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Blossoming STEM - Middle School STEM Teacher @blossomingstem.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Love having a well-stocked prize bin! Few things are more motivating than a student fiddling with a well-earned fidget. #3D #EduSky #Fidget #Design

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Blossoming STEM - Middle School STEM Teacher @blossomingstem.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Reminder to take the sick day & it will all be okay. I've started phrasing student concerns as "this student needs support with ___" or "this student is great at ____." This time, it paid off! #EduSky #Substitute #Proud #SickDay

There is a note from the substitute to a teacher saying, "Thank you for providing detailed and thorough lesson plans. Everything went well. Your students stayed on task and worked on their respective assignments. I enjoyed working with your students."

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Blossoming STEM - Middle School STEM Teacher @blossomingstem.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Time to change up my "How To" step by step guide for our Bambu printers!

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Blossoming STEM - Middle School STEM Teacher @blossomingstem.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Personally, my kids are obsessed with a similar product, the Yoto. I have heard that Tonies has better customer service!

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Blossoming STEM - Middle School STEM Teacher @blossomingstem.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Wellness day & I'm leading a 3D printing session. What do staff most want to print? Articulated dragons for their kids. #EduSky #3D #Dragons

There is a picture of a Bambu A1 printer, with the very beginning of a dragon being printers from blue filament.

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Blossoming STEM - Middle School STEM Teacher @blossomingstem.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Absolutely! I can also understand people being bitter & unhappy w/ the lack of regulation around AI - especially LLM's & development. However, the tools are here to stay. Ignoring them is not preparing our students for the future or helping ourselves avoid burnout. I'm excited for this resource.

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Blossoming STEM - Middle School STEM Teacher @blossomingstem.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Thank you for the tip! I've noticed BlueSky is very negative about AI, but personally, I'm always looking for new tools!

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Blossoming STEM - Middle School STEM Teacher @blossomingstem.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

This book includes struggling readers, non-traditional pronouns, varied strengths, diverse faces, grandparents helping, superhero librarians, & empowered children. Also, my 4 year old and I happily sobbed at the end. #BookSky #EduSky #Read #Books *From a book subscription Our Shelves 10/10

There is a picture of the book The Little Library by Margaret McNamara and G. Brian Karas. The book is on a wood floor and the flash is in the middle, since the photographer's daughter was asleep and the flash accidentally woke her up. The cover shows a group of diverse kids in elementary school, taking books out of a little free library.

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Blossoming STEM - Middle School STEM Teacher @blossomingstem.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Reflecting on 2024, my classroom has focused on independence, choices, collaboration, & helping each other. I've been hearing, "I can help you," from new students all week. My new tip is to say, "I don't have a student Chromebook, just a teacher computer. What have you tried?" #EduSky #EduTech

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Edutopia @edutopia.org · 17/12/2024

What Works For Me! “Two years ago, I was saying ‘Do you have any questions?’ Last year, I switched to ‘What questions do you have?’ It made a difference. Today, I tried ‘Ask me two questions.’ And they did! And those questions led to more questions. It amazes me that the littlest things have such a big impact!” —André Sasser, Math Teacher

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Blossoming STEM - Middle School STEM Teacher @blossomingstem.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Is Jewish included in *all* voices? A little afraid to ask, but hopeful!

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Blossoming STEM - Middle School STEM Teacher @blossomingstem.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

Sometimes it's pajama day, and everyone needs a pick-me-up, so I'll pull out my eggplant onesie. #EduSky

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Blossoming STEM - Middle School STEM Teacher @blossomingstem.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

My favorite use for AI isn't for content questions, it's to change an angry email to be kind and concise. BlueSky folks with toxic posts could use an AI filter. It's therapeutic to write what I want to say. AI makes me kinder. My students are using it for answers. I need to guide them to better.

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Blossoming STEM - Middle School STEM Teacher @blossomingstem.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

I've been using AI pretty regularly, and it's been accurate for very basic concepts. I'm the teacher, so I know when it's wrong. I have found a fair amount of students who will ask AI a question, get word salad, and realize that either they can do better OR they need help. I see this as positive.

