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Karen Shibles

@kshibles.bsky.social

Mobile Makerspace teacher bringing STEAM & CS experiences to PreK-5 students, tech enthusiast, gardener, runner, lifelong learner.

417 Followers  |  396 Following  |  28 Posts  |  Joined: 15.11.2024  |  2.182

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Thinking the same thing

07.07.2025 23:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hey #edtech friends, want a quick hands-on Literacy-meets-STEM experience #ISTE25 ? Visit the Library Playground for some serious fun! #tlsky #PBL #stemeducation #edusky #teachers #skybrarian ##FETC

20.06.2025 11:24 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What did you think? Happy with the end result? Hoping to play with NotebookLM this summer.

17.06.2025 10:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I just love this product! I use it with my 5th graders! So fun!

17.06.2025 01:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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2025 International Day of Women and Girls in Science In 2015, the United Nations General Assembly declared 11 February as the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. On 11 February 2025, we will celebrate its 10th anniversary together at UNESCO...

Tuesday Feb 11, 2025 is the 10th annual International Day of Women and Girls in Science. πŸ‘©β€πŸ”¬ πŸ§ͺ βš›οΈ πŸ”­ 🎒 🍎 πŸ₯½

10.02.2025 05:07 β€” πŸ‘ 257    πŸ” 136    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 9
Students sitting on floor building obstacles using Kinazium kits

Students sitting on floor building obstacles using Kinazium kits

Student rubbing Sphero Indi through a self designed obstacle course

Student rubbing Sphero Indi through a self designed obstacle course

Students working together to design obstacles for Sphero Bolt

Students working together to design obstacles for Sphero Bolt

I’ve had a great time watching students engineer obstacles for their robots #Kinazium #STEAM #EduSky #collaborate #design #experiment #Sphero

14.01.2025 10:50 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

#EduSky check out this awesome upcoming FREE PD (Feb 1, 1 pm ET) on integrating literacy and science education by @juliettescience.bsky.social and @sciencelady68.bsky.social for @scifri.bsky.social! RSVP at secure.everyaction.com/yfvNGfGGGUW4...

04.01.2025 13:54 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Are you interested in finding out more about using fiction and nonfiction to support science instruction and also build literacy skills?

Join Juliette Guarino Berg and myself in a workshop hosted by @sciencefriday #Mass.ReadingAssociation #internationalliteracyassociation

05.01.2025 17:40 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A definite winner!

19.12.2024 14:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Can you tell me about the β€œBuild a Garden” choice? What are those colorful gems?

18.12.2024 09:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Love the integration! Plan to share this with folks at my schools.

18.12.2024 09:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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a woman is pointing up in front of a sign that says fact ALT: a woman is pointing up in front of a sign that says fact
17.12.2024 10:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Boy watching BeeBot robot move along path

Boy watching BeeBot robot move along path

Girl using Sphero indi tiles to make a path for indi to travel around a toy duck

Girl using Sphero indi tiles to make a path for indi to travel around a toy duck

Girl using Sphero indi tiles to make a path around a toy frog

Girl using Sphero indi tiles to make a path around a toy frog

2 boys working together on Hour of Code lessons on their laptops

2 boys working together on Hour of Code lessons on their laptops

How are you celebrating #CSweek and #HourOfCode? Interested in unplugged lessons for PreK and K.
#EduSky
#STEAM

13.12.2024 03:04 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Decorative graphic with a qr code

Decorative graphic with a qr code

Want to quickly make a QR code in Chrome?? I got you covered!
https://alicekeeler.com/2024/12/01/how-to-quickly-make-a-qr-code/

#GoogleEDU

07.12.2024 23:46 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 3

Congrats! This summit never disappoints; new ideas for a new year!

07.12.2024 03:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

3d printer, vinyl cutter, laptops. Combo of work stations and storage

05.12.2024 11:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks for sharing your fabulous choice boards

03.12.2024 00:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That’s my worry!

02.12.2024 12:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Labradoodle sleeping on dog bed

Labradoodle sleeping on dog bed

It’s tough being Brewster #DogsofBlueSky

02.12.2024 01:21 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Wondering if #STEAM folks can weigh in on best vinyl cutter (Cricut vs Silhouette); specifically wondering about software & work flow if students are on Chromebooks #EduSky

02.12.2024 00:56 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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a man in a suit is making a funny face and says `` mind blown '' while standing in a bar . ALT: a man in a suit is making a funny face and says `` mind blown '' while standing in a bar .

Thanks for the share! Can’t wait to try this.

28.11.2024 11:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Just love the collection of activities at this site

26.11.2024 23:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes! We are using HofC activities for grades 3-5

23.11.2024 16:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Wrapping up my week on Peaks Island; offloading all my gear and feeling ready for Thanksgiving break!

22.11.2024 22:47 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Just registered for the upcoming webinar.

22.11.2024 03:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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a woman in a wig is drinking from a large white cup with the words " good morning " below her ALT: a woman in a wig is drinking from a large white cup with the words " good morning " below her
21.11.2024 11:26 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Are you using the AI feature with a specific grade?

21.11.2024 01:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Can’t wait to explore this!

21.11.2024 01:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Using my #hummingbird kit and #microbit as I explore possible literacy/STEAM connections.

20.11.2024 03:27 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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