Becky Shiring

lifelong learner. educator. privacy advocate. avid downhill runner. potato chip connoisseur. constantly curious.

[Becky Shiring @beckyshy]

To prepare innovative, future-ready students, we must make cultural shifts in our schools and classrooms #futureready #innovation https://t.co/YyQuSL5NDo https://t.co/Cbgtx2AJqu

[edtech digest @edtechdigest]

great read: Why Startup Culture is Coming to a Classroom Near You https://t.co/5P7t4bzsMK via @edtechdigest by @beckyshy @Squirrels #classrooms #futureready #students #innovation #gigeconomy #creative

[Becky Shiring @beckyshy]

@sklee_ca Currently reconsidering my career path…

[Neil deGrasse Tyson @neiltyson]

You can’t use reason to convince anyone out of an argument that they didn’t use reason to get into.

[Becky Shiring @beckyshy]

@_matthewBowen haha! "French Kissing Liberty and Other Reasons I Have to Leave the Country". This feels like a real timely novel I need to start working on right away.

[Erica L. Green @EricaLG]

Opinion | Focus on Opening Schools, Not Bars - The New York Times https://t.co/fVXawQYP0f

[Becky Shiring @beckyshy]

Love this website that highlights the contributions of women in tech by @SelmanDesign The world would be a much different place without these gals! #WomenInTech #GirlsWhoCode #techwomen
https://t.co/kPFx1KFCjY

[Becky Shiring @beckyshy]

Just used Stories by @Freepik_Vectors for the first time today and I already know this is going to be one of my new favorite tools. Seriously, so fun and easy to use! #edtech #instructionaldesign #graphics #funwithgifs https://t.co/U4lkphxogv

[Cassie Christopher @CassieChristop]

Students, assuming we're all doing online learning again in the fall, what do you want your profs to keep doing/stop doing/start doing? (Faculty tweeps, please RT)

[MIT Technology Review @techreview]

The coronavirus pandemic has made clear a festering problem: the US and its dominant tech industry are no longer very good at coming up with new ideas and technologies relevant to our most basic needs. https://t.co/H4bj8D9hk2

[Byte Back @We_ByteBack]

“COVID pushed us to come together, but this is just the beginning.” See how Byte Back and 49 other amazing orgs are working toward #digitalequity in Baltimore: https://t.co/uzg26ysgAJ via @TechnicallyBMR

[Becky Shiring @beckyshy]

This country has dealt with major conflict for 70+ years, including GENOCIDE that has and IS CONTINUING to occur, but the we cannot seem to pay attention.#Burma #WarCrimes #Rakhine #Rohingya Rakhine State ‘war crimes’, UN watchdog says: https://t.co/BuPbeoWKMa (@newhumanitarian)

[Faith Salie @Faith_Salie]

If you’re having a good hair day & nobody sees it is it still a good hair day

[Becky Shiring @beckyshy]

@Rwanda_Edu @RwandaICT Here is a huge list of free tech for learning from @iste and @EdSurge https://t.co/EQ0me7lNZD

[Daniel Stanford @dstanford]

Before you convert all your class meetings to videoconferences, please read this. This visual guide can help instructors rethink high-bandwidth tools and focus on the basics. #edtech #remoteteaching #CovidCampus https://t.co/C5vzVqAwft

[Becky Shiring @beckyshy]

Please let this finally bring some attention and serious action to this situation in #Myanmar #Genocide #Rohingya #HumanRights

[The Guardian @guardian]

UN's top court orders Myanmar to protect Rohingya from genocide https://t.co/PursuE3mdI

[Becky Shiring @beckyshy]

Teachers aren’t the only people in schools that need access to high quality professional development, don’t forget about your IT Department. Thank you for sharing your PD journey and the great ideas @teachplustech and @bjkoliba! #FETC #lastsession #edtech

[Becky Shiring @beckyshy]

Thank you @Gregbagby for an energetic last session and some great ideas for building tech teams! #FETC #teamworkmakesthedreamwork

[Mayor Muriel Bowser @MayorBowser]

✅ More residents than Wyoming and Vermont
✅ Pay more federal income tax than 22 states

⚾️ Won the #WorldSeries
🏒 Won the #StanleyCup
🏀 Won the #WNBA
🤔 ...but no representation for 702,000+ residents

#DCstatehood NOW

[Mayor Muriel Bowser @MayorBowser]

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#WorldSeries

[Kelly Hickman @notabouttoquit]

Today would have been my son’s 37th birthday. Better mental health care options for veterans and red flag laws are needed to keep other families from suffering the horrible loss that ours deals with everyday.

[WeAreTechWomen @WeAreTechWomen]

Our network of the day is @WHFNP - women building open source projects for non-profit organisations and charities

You can find out more about this fantastic network on our directory: https://t.co/aC8UOyA3Yn or find them here: https://t.co/TKCjLCJ9Su #TechNetwork