Can I see your card?
Sending love to the #libraries 🫶🏾📚

🎶 Take a look, it's in a book 🎶

🥹 After nearly 20 years... Reading Rainbow is returning to motivate, help, and encourage kids to become avid readers with new episodes, new friends, new projects, and of course... new books! Make sure to follow the rainbow 📚🌈

#FollowTheRainbow

I found out today that my address is a middle school bus stop. This actually makes me quite happy, as I’ve needed a bit of sunshine. Tomorrow the kids will get treats as we do introductions. Establishing relationships and communication (even those seen as minor) are important.

@judsonhamilton.bsky.social not good news. You can reach me at my Gmail. Just my first and last name together

AI for Educators Conference | July 22-24 | TCEA Curious to know how schools and districts successfully implement artificial intelligence (AI) in educational settings? Eager to get real-world examples of how AI is personalizing learning, increasing ...

Looking to up your #AI #educator knowledge? Check out this online conference this month . #K12 , #higherEd, #charterschool #homeachool etc all welcomed
tcea.org/events/ai/

Educators: Become a Member | TCEA Since 1980, we've been supporting educators across the globe by advancing teaching and learning through the use of technology. Join us!

You deserve more than our thanks this Teacher Appreciation Week—that’s why we’re offering you the opportunity to join TCEA for free, this week only! Please share with all who might benefit.
Www.tcea.org/membership

#edtech #k12 #higherEd #CompSci #teachers #TeacherAppreciation #TeacherEd #DistanceEd

Maximizing Student Engagement During Live Online Seminars One way to incorporate human engagement is through a synchronous seminar—nothing beats live interaction—, where learners and educators can convene for a meaningful exchange.

Maximizing student engagement during live online seminars :
www.facultyfocus.com/articles/onl...

Wisdom from J.B. Pritzker. Don’t empower or be the “idiot”.

a man wearing a hat and a watch is sitting at a table with his hand on his hat . ALT: a man wearing a hat and a watch is sitting at a table with his hand on his hat .

S/O to:
@awakenlibrarian.bsky.social
@edtechbites.bsky.social
Jorge Valenzuela
Adolph Brown
@ditchthattextbook.com
@joesanfelippo.bsky.social
@coburncori.bsky.social
Ron Madison
@jamesvarlack.bsky.social
@wmstubbs.bsky.social
@achievement4all.bsky.social

When one wins, we all win!

Opportunity: WeTeach_CS Grant with Texas State University I was sent this awesome opportunity for Texas #educators: Texas State University received a grant to fund teachers to earn their #TechApps or #CompSci 8-12 #TeacherCertification ! Feel free to pass th...

I was sent this awesome opportunity for Texas #educators: Texas State University received a grant to fund teachers who want to earn their #TechApps or #CompSci 8-12 #TeacherCertification !

www.linkedin.com/pulse/opport...

I’m still here… it is just a little harder to find this thread esp when I don’t play everyday

Join us TODAY to discover FREE RESOURCES online! Our Lunch and Learn is reveals a variety of high-quality, complimentary resources for educators and learners.

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#tcea #tlsky #edusky

The term comes from the Greek words kakistos (meaning "worst") & kratos (meaning "rule" or "power"). Describes a system where leadership is characterized by incompetence, selfishness, & unethical behavior, often leading to poor governance & dysfunction.

Big up to all the #ELAR educators out there! 🍎
This week’s word “Kakistocracy” is a form of gov in which the least qualified, most corrupt, or worst individuals are in power.

In a surprise, U.S. colleges saw higher enrollment last fall The number of students in undergraduate and graduate programs rose above pre-pandemic levels for the first time.

www.npr.org/2025/01/23/n...

#HigherEd #CommunityCollege #ContinuingEd

Myth busted: Healthy habits take longer than 21 days to set in In the first review of its kind, UniSA researchers found that new habits can begin forming within about two months but can take up to 335 days to set in.

Food for thought: Healthy habits take longer than 21 days to set in…new habits can begin forming in 2 months but can take 335 days to establish

www.unisa.edu.au/media-centre...

Zeta Phi Beta founded January 16, 1920

Happy Founders’ Day to my fellow Royal Blue Sister Greeks of Zeta Phi Beta 💙 Have a FINER day!
#ZetaPhiBeta 💙🤍 🫶🏾 💙💛

Latimer: AI for Everyone This is Latimer, a large language model trained with diverse histories & inclusive voice built to more accurately reflect the experience, culture and history of Black and brown people.

This is Latimer, a large language model trained with diverse histories & inclusive voices: www.latimer.ai#use-cases

Eduaide is a rubric generator that uses your learning objective to create different rubrics www.efuaide.ai/app/generator

AI Tools Explore these tools and see what you like. Be careful, don't share personal information and don't download anything to your computer that you don't trust.

1 of our Instructional Designers made a padlet of her favorite #AI tools for educators :
austincc.padlet.org/sbogdani1/ai...

Austin Community College Library Services AI Symposium 1/16/25

Today I’m supporting our ACC Library team with their #AI Symposium. I’ll drop in to share some resources from today.

Pic: Lone Poodle at a party of salmon pink and apple green

POV pic: “Me at work today” j/k 😆
Wishing the Mighty Fine First Ladies of Alpha Kappa Alpha a very Happy and Fabulous 117th Founders’ Day. #AKA1908 🩷💚 🫶🏾 💙💛

So in my studies, I get to try all sorts of #AI integrated applications. The educational ones are often somewhat interesting but the entertainment ones are captivating 👀
Why have I been reading about tarot cards for the last 10 mins??? taroteller.love

Be the adult you needed as a child

“Be the adult you needed as a child.”

Sugar baby watermelon in a tree has grown larger than a naval orange

“Sugar Baby in a tree”… anything is possible

TCEA President elect for 2025-26 is Cori Coburn and finance chair is Mark Patrick. They will assume office April 1, 2025.

We did it!
Come spring I’ll be the President-Elect of TCEA.

Huge thanks to all the members who voted. Even if you didn’t vote for me, your voice is important in our organization.

Photo of my sugar baby watermelon still growing out of season

I go outside in the fall/ winter chill everyday and say “Sugar Baby in a tree”…my own way of saying “anything is possible”.

I got exactly what I expected since the was such a huge age/ wear& tear gap… no luv for the kid, but I hope he got something positive & valuable (beyond money) from the experience. After watching, I was inspired to visit my gym… I gotta hold on to what I have left 😆

a man with long black hair is making a funny face with his hands outstretched . Alt: a man with long black hair is making a funny face with his hands outstretched . Dave Chapell as Rick James

Not sure of who all made the jump, but #edtechsky and #edusky peeps feel free to add me so I can follow you back… #k12 & #highered welcomed

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