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Karyn Fillhart
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Tech trainer & adjunct professor, former elementary & SpEd teacher, #MIEExpert, #GoogleET, #AppleTeacher, opinions mine, #a11y #EdTech YouTube:GKTechies blog: https://gktechies.wordpress.com/ 🐦: @KfromGKTechies
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April 17, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Can't wait! #CanvaCreate #NewFeatures #EduSky
Welcome to a new world of work. Way to go, you made it! You're the 32,242 person to unlock the Visual Suite 2.0.
April 10, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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First grade teachers asked me to help today with Curipod. Got my orange ready and had a wonderful day in 4 classrooms with help from their classroom ViewSonic boards.

Sample decks in this @wakelet.bsky.social collection: wakelet.com/wake/mp3oFMb...
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Woman in orange Curipod ambassador shirt standing in front of a ViewSonic Viewboard with the results of a Curipod poll
February 21, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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@chton.bsky.social, you’ve been busy! I was showing someone goblin.tools and saw a message at the bottom about Teacher Tools! 😁 I can’t wait to see what’s coming! #EduSky Tips bookmark: www.canva.com/design/DAGdJ...
Bookmark from link in post
January 25, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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I miss him. It’s been over 10 years and I still miss him. ❤️ Here’s Filibuster in his rubber duckie raincoat.
Basset hound in a yellow raincoat with small rubber duckie pictures on the rear flap
December 28, 2024 at 6:29 AM
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Anyone play #BlankSlate? I made a holiday version in Canva. #Christmas #games #holiday #EduSky www.canva.com/design/DAGYd...
Placecards with green Christmas tree and a penguin each with a word and a scoresheet with a gingerbread font
December 23, 2024 at 5:09 PM
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Need a #Christmas game? I updated an old guess the song one with help from Canva. #EduSky #Holiday #Games www.canva.com/design/DAGYw...
Clipart game of Christmas songs linked in the post “Can you guess the Christmas song?”
December 23, 2024 at 5:03 PM
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Basset hound sitting behind the wheel of a car looking out the window with a can we go look
December 23, 2024 at 4:57 PM
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Loving Google’s new #AI image tool Whisk AND was able to log in with my #GoogleEdu account. blog.google/technology/g... #EduSky
Picture of a boxer and a golden puppy on grass tugging a Christmas tree chew toy between them turned into 4 images of plushies inspired by the dogs in the picture
December 18, 2024 at 6:35 PM
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Thanks, @jenmsft.bsky.social! Anyone need a laugh for the day? Different take than the Copilot “Who is - and why are they awesome?” tip from @makingcentsofit.bsky.social I tried last week. 😆
Karyn Fillhart: Tech Trainer Extraordinaire, Queen of EdTech and Dog Parent Extraordinaire A tech-savvy educator navigating the complex world of #EdTech while also juggling holiday party planning and dog-related existential crises. " Educational cheerleader meets DIY Canva magician; if enthusiasm were a currency, Karyn would be a billionaire. " 88% Authenticity 70% Thought Leader Key Topics 95% #EdTech and AI Tools 90%
December 7, 2024 at 3:06 PM
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Goblin.tools is helpful for executive functioning (and writing parent emails/report card comments!). (Bookmark tip www.canva.com/design/DAF2O...) With my grad students, we discussed the pros and cons of the IEP and BIP generators in SchoolAI.

AI is a starting place, not the end result.
AI can be the wild west. Better to guide them to the schoolhouse than have them stumble into the saloon. Quote by Karyn Fillhart with a saloon and buildings set in the American old west
December 4, 2024 at 3:45 PM
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Anyone else miss this CanvaEdu announcement? Disney in Canva for Edu! #Disney #EduSky x.com/kfromgktechi...
Search in Canva for Disney with characters Mulan, Moana, Rapunzel, Ariel, Olaf, Mickey, Donald, Minnie, and Daisy
December 3, 2024 at 12:51 AM
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Idea for aunties and uncles with some kid time this holiday season, ours love designer.microsoft.com Check out 2 of their creations! Thank you, @beckykeene.com for your @wakelet.bsky.social of templates!