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Blossoming STEM - Middle School STEM Teacher @blossomingstem.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

Although this AI tool needs user interface support & beginner guides, the post did NOT deserve the nasty comments. AI is here to stay. Educators need to start the hard work of finding guardrails & adapting to change. We've done it before. We can again. #EduSky #Tech #BeKind #SupportInnovation

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Blossoming STEM - Middle School STEM Teacher @blossomingstem.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

I wish the nasty responses were bots. Unfortunately, I think they are real people, afraid to embrace change and use AI as helpful tools. Your product looks a little confusing, & maybe not user-friendly, given that AI is so new. There's still a very real need for AI tutors & busy work support.

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Blossoming STEM - Middle School STEM Teacher @blossomingstem.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

Yes! It's so important to have screening and guardrails on new tools for students and teachers. We need to be intentional digital citizens.

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Blossoming STEM - Middle School STEM Teacher @blossomingstem.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

I much prefer using Claude for ideas, refinement, and most teaching tasks. Even email drafts feel more "human" or at least kind and concise. It is very hard to articulate why I love Claude, beyond the more ethical company Anthropic. This helps. (Gifted link: www.nytimes.com/2024/12/13/t... )

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Why Anthropic’s Claude Is a Hit with Tech Insiders (Gift Article)

A.I. insiders are falling for Claude, a chatbot from Anthropic. Is it a passing fad, or a preview of artificial relationships to come?

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Jonathan Edward Durham @thisone0verhere.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

I would like things to trend towards shorter films and longer books please and thank you so much

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Blossoming STEM - Middle School STEM Teacher @blossomingstem.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

Shout-out to the tablet parenting my older child, while I wait for antibiotics to kick my pneumonia & my partner puts the baby to sleep. Thanks to #KhanAcademy she's studying carnivores, omnivores, & herbivores instead of the 90's version of TV, cereal, & pajamas. #Winning #EduSky #ScreenTime

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Blossoming STEM - Middle School STEM Teacher @blossomingstem.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

How to choose between insurance plans! Also, this is an amazing gift.

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Blossoming STEM - Middle School STEM Teacher @blossomingstem.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

There's a One Stop Shop class on Teaching Channel that is fantastic. I'm sure the syllabus would work for 6-8, because I used some of the material to help my students. Link here: courses.teachingchannel.com/courses/dl/t... *You can download the syllabus for free.

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Blossoming STEM - Middle School STEM Teacher @blossomingstem.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

To build the travel Vex Arena-w/no digital manual available: 1. Match the middle/top pieces (that say Vex Robotics) with the bottom pieces that have notches. 2. The checkered top pieces have numbers to line them up correctly. 1-12. The corners are 1, 4, 7, and 10. #Vex #Robotics #EduSky #Arena

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Blossoming STEM - Middle School STEM Teacher @blossomingstem.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

As a STEAM teacher, the time between Thanksgiving and winter break is tricky. We have diverse holiday celebrations and vacations, coupled with illness and student burn-out (mostly due to testing). I plan short units, pull out Digital Citizenship lessons, and try to keep everything super relevant.

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Blossoming STEM - Middle School STEM Teacher @blossomingstem.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

We made up our own Vex Robotics game, for our local feeder schools, and finally set up the arena today. Such a fun day! 🥳 #Collaboration #EduSky #Vex #Robotics #STEM #STEAM #Competition #MiddleSchool Bonus: Everyone was picked up on time! #Celebration

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Blossoming STEM - Middle School STEM Teacher @blossomingstem.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

I'm in a professional book club, and so far it's been great. For years I've been trying to pinpoint why groups are SO motivated or UNmotivated. This book gives practical input as to why, and how to help make sure a group is in the "successful" category. #BookSky #Read #Books #EduSky

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Blossoming STEM - Middle School STEM Teacher @blossomingstem.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Ways I have collaborated with colleagues this week: *Great tips for restorative conversations (Favorite: "I need only 1 more to ___" instead of public reminders). *A ride to PD & to auto shop *Shared author visit info www.thebookstall.com/author-visit... #EduSky #Teach #Collaborate #Kindness

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Book Obsessed @booksobsessed.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

I think it's time for us Book Lovers to change "Have a good day" to "Hope you get to read today!"

