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Michelle Manning @manningtechtalk.bsky.social · 14d

Looking to gather a list of assistive technology coaches/ specialists.
💻👩‍🏫

🙋🏻‍♀️Are you one?
💡Do you know one?
💜Do you use Kami?

💬Please comment below, DM me, or email me at [email protected]

@eduguardian5.bsky.social
#assistivetech
#accessibility
#edtech
#techcoach
#edusky

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Michelle Manning @manningtechtalk.bsky.social · 14d

With Kami Companion, you can bring the Kami magic outside of Kami! ✨

Use Kami‘s read aloud, translate, dictionary, understand, immersive reader, speech to text, predictive text & more to make websites accessible!

To learn more, contact me or visit
kamiapp.com/kami-companion/
#edusky #edtech #kami

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Michelle Manning @manningtechtalk.bsky.social · 20d

Send + Archive emails with one click!
📧Clean up your inbox by archiving emails you no longer need!
🖱️When you reply, click the "Send+Archive" button!
🍿Watch to learn more!
#gmail #techtips #techtip #edtech #techtipsandtricks
@eduguardian5.bsky.social #teachertwitter #edusky #eduguardians #google

Michelle Manning @manningtechtalk.bsky.social · 25d

I loved being on this podcast with @classtechtips.com!

🎧 Let me know what you think.

🎨What does creativity mean to you?

🔴Tomorrow is Dot Day. How will you celebrate creativity?

#LiveCreativeDay
#InternationalDotDay #MakeYourMark
#DotDay #CreativeCourage
classtechtips.com/2025/04/22/b...

Quick Ways to Boost Creativity with Michelle Manning - Easy EdTech Podcast 316 - Class Tech Tips

Boost creativity in your classroom! Hear expert tech tips, student-led ideas & strategies for fostering innovation with Michelle Manning!

classtechtips.com

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Michelle Manning @manningtechtalk.bsky.social · Sep 8

STOP REPLY ALL!
🛑 📧
Well, here's a workaround to stop those reply all emails from filling your inbox!

MUTE THEM! 🤫
All future emails on that thread will bypass your inbox and go straight to All Mail.

Select an email > Three Dots > Mute

#edtech #edusky #eduguardians #gmail #techtips #google

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Michelle Manning @manningtechtalk.bsky.social · Aug 29

These tips are such time-savers! Which one is your favorite? For me I think it's mute 🤫 and snooze 😴 ! Let me know in the comments!

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Michelle Manning @manningtechtalk.bsky.social · Aug 28

What IS Kami?
Watch our new video to get a glimpse of some of the amazing features in Kami!
Many pathways to make your content engaging & accessible for your students with multiple options for your students to communicate their understanding to you! 💜 #edusky #edtech
www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8cF...

What is Kami? | The All-in-One Classroom Learning Platform

YouTube video by Kami

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Edutopia @edutopia.org · Aug 26

Managing your Gmail inbox doesn't have to be complicated! 📩 Try these 5 tips from @manningtechtalk.bsky.social to stay on top of your messages this school year.

#EduSky

5 Tips to Streamline Your Gmail Inbox

Applying specific settings can help you stay organized and control the flow of messages that you receive.

edut.to

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Michelle Manning @manningtechtalk.bsky.social · Aug 25

I wish I could watch it in the US. How are you watching it?

Michelle Manning @manningtechtalk.bsky.social · Aug 21

𝟓 𝐓𝐢𝐩𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐐𝐮𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐥𝐲 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐆𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐛𝐨𝐱 📧

😴 Snooze emails for when you need them ⏰
🤫 Mute those reply alls! 🥳
🏷️ Disable AI "Important" Markers 🚫
⭐️ Label Emails ❓
📩 Automatically archive emails when replying ↩️

Which are you most excited for?
@edutopia.org

www.edutopia.org/article/mana...

5 Tips to Streamline Your Gmail Inbox

Applying specific settings can help you stay organized and control the flow of messages that you receive.

www.edutopia.org

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Michelle Manning @manningtechtalk.bsky.social · Aug 18

I love our resources in the @KamiApp library!
Check out Sonia (& @shannonmmiller.bsky.social )!!
Great resources for back to school!!

Shannon McClintock Miller @shannonmmiller.bsky.social · Aug 18

Bring digital literacy to life with the ISTE Digital Explorers, Kami, @bookcreator.com and @breakoutedu.com 🥳

These amazing activities are a great way to kick off back-to-school time as we work with our students on important digital literacy skills.👩‍💻

Get the activities here buff.ly/AThZv9v

Michelle Manning @manningtechtalk.bsky.social · Aug 5

I feel like when we say AI we need to clarify. It’s a really big broad umbrella just like when we say the Internet.

There are safe, approved platforms that are geared towards students which is where I think we should begin. Not just throwing them out into the wild wild west of AI.

