Artificial Intelligence tools that every teacher should know about
- Current Education and Artificial Intelligence
Teachers, regardless of grade level, often devote a significant number of hours to responsibilities related to their profession, which takes time away from their personal interests. In this context, artificial intelligence emerges as a valuable resource to improve efficiency in performing these tasks, although it is essential to remember that it does not replace the human work of educators. Therefore, AI should be seen as a support that enriches the performance of the educational task.
Here is a list of AI tools that you can start implementing in your classes.
It is another AI-based chatbot model designed to facilitate interactions where users can ask queries and receive answers in a conversational manner. What sets Perplexity apart is its ability to provide citable references, which users can explore with a click to expand the context and acquire extra information.
Additionally, the system provides a list of the sources consulted for the elaboration of your answers, along with links to related topics, thus allowing for follow-up interactions of a conversational nature.
With this platform, educators can efficiently rewrite texts and documents, ensuring that content is accessible and understandable for all students. Parafrasist is also an automatic text summarizer.
It also offers a quick and easy way to avoid plagiarism by allowing the reformulation of ideas with new words while maintaining academic integrity.
Diffit is a platform designed to facilitate the location of specialized educational materials on a wide range of subjects, optimizing the time teachers spend searching for these resources and providing easy access for students.
This tool allows for the customization of content, including readings, articles and excerpts, ensuring that students can access materials suitable for any subject. In addition, it offers functionalities to edit and distribute these resources directly in formats such as Word. A crucial aspect of Diffit is its commitment to quality, using only information from verified sources and promoting proper citation to confirm the veracity of resources.
This online platform searches for you articles from academic journals on the topics or authors you need, the highlight of this tool is that it recommends articles related to the article you have searched for.
It uses advanced natural language processing algorithms to identify and classify relevant studies, helping researchers to more quickly and accurately identify scientific evidence relevant to their research.
The best tool for creating quizzes or exams, and you can export your resources to Kahoot!, Quizizz, Canvas, Blooket, Moodle, Google Slides, Google Forms, Quizlet, Schoology and Gimkit.
The way you can start creating your forms consists of 4 steps:
- Information input: Add the subject of the questionnaire.
- Learning outcomes and essential questions: AI generates and raises questions that guide the educational process. These elements can be organized according to the desired educational purposes and the category of questions.
- Question selection: Select the questions that fit your specifications and goals. These can be modified or adapted.
- Export: Finally, export your results to the platform of your choice.
This tool allows you to upload a file in PDF format for analysis, after which it is possible to make specific queries on the content of the document and receive detailed answers. The tool is able to handle documents in several languages and provide answers in different languages.
In addition, the answers generated by the platform can be easily copied for later use.
This tool has more than 50 functions to speed up and facilitate different tasks, from lesson plans, exams, specialized educational programs (IEP), to planning, specific academic content, rubrics, exams, translations, proofreading, letters of recommendation, etc.
The tools are organized into seven categories: planning, student support, communication, community tools, intellectual preparation, content and questions. Not to mention that their chatbot “Raina” answers any education-related question, it is enough that the prompt is accurate.
- Conclusion
Every day, teachers around the world face the challenge of managing numerous activities and procedures for the different groups and educational levels they serve. In this context, solutions based on artificial intelligence do not seek to replace the educator, but to provide support to simplify and improve the daily work in the classroom, as well as to inspire innovations in pedagogical practices.
It is crucial that teachers spend time exploring and experimenting with these technological tools, as they represent potential solutions to the high demands of their work. However, it is important to remember that, despite their usefulness, these applications need to be evaluated and adjusted according to specific needs.
10. References
- Jáuregui, MG (2023, October 23). AI tools that every teacher should know. Observatory/Institute for the Future of Education; Institute for the Future of Education. https://observatorio.tec.mx/edu-news/herramientas-de-ia-que-todo-profesor-debe-conocer/
- Álvarez-Rivera Marzo, DM (undated). ACADEMIC COMPETENCE: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE . Uprrp.edu. Retrieved February 13, 2024 from https://cea.uprrp.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Copy-of-Material-Didactico-InteligenciaArtificial-UPRRP.pdf.
- ResearchRabbit. (n.d.). ResearchRabbit. Retrieved November 14, 2023, from https://www.researchrabbit.ai/
- (North Dakota). Parafrasista.com. Retrieved February 13, 2024 from https://parafrasist.com/.
- AskYourPDF: the best PDF chat application with AI. (North Dakota). Ask your PDF. Retrieved February 13, 2024 from https://askyourpdf.com/es.
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