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Tool Directory

Find the right AI tool for your needs. Our directory is curated by educators, organized by use case, and regularly updated with honest assessments.

This directory is curated, not exhaustive. Inclusion is not endorsement. Tools change rapidly — verify current features and pricing before adoption.

36 tools
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ChatGPT

General LLM Freemium K-12Higher EdCorporate L&D
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OpenAI's general-purpose conversational assistant. Widely used across education for drafting, brainstorming, explanation, and code help.

Claude

General LLM Freemium Higher EdCorporate L&D
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Anthropic's conversational assistant, known for long-context reading and careful, structured writing.

Google Gemini

General LLM Freemium K-12Higher EdCorporate L&D
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Google's multimodal assistant, integrated with the broader Google ecosystem and available inside Workspace for Education.

Microsoft Copilot

General LLM Freemium K-12Higher EdCorporate L&D
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Microsoft's assistant, surfaced across Bing, Edge, Windows, and Microsoft 365 apps.

Perplexity

Research Freemium Higher EdCorporate L&D
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Answer engine that combines LLM responses with live web search and visible source citations.

Le Chat (Mistral)

General LLM Freemium Higher EdCorporate L&D
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Conversational interface from Mistral AI, a European LLM provider with open-weight and hosted options.

NotebookLM

Research Freemium Higher EdK-12
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Google's source-grounded notebook assistant. You upload documents and it answers questions, summarizes, and generates study materials grounded in those sources.

Grammarly

Writing & feedback Freemium Higher EdCorporate L&DLanguage learning
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Writing assistant for grammar, clarity, tone, and (in newer versions) generative drafting.

Quill

Writing & feedback Freemium K-12
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Nonprofit literacy platform offering sentence-level grammar and writing practice with automated feedback.

ProWritingAid

Writing & feedback Freemium Higher EdCorporate L&D
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Style and grammar checker aimed at long-form writers, with detailed reports on structure, pacing, and word choice.

Writefull

Writing & feedback Freemium Higher Ed
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Academic writing assistant trained on published research, with integrations for Overleaf and Word.

Khanmigo

Tutoring Freemium K-12Higher Ed
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Khan Academy's AI tutor and teaching assistant, designed to coach rather than directly answer.

MagicSchool

Lesson planning Freemium K-12
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Teacher-focused suite with dozens of task-specific tools — lesson plans, rubrics, IEP supports, parent communications, and more.

Eduaide.Ai

Lesson planning Freemium K-12Higher Ed
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Teacher-facing assistant for generating resources, activities, assessments, and feedback.

Curipod

Lesson planning Freemium K-12
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AI-assisted interactive lesson builder, generating slide-based activities with polls, word clouds, and open-ended responses.

Diffit

Lesson planning Freemium K-12Language learningSpecial Ed
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Generates leveled reading materials, vocabulary, and questions from a topic, text, or URL.

Brisk Teaching

Lesson planning Freemium K-12
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Chrome extension that adds AI tools — feedback, leveling, rubrics, AI-detection signals — on top of Google Docs and other web pages.

Gradescope

Assessment Institutional Higher EdK-12
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Assessment platform (Turnitin-owned) for grading handwritten, code, and structured assignments, with AI-assisted grouping of similar answers.

Turnitin

Assessment Institutional Higher EdK-12
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Originality and integrity platform widely deployed in higher ed, including an AI-writing indicator.

Elicit

Research Freemium Higher Ed
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AI research assistant for academic literature — finds relevant papers, extracts claims, and summarizes findings across a set of studies.

Consensus

Research Freemium Higher Ed
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Search engine that surfaces findings from peer-reviewed research with quick-read summaries.

Connected Papers

Research Freemium Higher Ed
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Visualizes papers related to a seed paper through a similarity graph, useful for mapping a field.

Semantic Scholar

Research Free Higher Ed
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Free academic search engine from the Allen Institute for AI, with TLDR summaries and citation context.

Scite

Research Paid Higher Ed
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Citation tool that classifies how subsequent papers cite a given study — supporting, contrasting, or mentioning.

Otter.ai

Accessibility Freemium Higher EdCorporate L&D
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Live transcription and meeting notes service, with summaries and searchable archives.

Microsoft Immersive Reader

Accessibility Free K-12Special EdLanguage learning
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Reading accessibility tool built into Microsoft products with read-aloud, syllable splitting, picture dictionary, and translation.

Speechify

Accessibility Freemium Higher EdSpecial Ed
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Text-to-speech app that reads documents, articles, and PDFs with adjustable voices and speeds.

Google Classroom

Classroom mgmt Institutional K-12Higher Ed
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Google's LMS for assignments, materials, and feedback, with AI features arriving via Gemini integration in Workspace for Education.

Canvas LMS

Classroom mgmt Institutional Higher EdK-12
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Instructure's learning management system, used widely in higher education, with an evolving set of AI features and partner integrations.

Schoology Learning

Classroom mgmt Institutional K-12
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K-12 LMS (part of PowerSchool) used by districts for courses, assessments, and parent communication.

Canva (Magic features)

Lesson planning Freemium K-12Higher EdCorporate L&D
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Design platform with a growing set of AI generation, editing, and writing features, plus a free education tier for verified teachers.

Notion AI

Admin & productivity Paid Higher EdCorporate L&D
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AI features embedded inside Notion workspaces — summarization, drafting, Q&A across your pages.

Coda AI

Admin & productivity Paid Higher EdCorporate L&D
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AI features inside Coda docs and tables — drafting, automating, and querying structured data in plain language.

Duolingo

Tutoring Freemium Language learningK-12
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Consumer language-learning app with AI-powered features in its premium tiers for conversation practice and explanations.

Langotalk

Tutoring Freemium Language learning
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AI conversation partners for language practice, with role-play scenarios and corrections.

GitHub Copilot

Tutoring Freemium Higher EdCorporate L&D
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AI pair programmer integrated into editors, with a free tier for verified students and educators.

Dr. Saya Nakamura-Ellis
Dr. Saya Nakamura-EllisThe Classicist

Tool selection should be evidence-informed. Look for tools with published efficacy studies, not just marketing claims.

Prof. Marcus Okonkwo-Brandt
Prof. Marcus Okonkwo-BrandtThe Experientialist

Check every tool's data practices before recommending it. The most popular tool isn't always the most ethical choice.

Zara Chen-Rodriguez
Zara Chen-RodriguezThe Futurist

Don't get overwhelmed by the number of tools. Pick one or two that solve your biggest pain point and master them before exploring more.

Carlos Miranda Levy
Carlos Miranda LevyThe Curator

The tool landscape will keep expanding — what matters is developing the judgment to evaluate, select, and integrate the right tools for your context. That meta-skill outlasts any individual product.

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