Tony Vincent
@tonyvincent.bsky.social
Dad ⭐️ Educator ⭐️ Learning in Hand ⭐️ Speaker ⭐️ Former grade 5 teacher ⭐️ District AI Coordinator ⭐️ Shapegrams
learninginhand.com/newsletter
learninginhand.com/newsletter
Presenting with Canva today? Special Halloween Magic Shortcuts are here!
While in Present view, pressing...
🕷️ S drops a spider from the top of the screen.
👻 G summons a ghost to float across the screen.
These spooky shortcuts are temporary and will disappear after Halloween.
While in Present view, pressing...
🕷️ S drops a spider from the top of the screen.
👻 G summons a ghost to float across the screen.
These spooky shortcuts are temporary and will disappear after Halloween.
October 31, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Presenting with Canva today? Special Halloween Magic Shortcuts are here!
While in Present view, pressing...
🕷️ S drops a spider from the top of the screen.
👻 G summons a ghost to float across the screen.
These spooky shortcuts are temporary and will disappear after Halloween.
While in Present view, pressing...
🕷️ S drops a spider from the top of the screen.
👻 G summons a ghost to float across the screen.
These spooky shortcuts are temporary and will disappear after Halloween.
Play Halloween Jeopardy in your classroom! Pre-made games on Factile provide team management, buzzers, and score keeping. 👍
Read about it in Issue 46 of Learning in Hand: learninginhand.com/issue46
Read about it in Issue 46 of Learning in Hand: learninginhand.com/issue46
October 30, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Play Halloween Jeopardy in your classroom! Pre-made games on Factile provide team management, buzzers, and score keeping. 👍
Read about it in Issue 46 of Learning in Hand: learninginhand.com/issue46
Read about it in Issue 46 of Learning in Hand: learninginhand.com/issue46
Looking for a scary Halloween activity that can connect to any subject? 🎃
Use GHOST WRITER for a quick write, brain dump, rough draft builder, or think-pair-share starter. #EduSky
What's scary about it? One you start typing, don't stop too long, or your words will vanish! 👻
tonyv.me/ghostwriter
Use GHOST WRITER for a quick write, brain dump, rough draft builder, or think-pair-share starter. #EduSky
What's scary about it? One you start typing, don't stop too long, or your words will vanish! 👻
tonyv.me/ghostwriter
October 30, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Looking for a scary Halloween activity that can connect to any subject? 🎃
Use GHOST WRITER for a quick write, brain dump, rough draft builder, or think-pair-share starter. #EduSky
What's scary about it? One you start typing, don't stop too long, or your words will vanish! 👻
tonyv.me/ghostwriter
Use GHOST WRITER for a quick write, brain dump, rough draft builder, or think-pair-share starter. #EduSky
What's scary about it? One you start typing, don't stop too long, or your words will vanish! 👻
tonyv.me/ghostwriter
Issue 46 is a mix of spooky, creative, and fun #EdTech! Take a look: learninginhand.com/issue46
🧟 Fang-tastic Fun with Factile
🎨 Perfecting Perspective
👻 Creepy Canva
🎬 Fun (and Flawed) Films
✂️ Cricut for Classrooms
💡 Batch of Bests
🧟 Fang-tastic Fun with Factile
🎨 Perfecting Perspective
👻 Creepy Canva
🎬 Fun (and Flawed) Films
✂️ Cricut for Classrooms
💡 Batch of Bests
October 29, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Issue 46 is a mix of spooky, creative, and fun #EdTech! Take a look: learninginhand.com/issue46
🧟 Fang-tastic Fun with Factile
🎨 Perfecting Perspective
👻 Creepy Canva
🎬 Fun (and Flawed) Films
✂️ Cricut for Classrooms
💡 Batch of Bests
🧟 Fang-tastic Fun with Factile
🎨 Perfecting Perspective
👻 Creepy Canva
🎬 Fun (and Flawed) Films
✂️ Cricut for Classrooms
💡 Batch of Bests
Help students use AI in a way that keeps their own brains doing the learning, practicing, and reasoning.
In Issue 45 of my newsletter, I share a one-pager of prompts designed to put the cognitive load back on students.
learninginhand.com/issue45
In Issue 45 of my newsletter, I share a one-pager of prompts designed to put the cognitive load back on students.
learninginhand.com/issue45
October 23, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Help students use AI in a way that keeps their own brains doing the learning, practicing, and reasoning.
