Leslie James
@lwjames.bsky.social
Learning Technology Integrator
ACPS
Prior upper elementary teacher
Lover of all things tech and STEM
ACPS
Prior upper elementary teacher
Lover of all things tech and STEM
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Made a beat maker and sampler with @figma Make. Will be sharing out soon bit of the process.
August 15, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Made a beat maker and sampler with @figma Make. Will be sharing out soon bit of the process.
Reposted by Leslie James
Reposted by Leslie James
Got your PD planning tools ready? 🛠️ This Professional Development Calendar organizes staff meetings, academic deep dives, SEL/PBIS trainings, and more—making communication with your team a breeze!
buff.ly/o8CpRGK via I Heart EDU
#edusky
buff.ly/o8CpRGK via I Heart EDU
#edusky
July 9, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Got your PD planning tools ready? 🛠️ This Professional Development Calendar organizes staff meetings, academic deep dives, SEL/PBIS trainings, and more—making communication with your team a breeze!
buff.ly/o8CpRGK via I Heart EDU
#edusky
buff.ly/o8CpRGK via I Heart EDU
#edusky
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🔐Ready to unlock adventure in your class?
In “Escape the Classroom” your students are locked in (virtually, of course), and the only way out is by solving challenges and cracking clues.
Get it NOW! ⬇️
🔗https://f.mtr.cool/koplaqkvyo #EduSky
In “Escape the Classroom” your students are locked in (virtually, of course), and the only way out is by solving challenges and cracking clues.
Get it NOW! ⬇️
🔗https://f.mtr.cool/koplaqkvyo #EduSky
June 14, 2025 at 12:02 AM
🔐Ready to unlock adventure in your class?
In “Escape the Classroom” your students are locked in (virtually, of course), and the only way out is by solving challenges and cracking clues.
Get it NOW! ⬇️
🔗https://f.mtr.cool/koplaqkvyo #EduSky
In “Escape the Classroom” your students are locked in (virtually, of course), and the only way out is by solving challenges and cracking clues.
Get it NOW! ⬇️
🔗https://f.mtr.cool/koplaqkvyo #EduSky
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What if giving students more choice made your life easier? 🤯
These ready-to-use choice boards save time, boost engagement, and make differentiation simple.
Less planning. More ownership. Total win. 🙌🧠
buff.ly/aGy0Qzc #edusky
These ready-to-use choice boards save time, boost engagement, and make differentiation simple.
Less planning. More ownership. Total win. 🙌🧠
buff.ly/aGy0Qzc #edusky
June 13, 2025 at 8:22 PM
What if giving students more choice made your life easier? 🤯
These ready-to-use choice boards save time, boost engagement, and make differentiation simple.
Less planning. More ownership. Total win. 🙌🧠
buff.ly/aGy0Qzc #edusky
These ready-to-use choice boards save time, boost engagement, and make differentiation simple.
Less planning. More ownership. Total win. 🙌🧠
buff.ly/aGy0Qzc #edusky
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🎥🤖 Check out the amazing creations made by year 4 and 5 learners at Aspire Academy last week as part of their Robot Petting Zoo workshop! We really enjoyed meeting the children and helping them bring their imaginations to life!
#EduSky
#teamCompSci
#edTech
#EduSky
#teamCompSci
#edTech
June 12, 2025 at 1:03 PM
🎥🤖 Check out the amazing creations made by year 4 and 5 learners at Aspire Academy last week as part of their Robot Petting Zoo workshop! We really enjoyed meeting the children and helping them bring their imaginations to life!
#EduSky
#teamCompSci
#edTech
#EduSky
#teamCompSci
#edTech
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Create your own blocks in #OctoStudio! Learn more in Eric's latest 30-second tutorial ⏱🕺🎶
📺 youtube.com/shorts/9Toxk...
#CreativeCoding #CSEd #STEM #CodingForKids #LearnToCode #KidsActivities
📺 youtube.com/shorts/9Toxk...
#CreativeCoding #CSEd #STEM #CodingForKids #LearnToCode #KidsActivities
June 12, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Create your own blocks in #OctoStudio! Learn more in Eric's latest 30-second tutorial ⏱🕺🎶
📺 youtube.com/shorts/9Toxk...
