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StudyFetch
AI-powered learning platform that turns your class documents, videos, and live lectures into personalized study tools and interactive tutoring. You upload your course files like PDFs, PowerPoint slides, Word documents, YouTube videos, audio files, or handwritten notes. You can also connect via learning management systems like Canvas.
ResearchRabbit
A free, citation-based literature mapping and discovery tool often described as “Spotify for research papers”. It helps you visually explore scientific literature by analyzing citation networks and connections between papers and authors. Create a project collection and add a “seed” item—this can be a single key paper, a set of keywords, a topic, a DOI, or an import from a reference manager. The platform generates an interactive visual network map where dots represent papers and lines show how they cite one another.
BiznTools Percentage Change Calculator
Helps reporters check the change between an earlier and later value, with the arithmetic shown. It distinguishes percentage change from percentage-point movement so a shift in a poll or rate is not mislabeled. It flags a zero starting value, where the usual percent-change calculation is undefined.
Augmental
A customizable learning platform with real-time analytics for educational content providers.
BlaBlaScribe
A browser-based tool for transcribing interviews and recordings. More than 120 languages, speaker labels and timestamps, translation into 50+ languages, and export to DOCX/TXT/SRT. On the source-protection side: recordings are encrypted, processed on our own servers in the EU (Germany), never sent to third-party AI providers and never used to train AI models, and you can delete files at any time.
TeachQuill
All-in-one AI platform for teachers that helps with lesson planning, assessments, worksheets, discussion questions, and classroom communication. It offers 60+ education-specific tools designed for K-12 and special education workflows, helping teachers save time on prep and paperwork. The free plan includes daily refreshed credits so educators can create practical, classroom-ready materials faster.
StudyX
Studying platform for students. Flashcards, quizzes and more.
AI TOOLS
CUNY professor Jeremy Caplan has compiled a great list of AI resources for educators on his Digital Teaching Toolkit. It’s free!
Education Week: Beyond ChatGPT — AI Tools Educators Are Using
Google: Introduction to AI for Journalists
Pulitzer Center: Journalism AI Grants
News Literacy in the Age of AI
From the News Literacy Project
Amnesia
An interactive educational tool
AI + Education = Simplified Newsletter: Syllabus AI Policies
AI Policies for Syllabi
A great collection for courses at various levels. You can submit your own, too
Hugging Face Spaces
How people are using AI. Many cool examples
AI Syllabi Policy Repository
More than 165 AI policies for classes.
AI Institutional Policy Repository
More than 20 AI policies from universities around the world
Alice.tech
Turn generic course materials into personalized learning and exam prep
Using AI to Create Engaging Video Lessons
Coda
Build your syllabus in this text tool and embed a video and other multimedia. Free with paid upgrades.
WunderPresentation
Load a link from a Trello board, Notion, Markdown, Figma, etc. into this browser-based tool and it converts it into a slideshow presentation.
Beautiful.ai
Build cool presentations with this AI-driven tool. Cost: $12 a month but free for students.
Gamma
Good slide-building tool. Free with paid upgrades.
Pathwright
One of the best-kept secrets among teaching tools. Launched by a nimble South Carolina startup, it’s a simpler, sleeker alternative to complicated learning management systems like Blackboard or D2L. It’s more elegant and flexible than Google Classroom.
Figjam
Digital whiteboard tool for planning and brainstorming.
Genially
Good for creating interactive lessons. Add clickable hotspots images and other visuals.
ChatGPT Study Mode
Helps you work through problems step by step instead of just getting an answer.
Researchviz.io
Paste the abstract or upload an academic paper, click on the portrait abstract button at the top and it will design your academic poster. Download and edit as-needed.
Mural
Whiteboarding tool
Miro
Whiteboarding tool
Recap
Turns learning materials into insightful visuals like mind maps and timelines for better understanding.
Lucid
Whiteboarding tool
Padlet
Digital bulletin board and sandbox for brainstorming
AI Educators
Tools and training courses targeted to K-12 instructors. There are some useful tools for post-secondary ed.
Chronicle
AI slide-creation tool
Autoppt
AI-driven presentation generation tool with rich templates. It can create a complete and visually appealing presentation of 20-30 pages in just one minute. With the ability to replace templates with a single click
Answer This
Create academic workflows and diagrams for books, presentations, presentation boards, etc.
StudyFetch
AI-powered learning platform that turns your class documents, videos, and live lectures into personalized study tools and interactive tutoring. You upload your course files like PDFs, PowerPoint slides, Word documents, YouTube videos, audio files, or handwritten notes. You can also connect via learning management systems like Canvas.
