The October 2026 edition of my free Edtech & ELT newsletter is now available https://nikpeachey.substack.com/p/edtech-and-elt-newsletter-october check out the links to useful apps, tools, articles and teaching resources

OpenScreen is a free screen recorder that does a lot of the heavy lifting (video editing for you). It stores the videos on your hard drive and you can upload them where ever you want them. Good free alternative to Loom https://getopenscreen.com/

This looks like a useful tool for teacher trainers https://www.workshopr.io/ Workshopr is a facilitation platform that helps you design, run, and improve workshops. It combines a drag-and-drop planner with a library of over 380 exercises, 57 icebreakers, and ready-made agendas so you can build a session in minutes.

VoteGenerator is a free poll and survey maker. Create a poll in under 60 seconds and share it by link, QR code, or website embed. Neither you nor your respondents need an account. It offers eight poll types https://votegenerator.com/

Ankon AI is an interesting tool for generating whiteboard type explainer videos https://ankonai.com/ This looks like a useful way to quickly create learning content. Here's an explainer video I create based on a simple prompt instruction https://ankonai.com/v/af8e6b9a-1646-4fc7-8884-b97e3bdab2c9

How has the essential list of English words changed over the last 70 years? You can find out here https://pudding.cool/2026/07/essential-words/ this is an interactive data piece showing how the vocabulary considered essential for English learners changed dramatically. Just keep scrolling down - This fantastic!

AudioTranscription.io converts audio and video files into clear, editable text using AI trained for real-world speech. It handles accents and varying speeds and supports MP3, WAV, M4A, and MP4.

Revise looks like a useful AI editing tool that acts a bit like a buddy, to help you review and improve what you have written https://revise.io/ It has a useable free subscription.

Climate Villains is an interesting site with lots of data students can explore and compare. It shows companies, products, countries and much more and you can explore and compare the data - Great for discussions and creating quizzes - https://climatevillains.org/

Anki is a flashcard program that helps you spend more time on challenging material, and less on what you already know. https://apps.ankiweb.net/

Fish AI enables you to create audio voice and control the emotions they express through tagging. You can get 7 minutes of audio each month for free https://fish.audio/ great for short narrative or dialogues

Gauth is quite a remarkable AI tool that generates visuals based around a topic you want to explore and then makes elements of the visuals clickable. https://www.gauth.com/atlas/ great way to explore any topic

There is a good useable free service. 

ScholarSail looks like a really interesting study skills platform that allows learners to integrate a number of study tools into their learning on one platform https://scholarsail.com/

Recastia looks like a great tool for turning dull pdfs into polished training materials - it lets you repurpose a single PDF into interactive formats. You can create online flipbooks, AI videos with voiceover and optional avatar, slide presentations, responsive landing pages, a searchable AI chatbot, and immersive 3D exhibitions. Upload a file, generate content in minutes, and share it via a link or QR code. https://recastia.com/

Wondering looks like an impressive tool for creating courses. https://wondering.app/

KidVoice enable you to create audio using AI generated children's voices. It can be really hard to get audio of young children's voices so this is a goo solution, though the range is very USA focused. https://kid-voices-ai.com/

Pangram is an AI detection tool that boasts 99% accuracy - You can try it for free and get 4 credits per day https://www.pangram.com/

Paradigm reimagines education around the individual, taking any learning goal and turning it into a step-by-step path that evolves with your progress, helping you move steadily from curiosity to mastery without getting lost. https://www.paradigm.study/ Must try this.

Mumble is an AI speaking tutor that helps you learn a variety of languages by listening to you speak and giving feedback https://mumbleai.co/ There's a free subscription available