In today’s post, I am sharing this handy collection featuring some of the best AI text generators that are especially ideal for schools. You can use these tools to help you with various instructional tasks, from creating lesson plans to brainstorming and writing emails. However, as I repeatedly recommend, you should always edit everything that AI generates for you. Editing allows you to add your voice and customize generated content to your own teaching needs.
Best AI Text Generators for School
Here is our top picks for AI writing tools for schools:
1. ChatGPT
ChatGPT is definitely one of the best AI chatbot out there. ChatGPT offers both a free and premium versions with the latter offering more sophisticated options and features. Most of our students are already familiar with this platform and, let’s face it, ChatGPT has become a household AI tool even for us teachers and educators.
ChatGPT offers a wide variety of features including: improved human-like text generation, analytical and visual tools, the ability to upload documents and extract key insights and information from them, audio typing, and many more.
Recently, ChatGPT also introduced ChatGT Search which is an AI-powered search engine allowing you to search the web right from ChatGPT’s interface. I have been experimenting with this new feature and I already see a huge educational potential in it.
2. Claude
Claude is another powerful AI text generator for schools. I personally find Claude to be especially helpful for research and academic tasks. Claude is great for summarizing papers, generating precise abstracts, and assisting with critical analysis. It has a larger context window than ChatGPT which allows you to build extensive conversations with the bot.
Claude offers various versions including Claude 1, Claude 2, and Claude 3, with Claude 3 being the most advanced. As for its pricing, the free Claude version provides access to one of the latest models with limited usage. Premium versions include Claude Pro, Claude Team, and Claude Enterprise.
See also: ChatGPT Vs Claude: Which AI Model Is Best for Teachers?
3. Gemini
Gemini is Google’s flagship AI chatbot that allows you to tap into powerful AI features including text summarization, data analysis, image generation, and translation. Gemini can even process audio, for example, it can transcribe speech, analyze audio content, or assist with tasks like generating captions or summaries for audio files.
And more importantly, Gemini is seamlessly integrated into Google’s ecosystem thus enhancing tools like Gmail, Docs, and web Search. Like other AI chatbots, Gemini has developed through different versions, each bringing significant advancements in performance and capabilities.
Starting with Gemini 1.0, which introduced core multimodal features for processing text, images, and audio, it evolved to Gemini 1.5 which offers improved efficiency and reasoning abilities. The latest version, Gemini 2.0, takes it even further, enabling advanced AI tasks like autonomous planning, enhanced image and audio generation, and deeper integrations within Google’s ecosystem.
Google’s Gemini AI offers a range of pricing options starting with the free tier which provides access to Gemini’s capabilities with certain limitations to Google One AI Premium Plan.
Related: Top AI Lesson Plan Tools for Teachers
4. Copilot
Copilot is Microsoft’s AI-powered chatbot assistant that you can use with students to boost productivity and streamline workflows. Copilot offers some really powerful features like drafting, summarizing, and answering questions. These features will save you valuable time to focus on what matters most: engaging with your students, fostering creativity, and enhancing the learning experience.
As for web search, Copilot enhances your browsing experience by integrating AI-powered assistance directly into Microsoft Edge. It can help you summarize web pages, answer questions based on search results, and generate insights quickly. As for its pricing, Copilot offers both a free version with some limitations and a premium version for more sophisticated features.
5. WriteSonic
WriteSonic is an AI writing assistant that offers some really good features. I have been tinkering with it for some time now and I like it so far. WriteSonic includes a ChaptGPT-like chatbot that can interact with your textual prompts and offer responses.
Other features provided by WriteSonic include over 100 AI templates, support for 25 languages, AI article writer, a Sonic Editor (similar to Google Docs), a paraphrasing tool to instantly paraphrase text, text expander to lengthen your content, Article Summarizer to quickly summarize your articles, Product Description, and more.
Pricing: Offers a period of free trail then you can upgrade to Long Form.
6. Rytr
Rytr is another powerful AI writing assistant that allows you to generate content in a few seconds. Some of the features it provides include numerous ready-made templates to cover all your writing needs, over 20 tones of voice to style your writing (with the ability to create personalized tones for various scenarios), an integrated plagiarism checker, the ability to reword or shorten long text with a single click, an integrated grammar checker and text improver, AI paragraph generator, supports over 40 languages, and more.
7. Perplexity AI
Perplexity AI is another excellent AI writing assistant to use in your instruction. It offers more or less similar features like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Copilot. Perplexity is known for its ability to provide cited responses thus backing the information it generates by sources. Perplexity AI also allows for in-depth document analysis and advanced AI search, making it particularly useful for academic research and helping students access trustworthy information quickly.
Related: Top AI Text to Speech Tools
Final thoughts
The AI writing tools I featured above are some of the best options to use in school. I selected them based on their utility, ease of use, powerful features they provide us in education, and their popularity among users. Go ahead experiment with these AI tools and see which one works best for your teaching context.
