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At least, for now, I’m going to make this a weekly feature which will highlight additions to THE BEST NEW – & FREE – ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TOOLS THAT COULD BE USED IN THE CLASSROOM:
YouTube to Blog will create a blog post from any YouTube link.
TikClass lets you create a “gamified” online course.
Top Coloring Pages is yet another AI tool for…coloring pages.
How AI Can Build Inquiry Skills in the Classroom is by Mary Beth Hertz.
To Detect AI Writing, Look For This Sentence Structure is from Fast Company.
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Writers and Artists Need a Way to Label AI Use: Here’s What That Could Look Like
Teach anything. Chatbots For Education lets any educator create a … chatbot. I’m adding it to The Best Tools For Creating Chatbots.
You Can’t AI-Proof the Classroom, Experts Say. Get Creative Instead. is from Inside Higher Ed. I’m adding it to The “Best” Strategies For Creating AI-Resistant Assignments.
Pretty much every article I read about “integrating” AI into the writing classroom brings me back to the conclusion I work through here: We should teach writing, not document production. www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu…
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— John Warner (@biblioracle.bsky.social) January 19, 2026 at 6:14 AM
This is a rough draft. What do you think?
Could this be useful for your students?
What might need to change?
(You may need to click on the image to see the whole thing!)
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— Brett Vogelsinger (@thevogelman.bsky.social) January 19, 2026 at 11:04 AM
It is very concerning to me that some people whose judgment I have generally held in high esteem in the past are writing pieces very positive about Alpha School
— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) January 20, 2026 at 8:07 AM
Khan’s SAT prep helped my students, and I can see how a Spanish-speaking chatbot could be a helpful use of ai
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— Larry Ferlazzo (@larryferlazzo.bsky.social) January 21, 2026 at 12:22 PM
I really value Dan Meyers’s work. Here, he writes that “I think generative AI is perhaps the most overrated education technology of my lifetime…” AND demonstrates a very specific application where it is useful for math instruction.
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— Jon Becker (@jonbecker.bsky.social) January 21, 2026 at 10:21 AM
I’ve seen reports via social media and my email about students using AI on their personal statements for grad programs. This is an opportunity to rethink the what and why of the writing we ask for in these situations. www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu…
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— John Warner (@biblioracle.bsky.social) January 22, 2026 at 6:02 AM
AI Twin: Enhancing ESL Speaking Practice through AI Self-Clones of a Better Me