Diane

Retired MS math teacher and AEA math consultant, Christian, wife/mom/grandma, PAEMST(Iowa 2007), Golden Apple Recipient, lifelong learner

[IowaWeather.com @IAStormChasing]

The Weather Prediction Center has upgraded portions of central, west-central and southwest Iowa to a Moderate Risk (Level 3 of 4) for excessive rainfall Wednesday into Wednesday night.

A strengthening storm system will pull unusually rich moisture northward into the region, helping produce rounds of showers and thunderstorms. The greatest rainfall totals are expected along and north of a frontal boundary, which could place portions of Iowa in a corridor of repeated heavy rainfall.

The WPC notes that rainfall amounts across this corridor are high enough that additional portions of the region may eventually need to be upgraded to a Moderate Risk, although questions remain about whether rainfall rates will be high enough for more widespread flash flooding.

The main concern will be multiple rounds of heavy rain falling over the same areas Wednesday into Wednesday night, potentially resulting in localized flash flooding and areas of standing water.

We'll continue to monitor exactly where this corridor sets up as newer data comes in.

#iawx #iowa #flood

[IowaWeather.com @IAStormChasing]

The Weather Prediction Center has placed portions of central Iowa in a Moderate Risk (Level 3 of 4) for excessive rainfall today and tonight. A broader Slight Risk surrounds the Moderate Risk and covers a much larger portion of Iowa.

Showers and thunderstorms will move through parts of the state at times today, but the greatest concern for heavy rainfall is expected to develop this evening and continue into the overnight hours. Thunderstorms may repeatedly move across some of the same areas, allowing rainfall totals to quickly add up.

Forecast guidance is showing the potential for 3–5 inches of rain across portions of central Iowa, including around the Des Moines metro, with locally 3–6 inches possible within the corridor of heaviest rainfall.

Scattered flash flooding could develop tonight, with some significant flooding possible where the heaviest rain occurs. Urban areas, poor-drainage locations, creeks and low-water crossings will be particularly vulnerable. The overnight timing could also make flooding more dangerous since flooded roads can be difficult to see in the dark.

Heavy rainfall could linger into early Tuesday morning before gradually shifting away. Not everyone will receive 3–6 inches of rain, but locations underneath repeated thunderstorms could see significant rainfall in a relatively short period of time.

#iawx #iowa #flood

[Diane @sdroyer]

@greta The cats :)

[Tony Vincent @tonyvincent]

Ghost Writer 👻 is here! If you stop typing, your words vanish! Read how teachers can use it for quick writes, brain dumps, and more in Issue 45.
https://t.co/kLifPlH2qj

[Tony Vincent @tonyvincent]

I worked with ChatGPT to code a math game.

It's called... Six or Seven. 🤭

Decide if each expression equals 6 or 7 before it drops to the bottom of the screen.

Would you (or your students) give it a try and share your feedback?

https://t.co/ENCu606DtH

[Tony Vincent @tonyvincent]

Everything mentioned in Learning in Hand Issue 41 is free!

👉 https://t.co/4S0XGPbZQK

👥 AI Summit
🛟 AI Unit Builder
🆕 Google Slides Update
📖 Guided Learning in Gemini
😎 Thinking "covertly"
💻 Digital Norms Notebook
💬 AI Lingo Explained
🚸 EdTech Tools Webinar

[Tony Vincent @tonyvincent]

Tip Tuesday! Press the zero key on your keyboard to instantly restart a video on YouTube.

[Tony Vincent @tonyvincent]

Google announced lots of new features at #ISTELive last week. This PDF describes the upcoming features, and when they will be available.

I'm most excited for teachers to be able to share and assign Gems (custom chatbots) with students. #EdTech

https://t.co/U2NhlnAaMQ

[Kristin Sheffield @KristinShef]

🌟 Make a difference in Cardinal Country! 🌟

Earlham Schools seeks passionate educators and coaches for the 2025-2026 school year.

To apply, contact the District Office or visit our website.

ECSD is an EEO/AA employer.

[Diane @sdroyer]

@ELonMuskNewssX 40

[Dan Bongino @dbongino]

Important.

[Diane @sdroyer]

@ElonMuskAOC Beautiful vehicle. Would be a pleasure to drive one.

[Holden Culotta @Holden_Culotta]

Mike Rowe: “For every five tradespeople that retire this year, two replace them.”

“It’s been that way for 12 years.”

“I don’t need to be a mathematician, this is bad arithmetic.”

“7.2 million able-bodied men today, in their prime working years, are not only unemployed … they’re not even looking.”

“What are they doing?”

“2,000 hours a year, on average, on screens.”

“I got a call from a company called BlueForge Alliance … in charge of something called the maritime industrial base.”

“The maritime industrial base consists of 15,000 individual companies, all of whom are tasked with delivering thermonuclear-powered submarines to the US Navy—three a year, two Virginia-class, one Columbia.”

“BlueForge Alliance calls me and they say, we need to hire some tradespeople, and we were wondering if you and your foundation could help.”

“I said, I’ll try, as you probably learned, it’s pretty skinny out there … how many do you need?”

“They said 100,000.”

“100,000 tradespeople for one industry that most people don’t even think about.”

“They said, we’ve looked everywhere … do you know where they are?”

“I said, yeah I do, they’re in the eighth grade.”

“That’s 100,000 building submarines. There’s 80,000 in the automotive industry alone for technicians. Right now … 80,000 openings.”

“You start to go down the list and you begin to realize our workforce is wildly out of balance.”

@mikeroweworks @momsforamerica

[Howie Hua @howie_hua]

My response to comments saying "Just teach the algorithm!"

[Tony Vincent @tonyvincent]

Tip Tuesday! It happens. You close a browser tab and then, oops, you realize you actually wanted to keep that tab open. You have options for reopening the closed tab in Chrome. #MACUL25

⌨️ Keyboard shortcut
🖱️ Right-click tab bar
⬇️ Search Tabs button
↖️ File menu

[Tony Vincent @tonyvincent]

I "AIm" to please with Issue 31 of the Learning in Hand Newsletter! #MACUL25 #EdTech

🔮 Intelligent Insights from Interactions
🧑‍🎨 Prompting Pictures with Precision
🚫 AI Abstinence
👥 Grouping Gold
⏺️ Capturing Canva Commentary
🗺️ Resizing Reality

https://t.co/RLBhbAdGuz

[Diane @sdroyer]

@Alex_Glade @K12DiveNews Reminds me of past when calculators first became readily available. Everyone was concerned the calculator would do the thinking-not the student. Teachers still struggle with effective use for/with students to this day! I'm hoping teaching with AI goes more smoothly.

[Diane @sdroyer]

@TICalculators 2xl

[Alex Glade @Alex_Glade]

This is cool! @googlearts has AI-generated audio tours of landmarks around the world.

Open a tour in street view and take a snapshot of your view to generate audio explanations of what you see.

Discover an AI audio-guided tour of cultural sites https://t.co/riiSqY8ioP