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I Think “Newsguard AI” Is An Example Of The Kind Of More Useful Chatbots We’ll Be Seeing In The Future
NewsGuard AI is a new free AI chatbot that is supposed to be a “reliable” source of news, with it only drawing its information from sources judged by the site’s owners as reputable. You can read more about it at CNN. Of course, the question is how much confidence can we have in the site owner’s judgment? Whatever happens with this site, I think it’s an example of the kind we’ll be seeing more and more of – chatbots that draw from a base of vetted information (I’ve even created five of my own just like that – see I’ve Created Five Free Chatbots For Teachers & Others, And Some Have Become Quite Popular – Here Links To All Of Them. As people get questionable results from the major chatbots, I think they’ll be drawn to ones whose information base has been developed by people or organizations that they trust…      Around The Web In ESL/EFL/ELL
Eight years ago I began this regular feature where I share a few posts and resources from around the Web related to ESL/EFL or to language in general that have caught my attention. You might also be interested in all my Best lists on teaching ELLs. Also, check out A Collection Of My Best Resources On Teaching English Language Learners. In addition, look for our latest book on teaching ELLs, The ELL Teacher’s Toolbox 2.0. Here are this week’s choices:
I’m pretty sure this video is AI-generated, but it would still be useful to show ELLs and have them talk/write about what they saw (and maybe have them discuss if they think it was AI-generated or not):
Nomido is an online word game from The Browser. It provides a bunch of tiles with two letters, and you have to connect them to create words. It’s probably too difficult for all by advanced ELLs, but I think teachers (maybe with AI assistance) could create their own that would be accessible to more students. I’m adding this info to The Best Ideas For Using Games In The ESL/EFL/ELL Classroom. I’m adding Translanguaging in the Classroom to THE BEST RESOURCES FOR LEARNING ABOUT TRANSLANGUAGING. ELL students can watch this video and talk/write about what they saw: 
 Classroom Instruction Resources Of The Week
Each week, I publish a post or two containing three or four particularly useful resources on classroom instruction, and you can see them all here. You can also see all my “Best” lists on instructional strategies here. Here are this week’s picks: How to Develop Test-Ready Students is from Edutopia. I’m adding it to Best Posts On How To Prepare For Standardized Tests (And Why They’re Bad). The Science of Strong Business Writing is from The Harvard Business Review. I’m adding it to Best Posts On Writing Instruction. The Science of Learning: Explainer Series is a nice set of videos. I’m adding this video to The Best Resources For Using “Object Lessons” In History: 
Weaning Students from the Lecture Into Active Learning (Jeremy Murphy) appeared in Larry Cuban’s blog. I’m adding it to The Best Research Demonstrating That Lectures Are Not The Best Instructional Strategy.  Jalen Brunson On The Role Of Failure In Achieving Success
A young NBA star asked Jalen Brunson about winning. His answer was about failure is a nice article in The Athletic at The New York Times. I’m adding it to The Best Posts, Articles & Videos About Learning From Mistakes & Failures. Here’s a video embedded in the article:   Video: Stephen Colbert Appears In New Version Of “Arthur” Theme Song – Would Be Good For ELLs
In Video: Official World Cup Song Would Be Great For ELLs – & All Other Students, Too!, I discussed songs that are accessible to ELLs and also carry the added benefit of being about topics that could encourage reflection and confidence. Stephen Colbert just did another one – a remake of the “Arthur” theme song. You can read the lyrics here. Colbert’s video is below, followed by a “lyrics video” usable for class. I’m adding this info to The Best Music Websites For Learning English.    More Recent Articles |
