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Chris Webb @crippit.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

Meet Zip EasySpeak AI. An on-device (privacy first) AI powered AAC tool which runs on any device and is free to use. Packed full of useful features, including the ability to build your own grids using an AI agent or by hand. Read more at zipsolutions.org/easyspeak.html #AAC #Accessibility #Free

A screenshot of the main grid view on zip easy speak

A screenshot of the qwerty keyboard in zip easy speak

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Chris Webb @crippit.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Google Meet is missing a key accessibility feature: Text to Speech. Well not anymore with my new Chrome Extension called Zip Speech. It simply turns text to speech in Meet, and says it aloud to the meeting and the user. chromewebstore.google.com/detail/zip-s... #Accessibiliy #TextToSpeech

A screenshot of Google Meet with Zip Speech active

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Chris Webb @crippit.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

Did you know you can run #Companion on other hardware? This $49 Mirabox device is now supported in V4! Best of all, @zipcaptions.app supports Companion! #Streaming #ZipCaptions

A Stream Deck alternative showing Companion

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Chris Webb @crippit.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

Explore how AI can enhance your teaching! I share how NotebookLM can amplify your voice, create resources, and make learning more accessible. Read the latest issue of Canopy Education Magazine! account.canopy.education/magazine #NotebookLM #Gemini #ArtificialIntelligence #Teacher #Voice #GoogleEdu

A graphic with the text "Amplifying the teacher's voice with artificial intelligence"

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Chris Webb @crippit.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Gemini is now available right in Google Classroom! #GoogleEdu

Gemini is available in classroom - a screenshot of the Google blog

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Chris Webb @crippit.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Did you see these awesome updates from #ISTELive?

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Chris Webb @crippit.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

I was excited to be awarded the University of Portsmouth Alumni Impact Award last week, for my work with Zip Captions! #Award #Impact

A screenshot of a photo of Chris along with a block of text describing the award.

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Chris Webb @crippit.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

This is why @kshelton.bsky.social and @deelanier.bsky.social book is so important. If you have not read "The promises and perils of AI in Education" you really should! 3/3 #BlackHistoryMonth #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #Education

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Chris Webb @crippit.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Here are my thoughts on AI replacing the teacher. Come and join in the conversation on LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/posts/chris-...! #AI #Education #EduSky

When we think of the use of Al in the classroom we're often afraid that Al will remove the voice of the teacher, or that the teacher will be replaced. believe that the success of Al in the classroom will be in it amplifying the teacher's voice. What does this mean? It means that we take what the teacher has said and then use this to produce materials in the teachers own 'words, using language that supports that that's been used in the classroom, so students aren't seeing yet another way to do something, or having to learn another set of vocabulary. It means being efficient with a teachers time so they have more time to spend on developing new curriculum content, reimagining tasks, or even taking part in their own professional development.
Al shouldn't be here to replace the teacher, it should be here to empower them, to help them support learning in the classroom, for learners at all levels. Change the reading level of the same document, add more scaffolding or remove it. These are all things which will empower the teacher to enhance learning. By controlling the content, and our own biases we can also try to right the wrong when it comes to Al bias as well, but this is always something that we need to watch out for!

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Chris Webb @crippit.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

I've been playing more with #NotebookLM and today I used @zipcaptions.app to create a transcript of my #math lesson on the Cosine Law. At the end I asked it to create me a podcast (youtu.be/bZMen_2yy6E) as well as an FAQ document which I added some formatting to. Thoughts on this use of #AI in #Edu?

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Chris Webb @crippit.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Did you know that if your item isn't found in the Google Play Store, you can play instant games built right into the store? #HiddenGames #PlayStore #Google

A screenshot of the Google Play Store showing the instant games available

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Chris Webb @crippit.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

First attempt at #HTV iron on transfer. A dollar store pencil case and my son has a custom pencil case. #Cricut @cricutexplore.bsky.social

A red pencil with the writing "Owen's Pencils"

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Chris Webb @crippit.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

My first attempt at #screenprinting thoughts? Opinions? I'm not totally sure about the quality

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Chris Webb @crippit.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

Sooooo... I'm embroiled in an argument with Montreal Airport, where they say that after 40 minutes you have to pay $24, as the free 40 minutes don't count if you exceed them... Is that what this says?

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Chris Webb @crippit.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Yesterday Google launched a feature which they claim uses AI to bring captions to life. It will put emphasis onto certain words to highlight the tone or action that's happening in a conversation or video. What do you think about this? Could this be distracting? #accessibility

A screenshot showing information about the captioning feature release

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Chris Webb @crippit.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Did you know that you can float a window in #ChromeOS? This means that you can have a window in the foreground, and interact with one in the background without losing the foreground one... Ideal for timers, captions, notes and more! #GoogleEdu

Float a window
You can now multitask more effectively when you float a window. When you float a window, you keep that window open and can freely move it around.

On the window that you want to float, hover over Maximize .
In the menu that pops up, select Float .
Reposition and resize the window as applicable.
Tip: A floated window stays in the background when you open or select other windows or apps. You need to move the floating window around to get a full view of windows or apps in the background.

Close a floating window
To return a floating window to its previous position and size:

On the window that you want to close, hover over Unfloat .
In the menu that pops up, select Float .
Tip: When you close a floating window, it doesn’t automatically maximize the window. Instead, it returns to its size and position before it was floated.

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Chris Webb @crippit.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

We have a green screen room, one could say it's very green. Does anyone have tips for consistent lighting?

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Chris Webb @crippit.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

We're putting on a performance of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory at school next week and my media classes have been busy designing wrappers. These are mine which I designed using #AdobeExpress

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Chris Webb @crippit.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

I came across these at #istelive and they're amazing! Build cardboard structures using little screws and tools! #MakeDo

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Chris Webb @crippit.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

#EdCamp #Ottawa is happening on November 23rd! I'll be there talking about education and tools that we can make use of in education! It's totally free and always promises to be a great day! edcampottawa.weebly.com for more information!

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Chris Webb @crippit.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

It's Captioning Awareness Week, and I could tell you all the reasons that we made @zipcaptions.bsky.social but instead, why don't you check out our resources at resources.zipsolutions.org and help.zipcaptions.app #CAW2024

a futuristic and modernist image of people communicating

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