Tony Vincent
@tonyvincent.bsky.social
Dad ⭐️ Educator ⭐️ Learning in Hand ⭐️ Speaker ⭐️ Former grade 5 teacher ⭐️ District AI Coordinator ⭐️ Shapegrams
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Newsletter — Learning in Hand with Tony Vincent
Classy Canva Online Workshop begins April 12. Register today!
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November 26, 2025 at 5:15 PM
No new Learning in Hand Newsletter this week. But you can access all 47 issues (and subscribe for free) at learninginhand.com/newsletter.
Reposted by Tony Vincent
The picture in the Turkey Shapegram is drawn using 17 shapes and 7 lines. (Unlike most Shapegrams, the turkey picture is outlined in black.) #EduSky #EdTech
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shapegrams.com/turkey
November 25, 2025 at 1:20 PM
The picture in the Turkey Shapegram is drawn using 17 shapes and 7 lines. (Unlike most Shapegrams, the turkey picture is outlined in black.) #EduSky #EdTech
shapegrams.com/turkey
shapegrams.com/turkey
Tip Tuesday! Use the RAFT framework to get better chatbot responses by outlining the AI’s Role, identifying the Audience, specifying the Format, and describing the Topic in your prompt. Clearly defining these elements helps the AI generate more relevant and useful responses.
November 25, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Tip Tuesday! Use the RAFT framework to get better chatbot responses by outlining the AI’s Role, identifying the Audience, specifying the Format, and describing the Topic in your prompt. Clearly defining these elements helps the AI generate more relevant and useful responses.
U.S. teachers → Pick up some graham crackers from the store so you can have your students "carve" and "dress" turkeys before Thanksgiving break. #EduSky
Carve and Dress a Turkey — Learning in Hand with Tony Vincent
Turkey Carving is an activity I remember from my own fifth-grade experience. Just before Thanksgiving, my teacher handed each of us a graham cracker and challenged us to carve it into a turkey…
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November 25, 2025 at 1:20 AM
U.S. teachers → Pick up some graham crackers from the store so you can have your students "carve" and "dress" turkeys before Thanksgiving break. #EduSky
Alex Kotran argues that writing isn't just about the output; it's the process of structuring ideas.
alexkotran.substack.com/p/writing-is...
Visual summary generated by Gemini.
alexkotran.substack.com/p/writing-is...
Visual summary generated by Gemini.
November 24, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Alex Kotran argues that writing isn't just about the output; it's the process of structuring ideas.
alexkotran.substack.com/p/writing-is...
Visual summary generated by Gemini.
alexkotran.substack.com/p/writing-is...
Visual summary generated by Gemini.
Chris Kennedy wrote a blog about the importance of prompt engineering.
I prompted Gemini to create an infographic about Chris's post. Gemini really is getting better at properly generating text in the images it generates! #EduSky #AIinEducation
cultureofyes.ca/2025/11/19/i...
I prompted Gemini to create an infographic about Chris's post. Gemini really is getting better at properly generating text in the images it generates! #EduSky #AIinEducation
cultureofyes.ca/2025/11/19/i...
November 23, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Chris Kennedy wrote a blog about the importance of prompt engineering.
I prompted Gemini to create an infographic about Chris's post. Gemini really is getting better at properly generating text in the images it generates! #EduSky #AIinEducation
cultureofyes.ca/2025/11/19/i...
I prompted Gemini to create an infographic about Chris's post. Gemini really is getting better at properly generating text in the images it generates! #EduSky #AIinEducation
cultureofyes.ca/2025/11/19/i...
John Spencer and I chatted about AI in schools on The Creative Classroom podcast.
Tony Vincent on How to Integrate AI Ethically in an Elementary Classroom - Spencer Education
In this episode, I interview ed tech expert Tony Vincent, who shares practical insights on how educators can use AI ethically and responsibly in schools. He discusses how teachers can balance…
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November 22, 2025 at 4:37 PM
John Spencer and I chatted about AI in schools on The Creative Classroom podcast.
Peggy Reimers serves up digital Thanksgiving activities and games! #EduSky
A Fall Feast of Fun: Three New Thanksgiving Activities for the Classroom – TCEA TechNotes Blog
Your students will gobble up these three new Thanksgiving activities, from vanishing vowels to an on-theme game of Connections! Explore this and more at TCEA TechNotes Blog, your go-to source for…
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November 21, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Peggy Reimers serves up digital Thanksgiving activities and games! #EduSky
🆕 Change one illustration to match the art style of another in Canva! Great for when you want different elements to look cohesive without hunting for a matching set.
November 20, 2025 at 12:45 AM
🆕 Change one illustration to match the art style of another in Canva! Great for when you want different elements to look cohesive without hunting for a matching set.
