Joe Merrill 👓 #interACTIVEclass

👋🏻 Primary Education 💥Tech Guru 📲 💥🎙 Speaker 💥Creator 🎨 💥Co-author and 1/2 of The #interACTIVEclass Series OUT NOW on @ElevateBooksEdu 👗❤️👓 📚

[Joe Merrill 👓 #interACTIVEclass @MrMerrillsClass]

🤔📲What's #appsmashing and how do I do it?

Smash apps like Seesaw, Flipgrid, Book Creator, Buncee, Spark, iMovie & more!

Vol. 1
👉🏻https://t.co/VJkPaKnML3 (iBooks)
👉🏻https://t.co/tfAlm5BxQN (PDF)

Vol. 2
👉🏻https://t.co/B2iabgObyt (iBooks)
👉🏻https://t.co/ubgiXnB8jg (PDF)

[themerrillsedu 👓👗💚 #interACTIVEclass @themerrillsedu]

We're incredibly honored and excited to be named as 2026 ACE Innovators! 🎉

Grateful to be part of a community that believes in creativity, innovation, and student voice. 🙌

We’re excited to connect, learn, & create! 🤩

#AdobeEduCreative #interACTIVEclass

[themerrillsedu 👓👗💚 #interACTIVEclass @themerrillsedu]

Meet Character Creator in @Canva! 🎨✨

This ✨FREE✨ app lets students create custom characters for any design 🙌

Our students used it to design Comic Book covers based on their own writing! 💥📚

To find it:
🔍 Go to Apps in Canva
🔎 Search “Character Creator”

#interACTIVEclass #CanvaEDU @CanvaEDU

[themerrillsedu 👓👗💚 #interACTIVEclass @themerrillsedu]

Let the kids jump in the pool while you ⭐️DIVE⭐️ into the InterACTIVE Class series! ☀️🏊

Whether you’re poolside, beach-bound, or just couch cruising, we’ve got your brainwaves covered! 🛋️💡

Pick up a copy ⤵️
https://t.co/Yv4oyhoR7f

#SpringBreak #interACTIVEclass #TEACHers

[themerrillsedu 👓👗💚 #interACTIVEclass @themerrillsedu]

🎮 Level up your lessons with @Padlet Arcade!

Create FREE learning games your students will actually want to play 🙌

💬 Generate the game with a prompt
📚 Align it to your standards
✏️ Make edits if needed
🔗 Share via link or QR code

Check it out ⤵️
https://t.co/mjOq8EU1Jf

#interACTIVEclass #EdTech #Padlet

[Joe Merrill 👓 #interACTIVEclass @MrMerrillsClass]

@upstatetech Nooooo!!! 😭

Thank you for always working to empower educators with innovative solutions. 💙

[themerrillsedu 👓👗💚 #interACTIVEclass @themerrillsedu]

Bring TheMerrillsEDU to ⭐️YOU!⭐

💥PD Sessions
💥Workshops (virtual & in-person)
💥We can customize the right experience for your staff!

W️e want to work with your district, school, or conference! Contact us with a DM or our website! ⤵️
https://t.co/8GkDRHhtXC

[themerrillsedu 👓👗💚 #interACTIVEclass @themerrillsedu]

Next week, we're trading palm trees for buckeyes! 🌴➡️🌰

We can't wait to see everyone at the Pickerington Innovation Conference on Feb. 17th! 🙌

More info ⤵️
https://t.co/xXPFbqXSl9

#interACTIVEclass

[themerrillsedu 👓👗💚 #interACTIVEclass @themerrillsedu]

TECHnically things should go right… but sometimes they go very wrong. 😅💻

We chatted with @Edutopia about common tech integration fails—and how teachers can avoid them before lessons derail.

Because even the best lessons deserve a backup plan. 😉

Read more ⤵️
https://t.co/LByHjmE3vc

#interACTIVEclass

[themerrillsedu 👓👗💚 #interACTIVEclass @themerrillsedu]

The #AI tools in @AdobeExpress are out of this world! 🚀

Check out our Solar Selfies lesson 🌖⤵️

🌔Generate a photo of an astronaut on the moon
💥 Insert objects (planets)
✏️ Label the planets with text boxes

Grab this template and more! ⤵️
https://t.co/FOEpO8zvyI

#interACTIVEclass #AdobeEduCreative #EdTech #Education

[themerrillsedu 👓👗💚 #interACTIVEclass @themerrillsedu]

It's official! 🎉

We're heading to @ISTEofficial this summer! 🙌🏻

We can't wait to see everyone! 🤪🤳💨

#ISTE #ISTE26 #ISTE2026

[themerrillsedu 👓👗💚 #interACTIVEclass @themerrillsedu]

Bring TheMerrillsEDU to ⭐️YOU!⭐

💥PD Sessions
💥Workshops (virtual & in-person)
💥We can customize the right experience for your staff!

