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Tami Brass @brasst.bsky.social · 6d

Side note - I wish they'd show male or less binary examples in their documentation. Just sayin'...

Tami Brass @brasst.bsky.social · 6d

Google rolled out a new feature for Meet just in time for our fall conferences. #edtech #EduSky #GoogleEDU workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2025/10/ai-p...

Google Workspace Updates: AI-powered makeup in Google Meet

workspaceupdates.googleblog.com

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futureready.org @futureready.org · 11d

🤖 How do we teach students to think critically & create responsibly in the age of AI?
Join us, ISTE & ASCD for a 2-part webinar series on AI, media literacy & digital citizenship.
Starts Oct 30 at 5pm ET!
🔗 Register: https://futureready.link/AI_Era_Web_Series

#AIinEdu #EDUSky

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Tami Brass @brasst.bsky.social · 14d

Watching a segment of www.enemiesproject.org - where a pro life man and a pro choice woman have a sit down. Tough to watch, but seeing the human side of people whose ideas are so against what you believe in (at least initially), is powerful. Curious about how students would respond. #EduSky

Enemies Project

When our viewing audience witnesses "enemies" connecting as human beings, their own enemy trances can be broken. The Enemies Project brings together individuals from opposing sides to share their sto...

www.enemiesproject.org

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Tami Brass @brasst.bsky.social · 26d

Love slow-reveal graphs!

Investigations 3 @inv3math.bsky.social · 28d

"Graphs & data visualizations are all around us—charting our steps, our election results, our favorite sports teams’ stats & trends ... If we want students to thrive in a data-rich world, they need opportunities to develop strong data habits: slowing down, thinking deeply & constructing meaning."

Edutopia @edutopia.org · Sep 21

By revealing graphs piece by piece, teachers can build student curiosity and guide them to more effectively make sense of data! 📊

#DataLiteracy #EduSky #MathSky

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Tami Brass @brasst.bsky.social · 26d

Check out Quick Reads - accessible methods and ideas for teaching CS in a K12 environment www.raspberrypi.org/teach/pedago...
#Edusky #CSK8

Pedagogy resources

We've developed 12 pedagogy principles based on up-to-date evidence of the best ways to teach and learn computing. Find out what they are and read accessible summaries of the research.

www.raspberrypi.org

Tami Brass @brasst.bsky.social · Sep 9

Checking out and liking www.shufflebuddy.com for making seating charts. It allows you to have "keep together" and "keep apart", custom room arrangements, and tagging seats (like front or near teacher) and students for preferential seating. Also imports from CSV. #edtech #EduSky

Shuffle Buddy

Foster a strong classroom community by frequently shuffling your seating charts–while respecting your students’ individual needs. Randomize seating charts in one click.

www.shufflebuddy.com

Tami Brass @brasst.bsky.social · Aug 25

My Monday morning read really reminds me of growing up in rural Wisconsin- stefanbauschard.substack.com/p/you-cant-b...

You Can’t Ban the Air: Why “No AI” Rules Don’t Work

Some schools are still put red-light warnings on assignments: No AI use allowed.

stefanbauschard.substack.com

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Clint Smith @clintsmithiii.bsky.social · Aug 22

I debated writing this. It can feel tempting, upon encountering yet another instance of this administration’s racism, to let it be. How many ways can you say the same thing over and over again? And yet we have to write it down, if for nothing else, so those who come after us know we were against it.

Actually, Slavery Was Very Bad

The president’s latest criticism of museums is a thinly veiled attempt to erase Black history.

www.theatlantic.com

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Tami Brass @brasst.bsky.social · Aug 13

First day back for most of my coworkers (most teachers, anyway). Met new folks Monday/Tuesday. So glad to have the gang back together, even if some really awesome folks have moved on! #EduSky

Tami Brass @brasst.bsky.social · Aug 8

Prepping for work with faculty starting next week. My school uses Namecoach and a tool in our SIS with names/flashcards. I'm curious what other schools do to make sure students feel known from day 1.
#EduSky

www.kqed.org/mindshift/52...

