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Crystal Uhiren

@mrsuteachestech.bsky.social
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Instructional Technology Facilitator. #TeacherNerd. #EdTechCoach. AI Enthusiast. Apple Learning Coach. MagicSchool AI Pioneer. CTE Educator. Hufflepuff.

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Edutopia @edutopia.org · 15/04/2026
It can be easy to forget, especially as shiny new edtech tools seem to drop each day. But instructional technology educator @mrsuteachestech.bsky.social shares a reminder: Adding *more* tech tools doesn’t promise better learning. 🧰 #EdTech #EduSky
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The Case for a Smaller Tech Toolbox
To avoid technology overwhelm, a good rule of thumb: Think quality over quantity, and only keep what earns its place.
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Crystal Uhiren @mrsuteachestech.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
It’s not about the quantity of edtech tools it’s about the quality! Check out my latest @edutopia.org article! www.edutopia.org/article/redu...
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The Case for a Smaller Tech Toolbox
To avoid technology overwhelm, a good rule of thumb: Think quality over quantity, and only keep what earns its place.
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Crystal Uhiren @mrsuteachestech.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
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Crystal Uhiren @mrsuteachestech.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Thrilled for this opportunity to present at #ISTE for the first time!!
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Teacher2Teacher @teacher2teacher.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Are you using AI in your math lesson planning? If you're looking to try it out, these prompts from T @mrsuteachestech.bsky.social are a great starting point:
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Crystal Uhiren @mrsuteachestech.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
#TETC was so amazing. So many good conversations with like-minded educators. I am so grateful to have received the Joan Gray Instructional Leadership Award. I am bringing all the energy and excitement back home! Thank you @tnteta.bsky.social for an amazing conference.
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Edutopia @edutopia.org · 24/11/2025
If you’re new to tech integration, start small. 🤏 Veteran educator @mrsuteachestech.bsky.social shares 27 quick, low-prep ways to intentionally infuse technology into any lesson. #EdTech #EduSky
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27 Quick Win, Low-Prep Ways to Integrate Tech This Year
These teacher-tested activities use free or familiar tools to help students think critically, create meaningfully, and collaborate with each other.
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Edutopia @edutopia.org · 21/11/2025
Smart tech integration “doesn’t have to be (and shouldn’t be) complicated,” veteran educator @mrsuteachestech.bsky.social writes. Here are 20+ ways to integrate tech into your lesson that take very little prep—and won’t eat up an entire class period. 💻 #EdTech #EduSky
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27 Quick Win, Low-Prep Ways to Integrate Tech This Year
These teacher-tested activities use free or familiar tools to help students think critically, create meaningfully, and collaborate with each other.
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Crystal Uhiren @mrsuteachestech.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
27 Quick Win, Low-Prep Ways to Integrate Tech This Year www.edutopia.org/article/quic...
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27 Quick Win, Low-Prep Ways to Integrate Tech This Year
These teacher-tested activities use free or familiar tools to help students think critically, create meaningfully, and collaborate with each other.
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Crystal Uhiren @mrsuteachestech.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
I’m excited to share that I’ll be speaking at #FETC2026 in Orlando! 🎤✨ Join me as we explore fresh ideas, bold strategies, and game-changing innovations shaping the future of education. See you in January! Use my registration code FETC26SPEAKER to get a 10% discount. Join me: invt.io/1bxbvjmj1ix
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I’ll be presenting at #FETC2026
Join me!
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Crystal Uhiren @mrsuteachestech.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
While a LMS isn’t the flashiest tool, it’s one of the most heavily utilized. Effective use is most impactful for students & parents. Starting the year w #Canvas vocab review #edtech #edtechcoach #backtoschool
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Paige Tutt @tatertutt.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
First day of #ISTELive was fabulous! Learning a lot! 📈 Went to an amazing session where I ran into @mrsuteachestech.bsky.social. Introduced a bunch of educators to @edutopia.org and met lots of Edutopia fans. Got to spend time w/ @mirplo.bsky.social, too. Excited for what day 2 has in store!! 🤩
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Crystal Uhiren @mrsuteachestech.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
In San Antonio for #ISTE Who else is here?!?
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Edutopia @edutopia.org · 19/06/2025
Think-Pair-Share has been a classroom mainstay since the 1980s. It helps increase participation, reinforce key concepts, and aid in recall, professor of English education @toddfinley.bsky.social writes. But even the strongest learning strategies can get boring if they’re overused. 🧵1/9 #EduSky
1-Minute Read. Collaborative Learning. 16 Variations on Think-Pair-Share to Keep Students Engaged. By Todd Finley. Illustration of students participating in various think-pair-share activities.
