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Before school this morning I wrote The [Few] AI Tools That I Use Regularly & How I Use Them.

This morning, I discovered another useful tool that I will begin to use regularly.

I began having my monthly individual meetings with my ELL Newcomers today.  One student commented to me she was having difficulty remembering the words we studied each week.  Among other things, I mentioned the idea of flashcards.  She jumped at that idea, so next week we’ll take a few minutes to have students create bilingual cards about the words of the week (one side in Engish, the other side in their home language).

During the conversation, I remembered that Quizizz had recently added the feature of being able to use AI create flashcards.  They don’t have the ability to include images (at least not yet), but I decided to give it a try.

Since the words each week are thematically-based, I was able to type in “Holiday vocabulary ESL Engish/Spanish bilingual,” click “20” for number of words, and Quizizz delivered! It wasn’t quite the same words of the week we are studying, but it was close enough. I typed the same thing, except changing “English/Spanich” to “Engish/Farsi” and it did the same thing. I was able to post it to Google Classroom and have students try it out, and it went over quite well.

It won’t substitute for the handwritten ones, but it’s nice supplement.

I quickly did the same for all the previous themes we did. Creating all of them took about ten minutes. Now, not only can students practice them at home, but they are great resources for new students who come during the year.

It will even be better when Quizizz can add images to the cards.

ADDENDUM: Note that before you publish the cards, you’re given the option of switching front and back (I want students to see the word first in their home language).   You’re also given the option to add accomodations, and I add “Read Aloud” so students can hear the words being pronounced.