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Cat Lamin @catlamin.bsky.social · Jan 29

Ok edu skyers … I’m doing an intro to Google Workspace for my son’s school - what are you ‘must knows’ for primary school teachers?

Cat Lamin @catlamin.bsky.social · Jan 15

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Cat Lamin @catlamin.bsky.social · Jan 15

I’m proud that I’ve never had a TikTok account!

Cat Lamin @catlamin.bsky.social · Jan 15

Oh god yeah! I think we were *just* too old for Bebo - I remember thinking the kids were using it as an older teen 😂

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Cat Lamin @catlamin.bsky.social · Jan 15

Ha! I think I meant Friends Reunited not find my friends! Those are all owns i used, but the x are ones I don’t use anymore 🙈 I described myself badly

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Cat Lamin @catlamin.bsky.social · Jan 15

ICQ ❌
MSN messenger ❌
MySpace ❌
FindMyFriends ❌
Facebook❌
Twitter ❌
iMessage 😬
WhatsApp ✅
Instagram ✅
Threads ✅
LinkedIn ✅
Bluesky ❓

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Cat Lamin @catlamin.bsky.social · Jan 15

Ok… so millennial friends…

We’ve basically lived through the birth and rise of social media right through to its dying days - so fascinating!

So comment below, which social media sites, messaging apps & tools did you use? Mine below

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Cat Lamin @catlamin.bsky.social · Dec 12

Going to put this out there for my #ComputingTeacher friends - any suggestions for Scratch or a Scratch alternative that can be used by a student who needs to use a screen reader? Apparently Scratch itself does not play nicely

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Cat Lamin @catlamin.bsky.social · Dec 12

I really don’t like busy trains/stations in the morning

Cat Lamin @catlamin.bsky.social · Nov 29

I really hate the ‘You only get one mum so you should forgive her for everything’ crowd.

Just need to get that shouted into the void.

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Cat Lamin @catlamin.bsky.social · Nov 27

Year 1 teachers… you have my eternal respect…. Your faithfully, a computing teacher who is exhausted after an afternoon in Year 1

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Sue Sentance @suesentance.bsky.social · Nov 26

If you're a primary teacher and have recently used the micro:bit in school we'd love to hear from you! Follow the link below!

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Cat Lamin @catlamin.bsky.social · Nov 25

Also, autocorrect changes refinding to refunding... argh

Cat Lamin @catlamin.bsky.social · Nov 25

It’s amazing isn’t it? 25 years of depression and anxiety turns out to be 41 years of undiagnosed ADHD 🙈

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Cat Lamin @catlamin.bsky.social · Nov 25

Every so often, I read something about #ADHD and it rings scarily true!

Today’s nugget is all about how sometimes ADHD folks struggle to maintain friendships because out of sight is literally out of mind…

Coming to Bluesky & refunding ppl literally shows that in action 🙈

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Cat Lamin @catlamin.bsky.social · Nov 24

Thank you!! I’ve sort of accepted that family won’t change - I found out in my 30s I hadn’t been vaccinated against MMR cos my mum thought it caused autism, so she probably still believes that ADHD is a sign of bad parenting 🙈

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Cat Lamin @catlamin.bsky.social · Nov 24

Aaaaaaah Bluesky is suddenly full of people that I'd forgotten that I loved hearing from on the old place. This is the most marvellous feeling in the world!

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Cat Lamin @catlamin.bsky.social · Nov 24

Oh Kaz, never change! I've missed you

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Cat Lamin @catlamin.bsky.social · Nov 24

Ah Allen, I've missed you since I left the bird site - good to reconnect!

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Cat Lamin @catlamin.bsky.social · Nov 23

ICYMI, I got diagnosed with ADHD nearly 2 weeks ago.

I’m still processing, but definitely feels like I’ve found one of the missing pieces to the puzzle of my life.

The consequence for me has been a huge burden lifted off my mental health… and lots of fun arguments with my family 🤪

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Cat Lamin @catlamin.bsky.social · Nov 23

Now I have to remember to spot stuff here 🙈

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Cat Lamin @catlamin.bsky.social · Nov 23

I work part time for Canopy Education which means I run training and webinars for #GoogleForEdu and #Canva

In short, I’m a very lucky human, with a fabulous work/life balance

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Cat Lamin @catlamin.bsky.social · Nov 23

Hello former EduTwitter folks…

In case you don’t know me, I’m a former primary school computing teacher who now writes textbooks & helps schools with using tech to support teaching & learning.

I also burble about mental health, ADHD, equality, stereotypes and inclusion.

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Cat Lamin @catlamin.bsky.social · Nov 23

Psssst

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Andrew Caffrey @mrcaffrey.bsky.social · Nov 19

Great to reconnect with lots of #GoogleChampions at the Energiser in London!

#GoogleEI, #GoogleET, #GoogleEC

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