1 Generative AI Tools and Resources

Generative AI Tools: Chatbots

Below you’ll find information and links to some popular generative AI tools that can be used in education and research. Ithaka SR has created a more extensive and sortable Google Sheet that tracks AI tools for educators that you can download at this link.

ChatGPT 4o

Free model; Paid premium model provides more tokens and features such as image generation through DALL-e3. You can also use ChatGPT with an app on your mobile device. “Get answers. Find inspiration. Be more productive. Free to use. Easy to try. Just ask and ChatGPT can help with writing, learning, brainstorming, and more.”

Microsoft Copilot

Available on Edge browser. Some organizations provide secure and private interactions. Copilot gives users access to the DALL-e3 image generator. You can also use Copilot with an app on your mobile device. “Copilot is like having a research assistant, personal planner, and creative partner at your side whenever you search the web. ”

Google Gemini

Free limited version integrates with Google Drive. Upgraded paid Workspace version offers security and privacy. Google Gemini provides text to image. You can read the specifications for the different Gemini models at Deepmind.

Claude

Free limited version; paid version provides more interactions and features. Opus and Sonnet models available. Claude has a large context window, which means it can work with lengthy documents. This brief video shows how you can use Claude to answer questions, create visuals, and write code.

Meta AI

Login with your FB account to use this tool on your desktop or mobile device. Meta’s Llama 3 is open source and available for download at Hugging Face.

“Expand your knowledge and capabilities – get answers to your questions, get things done, create and connect with Meta AI. Llama 3 is an accessible, open-source large language model (LLM) designed for developers, researchers, and businesses to build, experiment, and responsibly scale their generative AI ideas. Part of a foundational system, it serves as a bedrock for innovation in the global community.”

Mistral

You can create a free account or log in with an existing Google or Microsoft account to access “Le chat” (Mistral’s chatbot). “Mistral is a French company that provides open source large language models as well as a chatbot. Frontier AI in your hands. Open and portable generative AI for devs and businesses.”

Perplexity

You can create a free limited account or upgrade to Perplexity pro. “Perplexity is a free AI search engine designed to revolutionize the way you discover information. Ask any question, and it searches the internet to give you an accessible, conversational, and verifiable answer. Think of Perplexity as a research partner, always on the clock, saving you valuable time by providing the precise knowledge you need.”

poe.com

Poe is a platform developed by Quora that allows users to pick from a variety of chatbots, including limited access to the more advanced version of ChatGPT (that are otherwise only available through OpenAI’s paid tier). It also includes access to Anthropic’s Claude, Google’s Gemini Pro, and others.

Ed Tech Tools

Guardrailz

Guardrailz is an Idaho company focusing on safe and secure AI for education. You’ll need an account through your school to access its features.

MyEssayFeedback

This tool integrates into your LMS and gradebook. It provides formative assessment feedback on students’ writing (customizable assignments and prompts). $15 per student per semester; institutional licenses are available. “MyEssayFeedback uses AI to offer students detailed and fast formative feedback on their essays under the guidance of an instructor or tutor. The system offers on-demand multiple iterations of feedback to complement instructor feedback and peer reviews.” (Liza Long has taught with this for two semesters and helped develop the tool).

Grammarly

Responsible AI that ensures your writing and reputation shine. Work with an AI writing partner that helps you find the words you need⁠—⁠to write that tricky email, to get your point across, to keep your work moving. Free sign up; paid premium model.

Quillbot

We use AI to strengthen writing and boost productivity—without sacrificing authenticity. Includes 8 AI powered tools in one platform. Some free features available.

Perusall

Transform nearly any type of course content into a social learning experience, driving meaningful engagement and deeper understanding. Some free features available as of August 2024.

Hypothes.is

Use Hypothesis to annotate anything online with classmates, colleagues, or friends. Create a free personal account, or talk to our sales team about Education solutions.

Image Generation and Design Tools

Adobe Firefly

Firefly offers a limited free version. The advantage of Firefly when compared with other image generators is that Adobe claims it has the license to use its training set. “Create images, add styles and textures to text, fill image areas with AI-generated content, create social media posts, posters, and flyers, generate vector graphics, and more — all with simple text prompts.”

Canva

This design app is already popular with students and can be used on a desktop or mobile device. It incorporates generative AI into design projects and offers a text to image generator for Canva Pro users that lets you choose your image generator tool. “Produce AI-generated images and art with a text prompt using Canva’s AI photo generator apps: Text to Image, DALL·E by OpenAI, and Imagen by Google Cloud.”

Video and Audio Generators

Synthesia

Tiered plans. The free plan offers 36 minutes of video and 1 editor per year. “Turn text to video, in minutes. Create studio-quality videos with AI avatars and voiceovers in 130+ languages. It’s as easy as making a slide deck.”

Sora

Open AI’s video generator (not yet publicly available as of July 2024). “Introducing Sora, our text-to-video model. Sora can generate videos up to a minute long while maintaining visual quality and adherence to the user’s prompt.”

Lovo

Provides Genny for educators, a text to speech generator for lessons, presentations, etc. Free trial. “Elevate your educational content with the Voice AI. Deliver information and teach your lesson plan effectively using AI voices made specifically for educational content.”

Udio

Music generator

Productivity Tools

Otter.ai

Brisk Teaching

Free for educators, Chrome extension available. “Brisk Teaching is the #1 AI-powered Chrome extension, helping you automate your workload without adding to it.”

Shared Teaching Resources

AI Pedagogy Lab at Harvard

A collection of resources for educators curious about how AI affects their students and their syllabi. Includes an AI guide, an LLM tutorial, and a collection of resources and assignments.

Stanford CRAFT Lab

CRAFT is a collaboration with the Graduate School of Education and Institute for Human-Centered AI. CRAFT is a collection of co-designed free AI Literacy resources about AI for high school teachers, to help students explore, understand, question, and critique AI. CRAFT intentionally pursues a multidisciplinary approach so educators with a variety of discipline backgrounds can teach about AI.

This website hosts a continuously growing collection of free and adaptable instructional resources to facilitate instruction within the nooks and crannies of your teaching. You can integrate a small activity or tool, or follow a multi-day series of lessons.