I really like this idea as a way of using TikTok to help focus https://www.edsurge.com/news/2023-07-13-students-turn-to-tiktok-for-study-buddies

Here’s an AI glossary from the BBC https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20230717-what-you-should-know-about-artificial-intelligence-from-a-z

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Scroll down to a great collection of open access free white papers from CUP https://www.cambridge.org/gb/cambridgeenglish/better-learning-insights/pedagogy

10 Activities to develop students’ empathy through visual narrative https://peacheypublications.com/10-activities-to-develop-students-empathy-through-visual-narrative

Here’s a blog post I wrote during COVID. Any ideas for additional platforms I can add to this collection? https://oxfordtefl.com/blog/9-free-alternatives-to-zoom-for-getting-your-classroom-online/

Interesting article here on AI and privacy: https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-use-ai-tools-protect-privacy/

Some interesting predictions about the top 15 most powerful economies over the next 50 years. Good for discussion with business/economics students https://bit.ly/3q35Dne

Lingostar This is a language tutor chatbot that students can talk to in multiple languages. Students can choose the topic they discuss and the AI will initiate conversation. Students are given target words they should try to use in the conversation. It can provide translations and dictionary definitions of any new words. https://www.lingostar.ai/

Get sts to discuss their tea drinking habits, then choose one type of tea to try. https://www.dailyinfographic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dbwux9p72tbb1.jpg

This is very low-tech, but wonderful - Download a free collection of paper cutouts for building narrative and visual communication https://apphaus.sap.com/resource/scenes

This is an interesting poem you could use with students https://poets.org/poem/earth-0

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This is a webinar I gave sometime ago on the topic of exploiting short video clips for language practice. The webinar and slide deck include links to resources as well as lots of examples of pre, while and post viewing activities.

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29 ways to make people buy more - Ask BE students to decide which is most useful for a range of products, which they have tried, which were used on them https://www.shithot.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/make-people-buy-more.png

The history of Barbie! Very topical at the moment. Great for creating a quiz or getting students to create a quiz. https://www.shithot.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/the-history-of-barbie.jpg

McKinsey 7-S Model for Conducting a GAP Analysis - Useful materials for #BusinessEnglish https://www.shithot.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/mckinsey-7s-model.png

Crucible - Copilot for your videos https://bit.ly/3OFTkXC Generate a Twitter thread, blog post or conversation with any YouTube video

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 Any other suggestions??

8 YouTube Tools to Help Learn English https://peacheypublications.com/8-youtube-tools-to-help-learn-english

Get sts to predict what the strange things may be, then check. Decide which is strangest, best, worst thing to find. Create a story about how they got there. https://www.shithot.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Weird-Things-Found-in-Lofts.jpg