AI and Digital Resources Board by CAROLYN

Teachermatic

clawson121 — 2025-03-21 11:26:07 UTC

Use the generators to create resources. You can even upload your PowerPoint presentation and ask it to create a worksheet from the lesson content.

Try the following generators

Worksheet

True or False

Very Short Answers

Classroom Questions
Case Study Generator
Glossary
Assignment
Plenary session activities

Immersive reader in Microsoft Apps

clawson121 — 2025-03-21 11:27:27 UTC

Immersive Reader is a free tool integrated into various Microsoft apps like Word, OneNote, Outlook, Teams, Forms, Minecraft Education, and the Edge browser. It helps improve reading and writing for people of all abilities by offering features such as:

Read Aloud: Reads text aloud to help with comprehension.
Text Preferences: Allows customization of text size, spacing, and background color.
Grammar Options: Highlights parts of speech and breaks words into syllables.
Translation: Translates text into over 100 languages, with over 40 languages available for read-aloud.
Picture Dictionary: Provides visual aids for better understanding.

Useful for

Enhancing Reading Comprehension: Teachers can use Immersive Reader to help students understand complex texts by reading them aloud and highlighting key points.
Supporting Diverse Learning Needs: It offers text decoding solutions for students with dyslexia and other learning needs, ensuring all students can access grade-level texts.
Language Learning: Immersive Reader's translation feature is great for English language learners, helping them understand and learn new vocabulary.
Creating Inclusive Classrooms: By customizing text preferences and using grammar options, teachers can tailor reading experiences to individual student needs, promoting inclusivity.

Blended Learning Consortium

clawson121 — 2025-03-25 10:24:58 UTC

The Blended Learning Consortium has some free sample lessons that you can access and share with your learners. It's great for homework, learning outside the classroom and supporting learners that have missed class and need to catch up.

Copilot

clawson121 — 2025-03-25 11:25:12 UTC

Copilot is a chatbot and Microsoft application that can support answer questions, make suggestions and summarise information.

If you are using Microsoft Edge as your browser, you can click on the copilot logo in the top right hand corner and give it some prompts to produce content related to the page you are on.

Using Prompts with AI

clawson121 — 2025-03-25 11:28:15 UTC

To get the most out of a chatbot like copilot, use prompts to generate content. The better the prompt, the more accurate and useful the content generated will be.

Gamma

clawson121 — 2025-03-25 12:06:44 UTC

Gamma helps you to create presentations, documents and social media posts. You can upload lesson content and ask for improvements or create a resources from scratch.

Question Well

clawson121 — 2025-03-25 14:10:44 UTC

Question Well can creates reading and comprehension multiple choice questions, vocabulary lists, discussion topics. You can also use other AI generator tools to create reading passages, assessment rubric and much more.

Quizizz

clawson121 — 2025-03-25 14:19:46 UTC

Create an interactive quiz online, you could use the AI feature to create a quiz with prompts and your lesson content. You can even upload your lesson presentation or document to turn into a quiz.

Canva

clawson121 — 2025-03-26 15:33:40 UTC

Canva has a wide range of features to support you in creating resources. You can also search lesson topics and find resources that other creators have shared for you to download. Canva also has AI features that will create content and images based on the prompts you provide it.

PowerPoint-Subtitles Feature

clawson121 — 2025-03-26 15:49:21 UTC

You can have subtitles appear on screen when you deliver a PowerPoint. This can support learners with hearing difficulties and also to embed English reading skills.

Contrast Checker

clawson121 — 2025-06-10 20:13:21 UTC

Colour contrast is crucial in teaching resources because it ensures that text and visuals are clear, readable, and accessible to all learners, including those with visual impairments or colour vision deficiencies. High contrast between text and background helps prevent strain and difficulty in distinguishing information. You can check if the colours you're using in your resources are high in contrast by checking the colour codes using the weblink. You should aim for a colour contrast of at least 4.5:1.

Images & Alternative Text

clawson121 — 2025-06-10 20:27:45 UTC

Learners can use the immersive reader to describe images if you apply captions to digital resources. This can be added on any Microsoft document.

Provide alt text for all images

Use simple visuals with high contrast

Ensure charts and graphs have text descriptions

Use the following website for additional tips https://webaim.org/techniques/alttext/

clawson121 — 2025-06-10 20:31:16 UTC

Type faces and fonts can make a big difference to the your resources. Use the following tips to make sure the text is clear.

Use sans-serif fonts (e.g., Arial, Verdana, Calibri) for clarity

✅ Set font size to 12–14pt for body text, 16pt+ for headings

✅ Use bold instead of colour alone for emphasis

✅ Left-align text for better readability

✅ Include bullet points and numbered lists for clarity

❌ Avoid excessive use of italics or underlining

❌ Avoid decorative, script, or condensed fonts

https://webaim.org/techniques/fonts/