AI Tool: Curipod
As a huge fan of Pear Deck and its knack for getting students actively involved, I was eager to try Curipod. Like Pear Deck, Curipod turns students from passive listeners into active participants with interactive polls, quizzes, and more – but with a few unique twists. Curipod not only simplifies lesson creation but also enhances engagement with a game-changing AI-powered feedback feature and built-in voting capabilities that let students shape the lesson as they go.
What Makes Curipod a Teacher’s New Best Friend?
Curipod isn’t just another slide tool; it’s an interactive learning hub. Like Pear Deck, it allows you to embed quizzes, polls, and other activities that make learning a two-way street. Students can vote on questions they’d like to explore or participate in polls throughout the lesson. This real-time input means lessons can adapt based on student interests, making them feel seen and heard. And Curipod’s AI-powered “magic” slide generator makes setup quick and easy – just type in a topic, and it builds slides with questions, prompts, and activities tailored to your lesson.
AI Feedback and Real-Time Voting: Engaging and Empowering Students
Curipod’s AI Feedback offers students instant suggestions on their responses, enhancing classroom interactions and improving comprehension. Here’s how AI feedback and voting features make learning more impactful:
- Example 1: Writing Feedback
Let’s say students are writing responses about a novel. Curipod’s AI Feedback can offer advice on clarity and content, helping students refine their thoughts right away. This lets students polish their answers and gain confidence before sharing with the class. You can customize the article such as the one called Defend the Suspect where you select a city and AI builds the case. - Example 2: Voting on Science Topics
Imagine you’re starting a new unit on ecosystems, and students can vote on which aspect they’re most curious about – maybe food chains or water cycles. Voting empowers students to steer the lesson in ways that interest them, leading to deeper engagement and discussion.
Curipod’s voting capabilities are also perfect for Think-Pair-Share activities. With instant feedback on initial responses, students can refine their thoughts before sharing them in pairs or small groups, making for richer, more confident discussions. And if students didn’t quite grasp a concept, you can repeat the activity, letting them apply feedback and improve, turning each poll and answer session into a learning opportunity.
Bringing Curipod to Life in the Classroom
Here’s how Curipod’s features bring lessons to life:
- Start with Icebreakers and Polls: Use quick polls to gauge interest or get students talking, setting a collaborative tone.
- On-the-Spot Assessments: Curipod’s quizzes and polls let you check comprehension instantly, helping you tailor lessons in real time.
- Peer Discussions Enhanced by Voting and AI Feedback: Students can vote on discussion topics, allowing them to lead the conversation and learn from each other.
- Exit Tickets and Reflection: Use AI feedback to guide students in their responses, helping them refine thoughts and leave with a clear sense of what they’ve learned.
Why Curipod? A Fresh Spin in the EdTech World
Curipod merges the best of Pear Deck-style interaction with a unique AI feedback feature and real-time voting. For teachers, it means efficient lesson prep; for students, it means an engaging, interactive, and customizable learning experience.
Curipod’s AI and voting capabilities make each lesson dynamic, responsive, and tailored to student needs. It’s easy to use, a great fit for any classroom, and a fantastic way to keep students excited and involved. Give Curipod a try, and see how it transforms your classroom with every poll, vote, and answer!
Curipod offers two main pricing plans:
- Basic Plan: Free, with access to standard features like interactive slides but without premium content, student insights, or expanded support.
- School & District Plan: $3,999 per school annually, which includes premium content (like test prep and ESL materials), student insights, unlimited lesson translations, priority support, and data privacy agreements. Schools with fewer than 200 students can request custom pricing.
For more details, visit Curipod’s pricing page.