Turn images into pixel ‘art’ ! aipixelart.net Remind you of anyone???

This is free to download and will definitely be on my reading list: Joy-Centered Pedagogy in Higher Education - Uplifting Teaching and Learning for All https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003532224

Another ‘Must Read’ https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19452829.2025.2518313

My latest book - Developing Critical Thinking Skills With - is now available AI https://payhip.com/b/NqAto

Critical Thinking and AI - The Mock Viva - The two interactive prompts in this article can be used by students to challenge their thinking and opinions and give them formative feedback on their work. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/critical-thinking-ai-mock-viva-nik-peachey-sul2e

Notiq — Private Voice Memos is a privacy-first note-taking app that lets you capture voice, text, and scanned notes — all securely stored on your device. Powered by on-device AI, Notiq transcribes speech in real-time without sending any data to the cloud. No accounts, no internet — just your thoughts, instantly saved and fully encrypted https://toriviktoria.github.io/notiq-public/ Only available for iOS at present

On the surface this is an article comparing GPT to Gemini, but there are some more important points about learning and attitudes to learning underlying the discussion. https://theaienglishteacher.wordpress.com/2025/08/09/the-ai-in-education-arms-race-google-vs-openai/

My latest free edtech and ELT newsletter - August 2025 - with links to free articles and apps for learning https://nikpeachey.substack.com/p/edtech-and-elt-newsletter-august

Another AI powered study tool https://studyfox.pro/

It looks like Ideogram may have cracked the problem of character consitency in AI generated images. Why does this mater? because it means that you can have a consistent character in multiple images when you create illustrations for stories or create video stories. https://about.ideogram.ai/character Give it a try for free.

This is an article I wrote a couple of years ago comparing AI to human teachers - Now I'm wondering how much of it should be reviewed and changed? https://peacheypublications.com/human-teachers-vs-ai-teachers-which-is-best

This article includes an AI prompt to help you develop personalised project based learning units for your students https://peacheypublications.com/unlocking-the-power-of-project-based-learning-in-elt-challenges-benefits-and-ai-solutions

This article includes 10 suggestions for using video clips to develop empathy - It includes example clips you can use with students
https://peacheypublications.com/10-activities-to-develop-students-empathy-through-visual-narrative

I'll be doing a free webinar 28th August on AI for the development of critical thinking skills. You can sign up here for free on the fobizz site. https://bit.ly/3IZq1ig

This is a great article about deserted hotels in Japan - Get students to choose one to visit and research how to get there and where to stay. https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/abandoned-hotels-japan

Here’s an impressive example of some AI produced Rap music from ElevenLabs https://elevenlabs.io/docs/capabilities/music#what-audio-formats-are-supported

As ever - useful stuff from Common Sense Education Digital Literacy & Well-Being Curriculum
Free K–8 lessons to prepare students for life in the digital world. https://www.commonsense.org/education/digital-literacy

Create kids digital storybooks with images and Voice over using https://gemini.google.com/gem/storybook
There's a useful video tutorial from Russell Stannard here showing you how: https://youtu.be/PGFGurrWsDg?si=5ymQBcUP7cuKMde3

This is a great tool for converting AUI generated images into short lip-synched videos. Have a look at some of the examples here: https://digen.ai/explore

This is another great tool for generating presentation decks using AI https://www.voxdeck.ai/

Turn reading into an interactive simulation - This is a quick look at a remarkable study tool. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/turn-reading-interactive-simulation-nik-peachey-tctje