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Michelle Manning @manningtechtalk.bsky.social · Aug 5

I agree with the author that we need to teach students how to use AI l, but I like how Matt Miller talks about transparency and having the students hand in and identify what was done with AI. And of course, with parameters and directing them to approved, safe, AI sites.
@ditchthattextbook.com

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Michelle Manning @manningtechtalk.bsky.social · Aug 4

I enjoyed this tough conversation with Paige! Read her article. What are we getting wrong? What are we getting right? How can we fix what’s wrong? Great article!

Paige Tutt @tatertutt.bsky.social · Aug 4

When researching what can go wrong w/ #edtech integration (at the classroom/building/and district level), I found educators citing the exact same problems today that they flagged 10+ years ago.

I went out searching for guidance on carving a path forward.

My latest for @edutopia.org:

6 Things We’re Getting Wrong About Tech Integration

Despite years of investment, many schools are still missing the mark on technology integration. Here’s what the experts told us needs to change—and how to get started this year.

www.edutopia.org

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Michelle Manning @manningtechtalk.bsky.social · Jul 26

AI is a huge umbrella!
AI that is embedded in platforms that we trust & have signed privacy agreements, then it is appropriate when monitored & guidelines have been established.

When managed effectively, it is a tool that students have to learn how to use appropriately! Just like the Internet.

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Edutopia @edutopia.org · Jul 21

Donna explains how to give students time and confidence to build their metacognition skills: edut.to/46Ut3Oq

#CriticalThinking #SpecialEducation #MiddleSchool #HighSchoolTeacher

“In my high school special education classroom, I like to recognize students’ effort in the lead-up to final outcomes. Not in a vague ‘You tried your best’ sort of way—more so appreciating the intentional choices that help students push ahead. For the last half-decade or so, I’ve called these small wins ‘the moves that mattered.’” —Donna Phillips, Educator

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Edutopia @edutopia.org · Jul 20

“It’s easy to make a mistake-friendly classroom when you show students the value of mistakes in learning,” says teacher @cathleenbeachbd.bsky.social 🌟

Here’s an activity she uses to help create a mistake-friendly classroom.

#EduSky

Blue post-it note that reads: From Teacher Cathleen Beachboard: Here's an activity I use to help create a mistake-friendly classroom:

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Edutopia @edutopia.org · Jul 17

Want to make PBL even more authentic and valuable for your students?

Early childhood PBL specialist Sara Lev explains how to use fieldwork and expert visitors to connect learning to the real world. 🌏

#PBL #EarlyChildhoodEducation #preschool #kindergarten

Creating Authentic Learning Experiences in Early Childhood Classrooms

Bringing in outside experts and doing fieldwork can make project-based learning an invaluable experience for young learners.

edut.to

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Michelle Manning @manningtechtalk.bsky.social · Jul 2

My 21yo unemployed daughter has already spent hundreds of dollars getting her first classroom ready for her students. Any help you can provide by gifting items off her wish list would be greatly appreciated!! tinyurl.com/2s39kfp9

Michelle Manning @manningtechtalk.bsky.social · Jul 1

Catch me at the booth for live demos, fresh conversations, and the tools making a real impact in today’s classrooms. From accessibility breakthroughs to safer AI, @kami is building for what matters most.
📍 Booth #1900 by the main entrance

Join me at the Kami booth 1900 at ISTELive

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Edutopia @edutopia.org · Jul 1

You’ve heard of escape rooms, but have you heard of riddle rooms? They’re a great tool to use for extra practice, test review, fast finishers, or blended learning. 🧰💫

@manningtechtalk.bsky.social shares a how-to.

#EdTech #StudentEngagement #EduSky

How to Use Riddle Rooms to Gamify Lessons

Teachers can use this strategy to develop games based on concepts within their lessons to help students cement their knowledge.

edut.to

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Michelle Manning @manningtechtalk.bsky.social · Jun 27

Join me & @thenerdyteacher.bsky.social at the House of Possibilities Playground! We'll show you our favorite AI tools that are embedded in the platforms you're already using to help you save time while supporting all your students' needs!
Get the guide👉 bit.ly/HOPPlayground
#ISTELive

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Michelle Manning @manningtechtalk.bsky.social · Jun 25

LOVING the new updates to @bookcreator.com !
So much easier to find and organize your libraries!
Check out the updates to your dashboard here:
intercom.help/bookcreator/...

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Michelle Manning @manningtechtalk.bsky.social · Jun 24

It's back!!! You don't want to miss this year's @edpuzzle.com summit!! Three days of over 40 amazing virtual PD sessions!
Click to register 👉 learn.edpuzzle.com/edpuzzle-sum...

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Wayground (formerly Quizizz) @wayground.bsky.social · Jun 24

Teachers took our quiz platform and turned it into something so much bigger. We're honoring that evolution: Quizizz becomes Wayground. Where every student finds their way forward. 🩷

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