In Issue 45 of my newsletter, I share a one-pager of prompts designed to put the cognitive load back on students.
learninginhand.com/issue45
In Issue 45 of my newsletter, I share a one-pager of prompts designed to put the cognitive load back on students.
learninginhand.com/issue45
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
learninginhand.com/issue45
October 19, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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
learninginhand.com/issue45
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
👻 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
October 16, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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
👻 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
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
Players decide if each falling expression equals 6 or 7, with four modes suited for Grades 3–8.
tonyv.me/sixorseven
October 8, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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
Players decide if each falling expression equals 6 or 7, with four modes suited for Grades 3–8.
tonyv.me/sixorseven
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
learninginhand.com/issue44
October 6, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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
learninginhand.com/issue44
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
www.playfactile.com
#Sponsored #EdTech
September 21, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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
www.playfactile.com
#Sponsored #EdTech
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
Upload a PDF to Factile, and its AI will generate Jeopardy questions and answers straight from your material.
www.playfactile.com
#Sponsored #EdTech
September 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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
Upload a PDF to Factile, and its AI will generate Jeopardy questions and answers straight from your material.
www.playfactile.com
#Sponsored #EdTech
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
🤩 Fantastic Factile
🎯 Targets that Tie to Tomorrow
🖨️ Piece by Piece Posters
💬 Chrome’s Captions
🔗 URL Upgrades
🍁 Fall Fonts
learninginhand.com/issue43 #EduSky #EdTech
September 17, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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
🤩 Fantastic Factile
🎯 Targets that Tie to Tomorrow
🖨️ Piece by Piece Posters
💬 Chrome’s Captions
🔗 URL Upgrades
🍁 Fall Fonts
learninginhand.com/issue43 #EduSky #EdTech
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...
Join me Tuesday, September 16 at 3pm Central Time. Register for free:
figma.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
September 12, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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...
Join me Tuesday, September 16 at 3pm Central Time. Register for free:
figma.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Brisk Teaching is always a crowd-pleaser in my workshops. Teachers love the extension that streamlines tasks.
But have you tried Brisk Next? It’s a teacher’s hub for insights, resources, activity management, and next instructional moves.
👉 Read more in my newsletter: learninginhand.com/issue42
But have you tried Brisk Next? It’s a teacher’s hub for insights, resources, activity management, and next instructional moves.
👉 Read more in my newsletter: learninginhand.com/issue42
September 5, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Brisk Teaching is always a crowd-pleaser in my workshops. Teachers love the extension that streamlines tasks.
But have you tried Brisk Next? It’s a teacher’s hub for insights, resources, activity management, and next instructional moves.
👉 Read more in my newsletter: learninginhand.com/issue42
But have you tried Brisk Next? It’s a teacher’s hub for insights, resources, activity management, and next instructional moves.
👉 Read more in my newsletter: learninginhand.com/issue42
New issue of Learning in Hand is live, complete with its signature alliterative headings:
learninginhand.com/issue42
🔀 Directional Differences
🌟 Next-Level Teaching with Brisk
🗓️ Calendar of Curiosity & Creativity
📺 Cord-Free Confidence
📖 So-So Stories
💁🏼 Helpful Handout
learninginhand.com/issue42
🔀 Directional Differences
🌟 Next-Level Teaching with Brisk
🗓️ Calendar of Curiosity & Creativity
📺 Cord-Free Confidence
📖 So-So Stories
💁🏼 Helpful Handout
September 5, 2025 at 12:01 AM
New issue of Learning in Hand is live, complete with its signature alliterative headings:
learninginhand.com/issue42
🔀 Directional Differences
🌟 Next-Level Teaching with Brisk
🗓️ Calendar of Curiosity & Creativity
📺 Cord-Free Confidence
📖 So-So Stories
💁🏼 Helpful Handout
learninginhand.com/issue42
🔀 Directional Differences
🌟 Next-Level Teaching with Brisk
🗓️ Calendar of Curiosity & Creativity
📺 Cord-Free Confidence
📖 So-So Stories
💁🏼 Helpful Handout
Everything mentioned in Learning in Hand Issue 41 is free!
👉 learninginhand.com/issue41
👥 AI Summit
🛟 AI Unit Builder
🆕 Google Slides Update
📖 Guided Learning in Gemini
😎 Thinking "covertly"
💻 Digital Norms Notebook
💬 AI Lingo Explained
🚸 EdTech Tools Webinar
👉 learninginhand.com/issue41
👥 AI Summit
🛟 AI Unit Builder
🆕 Google Slides Update
📖 Guided Learning in Gemini
😎 Thinking "covertly"
💻 Digital Norms Notebook
💬 AI Lingo Explained
🚸 EdTech Tools Webinar
September 1, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Everything mentioned in Learning in Hand Issue 41 is free!
