based AI which develops speaking, listening and reading based around news article. It can help students learn multiple languages https://lingolette.com/

Nice Sketchplanation of the difference between Equality and Equity https://sketchplanations.com/equality-and-equity

This is a useful comparison of Collaborative Boards if you are looking for JamBooard or Padlet replacement https://buff.ly/3V6zqbs

AI Won’t Transform Education… https://bit.ly/4bHD7cK This is very true "We have built an education system around our assessments and not designed assessments that truly demonstrate an individual’s unique capabilities. And to add to this we then hold this up as the standard by which we measure the success of that same system. It becomes a self perpetuating feedback loop. "

AI models that process multiple types of information at once bring even bigger opportunities, along with more complex challenges, than traditional unimodal AI. https://wp.technologyreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Jina-AI-e-Brief-v4.pdf

You can now access a free AI powered search and chat engine bot called You through Telegram https://t.me/YouDotComBot

This is a nice combination between AI and Augmented Reality https://www.tourly.guide/

Another AI powered language learning app https://lunelearning.com/ Haven’t tried it yet

Introducing GPT-4o and more tools to ChatGPT free users https://openai.com/index/gpt-4o-and-more-tools-to-chatgpt-free/

Magical potions from literature. Get sts to decide which they would most/least like to drink. https://www.dailyinfographic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Potions-v-9-0-1-768x5000-1.jpg

Five Tips for Writing Academic Integrity Statements in the Age of AI https://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/teaching-with-technology-articles/five-tips-for-writing-academic-integrity-statements-in-the-age-of-ai/

I’ve just been trying out PrettyPolly to brush up my Spanish before heading to Mexico next week. It’s pretty impressive (not my Spanish). Great that you can create your own bot to discuss any specific subject you want to develop your speaking ability around. Great for learning multiple languages and you can have 7 free conversations each month https://www.prettypolly.app/signup?ref=bthLol

Reverse Dictionary – Find words that fit your description https://reverse-dictionary.virock.org/ A reverse dictionary - for when you know what you want to say but don't know the correct word

Go figure! https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c89z2v0pjl3o

This is a nice free tool that can make charts and graphs look like they are hand drawn. https://drawcharts.xyz/

Download this lesson for free - The Story Behind the Image https://payhip.com/b/fJiV

Interesting to see how ChatGPT is being used with VR https://media-and-learning.eu/type/featured-articles/chatgpt-and-vr-changing-the-way-we-learn-soft-skills/

This is a nice bookmarking tool that sends you sunday reminders of random bookmarks, so you do actually look at things again. Nice idea https://bookmarkish.com/