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Ricardo Recinos

@techtosas.bsky.social
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Tech TOSA @HLPUSD | Johns Hopkins CTY | Google CE | ETS consultant & AP Reader | #MIEExpert | One half of @TRTechEd | #edtech | #a11y | #EduSky | views are my own

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Ricardo Recinos @techtosas.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
What an incredible PD with @annkozma723 🚀 Teachers are leaving ready to boost student voice, creativity & engagement through video, voiceovers, animation & podcasting. Static assignments ➡️ powerful storytelling. Our students’ ideas are about to shine 🎤🎬✨ #AdobeExpress #AdobeForEdu #AdobeEduCreative
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Ricardo Recinos @techtosas.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Proud to rep @hlpusd at #ParentSquare Community Connect @ Azusa Pacific! 💪 Secure Docs sparked big convos on equity & access, accountability, security & real time/cost savings. 🗣️ “Secure docs aren’t just safety; they’re trust, access & respect for families’ time.” @ParentSquare
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Ricardo Recinos @techtosas.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
Merry Christmas to our Hacienda La Puente USD teachers, students, staff, and families! 🎄✨ Wishing you rest, joy, and bright moments that recharge hearts and classrooms. Thank you for all you do for our community!
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Ricardo Recinos @techtosas.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
It’s timeeeeeee ❄️🎶 As the semester wraps, huge gratitude to our incredible teachers, students & staff at HlPUSD. Your hard work, heart, and resilience shine all year long. Wishing you a restful, joyful, well-earned winter break!
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Ricardo Recinos @techtosas.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
#AI isn’t just a new tool; it’s a new tier of possibility. With a few prompts, even non-coders can climb the SAMR ladder, shifting tasks from simple substitution to jaw-dropping redefinition. Learning becomes personal, creative, and wildly engaging. 🚀✨ #EdTech #samr
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Ricardo Recinos @techtosas.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Irresistible… had to share it again 🌀💛
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Ricardo Recinos @techtosas.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Our students took on the challenge to transform everyday objects into custom plush toys using AI-powered tools like Generate Image, Image Effects, and Background Swap. The creativity is off the charts! 🧸✨ #AdobeEdu #EdTech #StudentVoice
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Ricardo Recinos @techtosas.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
Built a “living” snowglobe in #Gemini and realized the real magic was the writing. ❄️✍️ Getting the AI to “see” meant precision in adjectives, tone, and detail. The same skills we want for students. Prompt engineering isn’t cheating; it’s modern literacy. 🧠✨ #AI #WritingSkills #PromptEngineering
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Ricardo Recinos @techtosas.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
From saving time to transforming learning. Today’s AI session with our @fairgrove_falcons teachers was pure inspiration! 🙌 Grateful for their curiosity and creativity as we explored what’s possible when humans + AI collaborate. 🤖❤️ #AIforEducation #googlegemini🎀 #geminigems #notebooklm #canvacode
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Ricardo Recinos @techtosas.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
🎶✨ Ms. Cook’s class is shining like opal skies after a virtual field trip to Crystal Cove State Park’s Marine Protected Area! From tidepool habitats to incredible animal adaptations, they learned how MPAs protect these fragile ecosystems. 🌊💙 #SwiftieScience #OceanLearning #EdTech
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Ricardo Recinos @techtosas.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
​🤯 Study smart, not hard. ​Gemini 3 Pro & Nano Banana Pro are here! ​Turn your complex research papers and lecture notes into custom quizzes, personalized study guides & high-res, factually-grounded diagrams instantly. ​The future of #EdTech is here. 🚀 ​#Gemini3 #NanoBananaPro #AIinEducation
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Ricardo Recinos @techtosas.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
🎨Day 1 of #AdobeExpress 12 Days of Creativity Students explored Generative AI Styles and background swapping to design bold, 3D “ugly holiday sweaters.” A fun challenge that built real-world AI design skills & creativity! #EdTech #StudentLearning
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Ricardo Recinos @techtosas.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
🚀 Canva Code 2.0 is here and it’s a game-changer for student learning! Imagine creating interactive quizzes, calculators & personalized learning tools right inside @canva ✅ Collect data with Canva Sheets ✅ Customize for your classroom ✅ Publish as live websites in one click youtu.be/Uz1x_ZmWfNk
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Canva Code 2.0 - Personalizing Learning for Every Student
YouTube video by TRansformational Tech
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Ricardo Recinos @techtosas.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
🎨✨ Kick off the #AdobeEduCreative 12 Days of Creativity Challenge! Fun, easy, & engaging ways for students to design, reflect & share their stories with Adobe Express. 👩‍🏫 Teachers: try it with your class & spark creativity! 🙌 Invite us to collaborate with your students.
