TeachersFirst - Featured Sites: Week of Jul 20, 2025
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OK2Ask: Interactive Lessons with Canva's AI Magic Tools - TeachersFirst
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K to 12
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Register to view this on-demand OK2Ask professional learning workshop from May 2025. Educators seeking recertification credit must watch the recording, complete the feedback survey,...more
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Register to view this on-demand OK2Ask professional learning workshop from May 2025. Educators seeking recertification credit must watch the recording, complete the feedback survey, and pass the assessment. For details, read the Registration & Credit Options section on the registration page.
Take your Canva skills to the next level by harnessing the power of AI to create more engaging and interactive instructional materials. In this workshop, you'll discover how Canva's AI Magic features can streamline your lesson preparation, generate creative content, and enhance student learning experiences. Learn to use AI-powered tools for text generation, image creation, and design enhancement while maintaining pedagogical effectiveness. As a result of this session, teachers will: 1. Master Canva's AI Magic tools (Magic Design, Magic Edit, and Magic Write) to enhance instructional materials. 2. Create differentiated learning resources using AI-assisted features while maintaining instructional integrity. 3. Develop practical strategies for incorporating AI-enhanced Canva projects into existing lesson plans and assignments. This session is appropriate for teachers at all technology levels.
Take your Canva skills to the next level by harnessing the power of AI to create more engaging and interactive instructional materials. In this workshop, you'll discover how Canva's AI Magic features can streamline your lesson preparation, generate creative content, and enhance student learning experiences. Learn to use AI-powered tools for text generation, image creation, and design enhancement while maintaining pedagogical effectiveness. As a result of this session, teachers will: 1. Master Canva's AI Magic tools (Magic Design, Magic Edit, and Magic Write) to enhance instructional materials. 2. Create differentiated learning resources using AI-assisted features while maintaining instructional integrity. 3. Develop practical strategies for incorporating AI-enhanced Canva projects into existing lesson plans and assignments. This session is appropriate for teachers at all technology levels.
tag(s): artificial intelligence (217), creating media (15), OK2Askarchive (71), professional development (271)
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The archive of this teacher-friendly, hands-on webinar will empower and inspire you to use learning technology in the classroom and for professional productivity. As appropriate, specific classroom examples and ideas have been shared. View the session with a few of your teaching colleagues to find and share new ideas. Once registered, find additional reference materials, tutorials, and how-to information to help you review or extend your knowledge from the session in the handout posted on the session landing page. Resources may include additional ideas and examples on integrating the tools and strategies shared in classroom instruction. Learn more about OK2Ask and upcoming sessions here.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Illuminate - Google
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5 to 12
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Illuminate transforms content into podcast-style audio discussions. Begin by searching for a topic or adding a website URL, and select an audio style for the discussion. Illuminate...more
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Illuminate transforms content into podcast-style audio discussions. Begin by searching for a topic or adding a website URL, and select an audio style for the discussion. Illuminate shares website options to include in the output when using the topic option. Members can add more than one link to each discussion. Audio style options include casual, formal, guided, and free-form; descriptions for each style are included as you select a style. Click generate to create your audio; this takes about thirty seconds to complete. Members can play the audio for up to thirty days without saving it, or save it to their library to use at any time, or share it with others using the provided link.
tag(s): artificial intelligence (217), podcasts (137), Teacher Utilities (198)
In the Classroom
Use Illuminate to create podcast-style discussions from articles, PDFs, or websites to enhance student learning. Ask students to share information highlights from the discussions using "stickies" on a collaborative whiteboard using Stickies.io, reviewed here. Illuminations is a great option for multilingual learners or students with special needs to supplement their learning with audio information. Share this tool with parents to use as a learning aid or create a resource for study materials when on the go.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Padlet TA - Padlet
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K to 12
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Padlet TA is a helpful assistant for creating many educational work documents without requiring registration for most tasks. Options include lesson planning, worksheet creation, text-leveling...more
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Padlet TA is a helpful assistant for creating many educational work documents without requiring registration for most tasks. Options include lesson planning, worksheet creation, text-leveling tools, and more. After choosing a tool, complete the form that asks for information like grade level, topic, and additional context. Add a file, content from Google Drive, a link, or a YouTube video. Adding content from Google Drive requires logging in to a Padlet account. After adding information, click the bright colored bubble next to the form to generate content. When finished, copy the text to a document, export it to Google Docs or PDF, or use the share link to share the URL of a view-only version of your prompt and output.
tag(s): artificial intelligence (217), assessment (134), images (258), qr codes (15), quizzes (86), rubrics (35), Teacher Utilities (198), worksheets (71)
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Bookmark and save Padlet TA as a handy tool for creating professional and classroom resources. As always, verifying the accuracy of AI-generated content is essential. Share Padlet TA with parents and caregivers to create quizzes, worksheets, and leveled text as a study aid at home. Use the Smart Group creator to create random groups for station rotations or class projects and the Name Picker to choose student names for multiple purposes or as part of lessons on probability. Generate AI images for creative writing projects or as a tool for creating presentation images.