Tip Tuesday! Want to use AI to edit part of an image? Try Canva’s Magic Edit tool. Click a photo, select Edit, then choose Magic Edit. Brush over the area and describe what you want changed or added. The rest of the image stays the same.
November 18, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Tip Tuesday! Want to use AI to edit part of an image? Try Canva’s Magic Edit tool. Click a photo, select Edit, then choose Magic Edit. Brush over the area and describe what you want changed or added. The rest of the image stays the same.
Angle Ace is a quick, brain-boosting geometry game where players test their angle estimation skills. It has 1 player and 2 player modes. I coded it with Gemini. 😊 #EduSky
tonyv.me/angleace
tonyv.me/angleace
Angle Ace
Your final score is your total after 10 rounds. Lower scores are better!
tonyv.me
November 16, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Angle Ace is a quick, brain-boosting geometry game where players test their angle estimation skills. It has 1 player and 2 player modes. I coded it with Gemini. 😊 #EduSky
tonyv.me/angleace
tonyv.me/angleace
I was interviewed on Dr. Greg Walkup and David Miller's Bulldog Bites podcast. We discussed teaching in the 1900s, Palm Pilots, and the evolution of podcasting. #GaETC25
youtu.be/eoSz0EsqL48?...
youtu.be/eoSz0EsqL48?...
November 15, 2025 at 5:22 PM
I was interviewed on Dr. Greg Walkup and David Miller's Bulldog Bites podcast. We discussed teaching in the 1900s, Palm Pilots, and the evolution of podcasting. #GaETC25
youtu.be/eoSz0EsqL48?...
youtu.be/eoSz0EsqL48?...
If you want to see a thoughtful approach to AI in K12, this article shows how CBCSD is doing it: clear guidelines, teacher voice, and classroom-ready ideas.
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November 14, 2025 at 2:47 PM
If you want to see a thoughtful approach to AI in K12, this article shows how CBCSD is doing it: clear guidelines, teacher voice, and classroom-ready ideas.
The newest issue of my Learning in Hand newsletter features a clever 3D printed sign, a handy new Canva feature, and a fresh math app! #EduSky
learninginhand.com/issue47
⚙️ 3D Printed Possibilities
⚠️ Seats and Signs
🎙 Plugged into Podcasting
📐 Authoring Angle Ace
🎨 Style Switcheroo
🚸 AI Adventures
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⚙️ 3D Printed Possibilities
⚠️ Seats and Signs
🎙 Plugged into Podcasting
📐 Authoring Angle Ace
🎨 Style Switcheroo
🚸 AI Adventures
Learning in Hand Issue 47
November 2025
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November 12, 2025 at 11:32 PM
The newest issue of my Learning in Hand newsletter features a clever 3D printed sign, a handy new Canva feature, and a fresh math app! #EduSky
learninginhand.com/issue47
⚙️ 3D Printed Possibilities
⚠️ Seats and Signs
🎙 Plugged into Podcasting
📐 Authoring Angle Ace
🎨 Style Switcheroo
🚸 AI Adventures
learninginhand.com/issue47
⚙️ 3D Printed Possibilities
⚠️ Seats and Signs
🎙 Plugged into Podcasting
📐 Authoring Angle Ace
🎨 Style Switcheroo
🚸 AI Adventures
Tip Tuesday! Both Gemini and ChatGPT have a Deep Research mode that searches the web for you and delivers a detailed, cited report of what it finds. Great for learning about a new topic, product comparisons, and professional learning.
November 11, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Tip Tuesday! Both Gemini and ChatGPT have a Deep Research mode that searches the web for you and delivers a detailed, cited report of what it finds. Great for learning about a new topic, product comparisons, and professional learning.
Tip Tuesday! Upload an image and ask an AI chatbot, "Write two versions of alt text for this image." Compare the results and choose the one that works best.
November 4, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Tip Tuesday! Upload an image and ask an AI chatbot, "Write two versions of alt text for this image." Compare the results and choose the one that works best.
A good reminder for teachers: AI isn’t a reliable science illustrator.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Sibling shares alarming photo of poster found hanging in younger brother's classroom: 'A teacher printed and laminated that'
"You’re telling me my nose isn’t below my stomach and my trachea isn’t on the back of my head?"
www.yahoo.com
November 4, 2025 at 4:01 PM
A good reminder for teachers: AI isn’t a reliable science illustrator.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Reposted by Tony Vincent
Tony is tech support for Halloween! 👨💻
Check out the shapes and word art used to draw this comic in #GoogleSlides. 👀 #
EduSky #EdTech #DigitalArt
Check out the shapes and word art used to draw this comic in #GoogleSlides. 👀 #
EduSky #EdTech #DigitalArt
October 31, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Tony is tech support for Halloween! 👨💻
Check out the shapes and word art used to draw this comic in #GoogleSlides. 👀 #
EduSky #EdTech #DigitalArt
Check out the shapes and word art used to draw this comic in #GoogleSlides. 👀 #
EduSky #EdTech #DigitalArt
Presenting with Canva today? Special Halloween Magic Shortcuts are here!
