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This Week’s Free & Useful Artificial Intelligence Tools For The Classroom geralt / Pixabay
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. Here are the latest:
EduGems has a nice collection of prompts that teachers can use with AI chatbots. I’m adding it to NOT NECESSARILY THE “BEST,” BUT A LIST OF AI TEACHER PREP SITES. Linguadrop will send you an article a day in the language you’re learning, at the language level you presently possess. They’ll do that for free, though premium account offers more bells and whistles. I’m adding it to The Best Places To Get The “Same” Text Written For Different “Levels”
AI-generated lesson plans fall short on inspiring students and promoting critical thinking is from The Conversation. 
Word Jet seems like an interesting app for language learning – take a picture of your surroundings and it will use AI to immediately create a lesson using it as a base. AI Whiplash: Every Breakthrough Comes With a Disaster is from Teaching In The Age Of AI. Can AI keep students motivated, or does it do the opposite? is from The Conversation. Higher Ed’s Rush To Adopt AI Is About So Much More Than AI is from Defector.       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:
When Your Students Make YOU the Star of Their Halloween Story… with a Little Help from AI! is from Blog de Cristina. I’m adding it to The Best Websites For Learning About Halloween. https://ibratfarzandlari.uz/ teaches English (and, I think, other languages) with explanations in Uzbek. I’m adding it to The Best Multilingual & Bilingual Sites For Learning English.
Why Bilingual Hispanic Teachers Make a Big Difference for English Learners is from Ed Week. Innovative Alternatives To Language Assessment In EAL Classrooms is from TESOL. Here’s a video ELLs can watch and then talk/write about what they saw:  Here’s another video for the same kind of activity:
Teen Life in the Early 21st Century: A Future Curators Project is from On The Same Page. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Using “Object Lessons” In History.
I’m adding this to The Best Resources For Using “If This Animal Or Image Could Talk” Lesson Idea In Class:
Educators Guide for Making Americans: Plyler v. Doe and the Opening of the School Door is from Re-Imagining Migration. I’m adding it to THE BEST RESOURCES FOR LEARNING ABOUT THE PLYLER DECISION NOW THAT RIGHT-WINGERS ARE PLANNING A PUSH TO MAKE MIGRANT CHILDREN PAY TO ATTEND SCHOOL. Research in brief: Language ideologies and pedagogical tensions is from ELT Planning. I’m adding it to The Best Resources Explaining Why We Need To Support The Home Language Of ELLs.  I Like This Ideas Of Language “Upgrading” Instead Of Language “Correction” geralt / Pixabay
Debates among ELL teachers about how to handle error correction are about as never-ending as debates among all teachers about grading. I’ve shared a lot about it at The Best Resources On ESL/EFL/ELL Error Correction. My favorite form is by “recasting” – instead of overt correction, “recast” how a student made an error in their language use (“I go to the store yesterday” – “Oh, you went to the store yesterday”). Of course, sometimes that subtly is lost on students, and then an explicit correction is needed. I’ve recently read some posts about the idea of language “upgrading” instead of correction. It’s sort of a less subtle version of recasting. Here are some articles worth reading about it: Upgrading or correcting? is by Rachel Tsateri. 
Pronunciation upgrading and correction  Svetlana Kandybovich wrote a great post about it and also created an AI-powered tool to help students with it! Check out her post, LANGUAGE UPGRADES: ‘GRIDSKAI’. Here’s a link to her tool, and here’s a video about it:   SEL Weekly Update
I’ve begun this weekly post where I’ll be sharing resources I’m adding to The Best Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Resources or other related “Best” lists. Also, check out “Best” Lists Of The Week: Social Emotional Learning Resources. Here are this week’s picks: A 6-year research project found a surprisingly simple route to happiness is from The Washington Post. I’m adding it to The Best Sites To Learn About…Happiness? I’m a pediatrician. Here’s why forbidding candy and soda can backfire. is from The Washington Post. The recommended strategies can be applied to other situations besides candy. Building Strong and Positive Teacher-Student Relationships in the Classroom: A Systematic Literature Review and Strategy Guide is a useful study. I’m adding it to The Best Resources On The Importance Of Building Positive Relationships With Students. Our K-12 System Has A Motivation Problem. Here’s How To Fix It. is from AJ Juliani. I’m adding it to Best Posts On “Motivating” Students.
  TED-Ed Has Published This Spanish-Language Video About Henrietta Lacks, Which May Or May Not Be Better Than Their Terrible English Version PIX1861 / Pixabay
Awhile back TED-Ed published a pretty bad video about Henrietta Lacks (see DISAPPOINTING NEW TED-ED VIDEO & LESSON ON HENRIETTA LACKS and HERE’S THE VIDEO TED-ED SHOULD HAVE MADE ABOUT HENRIETTA LACKS). Life’s been a bit hectic, and I haven’t gotten a chance to look carefully at it, but I hope this Spanish-language version their created is a lot better. You might also be interested in my “Best” list about her life.   More Recent Articles
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