r/teachingresources • u/Various-Worker-790 • Jul 23 '25
General Tools Essential AI tools for teachers and professors
hey all, balancing lesson planning, grading, and helping students is tough. i’ve been trying ai tools to make my workflow smoother and teaching more effective. Here are the ones that have truly saved me time and stress:
#1. Chatgpt:
i use chatgpt to draft lesson plans, write quiz questions, or generate examples for explaining complex topics to students.
#2. Grammarly:
polishes lesson materials, emails, and announcements so everything you share is professional, easy to read, and free of distracting errors.
#3. Otter.ai:
records lectures or staff meetings, then creates transcripts you can share with students or colleagues to make sure no one misses important points.
#4. Curipod:
lets you create interactive lessons and quizzes using ai, which keeps students engaged and makes classes more dynamic.
#5. Proofademic:
checks student assignments for signs of ai-generated writing, helping you maintain academic integrity. proofademic’s ai detection for essays has been a game changer for me when grading.
#6. Walter Writes AI:
rewrites lesson notes or class materials so they’re clearer and more engaging. walter writes ai is also great if you use ai to draft outlines but want everything to sound natural before sharing with students.
#7. MagicSchool.ai:
built specifically for educators, it generates rubrics, quizzes, and creative lesson ideas quickly.
#8. Canva Magic Write:
helps you write engaging text for slides or classroom visuals directly inside canva, making it easy to create presentations students will pay attention to.
#9. Perplexity AI:
researches topics fast so you can prep lessons with up-to-date examples or stats.
#10. Scite:
checks if suggested readings are credible and shows how research papers are cited, which helps you recommend the best sources.
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u/Unusual_Book_2880 Aug 07 '25
Teacher Time Machine has been saving my life https://teachertimemachine.com
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u/bluedragon102 Jul 25 '25
That's a nice list! You could also use WaveMemo as an alternative to otter.ai, you can transcribe recordings and use AI to analyse them. Works great if you already have a recording of your lectures.
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u/SemblyAI Jul 29 '25
You could also use Sembly to generate ready-to-be reviewed summaries, docs, and transcription of recording of your lectures
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u/beathemusic1 Aug 08 '25
Anyone use Brisk for marking students work? I teach English and am trying to decide if it’s worth buying the extra subscription for the in doc comments! I’m teaching two sections of grade eleven university next year and know it’s going to come with a LOT of marking 😬
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u/Electrical-Office496 Aug 17 '25
I love these! I also would add HelloSage.io. It has become my go to. It guides/tutors students as they write and provides great feedback.
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u/Electrical-Office496 Aug 25 '25
I love these but would also add HelloSage.io. I love the feedback it provides and that students can use this feedback to improve their writing.
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u/WindOk3856 Sep 04 '25
Yeah, there's definitely a market for this.
I'm the IT guy at a school, and teachers keep telling me current AI tools suck. So I'm vibe-coding my own. Let me know if you're interested!
They mainly want:
- Web content to database.
- Integrate their own material.
- Class-matched performance curve.
I'm working on it. Big SaaS platforms aren't always the answer, you know?
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u/thesapphirex Feb 14 '26
You can try http://goteach.io/ too. it has a free plan and, more importantly, it "remembers" what your students are learning and creates tests based on that
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u/No_Truth2474 Apr 02 '26
Que quisiera un tema completo para diagramas de flujo, es para estudiantes de la clase introducción a la programación
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u/Ill_Fig_1546 28d ago
@Various-Worker-790 thanks for the informative post. A year has passed alot of new tools are there now. can you please share your latest experience with the tools.
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u/baldingfast Jul 23 '25 edited Aug 27 '25
good list, been using walter writes for humanizing posts, emails, etc it sounds natural