Middle schooler hospitalized after popular TikTok trend; will face criminal charges The trend involves students putting items in the laptop's USB port to cause a fire.

Link to article: local12.com/news/nation-...

"Honestly, I think that the best thing to do is go back to old-school books. Then these kids wouldn't have Chromebooks to do these things, and it'd lessen the amount of things they have to watch on social media," said French.

A quote from an article about the latest "TikTok trend" - this is one of the worst ideas to prevent kids from making poor choices. We need to help them learn with the tech, not take it away. #DigCit #EdTech #ISTEcert #BlueSky

Hmmm I wonder who it could be! 🤔

DYK that teachers can get 40% off Tarte makeup? Love when companies help Ts out! 💜💜

🔗https://tartecosmetics.com/shop/offers.html

#EduSky

Very interesting! And if Ss make a #Quizizz with the questions, I bet that percentage would go up! @thecoffeenancy.bsky.social did a session about this at #ISTELive in 2023!! Do you remember this @kyleniemis.bsky.social & @quizizz.bsky.social?

Goal ✔️

text conversation with another teacher teacher: "um diffit is life changing..." me: I KNOW! Isn't it awesome? teacher: seriously...used it for our BHM assignment and it was great

ummmm @diffitapp.bsky.social is life changing...

YES!! Totally agree! #Diffit is not just making activities for kids, they're making high quality activities for kids that are customizable, can be differentiated, and promote higher level thinking!

#EduSky

Yesterday we began to create our #AI literacy plan for our K-12 district. My brain was exhausted at the end of the day but I'm very proud of the work we did and excited to continue to work on it. Does your district have one? Would love to see it! #EduSky #ISTEcert

Thank you for the kind words Roman!

Yes! Same! #IDEAcon

screencap of one of the Diffit activities using hexagonal thinking

A great start to the day - @diffitapp.bsky.social provided our school with a premium subscription for the rest of the year! Thank you #Diffit!! 💚💚💚 Here's my favorite activity 👇

Yay!!

a portion of the IDEAcon expo hall map that shows that MagicSchool, Swivl, and Padlet will be right next to each other!

Look at this group of #EdTech companies at the @ideaillinois.bsky.social #IDEAcon expo hall!
@magicschoolai.bsky.social, @mirrortalkai.bsky.social, and @padlet.com!!

🔗 Check out the expo hall here to find your favorite companies and where they'll be: ideacon2025.expofp.com

Oh boy. I wonder what's going on here...

screen cap of safety check in Chrome. It says to remove 1 extension that may be unsafe and lists Wakelet and states that the extension contains malware.

@wakelet.bsky.social why is Chrome recommending I remove the #Wakelet extension? It says it contains malware...what's happening??? #EduSky #GoogleEDU

@jbdbiz.bsky.social @rosieclifford.bsky.social @adamhowarth32.bsky.social

This looks really fun and am effective way to practice vocabulary - I especially appreciate the breakdown of how the activity supports all learners! Thank you @tisharichmond.bsky.social! #EduSky

Such a great activity for the new year! Thank you @katiefielding.com! #EduSky

Love this idea for when we have virtual days instead of snow days! Thank you @karlymoura.com!

This online conference for teachers is 🤯🤯🤯

And it's FREE?!?! 😱

📺 90+ sessions. Free certificates for PD credit.

On your time. On your couch. (You choose the beverage.) 🛋☕️🍷

Register for the #DitchSummit (Dec. 16 to Jan. 10):

👉 http://DitchSummit.com

I am super excited to be presenting several sessions at #IDEAcon this February as a featured thought leader! Who’s going? #EduSky #AIEdu

Congrats on being a thought leader! Excited to catch your sessions at #IDEAcon!!

a collage of pictures from IDEAcon 2024 with the IDEAcon logo and the dates for IDEAcon 2025, February 17-19, 2025

#IDEAcon 2025 is drawing nearer, and we hope you'll join us for this experience.

✅ 100s of sessions
✅ 1000s of educators
✅ interactive spaces
✅ 7 Thought Leaders
✅ 3 Keynotes
✅ infinite smiles, laughter, innovative ideas

It's just missing you.

ideaillinois.org/ideacon #EduSky #IDEAil #education

I'm SO excited for #IDEAcon 2025, and I love seeing faces from 2024 in these pictures like @chanatown.bsky.social @deelanier.bsky.social @victoriathetech.bsky.social @mrdearybury.bsky.social @mrsspinasclass.bsky.social @shawnmccusker.bsky.social @mrpiercey.com and @mrsdollahsaid17.bsky.social

I’m SO EXCITED that my proposal was accepted for #IDEAil IDEACON! I can’t wait to share all the things in my AI Toolbox! #EduSky #edtech Are YOU going to #IDEAcon? Hope to see you there! tr.ee/vq_OOa72Ag

I'm presenting at IDEACon 2025 (Feb 17-19, 2025). List of my 3 sessions: 1) 2/18 @ 9:30 with my son! “We All Need a Break: Putting SEL to Work in the Classroom” 2) 2/18 @ 2:30 “Helping Students Build and Use Their Accessibility Toolbox” 3) OnDemand “AI to Get Your Time Back so You Can Focus on Your Educational Super Powers”

#IDEAcon is right around the corner and I am so pumped to present 3 sessions including 1 session with my 12-year-old son! He has been wanting to present with me for a while and so we are so excited to share our ideas about #SEL!

@ideaillinois.bsky.social

#EdTech #GoogleET #GoogleEC #ISTEcert

a woman with glasses is sitting on a couch and waving her hand . Alt: Liz Lemon from 30 Rock giving herself a high five and then pointing at someone else.

Oh hey #EduProtocols! This is a great reimagine of #SketchAndTell!

Yes! #Quizizz just gets better and better!!

Oh no! I got mine... Maybe try to register again?

Excellent idea!! #EduSky

Happy birthday @ideaillinois.bsky.social!!!