Tracey Rowley

I think this is year 6 or 7 being a part of this incredible community. #MIEExpert #EducatorsInTech #AIinEducation

@jessxbo I am beyond heartbroken about this! They are taking away student's creativity and voices, they are taking away the incredible opportunities with the Flip partners! We use Canvas as our LMS, we don't use Teams, so we are losing Flip all together. 💔#flipgridfever

The end of an era. 💔 Flipgrid was a movement, a family… and while those things can still be true, my heart hurts. Love you all more than I can fit in 240 characters or 4 photos… thanks for letting me be a part of something so special. 💚🥹 #flipgridfever

@jmattmiller I am heartbroken! I notice they say "some" of the core features. What are the cutting? I bet we lose the virtual fieldtrips! What a sad day for education.

If you haven't heard, Microsoft Flip as we know it is being retired. So many emotions. Sad. Grateful. Disappointed. Thankful. I've seen EdTech tools and companies come and go for the last 12+ years. Flipgrid was different. (Yes, in the end it was called Microsoft Flip, but to many of us, it'll always be Flipgrid.) The product was unique ... But the community was INCREDIBLE. Educators rallied around Flipgrid not for the product but for the mission: empower student voice. Or, as Flipgrid cofounder @design2research said, bringing the back row of the class to the front row. I made lifelong friends because of Flipgrid. The tool was incredible. (I could say "is" because "still in Microsoft Teams" and all, but that'll disqualify lots of us ... and today's Microsoft Flip is NOT the best version of itself.) Flipgrid did elegantly what other tools tried to do -- and just didn't do as well. (And I'm on team @HollyClarkEdu -- don't come at me with "x tool can record video." Nothing else does what it did in the way it did.) I'm grateful and thankful for the people that made Flipgrid special ... ... but mostly I'm just disappointed. If you stay around for a while, you see this happen. A product that was someone's passion / pride and joy ... gets acquired by a company that doesn't care as much. And something special gets lost from the world. Students and teachers lose in this decision. All in the attempt to make Microsoft profitable and efficient. My heartfelt thanks to those that made Flipgrid special, including @Taralson, @Savvy_Educator, @jessxbo, @GridPalGeorge, @FelyTeachnology, @annkozma723, @MrCoachK15 and so many more. I'll try to find new tools. (Please don't recommend any here. Not ready for that yet.) But for right now, I just need to settle my emotions and say ... To my #FlipgridFam ... Thank you 💚

@kcalderw I 100% agree! Taking down Skype in the Classroom killed the virtual, global connections like Mystery Skype& guest speakers. Now they are cutting off Flip. As we use Canvas and not Teams for Edu, our teachers& students will lose this powerful tool that gave students voice & choice

@elonmuskADO That's a BIG NO for me.

@CiTiKristin @EDarrh @CentralSquareSD @SpyMuseumEd @NYSDLC @CiTi_BOCES @PenrodPrincipal How fun! I'm sure you had 100% engagement in your classrooms!

WHODUNIT!? Well it was @EDarrh & his @CentralSquareSD Ss of course! They connected w/@SpyMuseumEd to talk about all things espionage, w/a focus on the Cold War. What an amazing way to enhance the children's learning- complete w/spy disguises! @NYSDLC @CiTi_BOCES @PenrodPrincipal

@ScottBrickerEDU @eTwinzEDU @mmarioherraez @aalbertoherraez @AmandaFoxSTEM @AlanaWinnick Good for you! I'm sure there will be a lot of people who attend your sessions!

Honored to present at #WeekofAI w/2 sessions next week: Reimagining Assessment on Tuesday & Thursday's Leadership Panel with some incredible educators and human beings. Head to weekofai.ai to secure your spot! #AweFullLearning #MIEExpert #ReimagineEducation

Making a true&tangible difference in every classroom in @tucsonunified will always be one of my greatest accomplishments. I am humbled to be featured in the latest article from @Promethean. I must admit-I really like the title of this article. #leader prometheanworld.com/resource-cente…

I'm excited to speak at VILS Spring Virtual Conference 2024 vilsvirtualconference2024.sched.com/event/e6b50e0a… @sched @dpvils

Had the opportunity to present about the new features in Forms. It's so exciting & rewarding to get feedback that people learned something new from me! Thanks for the opportunity @MIEE_Flopsie #MIEExpert @ScottBrickerEDU @edtechwells

@JuliePorter529 Love it! So glad you are still making these!

Woohoo! 🎉 I'm officially #NearpodCertified and have this badge to prove it. Took me a little while as I use Nearpod for PD sessions with adults, but I finally did it! cf.nearpod.com/neareducation/…

@ItsAmandaMacias Absolutely!! But for a conference about Ed tech, it seems fitting. But somehow also a little sad.

Atteding the #TechAdmin23. Learned about helping teachers progress in their @Promethean Panel skills. Best part-helping teachers feel more effective &confident in their use of the Panels reduces stress& frustration. Improving Teacher mental wellness is a WIN! @LearnPromethean

It’s me!! Presenting at #ISTELive23 has been a highlight of my career. Getting to share my enthusiasm for Ed tech tools with people in all walks of education has been invigorating and exciting. Thankful for the opportunity!

Meeting up new and old friends is one of the reasons why #ISTELive23 is such an amazing experience.

Can you guess the vocab word from the Pictionary game? It’s the Rocky Statue! It’s a win to have the opportunity to present about Gamifying the classroom at #ISTELive23! @JuliePorterEC @TUSDECPanto

Presenting at ISTE again this year, and if you are going, I hope you'll join me! Love to share best practices& FUN ed tech strategies to enhance classroom lessons. 🥳🎉#ISTELIVE #MIEExpert #edtech #Gamification

@VictoriaTheTech Wow! When do I get my raise? I don't even make half of this and I work full year.

Do you ever wonder where these anti-teacher clowns get their numbers from? I do not know a single school teacher—public or private, even with 15 years experience—making $181,000 per year. For context, this dude is trying to argue that low teacher pay is a myth.

I’ve got my ticket to WAKELET WORLD! 🎢 Join me at #WakeletCommunityWeek, the biggest online educator event of the year! Grab your ticket here! 👉 community.wakelet.com/CW23