ResearchRabbit
A free, citation-based literature mapping and discovery tool often described as “Spotify for research papers”. It helps you visually explore scientific literature by analyzing citation networks and connections between papers and authors. Create a project collection and add a “seed” item—this can be a single key paper, a set of keywords, a topic, a DOI, or an import from a reference manager. The platform generates an interactive visual network map where dots represent papers and lines show how they cite one another.
BiznTools Percentage Change Calculator
Helps reporters check the change between an earlier and later value, with the arithmetic shown. It distinguishes percentage change from percentage-point movement so a shift in a poll or rate is not mislabeled. It flags a zero starting value, where the usual percent-change calculation is undefined.
Augmental
A customizable learning platform with real-time analytics for educational content providers.
BlaBlaScribe
A browser-based tool for transcribing interviews and recordings. More than 120 languages, speaker labels and timestamps, translation into 50+ languages, and export to DOCX/TXT/SRT. On the source-protection side: recordings are encrypted, processed on our own servers in the EU (Germany), never sent to third-party AI providers and never used to train AI models, and you can delete files at any time.
Why Bother With AI Transparency?
Inncivio
Learn anything faster with a personalized AI micro-learning platform
Sourcely
AI-powered literature sourcing tool to streamline research for academics
SlidesPilot
Create/convert PowerPoint presentations using AI
The Information: The Best Tools for Sensibly Introducing Kids to AI
Google Machine Learning Crash Course
Free course to learn AI with interactive exercises and video lectures
The Center for Community News Wire
The Center for Community News at the University of Vermont provides a newswire of student publications reporting on community news.
Screen Studio
Screen Studio is a screen recorder tool for Macs
Google Learn Your Way
Learn Your Way transforms content into a dynamic and engaging learning experience tailored for you.
Smallppt
AI-powered tool that helps users generate professional presentations from just a few keywords.
Cleanshot X
An excellent screenshot & screen recording tool for Macs. I love the built-in annotation tool for screenshots and the OCR reader to capture text from a screenshot.
Cult of Pedagogy: Catch Them Learning – A Pathway to Academic Integrity in the Age of AI
Red Line Project AI Policy
Example of an AI policy for student media outlets
Journalist’s Toolbox Ethics/Legal Page
Examples of newsroom AI policies at the top of the page
Wonder Tools newsletter
CUNY professor Jeremy Caplan shares useful tools in this weekly newsletter.
Craft
Text tool that includes visual cards, linking and more. Good for handouts. Free with paid upgrades.
Canva
A good Swiss Army knife tool for students to build various types of graphics. Venngage also works well. Both are free with paid upgrades.
Slido
Build interactive polls and surveys for class.
Kahoot!
Build online quizzes.
Brilliant
A library of interactive lessons in AI, programming, logic, data science, etc. Free for a short period
Harriet Meyer: What AI Tool Should You Use for Your Media Tasks
Claude for Education
AI for higher ed, with a new ‘Learning Mode’ for students
Sidecar.ai
Provides AI education to professionals
IndieGraf
Indiegraf’s Operating System helps local media earn audience trust, drive multiple revenue streams and collaborate with other newsrooms.
Pear Deck
Build slides that the audience can annotate.
Integrating AI in Journalism Education
Resources from Adriana Lacy
AI Educator Tools
A large database of AI tools, ranging from grade school to college educators.
A Framework for Ethical Integration of Geneartive AI in Educational Assessment
From the Journal of University Teaching & Learning Practice
Chronicle
Great tool for building visual presentations. Timelines, basic charts, etc.
University-Wide AI Policies
Policies from several universities on this Padlet.
Nieman Lab 2025 Predictions: Teaching AI
UK Department for Education: Use Cases for Generative AI in Eductation
Practical applications of AI in course building, class exercises.
Ontologies and Learning Experience
Generative AI technologies in education can be best assessed within knowledge-based learning frameworks.
TeachQuill
All-in-one AI platform for teachers that helps with lesson planning, assessments, worksheets, discussion questions, and classroom communication. It offers 60+ education-specific tools designed for K-12 and special education workflows, helping teachers save time on prep and paperwork. The free plan includes daily refreshed credits so educators can create practical, classroom-ready materials faster.
StudyX
Studying platform for students. Flashcards, quizzes and more.
Plus AI
Build presentation slides with AI
Trails
Easily build a step-by-step guide. No copying and pasting screenshots. Just record your process and out comes a beautiful guide.
Decktopus
AI tool for building slideshows
SlidesAI
Text to slides in seconds
Brilliant
A library of quick, interactive lessons in AI, programming, logic, data science, and more. Try it for nothing for 30 days
Case Study: How Two Teachers Use AI Behind the Scenes to Build Lessons and Save Time
Two 6th-grade New York educators share their experience using AI to efficiently design engaging lessons.
Khanmigo
AI teaching assistant from Khan Academy
List of GenAI Syllabus Policies
Scribbr
AI detection specific to academic use.