#CreativeCoding #CSEd #STEM #CodingForKids #LearnToCode #KidsActivities
📺 youtube.com/shorts/9Toxk...
#CreativeCoding #CSEd #STEM #CodingForKids #LearnToCode #KidsActivities
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Big week for #SpheroRVR - the perfect robot to bring outdoors! Ms Perry’s and Ms Babineau’s classes both used chalk to create obstacle courses to help review polygons and measurement, then drove RVR through them! #EduTech
June 12, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Big week for #SpheroRVR - the perfect robot to bring outdoors! Ms Perry’s and Ms Babineau’s classes both used chalk to create obstacle courses to help review polygons and measurement, then drove RVR through them! #EduTech
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Get the book: teachergoals.com/inclusion. Learn how to best serve students with IEPs in all classrooms! 🧡
June 12, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Get the book: teachergoals.com/inclusion. Learn how to best serve students with IEPs in all classrooms! 🧡
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Day 11 of the Digital Clean Sweep:
It’s time to reclaim your calendar.
🔹 Time block your priorities
🔹 Use Tasks for to-dos
🔹 Add Reminders that keep you on track
🎥 Full video on Substack
open.substack.com/pub/heatherk...
#EdTechUnlocked #DigitalDeclutter
It’s time to reclaim your calendar.
🔹 Time block your priorities
🔹 Use Tasks for to-dos
🔹 Add Reminders that keep you on track
🎥 Full video on Substack
open.substack.com/pub/heatherk...
#EdTechUnlocked #DigitalDeclutter
📅 Day 11 – Master Your Calendar: Declutter Now, Prep for Fall
Listen now | Clean up your calendar to reduce stress and get ready for the new school year.
open.substack.com
June 12, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Day 11 of the Digital Clean Sweep:
It’s time to reclaim your calendar.
🔹 Time block your priorities
🔹 Use Tasks for to-dos
🔹 Add Reminders that keep you on track
🎥 Full video on Substack
open.substack.com/pub/heatherk...
#EdTechUnlocked #DigitalDeclutter
It’s time to reclaim your calendar.
🔹 Time block your priorities
🔹 Use Tasks for to-dos
🔹 Add Reminders that keep you on track
🎥 Full video on Substack
open.substack.com/pub/heatherk...
#EdTechUnlocked #DigitalDeclutter
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Reposted by Leslie James
Tired of staff meetings that feel like déjà vu? 😴 Break the monotony & re-energize your team. Think quick wins, creative formats, & strategies that make every minute count.
buff.ly/PfxKahV via 4 O'Clock Faculty
#edusky
buff.ly/PfxKahV via 4 O'Clock Faculty
#edusky
June 13, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Tired of staff meetings that feel like déjà vu? 😴 Break the monotony & re-energize your team. Think quick wins, creative formats, & strategies that make every minute count.
buff.ly/PfxKahV via 4 O'Clock Faculty
#edusky
buff.ly/PfxKahV via 4 O'Clock Faculty
#edusky
Reposted by Leslie James
K-8 Digital Citizenship Curriculum askatechteacher.com/...
K-8 Digital Citizenship Curriculum
I get a lot of questions from readers about what tech ed resources I use in my classroom so I’m going to take a few days this summer to review them with you. Some are edited and/or written by…
askatechteacher.com
June 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM
K-8 Digital Citizenship Curriculum askatechteacher.com/...
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I'm so excited to share this article I wrote for @edutopia.org on Riddle Rooms🤣 - I shared all of my templates! 🥳
You can even appsmash💥 with Kami, @edpuzzle.com,
@quizizz.bsky.social, @goformative.bsky.social, &
@bookcreator.com!
Please comment your thoughts👇!
www.edutopia.org/article/usin...
You can even appsmash💥 with Kami, @edpuzzle.com,
@quizizz.bsky.social, @goformative.bsky.social, &
@bookcreator.com!
Please comment your thoughts👇!
www.edutopia.org/article/usin...
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.
www.edutopia.org
June 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM
I'm so excited to share this article I wrote for @edutopia.org on Riddle Rooms🤣 - I shared all of my templates! 🥳
You can even appsmash💥 with Kami, @edpuzzle.com,
@quizizz.bsky.social, @goformative.bsky.social, &
@bookcreator.com!