W️e want to work with your district, school, or conference! Contact us with a DM or our website! ⤵️
https://t.co/KL6KWQ6WTl

#TCEA #BETTshow #interACTIVEclass

[themerrillsedu 👓👗💚 #interACTIVEclass @themerrillsedu]

Teachers, meet @briskteaching… it’s the secret sauce of school! 🍖🔥

Learn how to spice up the remainder of your school year with 12 free lesson ideas! 🙌🏻

Grab the recipes for for your next full course lesson ⤵️
https://t.co/vz7qvXmkRq

#interACTIVEclass #EdTech #Education

[themerrillsedu 👓👗💚 #interACTIVEclass @themerrillsedu]

Looking for classroom safe AI tools that are both COPPA and FERPA compliant? 👀

Here are some of our 💥FAVORITES!💥

🤖 @GetSchoolAI
✏️ @ClassCompanion_
🙌🏻 @Padlet
📚 @MicrosoftEDU
🎨 @AdobeExpress
🤿 @SnorklApp
🪞@MirrorTalkAI

Learn more ⤵️
https://t.co/ad8oQ5H78g

#AIinEDU

[themerrillsedu 👓👗💚 #interACTIVEclass @themerrillsedu]

We’re loving @Padlet’s timeline feature! 🙌

📚 Read The Most Magnificent Thing
💭 Identify the character’s emotions
🎨 Use @Canva to create scenes from the text
🗂️ Upload images to the collaborative Padlet timeline

Shared thinking & visual storytelling = 💥BIG LEARNING!💥

For more ideas ⤵️
https://t.co/LwtMwKhgkh

#interACTIVEclass #EdTech #EduTwitter @CanvaEDU

[themerrillsedu 👓👗💚 #interACTIVEclass @themerrillsedu]

When students create, they think deeper, explore new ideas, and see there’s never just one right answer. 💜

Creating TOGETHER sparks learning in ways we never imagined! 🧠 ⚡️

Discover how creativity, AI & tech can transform lessons:
🔗 https://t.co/Fc0wxA6H9Y

#EdTech

[themerrillsedu 👓👗💚 #interACTIVEclass @themerrillsedu]

Today, our students brought "Stuck!" to life with animation! 😲🎬

📚 Read Stuck! by @OliverJeffers
🎨 Upload an image in @AdobeExpress
🕺 Use Animate a Character to make it move

More ideas ⤵️
https://t.co/LwtMwKhgkh

#interACTIVEclass #EdTech #EduTwitter @annkozma723 @MrsBongiornoEdu
@ClaudioZavalaJr @adobe

[themerrillsedu 👓👗💚 #interACTIVEclass @themerrillsedu]

With AI entering education, content has never been more accessible. So, how can we encourage our students to be creative in a world of AI? 🤔💭

This is the focus of our book, "Creation in a World of AI," out now! ⚡️🧠 ⚡️

Learn more ⤵️
https://t.co/h1JraAxHjm

#interACTIVEclass #EdTech #Education

[Knowt @KnowtTeam]

We are pumped to be included amongst all of these amazing tools! Thanks @themerrillsedu

[themerrillsedu 👓👗💚 #interACTIVEclass @themerrillsedu]

Give your students the opportunity to demonstrate their learning in a way they never have before! 🎨

Our @CanvaEDU template lets them lead a museum tour! 🎟️

🖼️ Find images
💻 Edit the text
🎥 Screen record the tour!

Link ⤵️
https://t.co/XQ1ptaLeEv

#interACTIVEclass #FETC

[themerrillsedu 👓👗💚 #interACTIVEclass @themerrillsedu]

Make your students' next book report "STICK" w/ @AdobeExpress! 📚➡️🎨

📙 Students read a text
🎨 Then they use @AdobeExpress to design their bumper stickers
❤️ Students work to capture the heart of the story in a short, visual, and meaningful way!

For more creative ideas like this ⤵️
https://t.co/LwtMwKhgkh

#interACTIVEclass #Adobe #AdobeExpress @TanyaAvrith @annkozma723 @ClaudioZavalaJr