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yEd Live - yWorks
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6 to 12
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yEd Live offers tools to create diagrams from scratch or using ChatGPT AI capabilities. Open the sample diagram to view the different types of diagrams, or enter a prompt to ...more
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yEd Live offers tools to create diagrams from scratch or using ChatGPT AI capabilities. Open the sample diagram to view the different types of diagrams, or enter a prompt to generate a diagram. Use yEd's editing tools to change colors, add or remove information, or make additional adjustments to a diagram. You can also use the AI-prompt feature to edit the diagram. When complete, share your diagram by URL, print it, or download it to your device.
tag(s): artificial intelligence (217), charts and graphs (167), drawing (60), graphic organizers (51), mind map (28)
In the Classroom
After introducing the AI prompt feature, have students create diagrams "on the fly" to organize information. They can design a mind map that outlines features of states or countries, then work in groups to research and present each feature. Students could also hold a brainstorming session using an interactive whiteboard or projector to build a shared organizer for a topic or story. Assign students to "map" out a chapter, short story, or historical event, visually showing key ideas and connections. Turn mapping into a creative challenge: students could color-code concepts to show what they understand, wonder about, and want to investigate further. Use this tool for literature activities, science processes, or social studies projects. Students can even create family trees, food pyramids, or life cycle charts, depending on the subject. Encourage students to collaborate online, building group mind maps or review charts before a test. For a fun extension, have groups map out a plotline for a story they invent or outline step-by-step processes like "how to solve an equation" or "how a law gets passed." Finally, challenge students to plan a future career or personal goal using a timeline or flowchart they design themselves.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Quizgecko - Quizgecko
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6 to 12
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Use Quizgecko resources to transform virtually anything into quizzes, flashcards, and podcasts, solve questions by providing a step-by-step guide, and allow participants to chat directly...more
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Use Quizgecko resources to transform virtually anything into quizzes, flashcards, and podcasts, solve questions by providing a step-by-step guide, and allow participants to chat directly with a PDF document. Use the search feature to find the site's library and edit existing activities, including flashcards, quizzes, study notes, and an AI-generated podcast. Alternatively, use the quick start feature to generate content using your materials and questions. Share materials with students using the provided link or broadcast your screen on your whiteboard. Quizgecko also offers student accounts for students of any age.
tag(s): artificial intelligence (217), assessment (134), flash cards (43), Formative Assessment (42), quiz (64), quizzes (86)
In the Classroom
Use Quizgecko to create and share study materials and assessments for any topic. Create a quiz introducing a new topic to assess your students' current knowledge of the material, then use this information to guide your lessons. Share a link with students to use as a study guide, play the podcast that Quizgecko generates to engage students as you introduce new materials, or provide students with the study notes to guide them during your unit. Use the "Solve" link to take advantage of teachable moments to ask questions that students bring up. For example, when studying the Revolutionary War, if a student asks how many soldiers died, use the "Solve" link to ask that question and find an answer that includes a short explanation. Use the "Chat to PDF" feature to enhance and extend your teaching materials by uploading a PDF and generating questions that provide additional information to support the information in your document. Share Quizgecko with students to create study materials using a student account.Edge Features:
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Premium version (not free) includes additional features or storage
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ChatPDF - ChatPDF
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ChatPDF is a versatile tool that allows you to interact with PDF documents through AI-driven chat functionality. Teachers can upload any PDF file--such as textbooks, research articles,...more
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ChatPDF is a versatile tool that allows you to interact with PDF documents through AI-driven chat functionality. Teachers can upload any PDF file--such as textbooks, research articles, lesson plans, or study guides--and ask questions to get relevant information quickly. ChatPDF provides answers in a conversational format, making it easier to analyze, summarize, and understand complex materials. This platform is beneficial for preparing lesson content, creating quizzes, or encouraging students to explore academic texts independently.
tag(s): artificial intelligence (217), Teacher Utilities (198)
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Upload academic articles or textbooks to quickly extract key concepts, summaries, or discussion questions for lessons. Ask AI to identify important points in the text, which can turn into quizzes, assignments, or class discussions. Professional Development is made easy by analyzing educational research papers, policy documents, or training materials. Students can upload class readings or notes to ask specific questions, clarify concepts, or summarize materials for efficient study sessions.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Visualize Free - InetSoft Technology Corp.