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Ricardo Recinos @techtosas.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
📚 Big news for classrooms! #Notebooklm now creates Infographics & Slide Decks from your content. Teachers: Turn lesson notes into engaging visuals. Students: Summarize projects in seconds! AI is making learning more interactive. youtu.be/nuXY_MfzP5s
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NotebookLM Just Got a Mayor Upgrade - Infographics & Slide Decks Explained!
YouTube video by TRansformational Tech
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Ricardo Recinos @techtosas.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
🎨✨ Animate your photo with doodle art magic! Using Nano Banana Pro in the Adobe Firefly app, turning snapshots into playful videos has never been easier. 🚀🍌 #AdobeFirefly #NanoBanana #CreativeTools
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Ricardo Recinos @techtosas.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
Huge thanks to @TheTechProfe for inspiring our Ethnic Studies students at Hacienda La Puente USD! Your visit lit up the room with creativity, critical thinking, and storytelling power. Adobe Express + student voice = unstoppable 💥 #EthnicStudies #AdobeEduCreative #AdobeForEdu
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Ricardo Recinos @techtosas.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
✨ Our Valley students in Ms. Carrera’s class brought creativity + kindness to life with the Adobe Express Plush Project! 🧸💡 They designed their own “Plush Pals” lending design, empathy & storytelling through generative AI. 🌟 AdobeExpress #StudentCreativity #plushproject
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Ricardo Recinos @techtosas.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
✈️ Inspired by HLPUSD’s Aviation Pathway! In just a year, students are soaring with purpose & leadership. Huge shoutout to pilot/teacher Mr. Maldonado for guiding our next aviators. Nearby districts are now trying to replicate it — our students are setting the standard. 🚀 #AviationEducation
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Ricardo Recinos @techtosas.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
🎤 @thetechprofe is coming to Los Altos High and he’s not just presenting. He’s igniting voices. He’s amplifying stories. He’s empowering Ethnic Studies students to shape their future. ✨ #EnhanceYourGenius #TellYourStory #HLPUSD #AdobeExpress #ethnicstudies
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Ricardo Recinos @techtosas.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
🎉 Something extraordinary is coming to Los Altos High School… ✨ Creativity. Joy. Genius. 👀 You’ll want to be in the room. #StudentVoices #HLPUSD #AdobeExpress #TheTechProfe #EnhancingYourGenius
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Ricardo Recinos @techtosas.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
💡 Great learning at today’s LACOE ETLN meeting! From cyber security & AI chatbots to robotics & school AI. Powerful insights to bring back to HLPUSD and build capacity for the future. 🚀 #EdTech #AIinEducation #CyberSecurity
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Ricardo Recinos @techtosas.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
🚀 New in Microsoft Copilot App! Turn your lesson plans, articles, or even student resources into engaging podcasts in minutes 🎙 Perfect for flipped classrooms, accessibility & student voice projects! #EdTech #MicrosoftEDU #AIinEducation
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Ricardo Recinos @techtosas.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
📚 After school programs = powerful support for student growth! Great PD to equipp our coaches with the tools to guide learners using Lexia, Lexia English, Power Up & Dreambox. Reinforcing support with our 24/7 tutoring access via @tutordotcom for homework help across subjects.
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Ricardo Recinos @techtosas.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
🎉 From shortcuts to breakthroughs! We’re shifting the AI convo from checkbox tasks to mind-changing pedagogy. Tools like NotebookLM, Gemini Gems, Canva Code, Adobe Express , learning accelerators & more. We are building AI literacy & AI fluency, not just productivity. And yes, they’re all FREE.
