skajder

Professor, writer, reader, runner, Mom to two amazing boys...

[Shannon Watts @shannonrwatts]

The problem with allowing guns everywhere is that no one is safe anywhere.

[ANNE LAMOTT @ANNELAMOTT]

I don’t even have the words for not having any words. We stick together. Breathe. Keep the patient comfortable. Feel like shit. Take care of the poor, each other and ourselves. Look around for all the light that remains and can never go out. Sending you all a big quavering hug.

[skajder @skajder]

Teachers - this is an INCREDIBLE opportunity!

[Elizabeth Warren @ewarren]

If you don’t like this picture, you’ll like it even less if Trump gets back in the White House and has a chance to hand pick more Supreme Court justices.

[National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) @ncte]

Looking for summer reading materials? Our digital journals platform allows you to easily find articles that are Open Access Content. Look for search results marked with “OA” or use our Advanced Search and filter for Open Access Content. Try it today! https://t.co/crnRxaVWsG.

[Zinn Ed Project @ZinnEdProject]

@stefwithanfany @splcenter Oh no! Learning for Justice is an invaluable resource -- reaching and supporting so many educators at a time when K-12 teachers need MORE, not less support to teach truthfully in the face of anti-history & anti-LGBTQ+ laws and book bans.

[Padlet @padlet]

ICYMI: we built a Flip importer. Access it at https://t.co/aVI7ZkeBpe

Thanks for testing it. We learn and improve with every import. There are fewer bugs now.

The largest import so far was over 3GB and took less than 3 minutes to upload.

[Karly Moura @KarlyMoura]

7 years ago I wrote my first blog post about Flipgrid

Today I'm sharing a post on my new blog with alternatives to a tool that will be missed

If you're not ready for alternatives yet that's ok💚

However, if you're looking then these are some good ones

https://t.co/sFg7oEHnsQ

[skajder @skajder]

@MicrosoftFlip @techcoachjuarez What I fear you're missing here is that it isn't about the camera or asking students to submit a video to a teacher. Flip was about community - and about the ways in which a collective could engage in discussion together. That's far from what you're describing.

[Florida Freedom to Read Project @FLFreedomRead]

The @IRCSchools Board voted against the committee decision to retain @AlanGratz’s Ban This Book. They banned a book because it mentions other banned books.

It’s truly absurd.

[skajder @skajder]

Feels like a reasonable option. Still hunting for more. Maybe vidcast?

[Padlet @padlet]

We don't have all the Flip features. We don't have their cool AR camera. We don't have video comments. Video comments will be out in a week or so. AR camera may take time.

But we do have the same easy video recording, collaboration, and LMS integrations.

[Padlet @padlet]

Folks, if you won't be able to use Flip now that it is moving to Microsoft Teams, you can use Padlet for video discussions.

We are also working on a Flip importer that should be out before the end of the week.

[Book Riot @BookRiot]

A year of fighting book bans culminated in one high school senior handing her superintendent a copy of THE HANDMAID'S TALE at graduation instead of shaking his hand.
https://t.co/VgUX3RvxHR

[The Daily Show @TheDailyShow]

“Action is the antidote.” @jonstewart's advice to a young audience member

[Tony Vincent @tonyvincent]

Flip (previously Flipgrid) is being discontinued. The site and apps will not be available after September 2024. 😢

Padlet is an alternative. Students can add videos of themselves to a post using Padlet's Video Booth.
https://t.co/2beLFjxbuV

[skajder @skajder]

Okay, friends. What options are like Flip for those of us who aren't part of the Teams ecosystem? (This one hurts.)

[Flip @MicrosoftFlip]

The Flip Camera is moving to Teams for Education, we are retiring our web and mobile apps. Now, you can just click on Assignments inside Teams, and select video from the dropdown menu to send and receive video assignments with your students. Learn more on https://t.co/WLpxdbNo2M.

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

If you want people to listen to your opinions, try presenting them as advice.

Opinions are easy to discount because they sound self-centered: "I'm expressing myself."

Advice is more trustworthy because it's other-focused. It conveys an intent to help: "Here's an idea for you."

[skajder @skajder]

@MattRKay Teacher education programs also have accrediting bodies and required standards - in many states, there is input from the legislature, the professional standards commission, the state DOE. A LP template comes from many sources that aren't us... Are you talking with your COEs?

[Melissa Smith #TeachLivingPoets @MelAlterSmith]

🏀NEW!🏀 #MarchMadness 2024 #TeachLivingPoets Poetry Bracket!
Check it out here: https://t.co/oVRUE7lKie

[Alfie Kohn @alfiekohn]

Too many educators, intimidated by the magic phrase "science of learning," swallow dubious claims by proponents of traditional teaching. My new blog post looks at one example: "Cognitive Load Theory: An Unpersuasive Attempt to Justify Direct Instruction" - https://t.co/itTjsH6KC8