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🦾 How to Use Gamma AI to Create Beautiful Presentations and Classroom Materials shakeuplearning.com/blog/how-to-us… #edtech #edchat #aiineducation #aiinedu #googleedu #TCEA #ISTE #FETC

L👀king for some FREE online PD this summer?  Check out our awesome teacher summer ☀️ PD BINGO board! TONS of choices to use as is OR make a copy and change it to fit your school/district.  Check it out ⬇️ f.mtr.cool/duhbsovsrh #Ditchbook

Looking for engaging last-day-of-school activities after those devices have been collected.? ⏰ Try academic "Minute to Win It" games!  Great for all grade levels! Grab free printable game cards along with MORE end-of-year activities. 🔗 f.mtr.cool/iqodnbfeyp

💎 New EduGem: edugems.ai/gem/sorting-ac… 🔀 Sorting Activity - Create classroom-ready sorting activities for knowledge building, critical thinking, and application for any grade and topic. #edtech #GoogleEDU @GeminiApp @GoogleForEdu

Classroom chaos isn’t random. It’s a systems problem. I’m sharing simple, ready-to-use strategies to help you go from surviving → thriving 🎤 Stop Surviving, Start Thriving: Control the Chaos 📅 June 8 💻 Virtual Walk in overwhelmed. Leave with a plan. 2026mobilelearning.sched.com

Eight ideas in eight minutes. That's Crazy 8's. ⏱️ Fold a paper into eight squares. Set a timer. Sketch one idea per square. Don't stop, don't filter, don't rank yet. Try it: youtu.be/OUsb9xgcHM4

Canva has a new URL shortener where you can customize the slug on a canva.link URL. Pro or Edu account required. Before you get too excited, you're limited to only 5 short links. 🫤 canva.com/help/create-an…

🖥️ Rough lesson outline plus one prompt in Gemini equals a full slide deck. 📊 It exports straight to Google Slides ready for you to customize. 🎯 This one has been a super popular strategy from my recent workshops. classtechtips.com/2026/04/01/ai-…

Half way through the tools with 15 🔷 Hexagonal Task Generator: Make Connections Stick Learning isn’t just about knowing… it’s about connecting. 💡 The Hexagonal Task Generator helps learners build, explain, and defend connections between ideas in a powerful, visible way. 🎯 This tool helps you: ✅ Design tasks where learners connect concepts, vocabulary, and ideas ✅ Push learners to justify their thinking ✅ Spark rich discussion and debate ✅ Move beyond recall into deep understanding Because real learning happens when ideas are connected… not just remembered. 🔍 When learners use hexagonal thinking: 👉 Relationships become clear 👉 Thinking becomes visible 👉 Conversations go deeper No more isolated facts. Let’s design learning that helps ideas stick together. 🚀 👉 You can find the tool at letsquitteaching.com Follow me: X = @letsquitteachin Insta = @letsquitteaching LinkedIn = Jason Kennedy Website = letsquitteaching.com #AI #teachers #school #learning #education

💎 New EduGem: edugems.ai/gem/udl-barrie… 💥 UDL Barrier Buster - Troubleshoot specific bottlenecks or friction points in your lessons where students are struggling or lacking engagement #edtech #GoogleEDU @GeminiApp @GoogleForEdu

🚀 STOP SCROLLING: We found a goldmine of FREE learning resources! 📚 We get asked all the time for high-quality, engaging (and actually free) tools for students. Well, The Achievery has a ton of free courses and they are absolute game-changers! Whether you’re a teacher looking to spice up your lesson plans or a parent trying to navigate the "AI world" with your teen, these are a must-see. 💡 The best part? It’s 100% FREE. No paywalls, no "premium" tiers—just solid, standards-aligned content featuring popular characters and lessons an engaging lessons to keep them actually interested. Check out the full list of 50+ new courses here: 👉 ditch.link/all4ed #ATTimpact #DigitalDivide #DigitalLiteracy #FutureReady @ATTimpact and @ATT

Starting tomorrow!! 30 AI Tools in 30 Days! All free. All meant to aid in designing learning. All backed by research. All grade levels and content areas. Share with every educator you know! letsquitteaching.com

You want to share this with every educator you know. Starting April 1st

CKLA Punctuation Power Moves gives 6th graders real practice — revising sentences, labeling their choices, and explaining why. All results stream to Mission Control in real time. 7–10 minutes. Targeted mastery check. Try it → app.schoolai.com/dot/spaces/274…

New AI Tool! Vocabulary-Rich Task Creator We talk a lot about comprehension—but here’s the truth: comprehension doesn’t happen without knowledge, and knowledge doesn’t happen without vocabulary. If learners don’t truly understand the words, they can’t fully understand the ideas. Too often, vocabulary instruction becomes a routine of copying definitions, matching terms, or memorizing lists for a quiz. The result? Words that are briefly remembered… and quickly forgotten. That’s not ownership, that’s exposure. What if vocabulary became something learners actually use instead of just see? 💡 That’s exactly what the Vocabulary-Rich Task Creator is designed to do. Instead of worksheets, it generates multi-layered learning experiences where learners: Speak, write, and explain using vocabulary 🗣️✍️ Build connections between words and concepts 🧠 Represent ideas visually and physically 🎨 Apply vocabulary in new and meaningful contexts 🌍 Each set of tasks is tied directly to a learning target and includes built-in scaffolds, extensions, and clear evidence of learning, so teachers aren’t left figuring out the “how.” This isn’t about doing more. It’s about doing what actually sticks. Because when learners can use words to explain their thinking, connect ideas, and justify reasoning, that’s when comprehension deepens and learning transfers. 🔁 The tool’s example below was about a math target to show that even an area where vocabulary is often overlooked, this tool can help drive understanding. docs.google.com/document/d/12O… Slide Deck with ALL the Tools: docs.google.com/presentation/d…

How DO I give feedback to 100+ students??? We've got lots of ideas for you in this post! 💡Tech and no-tech ideas you can use tomorrow 🗂Copy and assign templates 📄Printable resources and more! Check them out ⬇️ f.mtr.cool/oemytvizlo #Ditchbook

💎 New EduGem: edugems.ai/gem/raft-writi… ✍️ RAFT Writing Prompts - Generate creative, engaging, and sometimes quirky "RAFT" (Role, Audience, Format, Topic) writing prompts for students #edtech #GoogleEDU @GeminiApp @GoogleForEdu

Just keep hitting "Beautify this slide 🍌" until the work is done

📓 Upcoming Webinar: NotebookLM for Schools controlaltachieve.com/2026/03/nb-web… 🗃️ Add sources 💬 Grounded chat 🔊 Generate audio, video, slides, reports & more 💡 Uses for staff & students 🗓️ Mar 17 @ 3pm ET ▶️ Live-streamed & recorded ✅ Register at link above #EdTech #GoogleEDU

✨HUGE ✨ update from @Canva! Now you can view your grouped elements in layers! 🙌🏻 How to find it: 1️⃣ Group elements 2️⃣ Click off / then click back on the three dots 3️⃣ Click on Layers 4️⃣ Click on the down arrow to view each individual element! #Canva #CanvaLove @CanvaEDU #interACTIVEclass