Nik's Edtech & ELT Updates

This is a fascinating free AI research agent. It searches the web, finds and organises your research based on the parameters you define https://scourhead.com/ You'll need to download it and run it from your laptop, but it doesn't look too complex to do. Video explainer here: https://youtu.be/fwtTrSmRK34?si=zCzGRjoh6sETucEm

This is a nice game that students can play to develop their ability to describe images and to develop image prompts. Say What You See - Google Arts & Culture https://artsandculture.google.com/experiment/say-what-you-see/jwG3m7wQShZngw

This looks like a fascinating tool for marking student homework. No information about price though. Edexia - Accurate and Safe AI Assessment Marking https://bit.ly/3C0Xu8O here's a video explainer https://bit.ly/40m0Yff

This is a nice AI image creation tool that makes adding text and design easy. Here’s a link showing how to make Pokemon cards (nice task for some students) You get 105 free credits each day and it uses 2 credits per image prompt https://dreamina.capcut.com/resource/pokemon-trainer-card-maker

A useful directory of AI apps and resources https://theresanaiforthat.com/

How to align AI tools with teaching philosophies: a practical guide https://buff.ly/4fM6OLD A useful article with links to other materials

Act-One can create compelling animations using video and voice performances as inputs. It represents a significant step forward in using generative models for expressive live action and animated content. https://runwayml.com/research/introducing-act-one

Some tips on how to use AI to support Project Based Learning - Unlocking the Power of Project-Based Learning in ELT: Challenges, Benefits, and AI Solutions https://peacheypublications.com/unlocking-the-power-of-project-based-learning-in-elt-challenges-benefits-and-ai-solutions

Some tips on how to use AI to support Project Based Learning - Unlocking the Power of Project-Based Learning in ELT: Challenges, Benefits, and AI Solutions https://peacheypublications.com/unlocking-the-power-of-project-based-learning-in-elt-challenges-benefits-and-ai-solutions

My latest course on AI image generation is now available https://payhip.com/b/IJ1SA

If you spend a lot of time searching through YouTube channels to find new content, this could be handy. It creates a digest of all that’s new on the channels you like. It would be great to set up a digest of content you can share with students or teacehrs https://www.digestly.me/

Check out Google’s Veo 2 - AI video creation tool - very impressive https://deepmind.google/technologies/veo/veo-2/

Monologue https://www.monologue.so/ This is a nice idea for anyone who wants to produce a podcast. It provides an AI interviewer who will interview you about your chosen topic and respond to your answers with deeper questions.

Professional development for educators https://plattform.fobizz.com/fortbildungen/2066-creativity-in-digital-teaching-and-learning/access_info You can find a recording and a link to my presentation here - Creativity in Digital Teaching and Learning

This is a nice AI tool for creating lots of different types of designs https://playground.com/design

This site has free conversational icebreakers https://buff.ly/4feohff Good for online classes too.

Give your stduents the chance to chat with a very realistic AI Santa https://santa.tavus.io/

Women in the Workplace - Flashcards https://payhip.com/b/QqomR download this collection of AI-generated flashcards for free

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