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Nik Peachey
onto Tools for Teachers & Learners February 10, 2012 3:35 AM
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Select and Speak is a handy extension for Google Chrome that allows users to listen to text from almost any website. The extension has a list of voices (accents) to choose from; you can choose any of the voices that you recognize the clearest and the easiest.
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chalkie
Chalkie is an AI tool for teachers to create lesson resources faster than ever before. Teachers spend hours planning and resourcing lessons each week. We want to give educators back the time and freedom to focus on what’s important. Inspiring children in the classroom. No more trawling the web for key facts and images or dreaming up dozens of quizzes and exercises. Just tell Chalkie your language, topic and the level of your students and we'll create fun and informative lesson slides or worksheets. Our resources are fully editable, exportable and filled with key facts, activities, pictures and even videos!
Nik Peachey's insight:
This looks like a great tool for creating lesson materials on a range of subjects.
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Boxie provides learning tools for school instructors that want to create interactive digital and document learning experiences for their students. Via Ana Cristina Pratas
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This looks like another useful tool for creating lesson materials.
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Big Questions What does global climate change mean? What is the big deal with carbon? What is the greenhouse effect? How do we know the climate is changing? What is happening to the oceans? What else do we need to find out? Via Ana Cristina Pratas
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Create opinion polls online for free with Qibble to find out who's right. Easy and instant results to collect feedback and insights on the world's most important topics.
Nik Peachey's insight:
This is a nice free tool for creating social polls and surveys. Great way to get students collecting and working with real data https://www.getqibble.com/
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World Food Atlas: 11341 traditional dishes, 6685 local ingredients, 23977 authentic restaurants. EAT AUTHENTIC.
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A wonderful interactive map of dishes from around the world. https://www.tasteatlas.com/map Has a good quiz too.
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cinemapper
Explore famous filming locations from your favorite movies and TV shows with CineMapper.
Nik Peachey's insight:
CineMapper is an interactive map that shows you where iconic movie and TV scenes were filmed. From blockbusters to cult classics, you can explore real-world locations tied to the stories https://cinemapper.com/browser Students can research the palces or plan a fictional trip and decide where they would visit. Lots of harry Potter locations listed.
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payhip
This invaluable resource is packed with a diverse collection of lesson plans, expert tips, and innovative teaching techniques, empowering educators to seamlessly integrate cooperative learning strategies into their classrooms while nurturing students' deep understanding of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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Downlaod a free copy
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supercut
Capture your screen, share it instantly & communicate like a pro.
Nik Peachey's insight:
This is a great looking tool for making screen cast videos. Great for digital literacy training and tech tutorials - It’s free at present https://supercut.video/
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Transform images into perfect AI prompts. Professional tools for image analysis and prompt generation. Support Midjourney, Stable Diffusion & more.
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Image2Prompt - Free Image to Prompt Generator is a free AI-powered tool that converts images into detailed prompts for AI image generators like Midjourney and Stable Diffusion. With 7 free daily conversions and support for 15+ languages - students could write descriptions of images and then compare with the AI generated prompt.
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DETECTING DECEPTION
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A nice video based activity to help students assess how good they are at telling whethwer someone isbeing honest or lying.
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Nik Peachey's insight:
This is a great tool for creating AI generated images that include text and design.
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mylens
MyLens is a free AI that turns your raw ideas, complex documents, or other content into effective visuals—mindmaps, timelines, tables, flowcharts, and more. It makes learning faster, presentations clearer, and ideas unforgettable.
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Very useful
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unhook
A handy tool for blocking suggested videos and comments when using YouTube in the classroom https://unhook.app/
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A handy tool for blocking suggested videos and comments when using YouTube in the classroom https://unhook.app/
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clipchamp
Free video editing tool everyone can use. Get started in your browser, download the Windows app or create on the go with your mobile. Clipchamp's smart tools and royalty-free content help you create in minutes. Export in 4K and share in an instant.
Nik Peachey's insight:
Great AI powered video editing tool with a good useable free subscription https://clipchamp.com/en/
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infographics
Transform your content into professional infographics with Infographics AI. Generate customizable visuals for blogs,presentations, reports, and social media effortlessly. Get started for free.
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Ths looks really useful and has a very good free subscription. The paid subscription is also very reasonable.
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Learn English online with our fun and comprehensive English lessons on ClassX. Free Online English lessons for all students.
Nik Peachey's insight:
This looks interesting - There’s a free account but it has advertising - “With features like AI Conversation Practice, Essay Helpers, Lesson Plan Creators, and Rubric Generators, ClassX reduces friction across the entire learning journey. Younger learners benefit from interactive videos and story-based modules, while older students can dive deep into self-paced academic support.” https://classx.org/
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Microscopya is a science video game exploring the inside of the cell! Featuring hand-drawn illustrations and puzzles based on real scientific concepts, the game aims to highlight the depth, complexity, and beauty of what makes life possible.
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This looks great.
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A great site for finding diagrams - You can get 20 searches a day for free https://diagramr.vercel.app/
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tv
Watch Free Live TV from Around the World on tv.garden! Stream live news, sports, and entertainment—no subscription needed. Start watching now!
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This is a useful site that helps you find live streamed TV from around the world. Very simple to use https://tv.garden/
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blankpage
Blank Page is a zen mode text editor designed for distraction-free writing and creative thinking. Clean, simple, and shareable. Write fast, share anywhere!
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It provides a clean, simple environment where your words can flow freely without interruption. https://blankpage.im pages can be shared and remain available online for 7 days. No registration necessary.
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Welcome to the March 2025 edition of the Edtech & ELT Newsletter. Packed with links to tools, applications and articles.
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Find links to the most useful Edtech tools and articles in my latest free enewsletter https://open.substack.com/pub/nikpeachey/p/edtech-and-elt-newsletter-march-2025
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mockready
Transform your English speaking skills with MockReady! Choose between instant AI-powered practice available 24/7 or live peer sessions. Get personalized feedback, track your progress, and build confidence at your own pace.
Nik Peachey's insight:
I’ve just been checking out MockReady - It looks like an interesting tool for developing speaking skills with AI feedback - You can also partner with real people and give each other feedback. This is how it describes itself - “MockReady is an AI-powered language platform that helps users improve their English speaking skills with instant feedback. It simulates real conversations and proficiency exams like IELTS and TOEFL, analyzing pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, and fluency to provide personalized recommendations.” https://mockready.com/aref/VL7QDWAM
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From
zenmic
Transform any text into professional podcast content in minutes. Generate natural-sounding voices and engaging scripts with our advanced AI technology.
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This is a really useful tool for creating listening practice for students.
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A great collection of conversation starters for online or face-2-face courses ✨
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A great collection of conversation starters for online or face-2-face courses ✨
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www
Noteey is a visual note-taking tool that helps you to think, create, publish on canvas
Nik Peachey's insight:
Interesting tool for note-taking and organisation. It also works offline. https://www.noteey.com/
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