Transform Classroom Reading with AI-Powered Diffit

What is Diffit?
Diffit is an AI-powered tool that helps teachers do the impossible: create differentiated reading materials in the time it takes to say, “Why is the copier jammed again?” With Diffit, you can generate reading passages at multiple grade levels, comprehension questions, vocabulary supports, and more, all from a topic, link, or document.

It’s like that super-organized teacher down the hall who always has color-coded lesson plans, only it’s available 24/7 and doesn’t make you feel bad for forgetting it was spirit week.

How Diffit Works (aka, Sorcery in Action)
Here’s what you do:

1. Go to www.diffit.me
   
2. Enter a topic (“the water cycle”), paste a URL (that New York Times article you were not going to rewrite by hand), or upload a document.
   
3. Choose your desired grade level.
   
4. Sit back and let Diffit generate:
   
   • A leveled reading passage
     
   • A vocabulary list with definitions
     
   • Comprehension questions (both multiple choice and open-ended)
     
   • Extension activities
     

Then, you can export everything to Google Docs, Slides, or assign directly in Google Classroom. No more toggling between a million tabs or Googling “Civil War article for 5th grade reading level but still interesting and not babyish.”

Ways to Use It Without Losing Your Sanity

📘 For Multilingual Learners
Use the translation feature to support students who are still learning English, and your patience. Diffit helps make content more accessible without dumbing it down.

👥 Small Groups, Big Wins
Give each group the same topic at their reading level. Everyone gets the content, and nobody feels left out, or worse, like they’re stuck with the “baby version.”

📰 Current Events for Everyone
Paste in that article on climate change and let Diffit level it. Now your science and social studies lessons don’t have to be an all-night rewrite party.

📊 Prepping for IEP Meetings
Show how you’re modifying texts for reading goals, without needing to become a full-time editor.

Why Teachers Love It

• Time-Saver: One teacher said, “It’s like I hired a reading interventionist… who lives in my browser.”
  
• Customizable: You can edit any of the generated materials. It gives you a solid starting point, and then you can sprinkle your teacher magic.
  
• Google-Friendly: Seamless export to Docs, Slides, and Classroom. AKA, one less tech headache.
  

Bonus: You don’t need a Ph.D. in “Figuring Out Another EdTech Platform.” Diffit is clean, intuitive, and doesn’t bombard you with pop-ups, hidden paywalls, or requests to “subscribe for premium unicorn sparkle mode.”

🔍 AI Behind the Tool
Here’s the geeky-cool part:

🧠 How it Works
Diffit uses large language models (think ChatGPT-style AI) to analyze your input and then rewrite or summarize the content based on grade-level readability standards. It adjusts sentence complexity, vocabulary, and structure to match student needs. It also generates age-appropriate questions and vocabulary supports.

📊 What Data It Uses
When you paste in a URL or upload a doc, Diffit processes it to extract the content and then adapts it. For topic-based prompts, it draws from general knowledge (think: a blend of open-source info and AI-trained language models).

⚠️ Ethical Considerations
Diffit is built with K–12 classrooms in mind—it’s COPPA and FERPA compliant. Still, as with any AI tool, it’s important to review the output. AI doesn’t always get nuance right (like the time it told me sloths were great marathon runners. OK, not really, but you get the point).

💡 Teacher Tip
Want to stretch your students’ thinking? Have them compare two versions of the same passage, one at their level, and one a grade or two above. They can identify differences in vocabulary, sentence structure, and tone. It turns reading into a mini critical thinking exercise (and yes, it still counts as standards-based learning).

Also: never underestimate the power of giving students choice in how they engage with content. Diffit makes that doable without you pulling an all-nighter.

Final Thoughts
Diffit doesn’t replace your expertise, it amplifies it. In a world where every student needs something a little different (and your contract says you’re only one human), Diffit steps in like a dependable co-teacher who doesn’t need a planning period or a coffee break.

If you’re juggling reading levels, trying to stay equitable, and still want to sneak out of school before 6 p.m., Diffit might just be your new secret weapon.