iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Abid Patel @abidpatel.com · 26/03/2026

⭐ Vertical tabs have finally arrived in Google Chrome! 👀 I've been using the Arc and Zen browsers for a while now and I found the vertical tabs feature really cool. It's great to see it now available as an option in Google Chrome! 🥳 #Google #Chrome #Vertical #Tabs #EduSky

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Abid Patel @abidpatel.com · 16/12/2025

⚠️ End of term reminder for teachers and schools 👀 Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney+ & Spotify are not licensed for use in schools. They are for personal and home use only ✅ BBC iPlayer, ITVX, All4 & My5 can be used with an ERA licence Celebrate, but stay compliant #EdTech #Copyright #ITjustworks ✅

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Abid Patel @abidpatel.com · 23/06/2025

⭐ That's right folks! The A, B, I and the D is returning to #ISTELive and after many years online, it's finally coming, in person... EdTech SmackDown LIVE! 🥳 🗓️ Tuesday July 1st @ 3pm CDT 📍 HBGCC – Hemisfair Ballroom 2 😎 You don't want to miss this one! See you there! #EduSky #EdTechSmack

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Abid Patel @abidpatel.com · 06/06/2025

☪️ Eid Mubarak! 🥳 Muslims worldwide are celebrating #EidAlAdha. I’ve made an infographic with key facts about Eid Please share so others can learn about the beauty of Eid ❤️ Keep me & my family in your duas. 🤲 #Eid #EidMubarak #Eid2025 #EidulAdha2025 #Diversity #Inclusivity #EduSky #EdTech

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Abid Patel @abidpatel.com · 11/04/2025

⭐ @briskteaching.bsky.social has truly taken the EdTech world by storm & is helping teachers to save time & take teaching and learning to the next level! 💪 🥳 Today, I'm delighted to become one of the founding members of Club Brisk! 🙌 #ClubBrisk #BriskTeaching #AI #EdTech #Education

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Abid Patel @abidpatel.com · 10/04/2025

Never has anything been more true! 🙈😂 #Microsoft #Word #EdTech #EduSky

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Abid Patel @abidpatel.com · 21/03/2025

➡️ The DfE wants your views on "Narrowing the Digital Divide in Schools & Colleges." Let's shape the future & ensure every learner succeeds digitally 💪 🗓️ The consultation closes on 23rd May 2025. www.gov.uk/government/c... #EdTech #EduSky #Education #DigitalDivide

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Abid Patel @abidpatel.com · 13/03/2025

📢 DfE updated their "Meeting Digital & Technology Standards" for schools ✅ Clear broadband guidance ✅ Improved data templates ✅ Better asset tracking ✅ Secure networks ✅ Stronger Wi-Fi Read here: ➡️ www.gov.uk/guidance/mee... #EdTech #CyberSecurity #DigitalStrategy #SchoolLeadership #Education

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Abid Patel @abidpatel.com · 10/03/2025

#DigitalTransformation isn’t just about new tech. It’s about reshaping how schools operate & it's essential we keep evolving in 2025 & beyond However, tight budgets, rapid changes & cyber threats remain big barriers 📝 Read more in my article here: ➡️ bit.ly/DTstate25 #EduSky #AI #CyberSecurity

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Abid Patel @abidpatel.com · 28/02/2025

☪️ Ramadan Mubarak to all my friends & family & everyone around the world! ❤️ #Ramadan #RamadanMubarak #Ramadan1446 #Islam #Muslim #Blessed #Prayers #Dua #Alhamdulillah #EduSky

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Abid Patel @abidpatel.com · 27/02/2025

☪️ Ramadan Mubarak! 🥳 ⭐ This weekend marks the start of the holy month of #Ramadan & is of immense importance & blessings for Muslims around the world. ➡️ Check out my infographic on Ramadan facts: bit.ly/RamadanKeyFacts 🤝 Greet your students & colleagues with Ramadan Mubarak! #EduSky #Peace #Dua

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Abid Patel @abidpatel.com · 23/02/2025

