Mrs. Avis Canty-Duck

Title I Middle School Technology Facilitator. Ed Tech Enthusiast. Geek. Wife. Mom. Dog mom, and great cook!

[Mrs. Avis Canty-Duck @iThinkHighDef]

One tech habit I think we could all use: test a digital activity without a mouse. Can you get around using just the keyboard? I’ve learned that a lesson can look great on screen and still be tricky for some students to navigate. #Accessibility

[Mrs. Avis Canty-Duck @iThinkHighDef]

One Google Docs trick I keep in my back pocket: name a version before your team starts editing. File → Version history → Name current version. That way, if the document takes a wild turn, you can find your starting point again. 😅 #TeacherTips

[Eric Curts @ericcurts]

EdTech Links from last week - https://t.co/a8cUhbGv0J

✍️ Abstractle
✅ Doc to Form Quiz Maker
🕵️ SynthID Detector
🍳 Your Brain on AI Webinar
💎 New EduGems
🎃 Halloween Fonts
📰 Google News
🌟 WriteOn!

#EdTech #GoogleEDU

[Mrs. Avis Canty-Duck @iThinkHighDef]

One thing I love about teaching with robots? The mistakes! 🤖 A Sphero that rolls the wrong way or a Dash that misses its turn gives students a reason to rethink their code. Sometimes the best learning starts with “Well, that didn't work!” #STEAM

[Mrs. Avis Canty-Duck @iThinkHighDef]

I keep coming back to one digital citizenship question: “Who made this, and why?” It works for a website, a video, even a screenshot shared in a group chat. Kids don’t need a lecture every time. Sometimes one good question gets them thinking. #DigCit

[Mrs. Avis Canty-Duck @iThinkHighDef]

Ever closed the WRONG browser tab right in the middle of teaching? 😅
Here's a shortcut worth remembering: Ctrl+Shift+T (Cmd+Shift+T on a Mac) reopens your last closed tab.
A tiny trick that can save a whole lot of classroom scrambling! #EdTech

[Mrs. Avis Canty-Duck @iThinkHighDef]

A tech feature I wish more teachers explored? Voice typing! 🎤 Not every student can get their thoughts onto a page as quickly as they can say them.
Sometimes the biggest classroom upgrade is already sitting in the toolbar. 💻 #EdTech

[Mrs. Avis Canty-Duck @iThinkHighDef]

One of my favorite parts of EdTech is watching a teacher go from “I don’t know how to do that” to “WAIT…show me that again!” 😂💻
We don’t have to know every tool. Sometimes we just need enough curiosity to click around and learn something new.
#EdTech

[Mrs. Avis Canty-Duck @iThinkHighDef]

Today’s EdTech thought: sometimes the best tech tip isn’t a new tool. It’s finding a better way to use the one you already have. 💻
Before adding another tab to your life 😂, poke around in a tool you already use. You might find a hidden gem.
#EdTech

[Brad Weinstein @WeinsteinEdu]

People usually see the lesson.

They do not always see the planning before it, the feedback after it, the parent communication, the data tracking, the meetings, the accommodations, the check-ins, or the adjustments made along the way.

Teaching has always been more than what happens at the front of the room.

A lot of the work that makes a classroom function happens quietly, before students arrive, after they leave, or in the middle of a hundred small decisions nobody else notices.

The visible part matters.

So does everything underneath it.

[Shake Up Learning @ShakeUpLearning]

🤫 10 Canva Secrets Every Teacher Should Know!
https://t.co/OWMJbR6nj8 #edtech #edchat #aiineducation #googleedu #canvaedu #TCEA #ISTE #FETC #teacherlife

[Alok Codes @ayush26291]

🚨Anthropic just showed a 27-minute workshop on how to actually write prompts for Claude.

Taught by the people who built it.

Free. No registration. No paywall.

I've seen $300 courses that don't cover what they teach in the first 8 minutes.

Watch the session

[Mrs. Avis Canty-Duck @iThinkHighDef]

People are like: "Is AI safe?"
Meanwhile I’m over here asking it to plan a birthday party, and explain 5th grade math like I’m 10.
#TrustButVerify #ModernProblemsModernSolutions

[Mrs. Avis Canty-Duck @iThinkHighDef]

Let’s be real—if AI can automate behavior plans, I should be able to automate dinner plans too.
Alexa, talk to ChatGPT.
#MomLifeMeetsTechLife #SiriCallSomebody

[Mrs. Avis Canty-Duck @iThinkHighDef]

Using AI in my life like seasoning—don’t need it for everything, but when I do?
I want it well-blended and extra flavorful.
#JustRight #PersonalTechChef #SpiceUpYourWorkflow

[Mrs. Avis Canty-Duck @iThinkHighDef]

I’m not saying AI is the answer to everything,
…but if it starts folding laundry, I’m naming it on my taxes.
#ModernMiracles #AIHouseholdEdition

[Stephanie Howell @mrshowell24]

🧠💬 Teaching kids how to explain their thinking? Try the “Because, But, So” strategy!

🟠 Because – explain why
🟢 But – show contrast
🔵 So – show result
https://t.co/ajjyohtHhj

[Mrs. Avis Canty-Duck @iThinkHighDef]

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Teachers deserve tools that work as hard as they do.
#TeacherSupport #MagicSchoolAI #AIforGood #AIEducationTools #EdTechInnovation

[Mrs. Avis Canty-Duck @iThinkHighDef]

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It’s like having a curriculum coach in your browser.
#MagicSchoolAI #EdTechSupport #LessonPlanning #AIforEducators #TeacherWin

[Mrs. Avis Canty-Duck @iThinkHighDef]

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