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Crystal Uhiren @mrsuteachestech.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Two epic workshops today featuring @quizizz.bsky.social and @magicschoolai.bsky.social with the one and only @mrshillteaches.bsky.social 🥰 #summerpd #edtech #edtechcoach
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Education Technology News @edtechnews.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
Five Techie Things Teachers Should Try Over the Summer (2025 Edition) #EdTech #edusky #TLSky #teachers #education #educators
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Five Techie Things Teachers Should Try Over the Summer (2025 Edition)
Feeling techie? Teachers should try these five things this summer to make your life simpler, healthier, and more entertaining!
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Crystal Uhiren @mrsuteachestech.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
Over the past few years, I’ve become more and more passionate about considering the student experience, especially with #edtech. Check out my article about how Wearing the ‘Student Hat’ can impact the classroom. www.edutopia.org/article/unde...
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Wearing the ‘Student Hat’
Working to understand the students’ experience of the class gives teachers a way to see where they can make improvements.
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Crystal Uhiren @mrsuteachestech.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Wide awake brainstorming ideas for #FETC2026 proposals. My brain is GOING! It’s never too early to get excited about #FETC
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a man stands in front of a microphone with the words trying to sleep and my brain is like
ALT: a man stands in front of a microphone with the words trying to sleep and my brain is like
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Crystal Uhiren @mrsuteachestech.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Had a great visit with @magicschoolai.bsky.social yesterday to share insights & give feedback about using AI Image generators in the classroom. Love working with a company that cares so much about teacher voice. #MagicSchool #AIinEducation
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Joe & Kristin Merrill @themerrillsedu.com · 20/03/2025
Classroom safe AI tools that are both COPPA and FERPA compliant? 👀 Here's part ✌️ our 💥FAVORITES!💥 📚 @bookcreator.com 📖 @bookji.bsky.social 🌊 @wakelet.bsky.social 💭 @quizizz.bsky.social 🎮 @gimkit.com ✏️ @myshortanswer.bsky.social 💜 Seesaw Learn more ⤵️ amzn.to/4jxPEVe #EDUsky #AIinEDU
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MoAIJobs - AI job alerts @moaijobs.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
🤖 Claude just launched "extended thinking" in Claude Code! Now, you can ask it to "think" or "think harder," and it’ll show its thought process—powered by Claude 3.7 Sonnet.
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Crystal Uhiren @mrsuteachestech.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Loving these ideas for using AI Image Generators in the English classroom. Check out my newest AI image generation tutorial that goes along with it. youtu.be/MiCg8w7srhY #edtech #edtechcoach #EnglishTeacher #AIinEducation
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Crystal Uhiren @mrsuteachestech.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Hey @magicschoolai.bsky.social #Pioneers. I am so grateful to be a semi-finalist for AI Educator of the Year. The link to vote went out in this week's Pioneer newsletter. If interested, I have a link to my Wakelet of resources from presentations and content. wakelet.com/wake/j0S9JR_...
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AI with MrsUTeachesTec
Presentations, Resources and more...
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Crystal Uhiren @mrsuteachestech.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Loved being a part of this @edutopia.org article about @quizizz.bsky.social! It was so great to work with @tatertutt.bsky.social www.edutopia.org/article/supe...
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Supercharge Your Quizizz Use
Even if you’ve used Quizizz for years, power users have pro tips for taking your assessments, lessons, and differentiation to the next level.
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Crystal Uhiren @mrsuteachestech.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Sometimes it's just as important to show students what NOT to do in the classroom. Check out my PD in 60 Seconds for some ways @magicschoolai can help make this EASY PEASY. #teachernerd #AIinEducation #MagicSchool #edtech #edtechcoach youtu.be/LcTI1AKhbeI?...
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PD in 60 Seconds: MagicSchool AI Teacher Tip
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Education Technology News @edtechnews.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Progress Monitoring Examples: 12 Tools and Tips for Effective Student Assessment #EdTech #edusky #TLSky #teachers #education #educators
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Progress Monitoring Examples: 12 Tools and Tips for Effective Student Assessment
Educators know firsthand how challenging it can be to keep track of every student’s progress. Some days, it feels like you’re juggling a million tasks—planning lessons, managing classrooms, and...
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Crystal Uhiren @mrsuteachestech.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
I stumbled across these peer review templates in #Canva that are perfect for educators looking to improve the quality of work in the classroom. #edtech #edtechcoach #Canvalove youtu.be/jLB4ke5pKBQ?...
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PD in 60 Seconds: Peer Review Activities in Canva
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Crystal Uhiren @mrsuteachestech.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Hidden Gems!! 💎 Low-Prep, READY-TA-GO Classroom Activities. Perfect to bust out when students (and teachers) are dreaming of snow days. #edtech #edtechcoach #teacherlife
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Crystal Uhiren @mrsuteachestech.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Used the “I Can’t Draw” AI image generator in @padlet.com today with this wonderful teacher. Students said “it showed me what I was thinking but in a picture” 🥰🥰 #edtech #edtechcoach
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Crystal Uhiren @mrsuteachestech.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Looking for a thoughtful last minute Valentine’s gift? Make them a song on Suno.