Decided to give the #ITjustworks HQ a little upgrade. A bigger IKEA Kallax for more storage, but also to improve my virtual meeting background! 😂 #ITjustworks #DeskSetup #RoomSetup #HQ #Ikea #Kallax #Alhamdulillah #Mashallah

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Abid Patel @abidpatel.com · 04/02/2025

Great catch up with fellow #GoogleChampion & #Canvassador @adamhilledu.bsky.social this evening discussing all things EdTech, life & exciting project stuff! 😊 Them #SYD19 lot ain't too bad after all! Well, except for @mrshowell24.com! 😜 #EduSky #GoogleEDU #GoogleEI #LON19 #CanvaEDU

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Abid Patel @abidpatel.com · 29/01/2025

I’m happy to share that I’ve obtained a new certification: AI in the classroom from Canva! 🥳 ➡️ Take the course today & learn how Canva can help to transform & streamline your practice using AI! 📝 canva.com/designschool/courses/ai-in-the-classroom #EduSky #Canva #CanvaEDU #Ai #AiEDU

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Abid Patel @abidpatel.com · 27/01/2025

Rest and recovery for the ankle!

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Abid Patel @abidpatel.com · 27/01/2025

Anyone else feeling very Bett-lagged?! 😴🤕 Almost 95,000 steps and 70km over 4 days! Great for the step count, not so great for the ankle! (And no, not THAT one!) #IYKYK 🙈 #Bett2025 #BettUK2025 #BettMarathon #StepCount #BettLagged #Mashallah

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Abid Patel @abidpatel.com · 17/01/2025

#Bett2025 is next week! It's my 20th Bett Show & I'm speaking in the Bett Arena! 🥳 💻 We'll be hosting a panel discussing "Screen Time: The Good, The Bad, and The Balanced" 📱 🗓️ Fri 24th Jan 🕦 11:30am 📍 Bett Arena 🤝 Hope to see you there! #EduSky #Mainstage #EdTech #Alhamdulillah #Mashallah

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Abid Patel @abidpatel.com · 06/01/2025

From 🇶🇦 to 🇬🇧 - Just like that, we're back in Cupboard HQ! Round 7 of #AbidsWorldTour was a much needed break after a very busy, crazy and hectic 2024 🤯 Kicking off the new year, let's aim to do our best, put faith in the Almighty and do what we can to make 2025 a great one! ❤️ #CupboardHQ #EduSky

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Abid Patel @abidpatel.com · 03/01/2025

At the Grand Masjid of Qatar for Jummah salaah (Friday prayers). Wow! Just wow! 🤯😍🇶🇦 #Friday #Jummah #Qatar #AbidinQatar #AbidsWorldTour #EduSky #Mashallah ❤️

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Abid Patel @abidpatel.com · 28/12/2024

Continuing on the World Cup theme, visiting the location of the FIFA World Cup Final 2022, Lusail Stadium in Lusail City, Doha, Qatar ⚽🇶🇦 We have some great stadiums in the UK, but this is on another level! Wow! 🤯 #Qatar #FIFAWorldCup2022 #AbidsWorldTour #AbidinQatar #Lusail #EduSky

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Abid Patel @abidpatel.com · 26/12/2024

Congratulations to my wonderful wife, The Bake Ninja, on being married to The A, B, I and the D for 20 years today! 🥳😜 Here's to annoying the living daylights out of her for the next 20 years and more! 😂 #Alhamdulillah #Mashallah #Anniversary #AbidsWorldTour #AbidinQatar #EduSky

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Abid Patel @abidpatel.com · 25/12/2024

It's coming home! ⚽🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🥳🇶🇦 Finally! Or am I just 2 years too late! 🙈😂 #AbidsWorldTour #AbidinQatar #WorldChampion #Qatar #EduSky

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Abid Patel @abidpatel.com · 24/12/2024

It's time folks! Round 7 of #AbidsWorldTour takes us to Qatar! ✈️🇶🇦🥳 Very much looking forward to a wonderful holiday in the sun with the family! ☀️❤️ #AbidsWorldTour #AbidinQatar #Qatar #FamilyHoliday #Rest #Alhamdulillah #Mashallah #EduSky

