This is a really interesting article and it goes into the area that I’m trying to address with my next book ‘The Manual of AI-Mediated Autonomous Teacher Development’ - Basically if AI is going to create a revolution in learning then it needs to help develop cognitive and and metacognitive processes - not negate them https://theaienglishteacher.wordpress.com/2025/03/05/artificially-unintelligent-when-shortcuts-undermine-learning/

Interesting guidelines on a hierarchy of AI use in education https://fltmag.com/guidelines-ai/

Podcastle now has a great selection of AI voice for text to voice scripting. There is still a free subscription too https://podcastle.ai/ai-voices

This is well worth reading if you want to understand more about Agentic AI - https://reprint.forrester.com/reports/with-agentic-ai-generative-ai-is-evolving-from-words-to-actions-9c6cf2d9/index.html

This AI tool can produce short movies (55 seconds for free 3 mins for subscribers) It’s amazing to see how quickly these tools are progressing https://focalml.com/

I’ve just published my latest book on AI for autonomous teacher development. You can get 40% off all this week by using the coupon code LAUNCH when you pay. https://payhip.com/b/Y1e4H

An AI especially for creative writers (who aren’t feeling very creative) https://sudowrite.com/muse

A handy tool for blocking suggested videos and comments when using YouTube in the classroom https://unhook.app/

A handy tool for blocking suggested videos and comments when using YouTube in the classroom https://unhook.app/

You can download this lesson plan for free today buy clicking on ‘Buy Now’ then adding the coupon code FREEFRIDAY https://payhip.com/b/DBwjz

This is fun. Just click the screen and move the mouse around. It’s supposed to help you relax. https://www.breakme.now/

Revolutionizing Language Assessment with AI: Can we get there in 2025? https://fltmag.com/language-assessment-ai/

Interesting tool for note-taking and organisation. It also works offline. https://www.noteey.com/

Get students practicing their listening and pronunciation for homework https://payhip.com/peacheypublications/blog/news/the-teachers-classroom-app-speaking-activities-for-homework

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. https://image2prompt.net/

This looks like it will be very useful as we start to tie down what it means to be AI literate. https://openedculture.org/projects/dimensions-of-ai-literacies/

This article gives a useful overview of the 'potential' of AI to impact assessment. https://elearningindustry.com/revolutionizing-education-with-ai-driven-assessments

Something wonderful to listen to on a quiet Sunday https://youtu.be/Gb1FrnjlXoo?si=KOrkKx2DROLa4O35

I’ve just completed a big update on The Digital Toolbox - It now has a searchable database of more than 240 digital tools and 150 articles. It can be installed on your phone, laptop or accessed through the browser https://payhip.com/b/y9xmN

Just published my free Edtech & ELT Newsletter for March 2025 - This is my first one on the Substack platform. I hope you find it useful.
https://nikpeachey.substack.com/?r=ojb9d