Nik's Edtech & ELT Updates

Ideogram – https://ideogram.ai is a text-to-image AI tool that generates high-quality visuals from written prompts, with particular strength in rendering clear, readable text inside images. It supports a wide range of visual styles, making it useful for posters, slides, social media graphics, and educational materials. The platform is popular with creators who need fast, polished visuals without design expertise.

This is article is a good summary of attempts being made to add guardrails to AI in schools - and as usual it highlights how the people leading the charge don’t have the understanding and literacy levels they need to do the job in the first place: https://theaienglishteacher.wordpress.com/2026/02/23/safety-standards-slamming-brakes-and-the-no-mans-land-schools-are-stuck-in/

GraphicGen https://bit.ly/4ka1W6I is an AI-powered infographic and visual content generator that creates custom graphics from text prompts or data inputs. Users can transform written information into engaging visuals such as infographics, charts, and diagrams to support presentations and reports. It simplifies visual communication by automating graphic design with AI.

This is a collection of 14 free articles I've written for Oxford TEFL over the last few years https://bit.ly/3X1Uqyp

Get a free copy of Action Research for Schools - https://bit.ly/4qo4Juy Looks very interesting.

Discover a new way to engage your child in reading. Clook uses recording and AI to develop independent reading habits and provide proofs and insights to parents. https://www.clook.app/

This is a really interesting article looking at the impact of AI generated feedback vs human produced feedback https://buff.ly/AV57q9i The Hidden Cost of AI-Generated Feedback

Great to see these 'AI Guidelines for Teachers' that I worked on for the BC are now available. https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/professional-development/teachers/using-digital-technologies/ai-guidelines-teachers

10 days to go - it's free - The Pilgrims Teacher Trainer Panel Discussion on: Using AI in the Humanistic Language Classroom, Saturday 21st February 2026 https://www.hltmag.co.uk/feb26/using-ai

https://www.obooko.com/ is a free online platform where you can discover, read, and download legally licensed ebooks in PDF, EPUB, and Kindle formats across a wide range of genres including fiction and non-fiction. It offers thousands of titles that are available to keep forever without any cost, and you can also read directly in your browser using the built-in reader. The site also invites authors to publish their work for free to reach a global audience and build readership.

Snorkl https://snorkl.app/ is an AI-enhanced classroom tool that gives students instant feedback on verbal, written, and visual explanations of learning tasks. Teachers can create activities and students submit responses through a simple interface, after which the AI provides supportive feedback to deepen understanding and reasoning. The tool is designed to foster active learning and help teachers scale personalised feedback.

Really interesting article from Stephen Downes - The Questions We Ask About AI in Education - https://halfanhour.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-questions-we-ask-about-ai-in.html

Free course - Deepfake Awareness Course for Students - In this module, we'll learn what deepfakes are, how they show up in the world, and what can make them so dangerous. https://ui.adaptivesecurity.com/modules/40ebd915-03e3-4c8d-8cc4-1ee4e01fb0c4/frames/caff7aa2-9e76-45c7-868b-a0e8c4e68049

Get a free copy of Action Research for Schools - https://internationalschools.britishcouncil.org/action-research-for-schools Looks very interesting.

Curipod – https://curipod.com/ Curipod is an AI-assisted teaching platform that helps educators create interactive, research-informed lessons and activities for K-12 classrooms. It supports lesson creation, student engagement tools, and formative assessment features designed around pedagogical best practices. The tool makes it faster and easier to build dynamic learning experiences that promote collaboration, reflection, and deeper understanding across subjects and grade levels.

This is an impressive AI tool from SchoolAI that makes videos into and interactive discussion https://app.schoolai.com/spaces/clnaw1t7u000ayvpt3po1373k You can try it without signing up.

https://teachy.ai is an AI assistant for teachers that helps generate complete lesson plans, slides, assignments, quizzes, and summaries tailored to specific subjects and grade levels. It aims to save educators hours of prep time by automating common planning and content creation tasks. The platform also supports accessibility and adaptation of materials to meet diverse learner needs.

https://www.edexia.com/ is an AI-powered school management and learning platform that helps districts and schools track instruction, assessment, and intervention data in one place. It provides analytics tools to identify learning gaps, support differentiated instruction, and monitor student progress across standards. The platform focuses on empowering educational leaders and teachers with real-time insights to inform instructional decisions and improve outcomes.

From Cognitive Offloading to Cognitive Enhancement https://theaienglishteacher.wordpress.com/2026/01/25/from-cognitive-offloading-to-cognitive-enhancement/ Cognitive offloading is often a total hand-off. Dumping the task and walking away. The responsibility transfers completely. You’ve got the answer, job done, move on.

Oboe https://oboe.com/ is an AI-powered learning platform that creates personalised, multimodal educational courses from simple prompts. Users enter a topic they want to learn about, and Oboe generates structured lessons combining text, audio, quizzes and games tailored to that subject. The goal is to make learning flexible, engaging, and custom-built around your interests.