Interesting new platform for creating courses. It’s getting a lot of attention in the tech media: https://maven.com/teach There’s also a free course on how to create a course https://maven.com/maven/course-accelerator

Coffee from around the world - get sts to discuss which they would like/not like to try most https://www.dailyinfographic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/x1by33o7ruda1.jpg

A tool for creating interactive gamified content: https://interacty.me/

Interesting article with some good suggestions for tasks. Although the article is about using portolio with Korean students the same project could be used with learners of any language https://fltmag.com/process-portfolio-assessment/

A ChatGPT style version of the Quran - You can type in questions and get answers related to specific verses https://askquranai.vercel.app/

Google’s verion of ChatGPT - Bard will be available soon: https://blog.google/technology/ai/bard-google-ai-search-updates/

Infograohic lesson- Facts about peanut butter (peanuts aren't nuts!!) - Get sts discussing there favourite penutbutter sandwich combo. https://www.finedininglovers.com/sites/g/files/xknfdk626/files/2020-01/peanut-butter.png

If you like all these infographic ideas I share then you should check out the app I created which has 50 infographic lessons. With pre,while and post reading activities for each inforgraphic. It’s half price at the moment ($4.99) https://payhip.com/b/7dR3r

More on ChatGPT: https://www.edsurge.com/news/2022-12-21-can-anti-plagiarism-tools-detect-when-ai-chatbots-write-student-essays

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With Valentine’s Day fast approaching, I thought I’d share a suitable lesson based on the theme of love.

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This looks like an interesting app for developing vocabulary https://www.wordlist.com/

This is interesting if you combine it with ChatGPT as it can make the rather dry text that Chat GPT produces a bit more human/ verbal https://www.wordfixerbot.com/

Here’s an article that I worote for Oxford TEFL https://oxfordtefl.com/blog/10-ways-to-observe-and-support-english-language-teachers-online/

Usefularticle here about the link between using breakout rooms and flipped learning https://fltmag.com/interpersonal-communication-in-the-remote-classroom/

44 Idioms connected with food. Know any others? https://cdn.grammarcheck.net/food-idioms.png

35 Article about ChatGPT - I’m still adding article to this spreadsheet and have added sheets for videos and tools too, which I’ll continue to populate as and when I have time. Drop a note into the Edtech & ELT Community to suggest any additions https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-J2jGetYa2XZc4XiRAghFmEgRzKK71zGBely71bO-HI/edit?usp=sharing

Nice article on building a customised chatbot https://fltmag.com/customizable-chatgpt-ai-chatbots-for-conversation-practice/

Check out LessonNinja - A tool for creating interactive activities https://lesson-ninja.com/

Nice short ghost story to use as the basis of writing or speaking activities https://youtu.be/yAEXNlPVxYk