While in Present view, pressing...
🕷️ S drops a spider from the top of the screen.
👻 G summons a ghost to float across the screen.
These spooky shortcuts are temporary and will disappear after Halloween.
While in Present view, pressing...
🕷️ S drops a spider from the top of the screen.
👻 G summons a ghost to float across the screen.
These spooky shortcuts are temporary and will disappear after Halloween.
October 31, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Presenting with Canva today? Special Halloween Magic Shortcuts are here!
While in Present view, pressing...
🕷️ S drops a spider from the top of the screen.
👻 G summons a ghost to float across the screen.
These spooky shortcuts are temporary and will disappear after Halloween.
While in Present view, pressing...
🕷️ S drops a spider from the top of the screen.
👻 G summons a ghost to float across the screen.
These spooky shortcuts are temporary and will disappear after Halloween.
Play Halloween Jeopardy in your classroom! Pre-made games on Factile provide team management, buzzers, and score keeping. 👍
Read about it in Issue 46 of Learning in Hand: learninginhand.com/issue46
Read about it in Issue 46 of Learning in Hand: learninginhand.com/issue46
October 30, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Play Halloween Jeopardy in your classroom! Pre-made games on Factile provide team management, buzzers, and score keeping. 👍
Read about it in Issue 46 of Learning in Hand: learninginhand.com/issue46
Read about it in Issue 46 of Learning in Hand: learninginhand.com/issue46
Looking for a scary Halloween activity that can connect to any subject? 🎃
Use GHOST WRITER for a quick write, brain dump, rough draft builder, or think-pair-share starter. #EduSky
What's scary about it? One you start typing, don't stop too long, or your words will vanish! 👻
tonyv.me/ghostwriter
Use GHOST WRITER for a quick write, brain dump, rough draft builder, or think-pair-share starter. #EduSky
What's scary about it? One you start typing, don't stop too long, or your words will vanish! 👻
tonyv.me/ghostwriter
October 30, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Looking for a scary Halloween activity that can connect to any subject? 🎃
Use GHOST WRITER for a quick write, brain dump, rough draft builder, or think-pair-share starter. #EduSky
What's scary about it? One you start typing, don't stop too long, or your words will vanish! 👻
tonyv.me/ghostwriter
Use GHOST WRITER for a quick write, brain dump, rough draft builder, or think-pair-share starter. #EduSky
What's scary about it? One you start typing, don't stop too long, or your words will vanish! 👻
tonyv.me/ghostwriter
Issue 46 is a mix of spooky, creative, and fun #EdTech! Take a look: learninginhand.com/issue46
🧟 Fang-tastic Fun with Factile
🎨 Perfecting Perspective
👻 Creepy Canva
🎬 Fun (and Flawed) Films
✂️ Cricut for Classrooms
💡 Batch of Bests
🧟 Fang-tastic Fun with Factile
🎨 Perfecting Perspective
👻 Creepy Canva
🎬 Fun (and Flawed) Films
✂️ Cricut for Classrooms
💡 Batch of Bests
October 29, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Issue 46 is a mix of spooky, creative, and fun #EdTech! Take a look: learninginhand.com/issue46
🧟 Fang-tastic Fun with Factile
🎨 Perfecting Perspective
👻 Creepy Canva
🎬 Fun (and Flawed) Films
✂️ Cricut for Classrooms
💡 Batch of Bests
🧟 Fang-tastic Fun with Factile
🎨 Perfecting Perspective
👻 Creepy Canva
🎬 Fun (and Flawed) Films
✂️ Cricut for Classrooms
💡 Batch of Bests
Tip Tuesday! For perfect alignment, hold Shift while dragging. Your object will only move straight up or straight across. Works in Google Slides, PowerPoint, Illustrator, and others design apps.
October 28, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Tip Tuesday! For perfect alignment, hold Shift while dragging. Your object will only move straight up or straight across. Works in Google Slides, PowerPoint, Illustrator, and others design apps.
Help students use AI in a way that keeps their own brains doing the learning, practicing, and reasoning.
In Issue 45 of my newsletter, I share a one-pager of prompts designed to put the cognitive load back on students.
learninginhand.com/issue45
In Issue 45 of my newsletter, I share a one-pager of prompts designed to put the cognitive load back on students.
learninginhand.com/issue45
October 23, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Help students use AI in a way that keeps their own brains doing the learning, practicing, and reasoning.
In Issue 45 of my newsletter, I share a one-pager of prompts designed to put the cognitive load back on students.
learninginhand.com/issue45
In Issue 45 of my newsletter, I share a one-pager of prompts designed to put the cognitive load back on students.
learninginhand.com/issue45