Aila vs GradeAid

Aila is Oak’s free web-based AI lesson assistant for teachers. It creates editable, downloadable lesson packages containing one lesson plan, one slide deck, two quizzes, and one worksheet. Teachers can also request glossaries, tasks, and quizzes for Oak lessons or their own material. Lessons can be adapted by changing content, reading age, geographical context, tasks, and activities. Aila uses retrieval-augmented generation from Oak content written by teachers and checked by subject experts, with emphasis on the English national curriculum. Its FAQ says the system is built to use ChatGPT-4 while Oak evaluates other models. Usage is subject to request limits for lessons and resources, and fair-use limits may apply. Aila is in beta and under active development, so Oak advises checking generated material. It does not currently make images or diagrams, and results are weaker in some subjects, particularly STEM and modern foreign languages. Use requires a laptop or computer with internet access; mobile use is unsupported.

GradeAid helps teachers prepare lessons and teaching materials linked to national curriculum standards. Its planner drafts editable lesson plans with learning objectives, timed activities and curriculum links. Teachers can also create presentations, printable worksheets, auto-graded quizzes and real-life project activities, with resources themed to students’ interests. The site lists standards for Denmark, the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, Romania and Spain. Teachers can assign materials as homework; pupils use a separate application to view and complete assigned work. The privacy policy says pupils do not have a chatbot, AI tutor or content-generation feature. GradeAid says it removes personal identifiers before sending educational content to AI providers and does not use uploaded materials or pupil work to train AI models. The web service has a free plan at free, with five resources a week. Pro is $8.99 a month and Max is $14.99 a month. Schools can request a tailored quote and book a free trial.