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Joe & Kristin Merrill @themerrillsedu.com · 12/11/2025

How can you students learn, create and explain their thinking without using a worksheet? 🤔☝🏻😲 ➡️ Start with SchoolAI 🙌🏻 End with Snorkl Curiosity meets creativity: our favorite combo. ⚡️🧠⚡️ For more School AI and Snorkl ideas ⤵️ www.themerrillsedu.com/blog #interACTIVEclass

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Joe & Kristin Merrill @themerrillsedu.com · 10/11/2025

Our students need to be the creators of the content, not consumers! 💡 Rather than fill in the blank, try an emoji summary! Then have your students explain why they picked what they did! 🤔 👀 😀 For more ideas, check out below! ⤵️ amzn.to/40ngCqX #interACTIVEclass

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Joe & Kristin Merrill @themerrillsedu.com · 27/10/2025

Give your class Deja Boo! 👻 Turn yourself into a ghost that visits your classroom! 😲🤭 Learn more about this fa-boo-lous activity here 👉 bit.ly/interACTIVEHalloween #EDUsky #School #Halloween Doinkapps #EdTech #TeacherTwitter #Teach #Teaching #interACTIVEclass

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Joe & Kristin Merrill @themerrillsedu.com · 06/10/2025

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Joe & Kristin Merrill @themerrillsedu.com · 02/10/2025

This February, we're trading palm trees for buckeyes! 🌴➡️🌰 Join us at the Pickerington Innovation Conference on Feb. 17th! 🙌 More info coming soon! 😀 #interACTIVEclass

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Joe & Kristin Merrill @themerrillsedu.com · 01/10/2025

Padlet has AI generated images right within the platform! 😲 💻 Type your prompt 🤩 Select an image 🙌🏻 Students can comment on posts! Learn more ⤵️ www.themerrillsedu.com/blog-1/2024/…

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Joe & Kristin Merrill @themerrillsedu.com · 30/09/2025

Have you checked out what's hiding in #Canva's Edit menu? 👀 Turn any photo into a vintage photograph in Canva! 📸 Follow these steps ⤵️ ✏️ Edit ➡️ 📲 Apps ➡️ 🪨 Texture For more CanvaEDU tips and tricks ⛓️‍💥 www.themerrillsedu.com/blog #interACTIVEclass #EDUsky

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Joe & Kristin Merrill @themerrillsedu.com · 22/08/2025

💕 @wayground.bsky.social = 🧠📈🌱 Learn how it can help build a different kind of learning experience for your students! ⤵️ buff.ly/6Ta2AD1 #BackToSchool #interACTIVEclass

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Joe & Kristin Merrill @themerrillsedu.com · 21/08/2025

Creation over consumption, now more than ever! 💯 Learn how to provide new opportunities for your students to demonstrate their understanding! 🫶 💥 Tips & Tricks 💥 QR codes to templates 💥 100 pages of NEW lesson ideas and more! Grab a copy ⤵️ buff.ly/4ggFaXp #EDUsky

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Joe & Kristin Merrill @themerrillsedu.com · 21/08/2025

Teachers, meet @briskteaching… it’s the secret sauce of back-to-school. 🍖🔥 Spice up your year with AI-powered planning, grading & Brisk-it–style lesson ideas! 🙌🏻 Get the recipe for a smoother school year ⤵️ buff.ly/DywLYfQ #interACTIVEclass #BackToSchool #EDUsky

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Joe & Kristin Merrill @themerrillsedu.com · 20/08/2025

💕 @wayground.bsky.social = 🧠📈🌱 Learn how it can help build a different kind of learning experience for your students! ⤵️ buff.ly/6Ta2AD1 #BackToSchool #interACTIVEclass

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Joe & Kristin Merrill @themerrillsedu.com · 19/08/2025

Get ready to spark creativity, ignite motivation, and supercharge your classroom with our 💥NEW BOOK!💥 🎉 Discover how to inspire your students to use their talents and create magic in their learning journey! ✨🧠🎨✨ buff.ly/4hiF9TE #interACTIVEclass #EDUsky #FETC #BETT #TCEA

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Joe & Kristin Merrill @themerrillsedu.com · 19/08/2025

Teachers, @briskteaching.bsky.social just opened the "Windows" and #MicrosoftEDU users, you’re invited in! ❤️💚💙💛 Now Brisk works with both Google and Microsoft, making it even easier to plan, differentiate, and assess! 🙌🏻 Learn more ⤵️ buff.ly/Ck5a06O #BackToSchool #EDUsky

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Joe & Kristin Merrill @themerrillsedu.com · 18/08/2025

💥 Click 💥 Click ✅ Done! Your class isn’t one-size-fits-all, so your lessons shouldn’t be either. 💡 @wayground.bsky.social (formerly Quizizz) makes differentiation happen in just a few clicks! 💪🏻 Learn more ⤵️ buff.ly/6Ta2AD1 #BackToSchool #interACTIVEclass

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Joe & Kristin Merrill @themerrillsedu.com · 15/08/2025

