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
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
fobizz
AI for Critical Thinking
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<div>One of the most common criticisms of generative AI concerns its potential negative impact on students’ critical thinking skills. However, this perspective is not shared by everyone. Some educators have found that, when used…
<div>One of the most common criticisms of generative AI concerns its potential negative impact on students’ critical thinking skills. However, this perspective is not shared by everyone. Some educators have found that, when used…
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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
Atlas Obscura
Japan’s Abandoned Hotels Are Being Reclaimed by Nature
Inside the once-busy lodgings that have become modern ruins.
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Here’s an impressive example of some AI produced Rap music from ElevenLabs https://elevenlabs.io/docs/capabilities/music#what-audio-formats-are-supported
elevenlabs.io
Eleven Music | ElevenLabs Documentation
Learn how to create studio-grade music with natural language prompts in any style with ElevenLabs.
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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
Free K–8 lessons to prepare students for life in the digital world. https://www.commonsense.org/education/digital-literacy
Common Sense Education
Digital Literacy & Well-Being Curriculum | Common Sense Education
Common Sense Education provides educators and students with the resources they need to harness the power of technology for learning and life. Find a free K-12 Digital Citizenship curriculum, reviews of popular EdTech apps, and resources for protecting student…
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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
There's a useful video tutorial from Russell Stannard here showing you how: https://youtu.be/PGFGurrWsDg?si=5ymQBcUP7cuKMde3
Gemini
Google Gemini
Meet Gemini, Google’s AI assistant. Get help with writing, planning, brainstorming, and more. Experience the power of generative AI.
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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
digen.ai
Digen AI - Free AI Video Generator
Digen AI offers a free AI video generator to easily transform images into professional videos with realistic lip-sync, multilingual support, and smart animation technology. No technical skills required - start creating high-quality video content today!
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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
Linkedin
Turn reading into an interactive simulation
A few weeks ago I was part of a webinar that was organised by the British Council on the topic of 'How to partner with AI to engage with educational research' - You can watch the recording here: https://youtu.be/gaYRg3lvQYY?si=c__j-nQbvQ8-PU0N In the webinar…
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Here's an AI that specialises in creating monsters! https://www.monster-generator.com/ you can create 30 for free
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Here are some activities that can get your students exploring the world. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/wonders-street-view-nik-peachey-btgoe
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This is quite long and covers a lot, but it's worth investing some time in - AI Is the Cognitive Layer. Schools Still Think It’s a Study Tool. https://buff.ly/VCiEyLG
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Nice sketchplanation and text about Murphy's Law - Good talking topic for students to practice talking about the future - Give them a topic and get them to think about what will go wrong, e.g. their next holiday, a job interview, going to college etc. https://sketchplanations.substack.com/p/murphys-law
Substack
In Murphy's Law style, I had Murphy's Law all wrong
Anything that can go wrong will go wrong
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This voice based learning assistant looks really interesting. You can upload a textbook and then the platform and bot will develop learning activities for you to do and help you learn the material https://learnogram.ai/
learnogram.ai
Learnogram - AI-Powered Learning Assistant
Transform your learning experience with Learnogram's AI-powered study assistant. Get personalized learning plans, interactive sessions, and intelligent note-taking tools.
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There are some really nice ideas here for making AI prompts more creative and getting better more creative answers from AI https://wondertools.substack.com/p/get-bolder-ai-results
Substack
Weird prompts, better answers 🧠
Surprising prompts to break AI out of boring mode
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Here’s an interesting critical thinking task for your students https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/chatgpt-changed-my-life-nik-peachey-fhdrf
Linkedin
ChatGPT changed my life?
Here's an interesting comment I found being shared online. It's interesting for a number of reasons: Is it authentic? Does this person really exist? How did they do so much with only ChatGPT to help them? Are they exaggerating? Is there any way we can check…
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In this next free webinar - 11th September - I'll be looking at how to Create Engaging Materials from YouTube Content and Build Custom Glossaries on the Teachermatic platform
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_NTUl-N_7TnKvGPN_aRbBlA#/registration
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_NTUl-N_7TnKvGPN_aRbBlA#/registration
Zoom
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: TeacherMatic Language Teaching Takeoff Webinars . After registering, you will receive…
Create Engaging Materials from YouTube Content and Build Custom Glossaries
Join the fifth session of the Language Teaching Takeoff Webinar Series.
Explore how the TeacherMatic Language Teaching Edition’s YouTube-based content generator and Glossary generator…
Join the fifth session of the Language Teaching Takeoff Webinar Series.
Explore how the TeacherMatic Language Teaching Edition’s YouTube-based content generator and Glossary generator…
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I just created this podcast on the history of AI in education using Sona - Interesting stuff - needs to be fact checked though: https://sonalabs.io/episode/51efb296-6d37-4bd8-a6bb-793eb796aa8c
sonalabs.io
Sona - AI Podcast Generator
Generate AI podcasts on any topic instantly
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You can download this lesson and plan for free today. Just click on Buy Now and then add the coupon code FREEFRIDAY - It will reduce the price to $0 https://payhip.com/b/nCD6
Payhip
Studying How to Study - Lessons in Digital Literacy
In this lesson, students will learn about some of the factors that influence successful study. They will discuss and evaluate their existing study skills in the light of information from an infographic and do online research into effective study tech...
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Interesting video tutorial about how to use GoogleVids to create training materials https://youtu.be/etJdNpyA7XI?si=IIkyRZCrY-rRu8U4
YouTube
Generate Free AI Avatars in Google Vids
A quick, effective way to create AI avatars with voices for your training content, onboarding videos, or something else in your business!
Google Vids is available to Google Workspace users (with Gemini alpha features enabled), or personal account users with…
Google Vids is available to Google Workspace users (with Gemini alpha features enabled), or personal account users with…
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Nice article about Gemini’s new image editing features: https://blog.google/products/gemini/updated-image-editing-model/
Google
Image editing in Gemini just got a major upgrade
Transform images in amazing new ways with updated native image editing in the Gemini app.
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