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Crystal Uhiren @mrsuteachestech.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
I may be late to hop on the #GammaAI train but WOW!!!! 😲😲😲🤩🤩🤩 Check out my latest PD in 60 Seconds to see it in action. youtu.be/796wlpyOLDA?... #edtech #edtechcoach #teacherlife #AIinEducation
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PD in 60 Seconds: Gamma AI
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Crystal Uhiren @mrsuteachestech.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
Classroom management isn’t static. It isn’t 5 rules on the first week of school. It’s fluid and it changes. Check out this class expectations chart. Print it as a poster, laminate and grab an Expo to set expectations on the daily. #teachertip #edtechcoach #teachernerd
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Crystal Uhiren @mrsuteachestech.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Presentation bullets too long? Slides have too many words? Use the Summarize feature with Raina in @magicschoolai.bsky.social to summarize and simplify for your grade level. Such a helpful, time-saving use of AI. #teachernerd #edtech #techcoach #teachertip
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Edutopia @edutopia.org · 25/01/2025
If you want to understand… 🙋 How each of your students is doing in class, 📈 How each of your students perceives their own progress, and 🤝 What you can do to support them, Then these student self-reflection strategies from @marcusluther.bsky.social can help! #k12 #metacognition
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3 Student Self-Reflection Strategies After They Finish an Assignment
Teachers can use these ideas to gauge students’ confidence and see if they accurately understand how much they’re learning.
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Crystal Uhiren @mrsuteachestech.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Ohhhh look! A new shiny button in #Canva - A Quiz Generator! Can’t wait to try it out. ❤️ #edtech
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Katie Fielding @katiefielding.com · 19/01/2025
Did you miss #FETC? Get my resources here: www.katiefielding.com/fetc25
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FETC 25 | Katie Fielding
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Edutopia @edutopia.org · 18/01/2025
Do you use Think-Pair-Share a lot in your classroom? Shake things up with 16 variations on this classic strategy. 🌟
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16 Variations on Think-Pair-Share to Keep Students Engaged
Teachers and students use this classic learning strategy often. To keep it from getting stale, try these tweaks.
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Crystal Uhiren @mrsuteachestech.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
Sitting at #FETC Tech Share Live with @brianbuffington.bsky.social
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Crystal Uhiren @mrsuteachestech.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
Hey #FETC let’s wrap up our conference with some smiles and laughs!! 11am South 220F Would love to see you there. ❤️
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Crystal Uhiren @mrsuteachestech.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
Today’s the day!! 💜
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Crystal Uhiren @mrsuteachestech.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
Join @mrshillteaches.bsky.social and I today at #FETC in North 210B 10am to figure out how to navigate this AI Circus! 🎪
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Crystal Uhiren @mrsuteachestech.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
Absolutely loved sharing my @quizizz.bsky.social obsession with like-minded educators at #FETC today!! #FETC2025 #edtech #edtechcoach #quizizz
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Crystal Uhiren @mrsuteachestech.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
In addition to my other sessions at #FETC , I’ll be at the @magicschoolai.bsky.social booth too!! Come see me ❤️
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Crystal Uhiren @mrsuteachestech.bsky.social · 28/12/2024
I’m getting so excited!! Who else is going to #FETC? #FETC2025
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Crystal Uhiren @mrsuteachestech.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
Over the 5 days of #tech-mas, I interacted with over 80 teachers about new instruction & tech ideas. 10 wonderful teachers won a scratch off lottery ticket. ☺️ I ❤️ my teachers. #edtech #edtechcoach
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Crystal Uhiren @mrsuteachestech.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
Day 5 of Tech-mas is my favorite, and I finished with a bunch of ideas to keep the classroom fun and a few other random tech ideas. I featured #Canva magic media, classroom zen, @magicschoolai.bsky.social, and Suno. #edtech #edtechcoach
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Crystal Uhiren @mrsuteachestech.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
So excited about this session at #DitchSummit with @kshelton.bsky.social @deelanier.bsky.social @ditchthattextbook.com I’ve got my notes ready!!
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Crystal Uhiren @mrsuteachestech.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
#Techmas Day 2 was all about Creating! From creating animated gifs in #Canva to #Apple GarageBand and @magicschoolai.bsky.social image generator. It’s an amazing time to get creative in the classroom. #edtech #edtechcoach
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Jen Roberts, NBCT @jen.litandtech.com · 18/12/2024
🤩 I'm excited to be back in the moderator chair this Thursday 12/19 for #EduSkyAI Join the conversation at 5PT/8ET. 🗣️ @thenerdyteacher.bsky.social and @mikelawrence.me will probably be there too!
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Crystal Uhiren @mrsuteachestech.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
The first day of Tech-mas was all about sharing Planning tips and tricks using @magicschoolai.bsky.social and #Canva , #Canvas #techmas #edtech #EduSky #edtechcoach
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