Are your students cutting their teeth on a new school year? 😬 Sink into something sharp with this @wayground.bsky.social lesson! 🐍🦈 Not only will they be engaged, but they'll also be chomping away at learning the features! 🔥 Grab this idea ⤵️ buff.ly/ZUe8qNC #BackToSchool #EDUsky

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Joe & Kristin Merrill @themerrillsedu.com · 14/08/2025

Teachers and students are asking 💥BIG💥 questions about AI… and they deserve ✨CREATIVE✨ answers. This summer, take time to recharge, reflect, & reimagine your classroom with ideas that put students at the center of of it all. 🎨 ➡️ buff.ly/k5lM3ip #interACTIVEclass #EDUsky #BackToSchool

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Joe & Kristin Merrill @themerrillsedu.com · 13/08/2025

#BackToSchool just got a WAY more fun. 😍 @wayground.bsky.social (foremly Quizizz) isn’t just a rebrand, it’s a whole new playground for learning! 🎨🧠💥 Meet your all-in-one hub for quizzes, creativity, and classroom magic ⤵️ buff.ly/ZUe8qNC #EdTech #interACTIVEclass #EDUsky

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Joe & Kristin Merrill @themerrillsedu.com · 12/08/2025

Looking for classroom safe AI tools that are both COPPA and FERPA compliant? 👀 Here are some of our 💥FAVORITES!💥 🤖 SchoolAI ✏️ Class Companion 🙌🏻 Padlet 📚 Reading Coach 🎨 Adobe Express 🤿 Snorkl 🪞MirrorTalkAI Learn more ⤵️ buff.ly/wrnyDQb #interACTIVEclass #EDUsky

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Joe & Kristin Merrill @themerrillsedu.com · 11/08/2025

Let AI carry some of the #BackToSchool load! 🤪😅 @wayground.bsky.social helps you build lessons from docs, videos, articles, and more-in seconds! 😲🫢 Learn how to level up your next lesson! ⤵️ buff.ly/ZUe8qNC #interACTIVEclass #EdTech #EDUsky

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Joe & Kristin Merrill @themerrillsedu.com · 08/08/2025

AI that meets students where they are! 💡✏️💻 With @schoolai.com , differentiation is built in—helping students access content, share ideas, and engage in new ways! 🌍✨ See how we’re using AI for support & differentiation in our latest blog! ⤵️ buff.ly/XdiAt1p #EDUsky #interACTIVEclass

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Joe & Kristin Merrill @themerrillsedu.com · 07/08/2025

Assessments don’t have to be boring! 🥱 When students see them as part of their learning journey, they will be more invested in their work. 🚀 Ready to make assessments more creative? Check out our 💥ALL NEW💥 book for fresh ideas! ⤵️ 📖 buff.ly/U5UpvQb #EDUsky #interACTIVEclass

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Joe & Kristin Merrill @themerrillsedu.com · 07/08/2025

Our #CanvaCreate session is now available to watch back ✨ON DEMAND!✨ 3️⃣ Ready-to-use lesson ideas 🙌🏻 Adaptable for all ages 🤩Free templates 🔗 Watch here: buff.ly/voydsLg 📚 Purchase our book: buff.ly/68D4lOT #EDUsky #interACTIVEclass

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Joe & Kristin Merrill @themerrillsedu.com · 05/08/2025

AI can personalize, adapt, and support—but it can’t replace the heart of the classroom. 🍎 ❤️ ✨YOU✨ bring the context, the connection & the why! 🙌🏻 Discover how to blend tech and your magic in our new book ⤵️ buff.ly/usfvKCL #interACTIVEclass #EDUsky #AIinEDU #EdTech

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Joe & Kristin Merrill @themerrillsedu.com · 05/08/2025

💥APP SMASHING💥 is SO back! 🤖 Students use @schoolai.com to talk to Walk Disney 🎨 Design a poster of a "lost" park or amusement ride on #Canva or #AdobeforEDU 🤿 Explain & share on @snorklapp.bsky.social Grab this for ⚡️FREE⚡️ ⤵️ buff.ly/OCGcIvD #interACTIVEclass #BackToSchool #EDUsky

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Joe & Kristin Merrill @themerrillsedu.com · 04/08/2025

Excited to be featured speakers for @wakelet Community Week! 🏄🌊 Join us as we share practical ways to redesign learning and spark innovation in your classroom 💡 📅 Tuesday, August 5 🕥 10:30am ET | 9:30am CT | 8:30am MT | 7:30am PT #interACTIVEclass #WakeletCommunityWeek #WCW25 #EDUsky

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Joe & Kristin Merrill @themerrillsedu.com · 01/08/2025

Our dear friend, @ditchthattextbook.bsky.social said it best! 💯 Learn how to make space for creativity in your classroom and lessons - it's easier than you might think! ⚡️🧠🎨✏️ Check out our 💥ALL NEW💥 book! ⤵️ buff.ly/40VHkae #AIinEDU #interACTIVEclass #EDUsky

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Joe & Kristin Merrill @themerrillsedu.com · 01/08/2025