Cogent
Personal tutor with AI-driven tools for studying
Otter
Desktop and phone app that will record meetings/letures and provide transcription/outline/summary. Free account with paid upgrades. Be careful with privacy (read the policy closely) on the free account.
SpeakApp
Phone app that generates summaries and outlines from meetings, lectures, etc. Paid app with free trial.
Unstuck
Phone app that generates summaries and outlines from meetings, lectures, etc. Paid app with free trial.
OTHER TEACHING TOOLS
Zoomcorder
Zoomcorder.com gives power to people to record Zoom and other video meetings without being at their PC or phone. Simply enter a meeting URL and a recording of the meeting is sent to watch at any convenience time on a phone or PC like a YouTube video.
Grain
Record and transcribe Zoom meetings.
Loom
Screencast in your browser with the Chrome plug-in.
Scribe
This tool automates the creation of how-to guides via a desktop app or Chrome extension. Users follow a process on the web or in tools they use, this app records clicks and keystrokes and turns it into a guide with text and images. Guides can be shared internally or externally, and embedded in web pages or wikis. This tool is helpful for educators who create digital tools guides, and community- and solutions-focused journalists can speed the document creation process to better help their audiences.
Ice Cream Apps: Screen Recorder
10-Plus Tips for Online Teaching
Slides from Oregon’s Damian Radcliffe at AEJMC 20.
Inside Higher Ed: Making Remote Learning Relevant
Milanote
Digital bulletin board tool.
High Fidelity: Online Audio Spaces for Groups and Crowds
Zmurl
Event-hosting site for Zoom. Similar to Eventbrite.
Journalism.co.uk: Journalism Student’s Survival Guide to Online Lectures
Screencastify
Screencast in your browser with the Chrome plug-in.
Lingolette
AI-powered language-teaching tool
Mmhmm
Download and use to record video trainings, etc. Allows you to toggle between recorded and live content.
EasyRemote
Collaborate with your remote team and get better at what you do with a simple, intuitive tool.
Brainshark
Convert Powerpoints into online videos. Free and paid models
FlipSnack
Record your PDF as a slidecast.
Classtime
Good tool for quizzes and in-class feedback.
SPJ Press 4 Education Skills Trainings
Ten short videos on basic journalism skills.
Copyleaks
Want to know if someone has plagiarized your story? Use this AI plagiarism software to find out.
SchoolJournalism.org
News media literacy and journalism lessons.
Hearst Demystifying Media Series
Archive of podcasts and TV interviews about the media. Good for teaching.
15 Bookmark-Worthy Tools for Researching, Writing and Publishing Twtter Thread
Slides Carnival
Create timelines and other templates for Google Slides.
SlidesMania
Create cool Powerpoint templates
Pear Slides
Convert Google Slides presentations into classroom conversations
Noun Project
Add icons to your presentations, sites, etc.
Haystacks
Discover existing Google Docs and slideshows.
7Taps
Tool for building micro-learning lessons. Free for first post and monthly fee after.
EdApp
Micro-learning development tool. Develop short lessons for your students.
Scribe
This tool automates the creation of how-to guides via a desktop app or Chrome extension. Users follow a process on the web or in tools they use, this app records clicks and keystrokes and turns it into a guide with text and images. Guides can be shared internally or externally, and embedded in web pages or wikis. This tool is helpful for educators who create digital tools guides, and community- and solutions-focused journalists can speed the document creation process to better help their audiences.
TrollBusters: Staying Safe Online and Offline (Student Edition)
Textbook you can order online.
Pulitzer Center Lesson Builder: Finding and Analyzing Underreported Stories
Class Central
A search engine for finding online classes.
Journalism + Design: Tools for Teachers
NPR: Teaching Podcasting: A Curriculum Guide for Educators
Pitch
Professionally designed templates in this cool presentation slide-building tool.
Discord
Topic-based channels where you can collaborate, share, and just talk about your day without clogging up a group chat. Good option to Slack.
Craft.do
Good for designing documents and handouts.
EditTeach.org
Resources for journalism instructors at many levels: high school, college, newsroom, etc.
JPROF.com
Resources for college journalism instructors.
Mobile and Social Media Journalism: A Practical Guide
Blogs, tutorials, industry sources, syllabuses and more. Site is tied to a journalism textbook.
Poynter: Reliable Resources for College Media Covering COVID-19
American Archive of Public Broadcasting
A vast, searchable and streamable radio and television archive with programs created by public media stations across the country from the past 70+ years. The AAPB includes local, regional and national news coverage, cultural content and more which can be used to provide context around today’s headlines. Searchable transcripts are available and many items can be embedded online.
Verification Handbook
From Craig Silverman, this guide gives you tools to verify digital content for emergency coverage.
The Slot: The Nine Commandments of Caption Writing
PBS MediaShift: Where to Get Journalism Grants
Great list.
