Edtech tutorials, guides, and tips for K-12 teachers and educational leaders.
Curated resources, practical tools, and session materials by Crystal Sizemore, USD 413 Technology Director & Educational Technology Enthusiast.
Level Up Your Lessons: Gamification & Differentiation with Canva
Build interactive digital games directly inside Canva, plus leveled notes and design hacks to reach every learner.
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Tech Tidbits — Issue 1
Website visits and district compliance.
Tech Tidbits — Issue 2
Google Explore Tab and more.
Tech Tidbits — Issue 3
Website updates and refreshes.
Tech Tidbits — Issue 4
Flipping the classroom with Flip.
Tech Tidbits — Issue 5
Survey Says + more tips.
Tech Tidbits — Issue 6 (December)
Digital Bulletin Boards + end-of-semester tips.
Tech Tidbits — Issue 7 (January 2023)
Hidden Google Search tools (dice, spinner, metronome, breathing exercise) plus ClassEquity classroom jobs.
Tech Tidbits — Issue 8 (February 2023)
Rewordify for reading levels plus a keyboarding site round-up (Dance Mat Typing, Nitro Type, Typing Club, Typing.com).
Tech Tidbits — Issue 9 (End of Year 2023)
Where Crystal goes to learn new tech tips — IntegratED Teacher, RonnieLovesTech, ShakeUpLearning, and more.
Potty PD — Tissue #1 (Jan 2023)
Bite-sized PD you can read anywhere. Launch issue with foundational classroom tech tips and terms to know.
Potty PD — Tissue #3 (Mar 2023)
Whirly Swirly image hooks with LunaPic, blurring photos in Canva, searching images by color, and ChatGPT ideas for teachers.
Potty PD — Tissue #4 (Apr 2023)
Pixel Picture hook activity, adjusting text width in Google Docs, and 3 ways to animate Google Slides (loop links, GIFs, and screen recording).
Potty PD — Tissue #5 (May 2023)
Erase people and clutter from photos with Cleanup.pictures, hide the filmstrip in Google Slides, and a Tech Spotlight on Educandy mini-games.
Potty PD — Tissue #2 (Feb 2023)
Tech Spotlight on making GIFs (andtheniwaslike.co, brush.ninja) plus a translation-messaging app for teacher/parent comms.
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A New Audience
Stepping out of my district comfort zone and onto the state stage! From inheriting an original Promethean board no one else wanted to saving tens of thousands through "vibe coding," here is how I talked myself into presenting at USA Kansas's AI & Innovation Conference.
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