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Ryan O'Donnell @creativeedtech.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

A look back at the another successful 4th of July... My favorite day for games and shenanigans! #4thofjuly #games #gameshows #gameshow #edusky

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Ryan O'Donnell @creativeedtech.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Want to use ChatGPT to make cartoon image?. Here's YouTube tutorial I found. He lists different styles it can recreate. Check out different versions of myself I made as cartoon styles. The takeaway for image generation is detailed prompts. www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyJ0... #edtech #ISTELive #edtech

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Ryan O'Donnell @creativeedtech.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

Try Jenga in your classroom! Check out my video tutorial for this fun game that you really don't need to have slideshow to go along with it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3OZ... #edtech #edusky #gameshows

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Ryan O'Donnell @creativeedtech.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

Game Show fun fact.... Anthony Pratt and his wife in England created the game Clue in 1944, as a way to pass the time during air raid drills during WWII.

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Ryan O'Donnell @creativeedtech.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Years ago I worked with Coach Ben on an activity for young Ss to learn Chromebook skills called “Chromie the Chromebook” & now I have Mr. Potato Head. Ss can learn copying & pasting plus skills such as resizing, rotating, flipping & color correction #edusky #edtech docs.google.com/presentation...

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Ryan O'Donnell @creativeedtech.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

Its been a hot minute since @bribriggs.bsky.social and I have podcasted. We even missed out 10 year anniversary :( I feel that today's NYTimes Connections game is trying to tell me something... #edtech #edusky #podcastEDU

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Ryan O'Donnell @creativeedtech.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

Thanks Wes! Yes, I have "tried" a little coding for making my newest game "Spot It". The python code takes 57 images and populates them into a PowerPoint of 8 images per slide for 57 slides. It was a bit over my head and needed some help from Computer Science students :)

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Ryan O'Donnell @creativeedtech.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

Game shows everywhere!!!! Just finished season 3 of Righteous Gemstones where it all culminated in this crazy game show ending

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Ryan O'Donnell @creativeedtech.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

My two summer reads... Adam Savage's gave me inspiration on my spaces and procedures. Now I'm diving into the Disengaged Teen. #edusky

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Ryan O'Donnell @creativeedtech.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Price is Right fun fact... The original Showcase Showdown wheel was spun “sideways” rather than “forward” #gameshows

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Ryan O'Donnell @creativeedtech.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

Summer plans for my room. Using our school mascot, Chat GPT & Photoshop to make posters of different reminders & tips. Just blown away how well Chat GPT can remember a style #EdTech #EduSkyAI #EduAI

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Ryan O'Donnell @creativeedtech.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

Well, that's it...another year in for the books with 24 of them here in Rocklin. Nothing like the time machine of past staff IDs to make you feel old. But still looking to what the next school year will bring

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Ryan O'Donnell @creativeedtech.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Jeopardy fun fact... Not sure if you've ever hit writer's block when writing questions for a quiz or text, but the Jeopardy writers have to come up with early 14,000 clues each season #gameshows #edusky #edtech

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Ryan O'Donnell @creativeedtech.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

Here's another of my games that can easily put together for some end of the year fun. It is an "Apples to Apples" template where you can put your own content or fun terms... its totally customizable. I have PPT and GSlides versions here: drive.google.com/file/d/1Aqjz... #edtech #edusky

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Ryan O'Donnell @creativeedtech.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

For my end of the year review, I played one of my newer games "Battleship". It was an absolute blast! Very different from traditional Kahoot or Jeopardy style game. Here's my tutorial www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZ1a... if you interested in the template, shoot me a DM for the link #edtech #edusky

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Ryan O'Donnell @creativeedtech.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

Looking for a fun game for your students with NO EDUCATIONAL PRIOR KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED? Well, try my Candy Quiz! I put them in teams of 2-3 and see which ones can guess 'em all. Even allow them to cheat/trade with other teams. docs.google.com/presentation... #edusky #edtech

