Michelle Maple

Mom/wife
District Instructional Technology Coach
Google Certified Educator Level 1 & 2 /Trainer
Lifelong Learner
Servant Leader

[Canva Education @CanvaEdu]

📣 NEW Teacher Certification!

Explore AI in the Classroom with Canva’s Magic Studio in this 60-min interactive course. Learn, apply, & earn your official certification. Get started! 👇
🔗 https://t.co/qlGII1kW0M

#CanvaEdu

[Book Creator from Kami @BookCreatorApp]

🎨✨ January is International Creativity Month! ✨🎨

Unleash your creativity with our brand-new Collaborative Creation Activity Book! Perfect for teachers looking to spark ideas together!
📚 https://t.co/ODoCwKWlzJ

[Michelle Phillips @edtechPhillips]

I worked with our district Agents of EdTech to create a
#12Days of #Edtech activity. We used @BookCreatorApp and included activities using @CanvaEdu @AdobeForEdu @AdobeExpress @padlet @Screencastify @breakoutEDU @GoogleForEdu Happy Hollidays everyone!

[Kristina Holzweiss, kristinaholzweiss.com @lieberrian]

It's day 1 of the Canva Librarians and Teachers Countdown to 2025! Click December 1 to reveal our first tip: https://t.co/2m6wEiGMMS #canva #NYSCATE #ISTE @canva @CanvaEdu @eschoolnews @EdTech_K12 @ISTEofficial @NYSCATE #tlchat #libraries

[Holly Clark - The AI Infused Classroom @HollyClarkEdu]

Let’s chat about the AI Literacy mandate just passed by California. Do you agree with my thoughts here?

[Padlet @padlet]

We built the best Flipgrid importer on the internet. Import your Flip discussions into Padlet before it's too late.

[Michelle Maple @mlmaple]

@PISDEdtech @LilyanaElem @earpreads Great job @earpreads! ❤️🎉

[Michelle Maple @mlmaple]

@lmyprosper I love this! So fun! I miss working with you guys!

[Michelle Maple @mlmaple]

@lmyprosper Yes! These are some of the new updates and I can't wait to explore them! So exciting!!!

[Julia Levin-Roberds @MrsRoberdsEDU]

THE Prosper OGs!! #Prosperproud

[Prosper ISD Educational Technology @PISDEdtech]

What a great day of learning! @ProsperConnects Thank you to our virtual edtech presenters from @edpuzzle @BookCreator_Cat @BookCreatorApp @CanvaEdu @Screencastify and all of the PISD Ts that attended our sessions today! #PISDEdtech

[Michelle Phillips @edtechPhillips]

Huge shoutout to @jlo731 for sharing @magicschoolai with us today and bringing swag for our teachers!!! #pisdedtech

[Michelle Phillips @edtechPhillips]

Swag bags from @GetSchoolAI @MLEPowell17 made Day 2 with @HollyClarkEdu even better! School AI is a great tool for implementing effective inquiry and questioning strategies in the classroom! #PISDEdtech

[Michelle Phillips @edtechPhillips]

Animate from audio is another great tool for student discourse by @AdobeExpress @HollClarkEdu #pisdedtech

[Jeni Long 💜🪄 @jlo731]

SO excited to hear @HollyClarkEdu speak today! Thank you @PISDEdtech for the opportunity to participate and to share @magicschoolai with your amazing educators! 💜🪄
#Magicschoolai #teachersaremagic #madewithmagic

[Michelle Maple @mlmaple]

Allow time for kids to create! ❤️ Enjoying having @HollyClarkEdu here to pour into our teachers and for instructional technology to support them throughout the year!

[Bethany Hill🌟#JoyfulLeaders @bethhill2829]

Yes! #JoyfulLeaders

[Holly Clark - The AI Infused Classroom @HollyClarkEdu]

Are you ready to take your classroom to the next level?

I'm heading to @ProsperISD on July 16th and 17th to lead a dynamic workshop on blended learning, student creativity, and AI integration.

Prosper ISD welcomes visitors, use this link to learn more: https://t.co/UbNfRARXiW

[TCEA @TCEA]

Blogging in your classroom? Try these VISIBLE THINKING routines🤩

https://t.co/XMeP3NG3kj via @langwitches
#ela #engchat #mschat #hschat

[Matt Miller 🗑️ @jmattmiller]

If you haven't heard, Microsoft Flip as we know it is being retired.

So many emotions. Sad. Grateful. Disappointed. Thankful.

I've seen EdTech tools and companies come and go for the last 12+ years.

Flipgrid was different. (Yes, in the end it was called Microsoft Flip, but to many of us, it'll always be Flipgrid.)

The product was unique ... But the community was INCREDIBLE.

Educators rallied around Flipgrid not for the product but for the mission: empower student voice. Or, as Flipgrid cofounder @design2research said, bringing the back row of the class to the front row.

I made lifelong friends because of Flipgrid.

The tool was incredible. (I could say "is" because "still in Microsoft Teams" and all, but that'll disqualify lots of us ... and today's Microsoft Flip is NOT the best version of itself.)

Flipgrid did elegantly what other tools tried to do -- and just didn't do as well.

(And I'm on team @HollyClarkEdu -- don't come at me with "x tool can record video." Nothing else does what it did in the way it did.)

I'm grateful and thankful for the people that made Flipgrid special ...

... but mostly I'm just disappointed.

If you stay around for a while, you see this happen. A product that was someone's passion / pride and joy ... gets acquired by a company that doesn't care as much. And something special gets lost from the world.

Students and teachers lose in this decision.

All in the attempt to make Microsoft profitable and efficient.

My heartfelt thanks to those that made Flipgrid special, including @Taralson, @Savvy_Educator, @jessxbo, @GridPalGeorge, @FelyTeachnology, @annkozma723, @MrCoachK15 and so many more.

I'll try to find new tools. (Please don't recommend any here. Not ready for that yet.) But for right now, I just need to settle my emotions and say ...

To my #FlipgridFam ... Thank you 💚