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Visualize Free is a data visualization tool that allows you to create interactive charts, graphs, and dashboards, making complex data more accessible and understandable. Teachers can...more
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Visualize Free is a data visualization tool that allows you to create interactive charts, graphs, and dashboards, making complex data more accessible and understandable. Teachers can use Visualize Free to help students visually analyze and present data for projects or assignments in science, math, or social studies. The free version offers many basic functions.
tag(s): artificial intelligence (217), charts and graphs (167), data (152), spreadsheets (20), Teacher Utilities (198)
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Use data from scientific experiments to create spreadsheets to interpret results. In social studies, students can analyze demographic or historical data to create graphs or charts showing trends over time. Use historical data sets or current events (such as elections) to create visual comparisons.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Presentations.AI - Gamma Technologies, Inc.
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6 to 12
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Presentations.AI is a tool designed to help teachers quickly create visually appealing and engaging presentations using AI-driven design and layout suggestions. The platform offers...more
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Presentations.AI is a tool designed to help teachers quickly create visually appealing and engaging presentations using AI-driven design and layout suggestions. The platform offers a variety of free features, including customizable templates, easy-to-use editing tools, and real-time collaboration with team members. members can also leverage AI assistance to help generate content and organize slide layouts efficiently.
tag(s): artificial intelligence (217), collaboration (79), presentations (22), slides (41), Teacher Utilities (198)
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Teachers can use Presentations.AI to quickly create visually engaging and well-organized presentations to introduce new topics or explain complex concepts. Create simple storyboards or character maps for literature studies, helping students visually break down story elements, themes, or character development. For group assignments, students can use the free real-time collaboration feature to collaborate on presentations, allowing them to co-edit and build teamwork skills as they create their project slides. Use the platform to create interactive review games, quizzes, or flashcards.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Lesson Plan Generator - Polymath
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The Lesson Plan Generator offers a free Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool that helps teachers create structured, customized lesson plans in just a few clicks. Teachers simply fill...more
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The Lesson Plan Generator offers a free Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool that helps teachers create structured, customized lesson plans in just a few clicks. Teachers simply fill out details like grade level, subject, and lesson topic, and the generator provides a plan that aligns with Bloom's Taxonomy. Teachers can integrate this tool to streamline lesson planning, particularly when planning for diverse needs. This is an excellent tool for differentiating in your classroom.
tag(s): artificial intelligence (217), blooms taxonomy (7), Teacher Utilities (198)
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The Lesson Plan Generator can produce additional activities or discussion questions that enhance engagement. Teachers can review the generated lesson and pick elements that suit their class's needs, adding variety to familiar topics. Teachers save time on lesson prep, giving them more bandwidth to focus on student engagement and classroom interactions. Teachers can maintain a consistent approach to lesson planning, incorporating essential elements like warm-ups, main activities, and assessments. This tool helps to create a predictable classroom routine that students can rely on.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Gruvy Education - William Grube
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K to 5
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Gruvy Education provides interactive, research-based resources for math and reading instruction, designed to engage teachers and students with digital tools, including AI-driven activity...more
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Gruvy Education provides interactive, research-based resources for math and reading instruction, designed to engage teachers and students with digital tools, including AI-driven activity creators. The platform's AI features train and allow teachers to develop customized in-class activities that align with specific learning goals or adapt in real time based on student responses. For example, teachers can use AI to generate personalized quizzes, interactive games, or reading comprehension exercises tailored to each student's progress level. With intuitive tracking features, Gruvy Education helps educators monitor growth, making it easier to adjust lessons dynamically and meet individual needs in the classroom.
tag(s): artificial intelligence (217), differentiation (77), personalized learning (7)
In the Classroom
Use Gruvy's AI-driven reading comprehension activities to assign students personalized passages at their reading levels. Group students with similar reading abilities or comprehension skills and have them work through the exercises together. After students have practiced various concepts on Gruvy, have them design their own math or reading games based on what they've learned. Students can create questions or scenarios, incorporating Gruvy's topics, and then swap with classmates to play each other's games. Use Gruvy's math games to create a "Math Challenge Day" where students rotate through various stations, each focusing on a different skill (like addition, subtraction, or multiplication).Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Creatify - Creatify
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5 to 12
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The Creatify AI Shorts tool helps teachers and content creators generate engaging videos for educational content. Find the Shorts Tool by clicking the two-line menu bar on the right,...more
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The Creatify AI Shorts tool helps teachers and content creators generate engaging videos for educational content. Find the Shorts Tool by clicking the two-line menu bar on the right, then clicking Features. With AI-powered editing and customizable templates, creators can quickly make visual aids to explain concepts, introduce lessons, or make announcements more dynamic. The free features are 10 credits per month (or 2 videos), 1 seat, limited realistic avatars, limited AI tools, and exports with a watermark.
