AI Tools to
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Find AI tools designed to save you planning time and help students think, create, and engage at higher levels.
Instructional goals help teachers choose tools by what they want students to achieve.
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Descript
AI-powered audio/video editor that edits by text and removes filler words
Subject: Career Tech
Grade Level: High School (9-12) -
Explainpaper
Tool that simplifies academic papers by allowing users to highlight and ask questions
Subject: Research Skills
Grade Level: Secondary -
GitHub Copilot
AI coding assistant that autocompletes code and answers coding queries
Subject: STEM, Career Tech
Grade Level: Secondary -
Mendeley
Reference management tool for organizing academic research
Subject: Research Skills
Grade Level: College, Graduate -
Microsoft Copilot
AI assistant built into Microsoft 365 tools
Subject: Career Tech
Grade Level: Secondary -
NotebookLM
Organize notes and research with AI-powered insights
Subject: Research Skills
Grade Level: College, High School (9-12) -
Perplexity
AI-powered answer engine that combines search with generative responses.
Subject: Science
Grade Level: College, High School (9-12) -
Research Rabbit
Research discovery platform that helps visualize connections between papers
Subject: Research Skills
Grade Level: College, High School (9-12) -
Scholarcy
Summarizes academic papers and highlights key points
Subject: Research Skills
Grade Level: College, High School (9-12) -
Scite.ai
Smart citation index showing how articles are cited and in what context
Subject: Science, Research Skills
Grade Level: College, Graduate, High School (9-12) -
Semantic Scholar
Academic search engine with AI-powered research filters
Subject: Science, Research Skills
Grade Level: Secondary -
Wolfram Alpha
Computational knowledge engine for solving equations and more Shows step-by-step solutions
Subject: Mathematics, Science, STEM
Grade Level: Secondary -
Zotero
Reference manager for organizing and citing research sources
Subject: Research Skills
Grade Level: College, Graduate, High School (9-12)
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