Lego minifig boy in dinosaur holiday sweater with a green t-rex peeking over his shoulder Lego minifig girl wearing holly in her red hair and in dress with Anna from Frozen
November 29, 2024 at 4:24 PM
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Our Dug. (He is about 10 and has Degenerative myelopathy.)
Brindle boxer with his tongue hanging out in his wheelchair supporting his rear legs
November 25, 2024 at 7:34 PM
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#DogSky what’s funny about our dog Teddy watching Dug from Up? Our other dog is named Dug. 🐾❤️ Do you think he’s trying to figure out where his brother is at? 😆
Golden medium sized dog watching scene from Disneys Up with Dug the dog at the front of the screen and 3 other dogs on screen in the background
November 25, 2024 at 3:09 AM
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Using CopyMeThat.com again today. Need an easy, quick, and free way to save online recipes, removing all the ads and excess info, plus be able to edit them and even add your own? #cooking #productivity www.canva.com/design/DAGXH...
Link in post to pdf version of this tips bookmark for CopyMeThat
November 23, 2024 at 9:29 PM
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During a #LunchBreakLearning session today on Canva, I was showing staff various templates including "Would you rather?" for #Thanksgiving. NEW MAGIC SHORTCUTS! LOVE THEM! 💜🩵 #CanvaEDU
template link for Would you rather? www.canva.com/design/DAGV0...
Pie appears when you hit the letter i. Falling leaves appear when you hit the letter f.
November 20, 2024 at 9:30 PM
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Our office #TechOrTreat is coming up so I had some fun turning my colleagues into monsters in Microsoft Designer with help from Renee Dawson’s template in a wakelet collection from @beckykeene.bsky.social Here’s my Frankenstein’s monster.
Cartoon of green girl with stitches like Frankenstein’s monster in an olive sweater, ripped jeans and brown boots
October 30, 2024 at 4:00 AM
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One of my favorite #AI #EduSky tools is Diffit.me and they are offering a free year for new teachers! web.diffit.me/first-year-t... Check out the bookmark of tips I made in Canva for more information on Diffit. bit.ly/DiffitGK
bookmark with Diffit directions posted at https://bit.ly/DiffitGK with the D in diffit and the GK capitalized
October 28, 2024 at 3:09 PM
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Looking for some literature for Halloween? Dracula is free online with vocabulary support and more! rewordify.com/index.php?u=...
Rewordified text, stats, print and learning activities, parts of speech, and all the chapters of Bram Stoker’s Dracula
October 27, 2024 at 3:22 PM
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Runaway #1British bestseller: Eats Shoots and Leaves; the zero tolerance approach to punctuation by Lynne Truss with a panda holding a gun and another painting over commas
August 16, 2024 at 2:02 AM
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Sad news from Microsoft regarding moving Flip into Microsoft Teams. Google districts will now have to add Teams (which is free, at least) if they want Flip(grid). #EDUSky
green heart cracked into 2 pieces
June 4, 2024 at 1:09 AM
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I ordered myself a treat! Since I already know Windows, Chrome, Mac, Android, iOS, and iPadOS, isn’t it time to learn a new one? ❤️ 🐇
Anxious to check out the #a11y for a family member.
Is #EdTech next? It reminded me a bit of Merlyn Mind with push to talk.
Rabbit.tech new device that’s a red square handheld with a small screen, rotating camera, and push to talk button
April 12, 2024 at 2:59 AM
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Xbox dropped their rewards levels. I’d play Jewel every morning for 30 points. Now it’s 5. A PC game had been 50. Now it’s 20. 🎮
Shame on Xbox. Not worth my time. #gaming #Xbox #Microsoft
New xbox rewards levels of 5 points to play, 5 to use the xbox app, 20 to play a pc game and 10 to play a console game
March 23, 2024 at 12:00 PM
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With some help from Microsoft Designer and CanvaEdu, I was able to create the quote I wanted regarding AI. It can be the wild west. Help teachers and students find the schoolhouse! #AI #EdTech
AI can be the wild west. Better to guide them to the schoolhouse than have them stumble into the saloon. quote by Karyn Fillhart Graphic created by Microsoft Designer of a saloon with dirt western town streets on either side
January 31, 2024 at 7:04 PM