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Ryan O'Donnell @creativeedtech.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

Anyone use the "Which One Doesn't Belong" challenges? I did a few years ago as fun mini warm up games for my agendas. But noticed the site wodb.ca doesn't work anymore. I've found quite a few other sites that focus on math looking for other non-math examples. #edusky #edtech

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Ryan O'Donnell @creativeedtech.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

Here are three random name pickers for next time you need this for a game or other lesson. Wheel of Names seems to be the most popular but I like Lucky Draw, as it has the least number of ads #edusky pinkylam.me/playground/r... wheelofnames.com edushare.ing/r2

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Ryan O'Donnell @creativeedtech.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

A little look into the Game Show Guy's DNA. Here is my mother back in 1975 spinning the wheel on Wheel of Fortune. She didn't win the big money, but a year supply of chocolate bon bons and new orange linoleum flooring for the house was a pretty sweet victory for the 70's #edusky

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Ryan O'Donnell @creativeedtech.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

I was digging through out school's junk pile and found a 3D printer and my old SmartBoard. Oh, how tech changes #edusky

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Ryan O'Donnell @creativeedtech.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

Check out my Digital magazine templates for students to customize. I've updated these so there are PPT, Google Slides and now Canva versions of Time, People, Nat Geo, etc edushare.ing/ODmagazines #edusky #edtech #sschat

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Ryan O'Donnell @creativeedtech.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

If you haven't checked out Flippity you should. Tons of games you can customize Bingo, Tic Tac Toe, Matching and more. Plus, for fans of the NY Times Connections game, there is a game where you can customize your own flippity.net #edusky #edtech

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Ryan O'Donnell @creativeedtech.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Yesterday we lost one of the great game show hosts of all time... Wink Martindale. My fav show from him was Tic Tac Dough. Bob Barker, to Peter Marshall and then Chuck Wollery... we've seen some of the great pass in the last few years

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Ryan O'Donnell @creativeedtech.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

Sorry for giving away the NY Times answer to today's Stands, but come on... It's Game Shows! #gameshow #gameshows

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Ryan O'Donnell @creativeedtech.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Love my new purchase courtesy of @tisharichmond.bsky.social . Jumbo sized Plinko board from Costco Thanks Tisha! #edusky

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Ryan O'Donnell @creativeedtech.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

Q2) My newest fun ones are Battleship, Balderdash and Guess Who. Very different than the classic Jeopardy, Kahoot, Quizziz style #EduSkyChat

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Ryan O'Donnell @creativeedtech.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

here's two different ways I've done BINGO on my YouTube channel #EduSkyChat

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Ryan O'Donnell @creativeedtech.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

I will be chiming in on the #EduSkyChat all about games and gamification with @karlymoura.com and @ditchthattextbook.com starting at 5:30 pst. Jump in and join us! I'll be sharing many of my games and strategies

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Ryan O'Donnell @creativeedtech.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

Turnitin will be rollling out their response to the A.I. tsunami. It is called "Clarity" I still have major reservations having a tool try to catch cheaters, don't think this is correct conversation. Having students write is vital but how we do that today is a challenge #eduskyai

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Ryan O'Donnell @creativeedtech.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

Maybe one of the worst iterations of a monopoly game was announced "Monopoly App Banking" Starting in August, you can buy this game which replaces both cash and the banker with a mobile app that handles all the game’s transactions. Each player needs a cell phone in order to play #nothanks #edusky

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Ryan O'Donnell @creativeedtech.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

For an upcoming review game I am wanting students to chime in from their chromebooks. I am looking into Buzzin.live or buzzonk.com Anyone use any of these before? #edusky #edtech

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Ryan O'Donnell @creativeedtech.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

I've shared magazine templates for years to teachers to use with their students. I've been asked for Canva versions of them and finally got around to building some out. Here is the link to my template page where you can find TIME and NAT GEO versions creativeedtech.weebly.com/templates.html #edusky

