AI is transforming education, and beyond the big names, there are some amazing lesser-known tools that can help teachers save time, engage students, and personalize learning. Here are five AI tools to consider for your classroom. Each month I will be sharing five tools that can help you in your classroom.
1. Curipod
Description: Curipod is an AI-powered interactive presentation tool that makes lessons more engaging. It lets teachers create interactive discussions, quizzes, and games that hold students’ attention.
How Teachers Use It: Teachers can design or select pre-made lessons with polls, quizzes, and open-ended questions. Curipod’s AI also suggests questions based on the topic, making it easier to prepare content and boost class participation.
Pricing: Free for basic use; Pro plan is $10 per month.
Free Trial: Yes, 30-day free trial for the Pro plan.
2. TeachFX
Description: TeachFX uses AI to analyze classroom discussions, providing insights into student engagement levels, participation, and the balance between teacher and student talk time.
How Teachers Use It: Teachers record class discussions, and TeachFX offers analytics to help them understand if discussions are balanced and engaging. This data can help teachers improve participation, fostering a more interactive and student-centered environment.
Pricing: Starts at $10 per month; school licenses are available.
Free Trial: Yes, free trial available.
3. Kaizena
Description: Kaizena is an AI-powered tool that allows teachers to provide voice and text feedback on student assignments, making feedback more engaging and easier to understand.
How Teachers Use It: Teachers can leave detailed voice notes and mark up assignments with text feedback directly on Google Docs. Kaizena also offers “skills” tagging, which tracks student progress over time, and can provide audio feedback to support auditory learners.
Pricing: Free for basic use; premium options available.
Free Trial: Yes, free premium trial available.
4. Quillionz
Description: Quillionz is an AI tool that helps teachers generate questions from reading materials. With a click, teachers can create quizzes, comprehension checks, and discussion questions based on any text.
How Teachers Use It: Teachers upload a document or enter text, and Quillionz generates questions based on the content, such as multiple-choice and short-answer questions. This makes it easy to create assessments or reading checks without spending extra time drafting questions manually.
Pricing: Free for basic access; premium plans start at $15 per month.
Free Trial: Yes, 14-day free trial for premium features.
5. Mote
Description: Mote allows teachers to leave voice comments directly within Google Docs, Slides, and Sheets. With AI suggestions for feedback, Mote makes it quick and easy to give personalized guidance to students.
How Teachers Use It: Teachers can leave quick, effective voice notes on assignments, giving feedback that students can hear directly. This tool is especially useful for language learners and students who benefit from audio feedback.
Pricing: Free for basic features; unlimited plan is $4 per month.
Free Trial: Yes, 30-day free trial for the unlimited plan.
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