Teachers' Strategies for Pronouncing and Remembering Students' Names Correctly | KQED

A mispronounced or forgotten name can have a lasting impact on students on how they feel about school. Teachers provide tips on how to make those names stick.

www.kqed.org

Tami Brass @brasst.bsky.social · Aug 8

As we prepare for the 2025-26 school year, some things to consider and keep perspective.

Beloit used to do a list of things to know about incoming freshmen. Anyone have something similar for their students?
#EduSky

spreadsheet listing grad years 2026-2039 (current PK-12th grade), average birth years, ages, Presidents, and cultural info.

Tami Brass @brasst.bsky.social · Aug 5

Anyone using Google's Looker Studio lookerstudio.google.com with students? One of my mathematics teachers is looking at it as a tool for a data science course. If you've used it, resources/suggestions/starting points would be appreciated. #GoogleEDU #EduSky #Edtech

Looker Studio Overview

Unlock the power of your data with interactive dashboards and beautiful reports that inspire smarter business decisions.

lookerstudio.google.com

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Jen Hall, NBCT @techtips411.bsky.social · Aug 5

Check out this week's #TechTips411 with #edtech tools, apps, & ideas.
www.techtips411.com/tips/tech-ti...

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Tami Brass @brasst.bsky.social · Aug 5

I know teachers with Gemini can create flashcards in Canvas now, but they're not shareable (yet).

Tami Brass @brasst.bsky.social · Aug 5

We've been using Flippity www.flippity.net for years at my school, and now I see this message. Any idea what's up?
Alternatives? #GoogleEDU #edtech #EduSky

Red box that states - Flippity activities based on Google Spreadsheets are currently not available.

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Tami Brass @brasst.bsky.social · Aug 4

First day back at school for the 2025-26 school year (and my 20th at my school). I brought a pan of brownies - pretty much gone. Most of the folks here today are year-around, so a bribe for all of them to put up with me seemed like a good way to start.

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Library Girl @jenniferlagarde.bsky.social · Jul 2

Each month, just for fun, I create "reading challenges" that focus on authentic reasons for #reading (instead of having kids log page numbers, etc), AND that couple reading w/coloring b/c BOTH are proven stress relievers. Here's this month's offering! Enjoy!#TLSkyChat #TLSky #EduSky #Skybrarian

🖍️ Library Girl Reading Challenges: July 2025

Last year, just for fun, I started creating monthly "reading challenges" that: • focus on authentic reasons for reading (instead of having kids log page numbers, etc), and... • couple reading with col...

www.librarygirl.net

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Tami Brass @brasst.bsky.social · Jun 25

Has anyone made a feed for #NotAtISTE yet?

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Tami Brass @brasst.bsky.social · Jun 25

In preparation for some PD and classroom work around AI, I'm looking for specific numbers from authoritative sources around energy used in various AI applications. Suggestions for starting points? #EduSky #aiineducation

Tami Brass @brasst.bsky.social · Jun 24

Our current LMS (Veracross) and CMS (Google Classroom) aren't exactly friendly to the practices shared during the training. There are a lot of overlaps with standards-based grading, so I'm investigating Toddle and JumpRope. I'd love to hear what others would suggest. #gradingforequity #EduSky

Tami Brass @brasst.bsky.social · Jun 24

I spent last week at the SPA Equity Institute with a focus on Grading for Equity. The training was both powerful and practical, and I appreciated the time to discuss and better understand the range of equitable instructional and assessment strategies. #gradingforequity #EduSky

Equity Institute: Antibias Educator Training - St. Paul Academy and Summit School

Equity Institute: Antibias Educator Training - An independent day school serving grades K-12 in St. Paul, MN

www.spa.edu

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Tami Brass @brasst.bsky.social · Jun 17

Feels like a case of ICE being used as a secret police or "Gestapo" when they're used as a political tool whose goal is to promote fear and compliance rather than enforce laws.

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Tami Brass @brasst.bsky.social · Jun 17

I'm a huge fan of NotebookLM. I use it when I have a lot of resources on the same topic to explore. I've also exported data from spreadsheets/forms (as PDFs) and used it to help me dig in.

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Tami Brass @brasst.bsky.social · Jun 16

There are ways we can celebrate individuals without pointing out differences or making difference feel less than.

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