Please comment your thoughts👇!
www.edutopia.org/article/usin...
You can even appsmash💥 with Kami, @edpuzzle.com,
@quizizz.bsky.social, @goformative.bsky.social, &
@bookcreator.com!
Please comment your thoughts👇!
www.edutopia.org/article/usin...
Reposted by Leslie James
📰 We're working with Google Blockly and @microsoft.com MakeCode to make block-based coding more accessible.
👉 If you / someone you know can help, we'd love to hear from you.
👉 Please complete the survey & share this article.
microbit.org/news/2025-05...
#GlobalAccessibilityAwarenessDay #EduSky
👉 If you / someone you know can help, we'd love to hear from you.
👉 Please complete the survey & share this article.
microbit.org/news/2025-05...
#GlobalAccessibilityAwarenessDay #EduSky
Improving coding for those with additional needs
Towards accessible block-based coding
microbit.org
May 15, 2025 at 6:49 PM
📰 We're working with Google Blockly and @microsoft.com MakeCode to make block-based coding more accessible.
👉 If you / someone you know can help, we'd love to hear from you.
👉 Please complete the survey & share this article.
microbit.org/news/2025-05...
#GlobalAccessibilityAwarenessDay #EduSky
👉 If you / someone you know can help, we'd love to hear from you.
👉 Please complete the survey & share this article.
microbit.org/news/2025-05...
#GlobalAccessibilityAwarenessDay #EduSky
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🕹️ Can your students learn like gamers? Discover how game design principles can supercharge engagement:
🎯 Active participation
🧩 Interconnected learning systems
🤝 Community-driven exploration
🧠 Reflective thinking
Ready for a learning adventure.
buff.ly/MH8B2ef via Educators Technology
#edusky
🎯 Active participation
🧩 Interconnected learning systems
🤝 Community-driven exploration
🧠 Reflective thinking
Ready for a learning adventure.
buff.ly/MH8B2ef via Educators Technology
#edusky
May 16, 2025 at 3:22 PM
🕹️ Can your students learn like gamers? Discover how game design principles can supercharge engagement:
🎯 Active participation
🧩 Interconnected learning systems
🤝 Community-driven exploration
🧠 Reflective thinking
Ready for a learning adventure.
buff.ly/MH8B2ef via Educators Technology
#edusky
🎯 Active participation
🧩 Interconnected learning systems
🤝 Community-driven exploration
🧠 Reflective thinking
Ready for a learning adventure.
buff.ly/MH8B2ef via Educators Technology
#edusky
Reposted by Leslie James
While school-led #PD can be helpful, there are online #PLCs on various #edtech websites to boost your learning.
www.techlearning.com/news/6-onlin...
www.techlearning.com/news/6-onlin...
6 Online Edtech Professional Learning Communities & Resources for Teachers
These resources can help provide training, best practices, and advice, for using digital tools such as Canva, Curipod, Kahoot!, and more
www.techlearning.com
May 16, 2025 at 3:40 PM
While school-led #PD can be helpful, there are online #PLCs on various #edtech websites to boost your learning.
www.techlearning.com/news/6-onlin...
www.techlearning.com/news/6-onlin...
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Did you know you can use Wixie to create flip-style video response activities?! 🌟
With Wixie, leverage teacher & student tools to craft video responses that make learning interactive and fun.
Ready to enhance your classroom experience?
🔗 www.wixie.com/blog...
With Wixie, leverage teacher & student tools to craft video responses that make learning interactive and fun.
Ready to enhance your classroom experience?
🔗 www.wixie.com/blog...
May 16, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Did you know you can use Wixie to create flip-style video response activities?! 🌟
With Wixie, leverage teacher & student tools to craft video responses that make learning interactive and fun.
Ready to enhance your classroom experience?
🔗 www.wixie.com/blog...
With Wixie, leverage teacher & student tools to craft video responses that make learning interactive and fun.
Ready to enhance your classroom experience?
🔗 www.wixie.com/blog...
Reposted by Leslie James
Meet the new table format in Padlet.