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Abid Patel @abidpatel.com · 20/12/2024

Out of Office is ON! ✅ The A, B, I and the D has left the building! 😎 Time to crack out the Oscar worthy WeVideo edit! (Tell me if you can spot where I've made the edit!) 😜 ➡️ Next up: #AbidsWorldTour - Round 7 👀✈️🌍 #EduSky #OutOfOffice #Rest #Holidays

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Abid Patel @abidpatel.com · 19/12/2024

Delighted & grateful to be returning as a speaker to #ISTELive in 2025! 🥳 I'll be presenting 2 sessions: 🛡️ Cyber Security in Education 😎 EdTech SmackDown Live with @mrshowell24.com I can't wait to see everyone in San Antonio, Texas! ✈️🇺🇸 #EduSky #CyberSecurity #EdTech #Alhamdulillah #Mashallah

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Abid Patel @abidpatel.com · 18/12/2024

EdTech AM has wrapped for 2024! 🥳 Thank you to everyone who joined us! We'll be back in 2025 with new episodes & exciting specials 👀 Check out our website (EdTechAM.org) where you'll find show notes & links to every episode 🎬 @meaganalfano.bsky.social & I will see you in 2025! 🙌 #EduSky #EdTech

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Abid Patel @abidpatel.com · 15/12/2024

Decided to try out the LinkedIn Rewind. I'm quite impressed by the output. It captured some of my highlights really well & even my writing style. I've edited it ever so slightly, but here we go... ➡️ Read it here: bit.ly/APLR2024 #EduSky #LinkedIn #Rewind #Ai #AiInEdu

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Abid Patel @abidpatel.com · 13/12/2024

Join us TODAY Episode 4 of EdTech AM! 🥳 @meaganalfano.bsky.social & I will be wrapping up 2024 with all things tech, education, life & everything in between! 🎬 Join us live on YouTube: ➡️ bit.ly/edtecham004 🗓️ Friday 13th December 🇬🇧 GMT: 6pm 🇨🇦 MST: 11am #EdTech #EduSky #Wrapped #EdTechAM #YouTube

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Abid Patel @abidpatel.com · 05/12/2024

We're back for Episode 4 of EdTech AM! 🥳 As usual, @meaganalfano.bsky.social & I will be diving into all things tech, education, life & everything in between! 🎬 Join us live on YouTube: ➡️ bit.ly/edtecham004 🗓️ Friday 13th December 🇬🇧 GMT: 6pm 🇨🇦 MST: 11am #EduSky #EdTech #EdTechAM #YouTube

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Abid Patel @abidpatel.com · 30/11/2024

Hello IT Support. It seems as though we've had a data leak! 😜 #EduSky #DataLeak #ITjokes

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Abid Patel @abidpatel.com · 29/11/2024

Apps like Google Keep have been a place where users (rightly or wrongly) have kept all sorts of data. Even sensitive data! With Gemini coming to #Keep, it's worrying just how much sensitive data it will be scraping 😳 Don't use Keep for sensitive data! ⚠️ #EduSky #Google #Gemini #AI #Data

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Abid Patel @abidpatel.com · 29/11/2024

⭐ If you want to see your exact follower count on Bluesky, copy the URL below and type your full Bluesky handle after the equal (=) sign ⬇️ public.api.bsky.app/xrpc/app.bsk... #EduSky #Followers #FollowerCount #API #Bluesky #TechTip #ITjustworks

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Abid Patel @abidpatel.com · 29/11/2024

An important reminder from @martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com for Black Friday as we all try to be a bit more financially conscious... #EduSky #BlackFriday #Finance #MoneySaving #Mindfulness #Wellbeing

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Abid Patel @abidpatel.com · 27/11/2024

ICYMI, Join me & Tara Jones from Clever on this FREE webinar! 🥳 We'll be discussing all things #CyberSecurity & practical advice on what actions schools must take to stay safe 🛡️ ➡️ Come & join us! 🗓️ Nov 28th ⏰ 16:45 - 17:45 GMT 📝 trybooking.com/uk/events/landing/72787 #EduSky #EdTech #Webinar