👉 learninginhand.com/issue41
👥 AI Summit
🛟 AI Unit Builder
🆕 Google Slides Update
📖 Guided Learning in Gemini
😎 Thinking "covertly"
💻 Digital Norms Notebook
💬 AI Lingo Explained
🚸 EdTech Tools Webinar
👉 learninginhand.com/issue41
👥 AI Summit
🛟 AI Unit Builder
🆕 Google Slides Update
📖 Guided Learning in Gemini
😎 Thinking "covertly"
💻 Digital Norms Notebook
💬 AI Lingo Explained
🚸 EdTech Tools Webinar
Keep answer short and sweet OR make students write more in Google Forms.
Use Response Validation to set a minimum or maximum character count for a response. The form won't submit unless the response fits the rule. #EduSky #GoogleEdu
Use Response Validation to set a minimum or maximum character count for a response. The form won't submit unless the response fits the rule. #EduSky #GoogleEdu
August 28, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Keep answer short and sweet OR make students write more in Google Forms.
Use Response Validation to set a minimum or maximum character count for a response. The form won't submit unless the response fits the rule. #EduSky #GoogleEdu
Use Response Validation to set a minimum or maximum character count for a response. The form won't submit unless the response fits the rule. #EduSky #GoogleEdu
I used TeachAid to generate a week-long AI literacy unit, complete with daily lessons, interactive slides, activities, exit tickets, and assessments! It’s customizable, and it can differentiate everything it generates.
See how it works → teachaid.ca
#Sponsored #AIinEdu
See how it works → teachaid.ca
#Sponsored #AIinEdu
August 26, 2025 at 12:30 AM
I used TeachAid to generate a week-long AI literacy unit, complete with daily lessons, interactive slides, activities, exit tickets, and assessments! It’s customizable, and it can differentiate everything it generates.
See how it works → teachaid.ca
#Sponsored #AIinEdu
See how it works → teachaid.ca
#Sponsored #AIinEdu
One of my favorite back-to-school traditions: a New Year’s party on day one! ✨ My 5th graders wrote and shared toasts to celebrate the start of our year together. #EduSky
August 24, 2025 at 3:56 PM
One of my favorite back-to-school traditions: a New Year’s party on day one! ✨ My 5th graders wrote and shared toasts to celebrate the start of our year together. #EduSky
Everything mentioned in Learning in Hand Issue 41 is free! #EduSky #EdTech
👉 learninginhand.com/issue41
👥 AI Summit
🛟 AI Unit Builder
🆕 Google Slides Update
📖 Guided Learning in Gemini
😎 Thinking "covertly"
💻 Digital Norms Notebook
💬 AI Lingo Explained
🚸 EdTech Tools Webinar
👉 learninginhand.com/issue41
👥 AI Summit
🛟 AI Unit Builder
🆕 Google Slides Update
📖 Guided Learning in Gemini
😎 Thinking "covertly"
💻 Digital Norms Notebook
💬 AI Lingo Explained
🚸 EdTech Tools Webinar
August 23, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Everything mentioned in Learning in Hand Issue 41 is free! #EduSky #EdTech
👉 learninginhand.com/issue41
👥 AI Summit
🛟 AI Unit Builder
🆕 Google Slides Update
📖 Guided Learning in Gemini
😎 Thinking "covertly"
💻 Digital Norms Notebook
💬 AI Lingo Explained
🚸 EdTech Tools Webinar
👉 learninginhand.com/issue41
👥 AI Summit
🛟 AI Unit Builder
🆕 Google Slides Update
📖 Guided Learning in Gemini
😎 Thinking "covertly"
💻 Digital Norms Notebook
💬 AI Lingo Explained
🚸 EdTech Tools Webinar
With TeachAid, you can generate an ENTIRE UNIT in minutes, with lessons, assessments, and materials that match your curriculum.
✔ Input your grade, subject, and topic
✔ Review and approve the description
✔ Teach with ready-to-use, editable resources
📚 Try it free → teachaid.ca
#Sponsored
✔ Input your grade, subject, and topic
✔ Review and approve the description
✔ Teach with ready-to-use, editable resources
📚 Try it free → teachaid.ca
#Sponsored
August 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
With TeachAid, you can generate an ENTIRE UNIT in minutes, with lessons, assessments, and materials that match your curriculum.
