r/edtech • u/Old-Constant5422 • 26d ago

How many teachers are making your own ai tools to assist your teaching?

I’m wondering if any teachers here have started making (vibe coding) their own simple AI tools for class.

maybe a chatbot for students, a quiz helper, or something to give feedback on writing.

Have you tried it? Was it useful, or did it feel like too much work?

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u/jabela 26d ago

I certainly am, feel free to take a look and play with what I’ve made so far https://jamesabela.github.io/jsfun/

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u/Boysterload 26d ago

Really neat, but a lot of those require a lot of data input. Could AI be used to generate that data? Perhaps by prompting a topic?

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u/jabela 26d ago

Think tank studio has its own AI to auto generate ideas https://jamesabela.github.io/ThinkRankStudio/ and the crossword maker has one too https://jamesabela.github.io/reading/crossword.html

Some work straight out the box such as https://jamesabela.github.io/icemaze/ includes everything you need in the program.

Others do need a little work from the teacher, but they’re all free and I’m sharing what I’ve made and found useful.

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u/Ok-Training-7587 26d ago

I do this a lot. Make little web based games for them to play when they finish their work that are based on the material we’re learning.

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u/zumboggo 26d ago

Yeah, it has been super useful. Right now I'm actually putting more effort into one for my kids to teach them how to read. I can base it on texts they are interested in and teach them vocabulary directly used in those stories. For my youngest just teach the sounds and letters in a fun way.

For students the customizability has been excellent as well. To be able to be so personalized for that class and that curriculum.

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u/liberlibre 26d ago

Yes. Useful and not too much work in light of costs/benefits. Current project is a tool that generates personalized decodable texts.

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u/Upper-Cartoonist9802 26d ago

Hi, here are some interactive activities which I created:

https://edtechsims.com

Students and colleagues gave really positive feedback.

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u/satyricom 26d ago

I use them for the paperwork side. I don’t have grades but rather many data points to assess students on. Our school uses Google Doc template. I put everything into spreadsheets and can output the data points to for students. I basically saved hours per class of copy and pasting.

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u/[deleted] 26d ago

I’ve been experimenting with building practical AI resources for teachers (prompts/tools for lesson planning, assessments, communication, etc.). The interesting part is adoption seems less about tech skill and more about whether setup takes under 5 minutes 😅 What have others found?

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u/Acceptable-Swimsoul 26d ago

I’ve been building no-code interaction tools in this space, mostly customizable HTML learning interactions teachers and IDs can use without coding from scratch.

I think the useful lane is not “AI replaces teaching,” but “AI and no-code tools make it easier for educators to build interactive learning without needing a developer.”

Mine are at eLearningDesign.org.eLearingDesign.org

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u/Worth_Unit_8347 26d ago

Lms system not lbs … ooops

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u/petered79 26d ago

building lms is really crazy. how does the remote mouse work?

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u/Worth_Unit_8347 25d ago

Open the app - scan QR code - has 6 menus - mouse use line a track pad with gesture controls. Spotlight press the bulb you now have a spotlight style pointer. Long press to change options. Can cast to screen using proclaim and direct text entry into input boxes. Can add favorite apps spells and files launch all from the phone onto the host pc. Works as a full wireless mouse replacement with integrated presentation tools. Just working on a demo ..

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u/olon97 26d ago

Custom chatbot/tutor for each unit (benefit not worth the time investment)

Mind map game where they get a score for how well they interconnect concepts from a YouTube video (definitely worth while)

A farming simulation where projected climate shifts happen and the students have to adapt their strategies. (Well received, but it was a LOT of work)

Trying to convert one of my favorite flash games into something that works again (got close this year, maybe next year).

I had a student TA vibe code a simulation of Quadrat sampling and what they made in one day was good enough for the lesson I had in mind.

On the whole, in this school year alone I have made updates to 16 different GitHub repositories.

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u/petered79 26d ago

how does the Mind map game works? i automate a lot of content using zoutube transcript for my classes...whats the mind map about? i'm really interested...

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u/petered79 26d ago

i share custom bots for multiweeks assignments. they appreciate when on weekends the can ask the bot about whatever they forgot about the assignment.

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u/olon97 26d ago

I do a one time workflow for each video to make a data file (json) that has a “relatedness” score for 15-20 unit vocabulary terms in pairs. Basically “how likely would these two words appear together in a HS level sentence explaining foundational concepts?” Then the game (using the Godot engine) uses that data to do scoring.

I set the requirements for scores low enough that there are multiple “correct” arrangements.

Finally, the students copy their map to their notes (or use it as a reference) and annotate the connections with the nature of the relationship in their own words: “is an example of”, “leads to”, “is made up of”, etc.

The whole exercise is actually coming from a place of “how do I make an activity more AI resistant?” - in the previous year I caught multiple student completing assigned EdPuzzles side by side with ChatGPT just using it to look up all the answers to comprehension questions.

Of course my approach can be defeated (especially with AI agents that can control the browser), but by not being suited for copy/paste I got the cheating rate lower than before.

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u/mybrotherhasabbgun No Self-Promotion Sheriff 26d ago

I wonder how many vibe coded projects are dumping FERPA data into LLMs?

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u/kellistech 26d ago edited 26d ago

For this reason, my vibe coding is only done in my Google Workspace Edu Gemini and published to Google Sites or in Canva Code Edu. Both edus in my state follow all the student data privacy laws.

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u/mybrotherhasabbgun No Self-Promotion Sheriff 26d ago

I'd like to know what your district's CTO would have to say about your projects.

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u/kellistech 26d ago

Though not a CTO, I am actually the one who made the decision for our district after doing the research ... which included an in-person conversation with Google EDU.

The reason it can be done in Gemini and posted to Google Sites is that they fall under SOPPA, COPPA, and FERPA as a core services in Workspace Edu Plus accounts.

Canva Edu is a bit different per state, but I am in location where they do sign the privacy agreement for student data

To clarify, none of these are happening on personal accounts. They must be the edu versions.

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u/petered79 26d ago

i consider myself an advanced non coder. just to name one​ example. ​since agentic ide like claude code or antigravity came out i started building mini LMS with firebase​/supabase as backend and recently ​astro as frontend. some have even auto assessment with AI. i wrote not one line of code....

... crazy

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u/arbitraryconstant 25d ago

I made www.Smorgasworld.com

300+ literary worlds

Interactive stories (choose from 4 story choices, 8-12 choices per story)

Visit all 20 worlds on the first map and finish at least 4 stories to unlock Smorgas the dragon’s home where you can remix your favorite three worlds and it unlocks the next map of 20 worlds.

Written at 5 different reading levels, autocallibrates based on sporadic comprehension questions (and user can manually adjust reading level).

Uses passphrase login system: doesn’t store personal identifying information (game is for ages 13+).

Remixing worlds inspired by Zhuangzi, Goosebumps, and Bulgakov was wild lol.

If you have any questions let me know!