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Ricardo Recinos @techtosas.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
🎉 5 sessions. Hundreds of passionate educators. AeriesCon Fall 2025 was a whirlwind of learning, sharing & growing together! From AI’s power in education to equitable communication and grade passback magic. Thank you for the inspiration. Until next time! 💙 #AeriesCon #EdTech #AIinEducation
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Ricardo Recinos @techtosas.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
🚗💡 We made some fun Sora 2 movie scenes showing our journey to #AeriesCon 🎞️ Now we need your vote! 🎥 Which one’s your favorite: Vote for one? 🗳️ Drop your pick below! Then come join us TODAY for our 3 AI-powered sessions; where creativity meets transformation. AIinEducation #Sora2 #AeriesCon 🐾
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Ricardo Recinos @techtosas.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
🎉 We’re leading 5 sessions at #AeriesCon Fall 2025! ✨ Dive into @aeries_sis + @canvaslms Grades Passback 🤖 Explore the transformational power of #AI in education (3 sessions) 📣 Elevate family engagement with @parentsquare Let’s empower smarter solutions together!
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Ricardo Recinos @techtosas.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
🎃🕷️ From spooky friendly 👻 earings to spider science, our students and staff brought Halloween to life; layer by layer! Love seeing 3D printers used to test, create & explore with ingenuity & heart. #STEMmagic #GrandviewCreates #HalloweenInnovation
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Ricardo Recinos @techtosas.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Want to help students build AI literacy & integrity? 💡 Check out LBUSD’s AI Trust You; a Chrome extension that empowers teachers to set clear AI expectations & students to cite their AI use responsibly. A game-changer for fostering trust, transparency & fluency in AI! youtu.be/TCZy5fIbM3M
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AI Trust You (by LBUSD) - Building a Culture of Integrity and Fluency with AI in the Classroom
YouTube video by TRansformational Tech
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Ricardo Recinos @techtosas.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Thrilled to announce that Teresa and I will be presenting five sessions at #AeriesCon Fall 2025✨ Join us for three deep dives into AI and two more can't-miss sessions. Get ready to connect and innovate! 🎤🚀 #ConferenceBuzz
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Ricardo Recinos @techtosas.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
👏 Great PD with our 4th grade team diving into the GATE testing process! We reviewed how to log in, access materials, create testing sessions and prep for testing. 📅 Next session: Nov 6 | 1:30–2:15 📂 Materials + recordings: check your calendar invite
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Ricardo Recinos @techtosas.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
🎉 Today, our students connected with award-winning author & Wedgeworth alum @tracybaduawrites & left inspired! 📚✨ They were reminded: Your story matters. When you speak up, it becomes our story. Be loud. Be proud. Pass it on. #StudentVoices #WedgeworthWrites #OwnYourStory #FAHM
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Ricardo Recinos @techtosas.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
Today’s the day! 🎉 Celebrate Filipino American History Month with award winning writer @tracybaduawrites (9 AM), then dive into our Sora collection of powerful Fil-Am stories 📚🇵🇭 #FAHM #TracyBadua #SoraReads #EthnicStudies
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Ricardo Recinos @techtosas.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
🚀 Big shoutout to our incredible educators who joined us today to learn all things LanSchool Air! Because of you, students are safer, more focused & more empowered to shine in digital spaces. From blank screens, screen sharing to co-teaching, it’s all about unlocking student potential #lanschoolair
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Ricardo Recinos @techtosas.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
We’re thrilled to be part of #AeriesCon Fall 2025; where educators, tech & student-centered innovation collide 💥 We’re leading sessions (including 3 on #AI) that spotlight creativity, equity & the future of learning. Can’t wait to connect, collaborate & co-create with you all! #sora2
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Ricardo Recinos @techtosas.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
🧠💡 Our Med Core students dove deep into the human body using @merge & AR technology! From handheld models to life-sized anatomy, they explored how body systems work together to support life & growth. Learning came alive; literally! 🔬👏 #StudentEngagement #MergeEDU #EdTech #HLPUSD #MedCoreMagic
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Ricardo Recinos @techtosas.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
🎉 Our students are the heart of the story! Join us Monday, Oct 27 • 9–10 AM for a live event with Filipina American author @tracybaduawrites , creator of The Takeout 🥡✨ 📚 Culture, family, identity; this one’s for grades 4–8 (and beyond!) 🎁 Raffles, resources & real talk 📬 Invite in your inbox!
