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Gamifying Playlist Creation: Introducing the Music League App
On Friday, I released the first wave of materials for my Vibe Coding for Educators course! On my YouTube channel, you can find the “What is Vibe Coding?” video in addition to the first three lessons in both the Canva and Google Gemini units. Each video gets you from the prompt through the first iteration…
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Exciting Updates: App Arcade Changes, Vibe Coding Series Launch, and Fantasy Vocabulary League
Happy Monday! After returning home from TCEA, I dealt with not just 1 but all three of my kiddos getting sick with a crud being passed around their school. But don’t you fret! While they were taking some cold medicine-induced naps and getting better, my brain was stirring, and I was motivated to bottle up…
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My Top Takeaways from the TCEA Annual Convention!
This was my 2nd time attending the TCEA convention, and I’m pretty sure I will be back year after year after year. The event brought together educators, tech experts, and thought leaders who shared practical ideas and fresh perspectives to improve learning experiences. This first (of two) posts will cover some of my key takeaways…
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The plAIground in 2026: Check Out the NEW App Arcade (plus my TCEA 2026 Schedule!)
Oh, did I have some big plans to post over the holiday break! However, three things got in the way: sleep, playing with my kiddos, and the ever-looming seasonal depression! However, I’m back and feeling better than I have in a long time! So, in today’s post you’ll find three things: How I’m planning to…
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Worked Examples, Cognitive Load, and Mastery Learning!
I recently started subscribing to Jamie Clark‘s newsletter DistillED. I think I picked it up from a Ditch That Textbook newsletter. Each week, Jamie’s newsletter highlights a different challenge in the classroom and offers quick, actionable steps. From monitoring independent practice to inclusive communication and peer feedback, I’ve found some excellent research-based strategies to enhance…
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Rethink Your Why!
If I got a nickel for every time I heard someone ask about my “why” when attending a PD, Keynote, Webinar, or anything in education…I’d have a whole mess of nickels. If I also got a nickel for each scoff, sigh, and hard eye roll from the audience at those same spots…this would be me:…
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12 Days of Edtech Magic!
First of all, I’m finishing a redesign of the website (as you may or may not have noticed), which was spurred by me trying to find an easy and visually appealing way to share my courses, lessons, and materials. That stuff is finally rolling out this week, as I feel like the website looks less…
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Breaking Radio Silence: My Newest Rabbit Hole and FREE Resource Offerings
I will go on the occasional rant about just about anything. It’s part of my introverted charm; I bottle everything up and then find a hill to die on with all of my hottest of takes! Today, my thoughts are on the accessibility of resources in education. Education is a powerful tool that shapes lives…
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We’re Back, and I’m Perplexed!
It has been a rough and wild two weeks, which pulled me away from blogging, social media, and anything that wasn’t physically in front of me! First, for the last two weeks, I’ve had some sort of bronchitis-adjacent sinus crud that has physically slowed me down! Second, I had two time-consuming presentations to prepare for/deliver…
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My Top 10 Adobe Express Templates To Use in Your Classroom (Plus a Thrice Album Review!)
Two quick announcements at the top: The podcast is bumped to next week; my editing software ate it, so now I’m trying out Adobe Podcast! As an appateaser, here’s the new logo/theme! On October 15th at 11E/10C I’ll be presenting at the Wakelet Appsmash Festival, showcasing the power of appsmashing wakelet with Edpuzzle! Horizon/West by…