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Dec 21 2024

Day 21 of #24DaysOfAi – Transform Formative Assessment with Your Students with Today’s Appvent Reveal

By Mark Anderson 24DaysOfAI, AI, EdTech No Comments

Welcome to day twenty-one of the 2024 Appvent calendar where today we will focus on Curipod. Curipod provides various AI-powered tools that teachers can use for formative assessment. It’s a general-purpose tool used across different subjects and key stages. AI tool of the day: Curipod The tagline for Curipod is:…

Dec 20 2024

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What’s essential for some, can be useful for all

By Mark Anderson Accessibility, Front page, Inclusion, iPad, UDL No Comments

Originally shared on LinkedIn, this post focuses on ways that we can use technology, particularly iPad, although the resources can be pivoted for classrooms with all types of hardware, from Chromebooks to laptops, to MacBooks, focuses on the idea that "What’s essential for some, can be useful for all." When…

Dec 20 2024

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Day 20 of #24DaysOfAi – Transform Adaptive Teaching with Today’s Appvent Reveal

By Mark Anderson 24DaysOfAI, AI, EdTech No Comments

Welcome to day twenty of the 2024 Appvent calendar where today we will focus on Diffit. As the name suggests Diffit is a fab tool that teachers can use to quickly and easily create adaptive learning resources for students. The materials produced by Diffit are age-appropriate and transparent (Diffit lists…

Dec 19 2024

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Day 19 reveals an Ai-powered flash card revision platform

By Mark Anderson 24DaysOfAI, AI, EdTech No Comments

Welcome to day nineteen of the 2024 Appvent calendar where today we will focus on Wisdolia. We are a big fan of simple tools that do their job effectively and today’s offering doesn’t disappoint. Enter Wisdolia… Wisdolia uses AI to generate interactive and engaging revision flashcards in seconds. It’s a…

Dec 18 2024

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Day 18 of #24DaysOfAi – Support Learning with Mizou and its Interactive Chatbots

By Mark Anderson 24DaysOfAI, Appvent, EdTech No Comments

Day 18 of the #24DaysOfAi Appvent Calendar Welcome to Day 18 of the #24DaysOfAi Appvent Calendar. Today’s spotlight is on Mizou, a platform that has been designed with teachers in mind. It’s filled with helpful teaching and learning activities built upon interactive chatbots that help provide explanations, guide revision, support…

Dec 17 2024

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Day 17 of #24DaysOfAi – If You Do Nothing Else Today, Read This Post

By Mark Anderson 24DaysOfAI, AI, EdTech No Comments

Welcome to Day 17 of this year’s #24DaysOfAI Appvent Calendar. In a pivot to our usual posts about Ai tools and platforms, today I share a working paper that I feel should be essential reading for everyone working in education. Why is the paper important? Originally shared some 16 months…

Dec 16 2024

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Day 16 of #24DaysOfAi – Use Parlay Genie to help Stimulate Class Discussions

By Mark Anderson 24DaysOfAI, Appvent, EdTech No Comments

Welcome to day sixteen of the 2024 Appvent calendar where today we will focus on Parlay Genie. Parlay is a platform for creating dynamic tech-driven classroom discussions. Recently, Parlay incorporated Parlay Genie, an AI assistant to help teachers automatically generate discussion questions, assessments, and follow-up questions. AI tool of the…

Dec 15 2024

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Day 15 of #24DaysOfAi – Features HeyGen a recommendation by Steve Bambury

By Mark Anderson 24DaysOfAI, Appvent, EdTech No Comments

Welcome to Day 15 of the 2024 Appvent Calendar! Today’s Appvent entry is shared as a recommendation by a long-standing friend of Mark’s and former colleague of Ronan’s, Steve Bambury. A multi-award-winning educator and leader, Steve has worked in education for over 20 years and has recently rejoined JESS Dubai…

Dec 14 2024

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Day 14 of #24DaysOfAi – Create High-Quality Audio and Video Content with Podcastle.ai

By Mark Anderson AI, Appvent, EdTech No Comments

Welcome to Day 14 of the 2024 Appvent Calendar! Today, we feature Podcastle.ai, a versatile tool that helps to create high-quality audio and video content. Whether recording historical narratives, developing maths tutorials, or creating language resources, Podcastle provides the tools to easily create polished materials. Its straightforward design makes it…

Dec 13 2024

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Day 13 of #24DaysOfAi – Simplify Tasks and Support Inclusivity with goblin.tools

By Mark Anderson 24DaysOfAI, AI, Appvent, EdTech No Comments

Welcome to day thirteen of the 2024 Appvent calendar where today we will focus on goblin.tools Ok, so whilst all of the tools on the Appvent calendar this year are new, we couldn’t help but include goblin.tools again this year. Of all the tools promising personalised learning, goblin is one…