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On Day 19 we open the door of the #24DaysOfAI #Appvent calendar to reveal a great tool for text summarisation which can do so much more…

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Welcome to day nineteen of the 2023 Appvent calendar, where today’s focus is on the innovative tool, TLDRthis. For those who might jest that TLDR (Too Long; Didn’t Read) has become de rigeur on social media as an essential add-on for every blog post, TLDRthis is a tool that turns…

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On day 18 of the #24DaysOfAI #Appvent calendar, we offer up a great tool for teaching STEM, Computational Thinking and more; Teachable Machine by Google

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Welcome to day eighteen of the 2023 Appvent calendar where today we will focus on Teachable Machine by Google. AI tool of the day: Developed by Google, Teachable Machine can be used to train a computer to recognise images, sounds, and poses.   Educational Benefits:  Teachable Machine can be used to…

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Today on #24DaysOfAI we discover a super audio to text tool with some great features to help teachers and leaders alike…

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Welcome to day seventeen of our #24DaysOfAI Appvent calendar where today we will focus on AudioPen.ai. AudioPen.ai is designed to provide efficient voice-to-text conversion and summarisation, making it a valuable asset in educational settings across the UK. AI tool of the day: AudioPen.ai uses AI to offer voice note transcription…

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Day Fifteen of #24DaysOfAI on the #Appvent calendar brings us a fantastic chatbot that is perfect for coaching, support and professional development

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Welcome to day fifteen of the 2023 Appvent calendar where today we will focus on a superb text GPT interface, primarily because of its brilliant voice chat interface. It is of course, if you haven’t heard of it, Pi, from Inflection AI. As you’ll have read on the previous day’s…

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We have hit the half way mark on #24DaysOfAI on the 2023 Appvent calendar with today’s App, Hello History!

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Welcome to day twelve of the 2023 Appvent calendar where today we will focus on Hello History… Hello History provides a library of over 400 chatbots aligned to historical figures which students can use to improve their knowledge and understanding of historical events.   AI tool of the day: Hello History…

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Check out the useful tool for making resources behind door number nine on the #24DaysOfAI #Appvent calendar #AIinEdu #AIinEducation #EdTech

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Welcome to day nine of the 2023 Appvent calendar where today we will focus on a great tool for creating images, posters and other graphics. Today’s brilliant free tool is ideogram! As you’ll have read on the previous day’s posts, with the furore around the usefulness of AI within EdTech,…

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Check out today’s #24DaysOfAI entry on the #Appvent calendar for a superb AI-enhanced design tool with great features for teachers

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Welcome to day seven of the 2023 Appvent calendar where today we will focus on a tool we’ve shared on the Appvent calendar before – Microsoft Designer! As you’ll have read on the previous day’s posts, with the furore around the usefulness of AI within EdTech, we decided this year…

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Day 4 of the #24DaysOfAI #Appvent calendar reveals another fantastic tool, Firefly from Adobe

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Welcome to day four of the 2023 Appvent calendar! Today’s AI-themed entry is… Adobe Firefly AI tool of the day: Adobe is well known for producing superb graphic design tools with industry-standard titles within its Creative Cloud software suite such as Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere and Adobe Express. Now those very…

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So What? So That… Tackling Bloom’s 2 Sigma Problem Through AI in Education

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In 1984, Benjamin Bloom’s research brought to light a key educational insight with his 2 Sigma Problem. He discovered that students who received one-to-one tutoring performed significantly better than those in conventional classroom settings. This ‘2 Sigma’ improvement highlighted the efficacy of personalised instruction. The challenge since then has been…

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