tag(s): artificial intelligence (217), presentations (22), social media (50)
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Students could create a short video summarizing a book they've read; this engages them by encouraging creative expression and storytelling skills. Use Padlet, reviewed here for students to create and share videos. Have students view each other's videos, then discuss the variety of perspectives and styles, deepening their understanding of storytelling. Assign students a historical figure to research, then have them create a short "video diary" as that person during a key event. Students can create short videos explaining a science topic, like the water cycle or photosynthesis. In small groups, students create short videos demonstrating how to solve a math problem or explain a concept, like fractions or basic geometry.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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TeacherServer AI Tools - TeacherServer
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Staying current with the latest AI tools is time-consuming, and choosing appropriate tools becomes difficult when there are so many available options. TeacherServer is your hub for...more
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Staying current with the latest AI tools is time-consuming, and choosing appropriate tools becomes difficult when there are so many available options. TeacherServer is your hub for finding and using AI tools that save time and increase efficiency. Create a free account to begin using TeacherServer, then explore content by selecting from categories in the Top 15 AI Tools for K-12 Teachers that include general resources, content area tools, and professional topics such as leadership and tools to use with parents. Each category contains dozens of tools, such as lesson plan generators, standards navigators, and assessment generators. After selecting a tool to describe grade level and objectives, fill in the form and add personalized instructions if desired. Copy the results, add them to a Word or Google document, or save them to your TeacherServer account. Save your favorite tools to find and access them easily from your account dashboard.
tag(s): artificial intelligence (217), professional development (271), Teacher Utilities (198)
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Bookmark and save TeacherServer as a helpful tool for increasing productivity and efficiency in any classroom. Generate and edit lesson plans, use other tools to differentiate learning for students with different ability levels or abilities, or provide choices for students to share their learning. Include ideas from the parent section to share ideas for supporting students at home, write professional emails, and provide customized strategies for many different student needs.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Teacher's Buddy - Teacher's Buddy
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K to 12
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Teacher's Buddy offers AI tools just for teachers. The free plan includes ten tools that create lesson plans, generate stories and poems, and adapt coursework for neurodiverse students....more
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Teacher's Buddy offers AI tools just for teachers. The free plan includes ten tools that create lesson plans, generate stories and poems, and adapt coursework for neurodiverse students. After creating an account, begin using Teacher's Buddy by creating a new workspace for your activities. Select an age group and choose from the available tools. Follow the directions to provide the topic and context, and connect to your Google Drive to upload documents if desired. When finished, edit the content as you wish, then save the document to your Google Drive or share using the provided link. Learn more about the different features of Teacher's Buddy by watching the tutorial videos shared on the site. Always verify the accuracy of content generated by AI before using it.
tag(s): adhd (27), artificial intelligence (217), autism (16), Special Needs (49), Teacher Utilities (198)
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Take advantage of the free resources Teacher's Buddy shares to save time and increase productivity. Generate lesson plans based on your curriculum, teaching standards, and documents you use in your classroom, then edit the contents to adapt to your teaching style and students' learning preferences. Use the neurodiversity adaptation tool to generate ideas for adaptations for students on IEPs, with ADHD, or with autism.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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SchoolAI - SchoolAI, Inc.
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SchoolAI provides a suite of AI-powered tools and resources designed for K-12 classrooms, making it easy for teachers to create interactive, engaging learning experiences. Educators...more
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SchoolAI provides a suite of AI-powered tools and resources designed for K-12 classrooms, making it easy for teachers to create interactive, engaging learning experiences. Educators can monitor and manage student use of tools like the Sidekick assistant, which offers real-time support and feedback. The platform features customizable activities such as the Historic Figure Chatbot, Book Explorer, Choose Your Own Adventure, and chat-based Tutoring Sessions for any subject. Using the Discover feature, teachers can browse available activities, preview them, and then add selected items to their Spaces. Activities can be shared with students through a unique URL or QR code--no student account required, though names may be entered for identification. Teachers can access dashboards that provide insights into student engagement and progress, helping tailor instruction to student needs. SchoolAI also includes built-in safeguards and moderation tools to ensure a safe, guided learning environment.
tag(s): artificial intelligence (217), assessment (134), chat (37), churchill (8), darwin (13), Formative Assessment (42), leonardo davinci (3), lincoln (66), martin luther king (45), newton (22), shakespeare (99), Special Needs (49), Teacher Utilities (198), washington (32)
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Use SchoolAI to create and share engaging activities with all students and for all subjects. For example, differentiate text easily to fit the abilities of all students, generate a list of engaging activities for any topic, or quickly create a worksheet or multiple choice quiz as a formative assessment. As students engage in chats with historical figures or choose your own adventure activities, ask them to use the information learned as a starting point for additional research. Use Symbaloo, reviewed here or another curation tool to collect and share additional resources with students, such as videos, online articles, and book suggestions. As a final extended learning activity, ask students to share their learning using Sway, reviewed here, Genially, reviewed here, or Adobe Creative Cloud Express, reviewed here to create multimedia presentations. This tool would also be great to share with gifted students. As always, use best practices when sharing AI tools with students.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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