You can access the recording of my most recent webinar - Using Infographics to Enhance Information Literacy Skills below. Great to see it has 155 -5 star reviews already https://app.fobizz.com/fortbildungen/2388-using-infographics-to-enhance-information-literacy-skills/access_info

Interesting video about some of the new image creation features of ChatGPT https://youtu.be/eO0AQTODXHk?si=RF7b22Rm1YExwW1A

This is a useful site that helps you find live streamed TV from around the world. Very simple to use https://tv.garden/

This is an interesting report into some research done using real online tutors and AI avatars https://media-and-learning.eu/subject/artificial-intelligence/do-ai-avatars-teach-as-well-as-humans-the-results-might-surprise-you/

This looks very promising too. https://media-and-learning.eu/subject/higher-education/unlocking-africas-potential-artificial-intelligence-in-higher-education/

Some really nice examples of movie level AI avatar creation from a research project https://congwei1230.github.io/MoCha/

OpenAI Academy
Unlock the opportunities of the AI era by equipping yourself with the knowledge and skills to harness artificial intelligence effectively. https://academy.openai.com/

Great to see this book is now available for free. I had the great pleasure of editing it for the British Council. https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/publications/case-studies-insights-and-research/transforming-teacher-education-ai-lessons-global

CineMapper is an interactive map that shows you where iconic movie and TV scenes were filmed. From blockbusters to cult classics, you can explore real-world locations tied to the stories https://cinemapper.com/browser Students can research the palces or plan a fictional trip and decide where they would visit. Lots of harry Potter locations listed.

This AI assessment tool seems to be getting a lot of press at the moment. Has anyone ever tried it? What do think of it? https://olex.ai/

On 17th April I’ll be doing the first of a series of free 30 minute webinars on aspects of the TeacherMatic AI platform for language teachers. This first one will be looking at using the lesson plan generator to develop lesson plans that are both tailored for level and the specifics of your students including various neurodiversities. You can register here: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_tCA4awaDRVi1VKAmj1uWgw#/registration

This is an old blog post but hopefully still useful - 20 + Things you can do with QR codes in your school https://peacheypublications.com/20-things-you-can-do-with-qr-codes-in-your-school

This is a nice site to get students sharing a song and saying why it’s important to them. https://www.thissongmeant.me/

A great site for finding diagrams - You can get 20 searches a day for free https://diagramr.vercel.app/

Release date April 2, 2025 – A majority of global technology experts say the likely magnitude of change in humans’ native capacities and behaviors as they adapt to artificial intelligence (AI) will be “deep and meaningful,” or even “fundamental and revolutionary” over the next decade. This new report covers the results from the Imagining the Digital Future Center’s 18th “Future of Digital Life” canvassing of a large set of global technology experts. These experts wrote detailed accounts predicting the future of humans in 2035. - https://imaginingthedigitalfuture.org/reports-and-publications/being-human-in-2035/

A wonderful interactive map of dishes from around the world. https://www.tasteatlas.com/map Has a good quiz too.

Microscopya is a science video game exploring the inside of the cell!
Featuring hand-drawn illustrations and puzzles based on real scientific concepts, the game aims to highlight the depth, complexity, and beauty of what makes life possible. https://microscopya.com

Here's the Aril 2025 edition of my Edtech & ELT newsletter - Lots of links to articles, apps and resources. I hope you find something useful
https://open.substack.com/pub/nikpeachey/p/edtech-and-elt-newsletter-april-2025

Wonderful site for creating AI generated video infographics - unfortunately there is no free subscription but you can log in a play with it for free https://www.motionvid.ai/

You can now access the Perplexity AI bot through Telegram and even add it to channels and groups https://t.me/askplexbot?

Interesting infographic. I guess the challenge is how to avoid this https://dangerouslyirrelevant.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/The-AI-Vicious-Cycle-1024x570.png