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Tony Vincent @tonyvincent.bsky.social · 19h

In case you're not on the Shapegrams mailing list, this just went out.

See how I drew a glitchy ghost with shapes in Google Slides. 👻

birdsend.page/7854/J2kfJ7W...

New Shapegram → Glitchy Ghost Zipper

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Tony Vincent @tonyvincent.bsky.social · 1d

It can be a tough call to know if something should be a gem or coded. In the case of Ghost Writer, a gem would not have the buttons and colors.

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Tony Vincent @tonyvincent.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks for sharing, Rachel! 😊

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Tony Vincent @tonyvincent.bsky.social · 1d

Ghost Writer 👻 is here! If you stop typing, your words vanish! Read how teachers can use it for quick writes, brain dumps, and more in Issue 45.

learninginhand.com/issue45

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Tony Vincent @tonyvincent.bsky.social · 4d

Hello Beverage! 😍

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Tony Vincent @tonyvincent.bsky.social · 4d

Issue 45 is here! Inside:

👻 Ghost Writer app for flow writing
✏️ 3D printed pencil sleeves
🤔 AI prompts for student thinking
🎩 My favorite hat: Shapegrams!

Read now: learninginhand.com/issue45

#EduSky #EdTech #Teaching

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Tony Vincent @tonyvincent.bsky.social · 5d

Wakelet is trimming back its free features to stay sustainable and ad-free.

Free accounts will be limited to 3 editable collections and 50 items per collection. All other collections you might have will become read only. Unlimited plans are $90/year. #EduSky

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Tony Vincent @tonyvincent.bsky.social · 6d

Tip Tuesday! See the emails you have subscribed to in Gmail and easily unsubscribe by opening this link: mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#sub

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Tony Vincent @tonyvincent.bsky.social · 8d

learninginhand.com/blog/2025/ai...

Gamma.app: AI Slideshow Generator for Teachers — Learning in Hand with Tony Vincent

Curious about AI slideshow tools? Teachers are turning to Gamma for quick, editable decks you can share anywhere.

learninginhand.com

Tony Vincent @tonyvincent.bsky.social · 8d

Curious about AI slideshow tools?

I wrote about my 6 top tools for drafting slide decks and go into detail about the one that works best.

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Tony Vincent @tonyvincent.bsky.social · 12d

ChatGPT helped me code this game: Six or Seven. 😉

Players decide if each falling expression equals 6 or 7, with four modes suited for Grades 3–8.

tonyv.me/sixorseven

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Tony Vincent @tonyvincent.bsky.social · 13d

Tip Tuesday! Got an phone with Apple Intelligence and iOS 26?

Go to Settings → Camera → Lens Cleaning Hints

When turned on, a message displays when the camera lens should be cleaned to improve image quality.

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Tony Vincent @tonyvincent.bsky.social · 14d

Wanna see a cool trick for dividing a slide into even sections? Check out Issue 44 and scroll down to "Page Partitioning." #EduSky #EdTech

learninginhand.com/issue44

Tony Vincent @tonyvincent.bsky.social · 15d

Curious about AI slideshow tools? Check out Gamma for quick, editable decks you can share anywhere.

Gamma.app: AI Slideshow Generator for Teachers — Learning in Hand with Tony Vincent

Curious about AI slideshow tools? Teachers are turning to Gamma for quick, editable decks you can share anywhere.

learninginhand.com

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Tony Vincent @tonyvincent.bsky.social · 19d

So much to explore in Issue 44! #EduSky

🫴 Six or Seven
🕵 Element Exploration
🔲 Page Partitioning
📲 Transparent Trick
🧠 Slide Smarts
📤 Subscription Shortcut

learninginhand.com/issue44

Learning in Hand Issue 44

Next month I present 7 sessions at the Georgia Education Technology Conference in Atlanta. This is the conference where I debut new topics each year. My new presentations for 2025 incorporate prompting...

learninginhand.com

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Tony Vincent @tonyvincent.bsky.social · 20d

Tip Tuesday! Chrome can generate captions for any audio or video in your browser.

1️⃣ Play audio or video.
2️⃣ Click the Media Control icon (≡♪) in the top toolbar.
3️⃣ Toggle on Live Captions.

A black box will appear, transcribing the spoken words in real time.

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Tony Vincent @tonyvincent.bsky.social · 27d

Tip Tuesday! Got a phone with Apple Intelligence on iOS 26?

1️⃣ Take a screenshot.
2️⃣ Tap Add to Calendar in the smart actions at the bottom.
3️⃣ Preview the event that is drafted from details in the screenshot.
4️⃣ Edit if needed before confirming the event.

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Tony Vincent @tonyvincent.bsky.social · 29d

If you’ve played classroom buzz-in games, you know one team can dominate. Factile’s new Buzz-In Sequence Randomizer lets teachers shuffle the order of who buzzed in, giving every student a fair chance to shine.

www.playfactile.com

#Sponsored #EdTech

Screenshot of the new Buzz-In Sequence Randomizer option on the settings page

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Tony Vincent @tonyvincent.bsky.social · 29d

Thanks!

Reposted by Tony Vincent

Tony Vincent @tonyvincent.bsky.social · Sep 18

Go from a PDF to a complete classroom Jeopardy experience!

Upload a PDF to Factile, and its AI will generate Jeopardy questions and answers straight from your material.

www.playfactile.com

#Sponsored #EdTech

Step-by-step visual showing how to generate Jeopardy games using PDFs

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Tony Vincent @tonyvincent.bsky.social · Sep 18

Go from a PDF to a complete classroom Jeopardy experience!

Upload a PDF to Factile, and its AI will generate Jeopardy questions and answers straight from your material.

www.playfactile.com

#Sponsored #EdTech

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Tony Vincent @tonyvincent.bsky.social · Sep 17

New tools and ideas are waiting for you in Learning in Hand Issue 43:

🤩 Fantastic Factile
🎯 Targets that Tie to Tomorrow
🖨️ Piece by Piece Posters
💬 Chrome’s Captions
🔗 URL Upgrades
🍁 Fall Fonts

learninginhand.com/issue43 #EduSky #EdTech

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Tony Vincent @tonyvincent.bsky.social · Sep 16

Tip Tuesday! You can suggest meeting times right inside Gmail.

When you’re writing an email, click ⋮ → 🗓️ Set up a time to meet → ✅ Propose times you’re free. Then enter the dates and times that work for you.

The recipient chooses a slot and a calendar event is added for both of you.

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Tony Vincent @tonyvincent.bsky.social · Sep 12

I'm sharing low-prep activities that tap into the brain's natural desire to make predictions, resolve uncertainty, and discover what comes next. #EduSky

Join me Tuesday, September 16 at 3pm Central Time. Register for free:
figma.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Title card for "The Curiosity Effect: Irresistible FigJam Activities with Tony Vincent"

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Tony Vincent @tonyvincent.bsky.social · Sep 12

Want AI to draft a series of slides about any topic for you? You've got options...

learninginhand.com/blog/2025/ai...

Gamma.app: AI Slideshow Generator for Teachers — Learning in Hand with Tony Vincent

Curious about AI slideshow tools? Teachers are turning to Gamma for quick, editable decks you can share anywhere.

learninginhand.com

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