According to a new Forbes article the battle of AI detection is more or less finished. For now.

So what is the future for assessment in the classroom? Innovation vs back to tried and trusted heads down paper […]

Doing research? If so, give Perplexity a try. It engages the user in a conversation to help them find more information and better information too. For many users it is next step after Google search.

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Asking the right question will get you the right answer. Learning how to ask very specific questions is a skill but one you can develop with the right input. This website has enough types of prompt questions to […]

Google’s NotebookLM isn’t available here yet but when it is we will see a lot of students adding it to their favorites. Why?

You can upload a doc and it will summarize it.
It can give it lists of quotes […]

The big AES project involves creating. new business and the products or services. This involves creating a pitch deck and then using it to deliver a persuasive presentation. As it is a speaking test, the focus is […]

Students often spend too much time crafting perfect slides when just basic ones will do but why make that compromise? The solution is to use AI to make some great slides in seconds. Then all you have to do is edit […]

Are you new to AI and ChatGPT?

No problem. Learn everything you need to know to get started by completing the short tutorial below. It’s easy to follow and by the end you’ll be ready to use ChatGPT in your […]

In this short clip you can hear about a great solution to the initial solution too many teachers made to AI. What is it? To go back to paper essays for tests. Yes, it is hard to cheat and it can be a good […]

I asked Pi Ai how my students can use it and here are the suggestions I got:

8 Ways to practice written English:

Essay Writing: Students can write essays on various topics, and I can provide […]

Pi Ai is so much nicer and easier to use than ChatGPT and it understands and makes jokes. Perhaps that is good or worrying.

I developed this Shark Tank game to play on the phone app. It is for business English […]

I don’t think it is now a question of zero or full AI in classes but more an issue of how much AI and how I integrated it is in individual lessons. From my own practice, it is also clear that teachers must provide […]

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Have you tried the free Pi app??? It is a nicer and more human version of ChatGPT and it is perfect for doing speaking activities. Here is one for revising lesson topics and also for preparing for a speaking test. […]

The new standard in AI video création has arrived. Until now some tools were hit or miss. Sora from OpenAI has taken the lead very quickly and looks like it will become number 1.
Prepare to be amazed:

Leon Furze has some excellent suggestions for how AI can be used throughout many steps in the writing process. This is potentially how we should start thinking about dissertations in the AI world:

ChatGPT can do a lot but you need the right prompts and for English students, you should download the app and use the microphone to get the full benefits of Voice. This video has lots of great examples for […]

You can customise your ChatGPT experience by using Custom Instructions. Find out how and why here:

For students they could customise it to fit a specific course or even a lesson activity.

This free website let’s students practice speaking with an AI tutor or participate in a roleplay. What is good about it is that students are given suggested answers if they don’t know how to reply.

Try it out:

AI has removed the time needed to design and perfect presentations. Or in theory.
Can AI make presentation slides as good as or better than humans??

Try some AI sites and find out:

What happens when you don’t allow or encourage AI use? People use it.  This article below is based on research of employees who used a surprising amount of AI secretly.

Read the article found out how many […]