Leslie James

Made a beat maker and sampler with @figma Make. Will be sharing out soon bit of the process.

Creating Your PD Playlist - IDEA2025 bit.ly/IDEAplaylist25

#IDEACon - PD Playlist with @stefaniepitzer.bsky.social was AMAZING! bit.ly/IDEAplaylist25

Got your PD planning tools ready? 🛠️ This Professional Development Calendar organizes staff meetings, academic deep dives, SEL/PBIS trainings, and more—making communication with your team a breeze!

buff.ly/o8CpRGK via I Heart EDU
#edusky

🔐Ready to unlock adventure in your class?

In “Escape the Classroom” your students are locked in (virtually, of course), and the only way out is by solving challenges and cracking clues.

Get it NOW! ⬇️
🔗https://f.mtr.cool/koplaqkvyo #EduSky

What if giving students more choice made your life easier? 🤯

These ready-to-use choice boards save time, boost engagement, and make differentiation simple.

Less planning. More ownership. Total win. 🙌🧠

buff.ly/aGy0Qzc #edusky

🎥🤖 Check out the amazing creations made by year 4 and 5 learners at Aspire Academy last week as part of their Robot Petting Zoo workshop! We really enjoyed meeting the children and helping them bring their imaginations to life!

#EduSky
#teamCompSci
#edTech

Create your own blocks in #OctoStudio! Learn more in Eric's latest 30-second tutorial ⏱🕺🎶

📺 youtube.com/shorts/9Toxk...

#CreativeCoding #CSEd #STEM #CodingForKids #LearnToCode #KidsActivities

Big week for #SpheroRVR - the perfect robot to bring outdoors! Ms Perry’s and Ms Babineau’s classes both used chalk to create obstacle courses to help review polygons and measurement, then drove RVR through them! #EduTech

Get the book: teachergoals.com/inclusion. Learn how to best serve students with IEPs in all classrooms! 🧡

📅 Day 11 – Master Your Calendar: Declutter Now, Prep for Fall Listen now | Clean up your calendar to reduce stress and get ready for the new school year.

Day 11 of the Digital Clean Sweep:
It’s time to reclaim your calendar.

🔹 Time block your priorities
🔹 Use Tasks for to-dos
🔹 Add Reminders that keep you on track

🎥 Full video on Substack
open.substack.com/pub/heatherk...
#EdTechUnlocked #DigitalDeclutter

Truth! 💯
🌐 teachergoals.com

Tired of staff meetings that feel like déjà vu? 😴 Break the monotony & re-energize your team. Think quick wins, creative formats, & strategies that make every minute count.

buff.ly/PfxKahV via 4 O'Clock Faculty
#edusky

K-8 Digital Citizenship Curriculum I get a lot of questions from readers about what tech ed resources I use in my classroom so I’m going to take a few days this summer to review them with you. Some are edited and/or written by…

K-8 Digital Citizenship Curriculum askatechteacher.com/...

How to Use Riddle Rooms to Gamify Lessons Teachers can use this strategy to develop games based on concepts within their lessons to help students cement their knowledge.

I'm so excited to share this article I wrote for @edutopia.org on Riddle Rooms🤣 - I shared all of my templates! 🥳

You can even appsmash💥 with Kami, @edpuzzle.com,
@quizizz.bsky.social, @goformative.bsky.social, &
@bookcreator.com!

Please comment your thoughts👇!
www.edutopia.org/article/usin...

🚪Closure Activities🚪

Brain Blast via Todd Finley
#edusky

Improving coding for those with additional needs Towards accessible block-based coding

📰 We're working with Google Blockly and @microsoft.com MakeCode to make block-based coding more accessible.

👉 If you / someone you know can help, we'd love to hear from you.
👉 Please complete the survey & share this article.
microbit.org/news/2025-05...
#GlobalAccessibilityAwarenessDay #EduSky

🕹️ Can your students learn like gamers? Discover how game design principles can supercharge engagement:

🎯 Active participation
🧩 Interconnected learning systems
🤝 Community-driven exploration
🧠 Reflective thinking

Ready for a learning adventure.

buff.ly/MH8B2ef via Educators Technology
#edusky

6 Online Edtech Professional Learning Communities & Resources for Teachers These resources can help provide training, best practices, and advice, for using digital tools such as Canva, Curipod, Kahoot!, and more

While school-led #PD can be helpful, there are online #PLCs on various #edtech websites to boost your learning.
www.techlearning.com/news/6-onlin...

Did you know you can use Wixie to create flip-style video response activities?! 🌟

With Wixie, leverage teacher & student tools to craft video responses that make learning interactive and fun.

Ready to enhance your classroom experience?

🔗 www.wixie.com/blog...

Meet the new table format in Padlet.

✅ Has rows AND columns
✅ Plays well with custom fields (email, phone #, dropdowns…)
✅ Zero spreadsheet stress

Select table when making a padlet or switch formats anytime.

See it up close here. teach.link/WfeZEs

I knew I saw your Jeep there when I was leaving the pharmacy yesterday!

Keeping up with Ed-Tech is really hard, but this should help 😀

Yesterday we asked 225 Tech coaches and leaders, "What's your one best thing in Ed-Tech right now?" Here are their responses all organized! 🔥

docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

#edusky @quizizz.bsky.social @forwardedu.bsky.social

screenshot of spreadsheet

Add AI tools to your own personal library!
install: buff.ly/lXlU729

Tools are a work in progress but you can edit and customize how you want the tool to work!

#GoogleEDU #EduSky #AITeacher

@microbit.org Sheepy Uppy is fun to make and play 🐑 Follow me to see more games for children to make & find the code here 🕹️🎮 👉 makecode.microbit.org/_XokHvve7eC6y

💡 IDEAS!
Get outside with a fresh set of activities for the micro:bit:
✅ Teacher guides
✅ Inspiring videos
✅ Student activities
All designed to save time and take learning outside this term.
microbit.org/news/2025-04...
#microbit #coding #computerscience #EduSky

❌ “Any questions?” is not a strategy—it’s a trap. 😅

Better questions → better thinking.
Explore this graphic of high-impact prompts for your classroom.

buff.ly/lwJqiGq via Wheeler's Thoughts On Teaching
#edusky

🎉 Wrapping up the school year?

Check out these 20 low prep end-of-year activity ideas for students
🔒No prep escape rooms
🎙️Class podcast with @briskteaching 
📚Digital yearbook with @BookCreatorApp 
😎My Year in Emojis
➕Lots more! All with templates, links, & resources

➡️ https://f.mtr.cool/hrzdwjnanx

Classroom safe AI tools that are both COPPA and FERPA compliant? 👀

Here's part ✌️ our 💥FAVORITES!💥

📚 @bookcreator.com
📖 @bookji.bsky.social
🌊 @wakelet.bsky.social
💭 @quizizz.bsky.social
🎮 @gimkit.com
✏️ @myshortanswer.bsky.social
💜 Seesaw

Learn more ⤵️
buff.ly/XGAG9yb

#EDUsky #AIinEDU

🧠 Did you know Google has hidden features perfect for teaching? Dive into these Easter Eggs to spark curiosity and enhance learning experiences. Ideal for engaging students in a unique way!​

👉https://buff.ly/XwFTpAS @diben.bsky.social
#edtech #edusky #teachersky