How we compare, the honest way.
Most AI lesson tools are capable — but they're built for US classrooms. If you teach the Australian Curriculum, the things that save you time on a Sunday night — verified answers, A–E marking guides, print-ready A4 — are built in here. Where other tools lead, we say so.
| Capability | Learning Resource Portal | Other AI tools |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Curriculum alignment | Native ACARA AC9 v9.0, Foundation–Year 6, across the major learning areas | Usually US standards (Common Core, NGSS, TEKS) and US grade levels |
| A–E marking guides | QCAA Guide-to-Making-Judgements style, generated with the task and checked for distinct levels | Points-based quizzes; no standards-referenced A–E judgement |
| Answer keys, checked | Every answer key included; arithmetic is independently re-solved before it saves | Often no built-in answer key |
| Maths & science diagrams | Built-in visuals — fraction bars, number lines, arrays, place-value, force diagrams, timelines and more | Rarely any structured diagrams; rely on inserted AI images |
| Illustrations | Colour illustrations included on every plan | AI images often limited to a paid plan |
| Print quality | Designed, photocopier-friendly A4 PDFs | Plain exported documents |
| Plain-language input | Describe it like you'd say it; it infers year, descriptors and settings | Topic + learning-objective fields |
| Built on learning science | Explicit instruction, retrieval & spacing, worked examples — and the output is verified, not just prompted | Some publish a research reference list |
| In-app editing | Inline editing + chat refine today; richer block editing on the way | Some offer a full block-style document editor |
| Breadth of templates | 10 deep, print-ready resource types; targeted new formats coming | Often a large catalogue of narrow generators |
| Price | $9.95 AUD/mo · 14-day free trial, no card | Comparable monthly price, usually billed in USD |
| Made for Australia | Australian-built, Australian classroom contexts, no student PII required | Typically US-built and US-focused |