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Abid Patel @abidpatel.com · 25/11/2024

Haha! I was going more for the 2nd definition from the Google dictionary... Notorious indeed! 😂

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Abid Patel @abidpatel.com · 25/11/2024

⭐ If you're on macOS and have a very cluttered top menu bar, Ice app is a great way to clean up the menu bar & give you some very useful extra functionality! Also, it's FREE & Open Source! 🥳 ⬇️ Download it here: ➡️ icemenubar.app #EdTech #EduSky #macOS #Apple #Ice #MenuBar #OpenSource #Free #App

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Abid Patel @abidpatel.com · 24/11/2024

I'll be there for my 20th Bett and my 1st as a member of the Bett Advisory Board! 🥳 #Bett2025 #EduSky #EdTech

A poster showing the members of the Bett Advisory Board for 2024/2025.

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Abid Patel @abidpatel.com · 24/11/2024

Any other F1 fans on #EduSky? I'm up super early for this one in the UK, but it's a very exciting race so far! Come on Lewis! 🏎️ 🏁 #F1 #LasVegasGP

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Abid Patel @abidpatel.com · 24/11/2024

I'll just leave my card here... 😈

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Abid Patel @abidpatel.com · 18/11/2024

Feels like ages since I last went to a #GoogleEDU event! 🥳 It certainly was a great evening at the London Google Champions Energiser! Connecting with wonderful #GoogleChampions from all over the world! 🥰 Looking forward to the mixer at #Bett2025! #EduSky @canopy.education #LON19 #CHI24 #AMS24

A group photo of Google Champions from all over the world, in a fun pose, at the London Google Champions Energiser at the Google office in London.

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Abid Patel @abidpatel.com · 17/11/2024

Haha, well, you need to invest in one of these wonderful contraptions! 😜

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Abid Patel @abidpatel.com · 16/11/2024

I think you can get it on fundamentals too if you have the Gemini Education or Education Premium add-on. ➡️ workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/11/goog... #EduSky #GoogleEDU

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Abid Patel @abidpatel.com · 15/11/2024

⚠️ X has now automatically opted in all users to train the Grok AI model using your data 👎 ✋ Opt out now via Settings! ⚙️ Settings and privacy ➡️ Privacy and safety ➡️ Data sharing and personalisation > Grok ❌ Turn off the setting #Twitter #X #Grok #CyberSecurity #Data #EduSky #EdTech

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Abid Patel @abidpatel.com · 14/11/2024

I would say an Irn-Bru Xtra kind of day!

Can of Irn-Bru Xtra on a desk with a MacBook Air behind it.

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Abid Patel @abidpatel.com · 12/11/2024

The final in-person Google Certified Innovator academy of 2024 kicks off tomorrow - #AMS24! 🥳 Here's my top tips for the new innovators about to embark on this journey Existing Innovators! Share your top tips in the comments! 🙌 #GoogleEI #GoogleChampions #EdTech #EduSky #GlobalGEG

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Abid Patel @abidpatel.com · 11/11/2024

Late night live with the first Virtual Canva Community Labs celebrating all things #Droptober! 🥳 #Canva #CanvaEDU #CanvaLabs #Canvassador #EdTech #Education

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Abid Patel @abidpatel.com · 08/11/2024

Join us today for Episode 3 of EdTech AM! 🥳 As usual, we'll be taking a fun and alternative look at all things tech, education, life and everything in between! 🎬 Join us live on YouTube: ➡️ bit.ly/edtecham003 🗓️ Friday 8th November 🇬🇧 GMT: 6pm 🇨🇦 MDT: 11am ⏪ Catch up on our website: 🌍 EdTechAM.org

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Abid Patel @abidpatel.com · 26/10/2024

Microsoft Windows XP turned 23 years old yesterday 😱 Are you feeling old yet? 🙈 #Microsoft #Windows #WindowsXP #XP #Bliss #EdTech #EduSky #Education #MicrosoftEDU

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