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The term “fueled by AI” is the most popular word today – especially in education. An increasing number of Edtech tools now claim to take advantage of AI, promising smarter learning experiences, faster and more personalized.
But as AI becomes an essential marketing, educators and school heads must separate the significant features of the superficial media threw.
All Ai is not created equal. It is not because a tool claims to use AI provides real value in class. In some cases, AI is simply used to automate basic tasks such as spell verification or keyword beacon – functions that have existed for years. In others, AI features can exist only in name, offering little beyond what traditional software can already do.
This creates a challenge for educators who are trying to make informed decisions. With tight budgets and high pressure to integrate technology that really supports student learning, the choice of tools with truly impactful AI features is more important than ever. Educators should feel allowed to ask difficult questions about the tools they use. By focusing on the practical features of AI centered on students, schools can ensure that they invest in technology that really improves teaching and learning – not simply on the latest trend.
Here are 5 AI or (EDTECH tools with unique AI features) that can really help in class:
Classdojo Acolyte is an AI assistant who helps reduce busy work and give teachers more time with students. Sidekick helps planning lessons, administrative tasks and workflows in the daily class – and continues to evolve according to teachers' comments. A generator of reports from the report card transforms the notes into personalized comments, releasing a precious educator time. Sidekick also helps teachers to write thank you notes, respond to messages, create multiple choice assessments, write history articles, etc. Melissa Chapple, teacher of a virtual academy K-12, uses the classdojo companion to work more intelligently but maintain a personal connection. Chapple refers to his acolyte as his “teaching assistant” – a resource that facilitates his workload without sacrificing quality. From writing the comments of the report card and planning behavior interventions to the fight against sensitive parents messages, Sidekick allows him to work more effectively and with greater confidence.
Fast is a chrome and on -board extension that helps teachers with study programs, comments and differentiation, while giving managers the peace of mind with AI in terms of student safety and real -time visibility in the way it is used. The browser extension works inside the tools that schools already use, such as online manuals, documents, images, PDF, etc., providing support without additional complexity. Brisk includes more than 30 integrated tools and allows teachers: inspecting students' writing, monitoring revision history and generation of information on writing processes; Quickly create programs and assessments, including course plans and quizs, presentations, sections, programs and Act / SAT practice; Provide personalized comments in Google Docs via comments generated by AI; And differentiate learning equipment by adjusting reading levels or by translating text, which is ideal for supporting various needs for learners, ESL or IEP.
EducationalAn application for AI AI -assisted educational design, helps educators create content in all matters, such as STEM laboratories and STEM projects, mathematical words problems and real world applications, test tablets and scaffolding, analysis of primary sources and CTE assignments based on the scenario. The teacher centered interface connects users to more than 120 tools to help plan lessons, create learning resources, differentiate teaching, provide usable comments and timely and automate administrative tasks. Its feedback tool allows educators to receive targeted information and comments on the work of submitted students.
Twee is a platform led by AI adapted to linguistic educators, rationalizing the creation of lessons, management of assignments and comments. Teachers simply enter a list, a link or a list of vocabulary, and twee instantly generates texts of the content type, content, of the content, of understanding, understanding questions, writing prompts and more levels of linguistic competence. Once generated, the documents can be delivered in several formats: downloadable PDF or Word documents, interactive Google forms or live assignments via the online interface of Twee. It even offers an instant classification, using AI to assess multiple-choix responses, the gap and written responses.
Contempt Help teachers to elaborate without efforts accessible, engaging in learning equipment adapted to the level of each student. By entering the existing program, text extracts, PDFs, URLs or even YouTube links, educators receive Levelé – 2nd year content to advances – with vocabulary lists, understanding questions and graphic organizers. Teachers can use the existing study program or generate content aligned standards with real sources and cited. Then, they will choose a school level and a language, and Difffit creates full and differentiated resources. Difffit emphasizes the quality of education and uses real and cited sources, aligns closely with standards and preserves teacher control while supporting differentiated education. Confidentiality is also hierarchical – no student data is collected.
Laura Ascione is the editorial director at Eschool Media. She graduated from the prestigious Philip Merrill College of Journalism from the University of Maryland.