✅ Has rows AND columns
✅ Plays well with custom fields (email, phone #, dropdowns…)
✅ Zero spreadsheet stress
Select table when making a padlet or switch formats anytime.
See it up close here. teach.link/WfeZEs
✅ Has rows AND columns
✅ Plays well with custom fields (email, phone #, dropdowns…)
✅ Zero spreadsheet stress
Select table when making a padlet or switch formats anytime.
See it up close here. teach.link/WfeZEs
May 16, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Meet the new table format in Padlet.
✅ Has rows AND columns
✅ Plays well with custom fields (email, phone #, dropdowns…)
✅ Zero spreadsheet stress
Select table when making a padlet or switch formats anytime.
See it up close here. teach.link/WfeZEs
✅ Has rows AND columns
✅ Plays well with custom fields (email, phone #, dropdowns…)
✅ Zero spreadsheet stress
Select table when making a padlet or switch formats anytime.
See it up close here. teach.link/WfeZEs
Reposted by Leslie James
Keeping up with Ed-Tech is really hard, but this should help 😀
Yesterday we asked 225 Tech coaches and leaders, "What's your one best thing in Ed-Tech right now?" Here are their responses all organized! 🔥
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
#edusky @quizizz.bsky.social @forwardedu.bsky.social
Yesterday we asked 225 Tech coaches and leaders, "What's your one best thing in Ed-Tech right now?" Here are their responses all organized! 🔥
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
#edusky @quizizz.bsky.social @forwardedu.bsky.social
May 16, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Keeping up with Ed-Tech is really hard, but this should help 😀
Yesterday we asked 225 Tech coaches and leaders, "What's your one best thing in Ed-Tech right now?" Here are their responses all organized! 🔥
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
#edusky @quizizz.bsky.social @forwardedu.bsky.social
Yesterday we asked 225 Tech coaches and leaders, "What's your one best thing in Ed-Tech right now?" Here are their responses all organized! 🔥
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
#edusky @quizizz.bsky.social @forwardedu.bsky.social
Reposted by Leslie James
Add AI tools to your own personal library!
install: buff.ly/lXlU729
Tools are a work in progress but you can edit and customize how you want the tool to work!
#GoogleEDU #EduSky #AITeacher
install: buff.ly/lXlU729
Tools are a work in progress but you can edit and customize how you want the tool to work!
#GoogleEDU #EduSky #AITeacher
May 15, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Add AI tools to your own personal library!
install: buff.ly/lXlU729
Tools are a work in progress but you can edit and customize how you want the tool to work!
#GoogleEDU #EduSky #AITeacher
install: buff.ly/lXlU729
Tools are a work in progress but you can edit and customize how you want the tool to work!
#GoogleEDU #EduSky #AITeacher
Reposted by Leslie James
@microbit.org Sheepy Uppy is fun to make and play 🐑 Follow me to see more games for children to make & find the code here 🕹️🎮 👉 makecode.microbit.org/_XokHvve7eC6y
May 10, 2025 at 11:00 AM
@microbit.org Sheepy Uppy is fun to make and play 🐑 Follow me to see more games for children to make & find the code here 🕹️🎮 👉 makecode.microbit.org/_XokHvve7eC6y
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💡 IDEAS!
Get outside with a fresh set of activities for the micro:bit:
✅ Teacher guides
✅ Inspiring videos
✅ Student activities
All designed to save time and take learning outside this term.
microbit.org/news/2025-04...
#microbit #coding #computerscience #EduSky
Get outside with a fresh set of activities for the micro:bit:
✅ Teacher guides
✅ Inspiring videos
✅ Student activities
All designed to save time and take learning outside this term.
microbit.org/news/2025-04...
#microbit #coding #computerscience #EduSky
May 14, 2025 at 9:34 AM
💡 IDEAS!
Get outside with a fresh set of activities for the micro:bit:
✅ Teacher guides
✅ Inspiring videos
✅ Student activities
All designed to save time and take learning outside this term.
microbit.org/news/2025-04...
#microbit #coding #computerscience #EduSky
Get outside with a fresh set of activities for the micro:bit:
✅ Teacher guides
✅ Inspiring videos
✅ Student activities
All designed to save time and take learning outside this term.
microbit.org/news/2025-04...
#microbit #coding #computerscience #EduSky