Academic Earth
A collection of free online college courses from the world’s top universities.
Rethinking Schools: Online Geography Test
A good quiz to give young reporters.
Thsrs: The Shorter Thesaurus
A great tool for headline writing. This thesaurus gives you synonyms the same length or shorter than the word you enter. This helps if you’re stuck on a headline and can’t think of a concise word to use on a tight headline count.
AP Style Exercises Online
Developed by Ron Hartung, writing/editing coach at the Tallahassee Democrat.
Poynter: Editor’s Guide to Identifying Plagiarism
No Train, No Gain
A great collection of handouts and contacts for newsroom training.
Pressnet: Journalists, Journalism and Mass Media in Internet
Site editors say it’s for “journalists, mass media, students, teachers and professors of the journalism and the social communication.” Includes a world directory and specialized directory.
Academic Earth
Lectures and teaching resources galore for professors.
SchoolMatters.com
Free access to the largest collection of public education data ever assembled.
ParentAdvocates.org
“Establish a national forum on the design and implementation of education policies that empower all children to achieve their personal bests in school and in life.”
National Center for Education Statistics
A complete electronic catalog and fast facts.
Department of Education: Public Education Data
Covers elementary and secondary schools from U.S.
Academe Today
Chronicle of Higher Education.
National Education Association
Nation’s Report Card
The Department of Education administers NAEP in several subject areas and publishes quantitative results in the participating states.
National Center for Education Stats: School Locator
A great search tool.
Overview of Public School Districts, 2001-02
From the National Center for Education Stats.
Public School Student, Staff and Graduate Counts (2001-02)
College Opportunities Online
Links to more than 9,000 colleges, trade schools and universities in the United States.
Education Week
Electronic version of the magazine. Daily news updates.
National Institute for Early Education Research
FinAid.org: Basics on College Financial Aid
Year Out Group
Offers resources on taking a year off before college.
Taking Off
Offers resources on taking a year off before college.
The National Home Education Research Institute
EduCause
Links to several good stories and education sites.
National Association of Federal Education Program Administrators
Only a bunch of academics could have a title this long. It’s a good site though, with links of interest and a newsletter.
Council for Advancement and Support of Education
SelectSurf Education Links
Links to several great education sites.
GreatSchools.net
Privately run site covers mostly Arizona and California; may expand to other states.
School Wise Press
Compare California schools by using variables such as test scores and demographics.
RecruitingTeachers.org
Offers studies and stats on teacher shortages nationwide.
Association of School Business Officials
National Association of Secondary School Principals
National Association of Elementary School Principals
Generation YES: Youth and Educators Succeeding
Several cool projects, including a youth technology mentorship program.
Council of Chief State School Officers
Council of the Great City Schools
AcademicInfo.net Research Resources
Has links on the 9-11 tragedy and other information.
Special Ed News
Focuses on special education and student/teaching needs.
Learning Exchange
News updates, education links and more.
Nonprofitresearch.org
Awards non-profit and philanthropy grants. Site has a publications, newsletters, research and sources page that could be helpful to journalists.
Mid-Continent Research for Education and Learning
A good links/resource page, state resources and more.
Turnitin.com
A state-by-state breakdown of cybercheating, based on papers tested through Plagiarism.org’s Turnitin.com program.
CollegeSportsScholarships.com
This is an information and resource site for high school athletes who want to apply for college athletic scholarships. Teaches students basic communication skills.
The Youth Free Expression Network (Y-FEN)
An anti-censorship coalition to challenge Internet filters, v-chips, abstinence-only education, etc.
Scholastic Research Tools: Women’s History
Universities.com
Nearly 5,000 listings of colleges, universities.
Five College Archives Digital Access Project
Women In World History Curriculum
Internet Women’s History Sourcebook
Alliance for Catholic Education
Run by Notre Dame, this site offers news, resources, etc.
School Nutrition Association
Many helpful resources, including food safety, legislative action, newsroom, recipes, nutritional facts, studies, etc.
Edutopia.org: George Lucas Educational Foundation
Video library, teacher training, development tools and more.
Teacher Planet
Lesson plans, research, calendar of events and other resources for teachers. Includes some current events and journalism teaching resources.
WorldClock Time Zones
Track your time zone from any other city/zone in the world.
Xmind
Mind-mapping tool.
Audemic
A powerful tool that enables researchers to save time and organise their knowledge. Upload a paper and it will create audio of the paper.
Zotero
A free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, annotate, cite and share research.
Research Rabbit
Just like in Spotify, you can add papers to collections. ResearchRabbit learns what you love and improves its recommendations.
CiteAs
Get the correct citation for diverse research products, from software and datasets to preprints and articles. As easy as pasting in a URL.
Dimensions.ai
Analyze research-related data.
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