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MindDory wraps your target vocabulary in short AI-generated stories, so your brain encodes words with context attached. https://minddory.com/ It looks like it's only available for iPhone at present.
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Just published my free Edtech and ELT newsletter for April 26 https://open.substack.com/pub/nikpeachey/p/edtech-and-elt-newsletter-april-2026
This is a great site to get learners talking an dthinking - It's based on the classic "Would you rather...?" game. Get them to choose which they prefer and why. Enjoy https://wouldyourather.app
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Alayna https://www.alayna.ai/ is a free AI teaching assistant platform for K-12 educators that automates tasks like lesson planning, grading, and resource creation. It includes features such as AI lesson plan generation, handwritten and typed essay grading, Google Slides creation, and differentiated teaching materials to save teachers hours each week. Built with classroom needs in mind, it combines multiple AI tools into one toolkit to support teaching workflows.
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Make Informed CEFR Alignment Decisions In the Age of AI
In the next Language Teaching Takeoff Webinar, we will explore the new CEFR Alignment course and how to make pedagogically sound decisions using TeacherMatic AI tools.
You can register for free here: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__KMIDCAmQ-iVXdAQ1R-Fig#/registration
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This site enables you to create a wide range of different interactive multimodal worksheets. There is a limited free subscription then a pay as you go option which is reasonably priced. https://www.aisheets.study/
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If you or your learners are really into food, then this could be a useful and interesting AI to explore: https://bit.ly/4etFrZO "Foodbe is the first AI platform that answers food questions with the depth of a nutritionist, the knowledge of a food historian, and the instincts of a Michelin-level chef. Ask anythingβ€”why does garlic turn bitter, what does salmon do for inflammation, how do you get a perfect searβ€”and get answers from Neuro (food science), Oracle (food history and culture), and Chefy (cooking technique). Every answer is sourced and verified."
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Explore how history, culture and identity shape the way the world speaks. - This is a beautifully designed website from the British Council - it explores accents around the world and has lots of interesting examples and background information https://www.britishcouncil.org/english-language-day
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This is a nice tool for capturing audience questions during presentations at conferences or during classroom lectures or panel discussions. https://panelq.com/
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If you would prefer to explore knowledge with real people around the world rather than with AI this could be the app for you https://surveva.com/
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If you fancy making some extra money by becoming an AI musician you can get started here: https://plaimusic.io/ No ability necessary. Much of the music produced here is almost indistinguishable from the 'real' pop music charts. Could make for a nice discussion with learners. Can the tell the difference?
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Get 50% off these Video shorts lesson plans for the next week https://payhip.com/peacheypublications/collection/video-shorts-lesson-plans $1 - $1.50 can save you lots of time and get you a professionally made lesson plan with motivating tasks and beautiful graphics.
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Here's a calendar of songs linked to specific dates - could be handy for a song of the day - Doesn't have one for EVERY day, but there are a lot: https://theyearinsongs.com/month/5
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Wonderful interactive website about the Amazon (the place , not the company destroying it) Great for lessons on the SDGs https://www.nationalgeographic.com/into-the-amazon/
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This is a great site for language nerds - https://pudding.cool/2026/05/similes/ it has an analysis of 200,000 similes from popular fiction. They all use the structure as ... as.
Just scroll down the page. There are some nice interactive touches too.
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Here's another weird and wonderful infographic facts about how wonderful Pigeons are https://www.dailyinfographic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/IncrediblePigeons_3-01.png You can find lots more infographics on my Pinterest account at: https://uk.pinterest.com/nikpeachey/infographics-for-students/
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