Laura Bennett, Yoshi LeaVesseur, Steven Dale
Building AI Tools for Educators
Name of Tool & Link
AI Assisted Lesson
Planning
Diffit
Benefits/Pros
Drawbacks/Cons
Recommendations and
Comments
-Clear outline of unit
plans
-Suggests activities
-Provides content for
unit materials
(slideshow, organizer)
but you would need
to actually add the
info to a slideshow or
organizer
-Easy to drop in
teacher content
knowledge
-Good place to start if
you’re not sure how
to begin a unit
-Could help new
teachers with pacing
-Not all resources are
equally detailed
-Slow
-Interface is a little
cluttered and difficult
to navigate as a new
user (I was on a
chromebook. I can’t
imagine how
someone would do
this on their phone)
Could be good to use for
basics, but you will
definitely want to add in
your own information/
knowledge.
Will create vocab list,
quiz, response
questions
-bulleted summary of
text, could help as an
intro for ML students
The lower grade
level/changed text
also changed to tone
(Original text from
LA Times, new “8th
grade reading had a
lot of slang “cool”
“really crazy” etc
Specific for text/reading
assignments
Magic School
Found more images to
include with original text
and photo
Has link to other resources
that may help (graphic
organizers, Frayer model
vocab, bubble brainstorm,
etc)
Raina is the name of the AI
assistant coach
Does not seem to
understand “graphic
organizer” (very word
based)
Math GPT
PhotoMath
This should not be the final
step before delivering
content to students.
Does not create
problems well and is
limited
Equation solver
Paid subscription
Claude
(algebra, geometry,
trig, calc, stats)
Shows step by step
solutions
needed
-Time saving, for
simple tasks like
quizzes or creating an
outline
-Personalized/custom
izable for scaffolding,
differentiation,
grade/subject
-Can work with
images and
handwritten words
-Limited
context/training is not
all-encompassing
-Teachers can become
over-reliant on it
Ones we are interested in but did not have time for:
Quizizz
Khanmigo
-Not connected to internet
(cannot respond to links)
-Known for open-ended
responses, can respond to
analytical/synthesis tasks
-Diverse array of abilities
across curriculums