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Ricardo Recinos @techtosas.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
🍬 When brilliance meets purpose, it’s a golden ticket for our students. Every collab is like stepping into a factory of culturally responsive magic; where ideas swirl, equity flows & student voice leads the way. This morning’s intentional planning will definitely lead to sweet wins.
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Ricardo Recinos @techtosas.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
🚀 Today our team presented #Lexia, #DreamBox & #tutordotcom to our After School Site Directors 💡 Lexia builds literacy. DreamBox personalizes math. Tutor.com offers personalized real-time support. Together? They help unlock student potential; after hours, on their terms. This is for our kids. 🙌
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Ricardo Recinos @techtosas.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
Today was Day 1 with @bookcreatorapp in Mr. @biologysean class & students didn’t just learn features, they unlocked possibilities. From Adobe Express AI to Canva collabs and 3D models, it’s the start of storytelling that feels like science and sounds like them. #EdTechLaunch #StudentVoice
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Ricardo Recinos @techtosas.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Our Ethnic Studies students virtually visited Angel Island; where immigrants carved poetry into the walls while detained under exclusionary laws. Their reflections connect past struggles to today’s realities, reminding us that immigration stories cross every border & background. #StudentVoice
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Ricardo Recinos @techtosas.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
♻️ Student creativity meets engineering mastery! In our Reusable Materials unit, students used @bookcreatorapp to showcase data, problem-solving, sketches, decision-making, and even 3D CAD models; all in one dynamic digital book. Engaged. Empowered. Ready to redesign the world 🌍💡
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Ricardo Recinos @techtosas.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
🧵✨ From Identity to Imagination! Our students stitched their stories into a stunning digital quilt! Sudents used @adobeexpress to explore GenAI, text effects & image editing. Each square celebrates who they are: Vibrant, powerful & full of voice. This is student creativity in full bloom 💫
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Ricardo Recinos @techtosas.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
🎉 Honored to be named a 2025–2026 Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert! Grateful to keep #HLPUSD at the forefront of innovation, edtech & global collaboration—creating access, connections & opportunities for our students. 🌍💡 #MIEExpert #EdTech #HLPUSD #FutureReady
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Ricardo Recinos @techtosas.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Creativity connects us! It was incredible to see our students explore their identity & celebrate their diverse backgrounds during our digital quilt experience with @annkozma723 from @adobeexpress . Each piece of art is a beautiful story of culture. 🎨 #DigitalArt #HLPUSD #AdobeEduCreative
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Ricardo Recinos @techtosas.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Our students are bursting with creativity and @annkozma723 is bringing the spark! Join us as we amplify student voice, celebrate identity & co-create joyful learning experiences. Teachers, bring your learners and let’s make this moment unforgettable!
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Ricardo Recinos @techtosas.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
🎬✨ Nothing beats creating with our students! Our media tech class is bringing stories to life using Adobe Express, preparing videos to stream across campus. Creativity, collaboration, and student voice in action! 🚀 @CastroCorner #AdobeEduCreative #StudentVoice #HLPUSD #EdTech
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Ricardo Recinos @techtosas.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Energized after an incredible PD with our educators! We dove into XR tech that empowers students to explore, create & connect across every subject. From AR apps to immersive VR journeys, every experience is intentionally designed to spark curiosity & deepen learning. ! 🎓✨ #XR #VR #AR
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Ricardo Recinos @techtosas.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
✨ Honored to keynote the HLPUSD CTE Advisory Dinner! Students, your CTE journey isn’t prep, it’s your origin story. In the age of AI, your humanity is your edge. Not “soft” skills—POWER skills: creativity, collaboration, curiosity. You won’t be replaced, you’ll be amplified. The future is blazing!
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