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Ryan O'Donnell @creativeedtech.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

Ever tried playing Jeopardy with Google Slides? Guess what... ITS TERRIBLE! Until they add some updates its impossible to know which questions students already picked. I did come up with a interesting work around. You actually don't put it in Slideshow mode. #edusky

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Ryan O'Donnell @creativeedtech.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

Just updated one of my games I've been playing for a long time with my students... Card Sharks. All you need is a deck of cards and add your own review questions. (try getting a jumbo deck of cards from Amazon to make it even more fun!) drive.google.com/file/d/1Enuw... #edusky

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Ryan O'Donnell @creativeedtech.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

When you can tell that the A.I. tool you're using definitely did not use A.I. to write the text on their website. "Social Studies" not "Social Students" #edusky #eduskyai @magicschoolai.bsky.social

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Ryan O'Donnell @creativeedtech.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Thanks to all the folks at #SpringETC . Had a great time! Plus I get to add one more to my wall of badges (sorry Gregg, different kind of badge). Great road trip @rolandaichele.bsky.social and @bribriggs.bsky.social for taking a golf ball to the face for this photo @scoeetc.bsky.social #edusky

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Ryan O'Donnell @creativeedtech.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

My newest game idea for the classroom is to make customized Spot It games for different subjects (i.e. 8th grade science, World History, etc) . Looking to see if any other teachers have used Spot It in their classes before. #edusky

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Ryan O'Donnell @creativeedtech.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

Any teachers out there play Monopoly in their classes? I am working on a game template based on this classic game and looking for ideas, modifications, etc #edusky

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Ryan O'Donnell @creativeedtech.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Fun day of green screen magic today. Got four stations set up #edusky

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Ryan O'Donnell @creativeedtech.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Anyone tried Figjam to play Jeopardy? Looking for pros and cons as opposed to other tools like PowerPoint #edusky #figjam #powerpoint #edtech

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Ryan O'Donnell @creativeedtech.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

works with all kinds of Phils too!

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Ryan O'Donnell @creativeedtech.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

I've never seen this game before, but loving the crazy good reviews. I am ordering one now

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Ryan O'Donnell @creativeedtech.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

Playing a game in class, one thing you may forget to plan is how the students will ring in to be the first to guess. Here's four tips you may want to try with your next review game: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOiD... #edusky #edtech

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Ryan O'Donnell @creativeedtech.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Great week seeing my daughter finish her first month as a teacher her own 7th grade history class. She also wanted to run her first review gameshow Jeopardy. Kids loved it! I & updated a few parts of the game template as well. #edusky #jeopardy www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbc1...

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Ryan O'Donnell @creativeedtech.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

I'm old, but I still say that the Risk and Stratego should have kept their gameboard pieces from their 80's versions

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Ryan O'Donnell @creativeedtech.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

Found this idea from @hookertech.bsky.social about using AI to mash up movies. Going to have my kids do try this week. Here's a few I've been making tonight. #edusky #AI And here is a link to Carl's resources carlhooker.com/fetc-2025/

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Ryan O'Donnell @creativeedtech.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

Sad day for my doppelgänger and the city of Detroit

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Ryan O'Donnell @creativeedtech.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

Hollywood Square is back on TV! I've dabbled at times with playing Tic Tac Toe in classroom and now going to try again. Anyone others out there have tic tac toe ideas? #edusky #edtech

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Ryan O'Donnell @creativeedtech.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

My newest obsession has been getting back to paper assignments & including coloring pages. Then I found Etsy! Soooo many digital downloads of whatever subject you teach. #edusky

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Ryan O'Donnell @creativeedtech.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

I'm looking to start making digital escape rooms for teachers. Wondering about which tool to use; Google Slides, Thinglink, etc. Anyone out there in #edusky world made any of these before and can offer some advice?

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