When I made the decision to invest in this course, I was confident it would be worthwhile. The course is not just any course, it's led by two esteemed figures in the language teaching community—Joe Dale and Noemi Rodriguez. Their reputation alone is a testament to the quality of the course, and it's a privilege to learn from their expertise.

The course allowed me to dive into the world of AI, as I have been using only a few tools, like chatGPT and Magic School, to create rubrics.

One of the most valuable aspects of this course is the time it saves. I've learned to create engaging resources without spending hours scouring the internet, and this newfound efficiency has revolutionized my teaching as I can let my creativity run free and be able to design my own resources. Another crucial aspect is the precision of the instructions we give to the machine. Whether it's chatGPT, a conversational chatbot, or a generative AI image creator, the key is to be as detailed and specific as possible, providing ample context for the machine to produce the best results.

AI for creating resources

The tools presented are intended for teachers to allow them to be creative when designing their resources, but some tools are aimed at students to improve their speaking and writing skills.

The variety of tools presented is wide. For now, I am going to concentrate on some of them like:

• Brisk is a free AI-powered Chrome extension that simplifies teaching by integrating seamlessly with tools you already use, such as Google Classroom, Docs, Slides, YouTube, and articles. The activities you can carry out vary: you can adjust the reading level for your class, create quizzes and presentations from a given text or audio, and provide feedback on writing. It supports many languages, such as Spanish, English, and French.

• Diffit is another magic wand that helps teachers create differentiated classroom activities. It allows the teachers to convert any content to any reading level easily. This tool is exceptional for differentiating material. The website allows printing out the activities, which is always.

• Gemini: as a chatbot to create scenarios for students and texts

• AI image generators like Image Creator and Skybox for creating images useful for introducing reading or listening. Skybox, in particular, lends itself to experimentation as we can actually draw, and the AI turns our creation into something really lovely. 

• Suno, for creating songs. I can't wait to give students assignments with this. We will be talking about daily routines and healthy habits, so it would be useful to ask them to create a song written by them. I will give them a checklist of "items" the song must contain, and I'm sure they will enjoy doing it. I'm excited to see the creativity this tool will inspire in them.

Text-to-speech and vice versa :)

Mizou chatBot