✔ Input your grade, subject, and topic
✔ Review and approve the description
✔ Teach with ready-to-use, editable resources
📚 Try it free → teachaid.ca
#Sponsored
✔ Input your grade, subject, and topic
✔ Review and approve the description
✔ Teach with ready-to-use, editable resources
📚 Try it free → teachaid.ca
#Sponsored
The first issue for August has landed! 🛬 #EdTech
🪜 Student Support Settings in Wayground
🚀 Fueling Fascination with FigJam
🎤 Microphone Magic
😜 Grab and Go Goodies
😢 Farewell to a Favorite
🪑 Smart Seating
🙌 Fantastic First Five
👋 Goodbye for Good Goo․gl
learninginhand.com/issue40
🪜 Student Support Settings in Wayground
🚀 Fueling Fascination with FigJam
🎤 Microphone Magic
😜 Grab and Go Goodies
😢 Farewell to a Favorite
🪑 Smart Seating
🙌 Fantastic First Five
👋 Goodbye for Good Goo․gl
learninginhand.com/issue40
August 14, 2025 at 12:15 AM
The first issue for August has landed! 🛬 #EdTech
🪜 Student Support Settings in Wayground
🚀 Fueling Fascination with FigJam
🎤 Microphone Magic
😜 Grab and Go Goodies
😢 Farewell to a Favorite
🪑 Smart Seating
🙌 Fantastic First Five
👋 Goodbye for Good Goo․gl
learninginhand.com/issue40
🪜 Student Support Settings in Wayground
🚀 Fueling Fascination with FigJam
🎤 Microphone Magic
😜 Grab and Go Goodies
😢 Farewell to a Favorite
🪑 Smart Seating
🙌 Fantastic First Five
👋 Goodbye for Good Goo․gl
learninginhand.com/issue40
The first issue for August has landed! 🛬 #EduSky
🪜 Student Support Settings in Wayground
🚀 Fueling Fascination with FigJam
🎤 Microphone Magic
😜 Grab and Go Goodies
😢 Farewell to a Favorite
🪑 Smart Seating
🙌 Fantastic First Five
👋 Goodbye for Good Goo․gl
learninginhand.com/issue40
🪜 Student Support Settings in Wayground
🚀 Fueling Fascination with FigJam
🎤 Microphone Magic
😜 Grab and Go Goodies
😢 Farewell to a Favorite
🪑 Smart Seating
🙌 Fantastic First Five
👋 Goodbye for Good Goo․gl
learninginhand.com/issue40
August 8, 2025 at 12:10 PM
The first issue for August has landed! 🛬 #EduSky
🪜 Student Support Settings in Wayground
🚀 Fueling Fascination with FigJam
🎤 Microphone Magic
😜 Grab and Go Goodies
😢 Farewell to a Favorite
🪑 Smart Seating
🙌 Fantastic First Five
👋 Goodbye for Good Goo․gl
learninginhand.com/issue40
🪜 Student Support Settings in Wayground
🚀 Fueling Fascination with FigJam
🎤 Microphone Magic
😜 Grab and Go Goodies
😢 Farewell to a Favorite
🪑 Smart Seating
🙌 Fantastic First Five
👋 Goodbye for Good Goo․gl
learninginhand.com/issue40
From "Making Discoveries" to "Pixel Paws" to "Birds of a Feather," I’ve seen how branding a class builds identity and community. #EduSky
Read about the value of co-creating the brand with students: tonyv.me/brandnl
Read about the value of co-creating the brand with students: tonyv.me/brandnl
August 7, 2025 at 12:10 PM
From "Making Discoveries" to "Pixel Paws" to "Birds of a Feather," I’ve seen how branding a class builds identity and community. #EduSky
Read about the value of co-creating the brand with students: tonyv.me/brandnl
Read about the value of co-creating the brand with students: tonyv.me/brandnl
I made three FigJam templates for classrooms:
#️⃣ Tic Tac 15
🤣 Learny Libs: Jupiter
🃏 Select and Reflect
Read more about these collaborative activities: tonyv.me/3figjams
#️⃣ Tic Tac 15
🤣 Learny Libs: Jupiter
🃏 Select and Reflect
Read more about these collaborative activities: tonyv.me/3figjams
July 23, 2025 at 4:19 PM
I made three FigJam templates for classrooms:
#️⃣ Tic Tac 15
🤣 Learny Libs: Jupiter
🃏 Select and Reflect
Read more about these collaborative activities: tonyv.me/3figjams
#️⃣ Tic Tac 15
🤣 Learny Libs: Jupiter
🃏 Select and Reflect
Read more about these collaborative activities: tonyv.me/3figjams