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Blossoming STEM - Middle School STEM Teacher @blossomingstem.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

I can't decide if I'm more excited by the mess this will save me, or if I'm more excited to ask students if they want to empty the poop catcher. #MiddleSchool #EduSky #PoopCatcher #BambuLab #3DPrinting #HaHa P.S. Reminder to # with CamelCase & add alt text to images, inclusivity matters. #Progress

There is a picture of a Bambu A1 printer with an orange printed poop catcher. The catcher has a handle and is fairly large. The printer is labeled "Yoda" and there is orange filament in it. The room still looks a little bit in progress, but everything is bright colors and looks engaging.

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Eric Curts @ericcurts.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Reposting for those new here - "Bluesky Starter Tips for Educators" - creating your profile, connecting with the #EduSky community, following people, using Starter Packs, joining EduChats, adding custom feeds, refollowing Twitter friends & more! www.controlaltachieve.com/2024/11/blue...

A graphic with a blue butterfly icon on the left and text on a light blue background with clouds. The text reads, "Bluesky Starter Tips for Educators," with "Bluesky" in blue, "Starter Tips" in green, and "Educators" in red. At the bottom left, it says "@ericcurts ControlAltAchieve.com," and at the bottom right, a shortened URL reads "bit.ly/bluesky-tips."

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Blossoming STEM - Middle School STEM Teacher @blossomingstem.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

My students are always hyped for extra pizza. No judgment here!

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Blossoming STEM - Middle School STEM Teacher @blossomingstem.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Teaching means that being sick requires plans for a substitute AND hoping the job is filled by someone kind to Ss. Thankfully, having @vex.com VR lessons have been a win. Today's plan was Castle Crasher+. Ss have been emailing me "winning" code all day. #vex #edusky #stem #steam #tech #teach

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Blossoming STEM - Middle School STEM Teacher @blossomingstem.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Absolutely! The balance and timing of each is critical. Great point.

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Blossoming STEM - Middle School STEM Teacher @blossomingstem.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

As someone who appreciates critical conversations and widening my world view, I disagree with you. I appreciate when friends spend time and energy helping me be a better person. I agree that I would not always unfollow the person, but how can a conversation with a friend be insulting?

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Mekka Okereke @mekka.mekka-tech.com · 08/12/2024

Reminder: If you see your friend following the account of a terrible person, it's completely okay to DM your friend and say, "Hey, do you know that this person you're following/quoting/reposting/agreeing with, is terrible?" Rarely your friend will say, "Yes, I like terrible people!" But not often.

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Blossoming STEM - Middle School STEM Teacher @blossomingstem.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

My 6th grade teacher made us all memorize a poem: Adding (or subtracting) problems that you see, Match the bottoms (including the answer) perfectly. Multiplying fractions no big problem, Top times top over bottom times bottom. Dividing fractions, easy as pie. Flip the 2nd and multiply. 🤓

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Blossoming STEM - Middle School STEM Teacher @blossomingstem.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

Has she tried going to a comic convention or similar? They often have authors, workshops, and networking - even for the younger folks. Nerds are often also very accelerated and in need of finding like-minded friends!

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Blossoming STEM - Middle School STEM Teacher @blossomingstem.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Printing #fidgets for birthdays and my prize bin. Dinosaurs and axolotl are currently very popular. To fix the blob of death, I just reheated and pulled off the excess/stuck filament with tweezers. #edusky #stem #prusa #middleschool

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ONTSpecialNeeds @ontspecialneeds.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Screen free activities #edusky #onted

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Blossoming STEM - Middle School STEM Teacher @blossomingstem.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

This app feels like such an upgrade. Here's an image from Bambu Handy - yes, my printer's name is Yoda. Bambu Handy is only for a mobile (annoyingly, it's able to be added to a MacBook, but it doesn't work). Bambu Studio is for a computer, and works great so far! #edtech #protip #growthmindset

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Blossoming STEM - Middle School STEM Teacher @blossomingstem.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Started the day with two (thankfully minor) blob of deaths from my Prusa printers, and ended my afternoon with two happy notifications by my #bambu printer (A1) finishing up a successful print. Fingers crossed for longevity. Today's class scoreboard: Prusa 3 Bambu 8 #teacher #stem #3d

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