You've GOT to try this App Smash with your students next year! ⚡️👀⚡️ 🤖Build background knowledge in @schoolai.com 🤿 Have students create a video explanation and then collaborate on @snorklapp.bsky.social! For more Snorkl ideas, check out our blog post! ⤵️ buff.ly/OCGcIvD #interACTIVEclass #EDUsky

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Joe & Kristin Merrill @themerrillsedu.com · 31/07/2025

Using AI with students can be tricky, intimidating, and stressful. But, it doesn't have to be. 😅 Try focusing on refining, rather than replacing, creative thinking! 🤔💡🎨 Check out our 💥ALL NEW BOOK💥 to help you get started! ⤵️ buff.ly/40VHkae #BackToSchool #EDUsky

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Joe & Kristin Merrill @themerrillsedu.com · 31/07/2025

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Joe & Kristin Merrill @themerrillsedu.com · 30/07/2025

Take your lessons to places you never imagined and empower your students to showcase their unique talents like never before. 💙 Discover how tools like #Canva and AI can transform learning in our new book, Creation in a World of AI. 🎨 📖👉 buff.ly/izdg76s #EDUsky #BackToSchool #interACTIVEclass

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Joe & Kristin Merrill @themerrillsedu.com · 30/07/2025

Today is World @snorklapp.bsky.social Day! 🤿💦 Be sure to join us at noon ET to kick off a day full of ideas to try next school year! ⚡️🧠⚡️ It's not too late to register and it's 💥FREE!💥⤵️ buff.ly/E5MYAVB #interACTIVEclass #BackToSchool #EDUsky

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Joe & Kristin Merrill @themerrillsedu.com · 29/07/2025

Is it possible to be creative while using generative #ai? 🤔 Learn how to challenge your students' creative thinking while skillfully using the most modern form of technology in our 💥ALL NEW BOOK!💥 Link ➡️ buff.ly/OtvFr57 #interACTIVEclass #BackToSchool #EDUsky

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Joe & Kristin Merrill @themerrillsedu.com · 29/07/2025

Take any PDF & level it up with @briskteaching.bsky.social! 👀 Brisk turns your docs into engaging AI-powered lessons—plus, you can view & monitor all student chats. ⚡️🧠⚡️ Total control, zero stress. 💯 Learn more ⤵️ buff.ly/4SNTOoI #interACTIVEclass #AIinEDU #EDUsky

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Joe & Kristin Merrill @themerrillsedu.com · 28/07/2025

With AI entering education, content has never been more accessible. So, how can we encourage our students to be creative in a world of AI? 🤔💭 This is the focus of our book, "Creation in a World of AI," out now! ⚡️🧠 ⚡️ Learn more ⤵️ buff.ly/4gtmCTM #interACTIVEclass #EDUsky

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Joe & Kristin Merrill @themerrillsedu.com · 28/07/2025

Join us for World @snorklapp.bsky.social Day! 🤿 🗓️ Wednesday, July 30th 🔟 Different sessions 🏆 Prizes & premium access 👋🏻 Special guests: @ericcurts.bsky.social @eduprotocols.bsky.social, and more! Register below! ⤵️ buff.ly/AVPkc3C #interACTIVEclass #Snorkl #EDUsky

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Joe & Kristin Merrill @themerrillsedu.com · 25/07/2025

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Joe & Kristin Merrill @themerrillsedu.com · 24/07/2025

Unlocking creativity starts with opportunity! 🔑✨ Check out our 💥NEW BOOK💥 to bring more creative outlets into your classroom! ⚡Tips & tricks 📱 QR codes & templates 💡 40+ pages of lesson plans to use tomorrow! 📖 buff.ly/o91gKc1 #interACTIVEclass #EDUsky

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Joe & Kristin Merrill @themerrillsedu.com · 24/07/2025

Let's be real: our first try at something usually needs to be edited... ✏️ That's why we ✨LOVE✨ @snorklapp.bsky.social's multiple attempts for our students! 🙌🏻 And the best part: educators can see a students learning progression! 👀💜 Learn more ⤵️ buff.ly/AyHeptf #interACTIVEclass #EDUsky #NotAtISTE

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Joe & Kristin Merrill @themerrillsedu.com · 23/07/2025

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Joe & Kristin Merrill @themerrillsedu.com · 23/07/2025

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Joe & Kristin Merrill @themerrillsedu.com · 22/07/2025

Bright ideas, big impact! ☀️ @bookcreator.com just launched their summer campaign, and our free ebook is filled with creative ways to keep students thinking, exploring, and creating! 💡📚 Check it out ⤵️ buff.ly/ZGxAenI #interACTIVEclass #BookCreator #BrightIdeas #EDUsky

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Joe & Kristin Merrill @themerrillsedu.com · 22/07/2025

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Joe & Kristin Merrill @themerrillsedu.com · 21/07/2025

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Joe & Kristin Merrill @themerrillsedu.com · 21/07/2025

Just a few more opportunities to catch us before the end of the summer! 😅 🗓️ July 30th: @snorklapp.bsky.socialDay 🗓️ Aug. 4th-8th: @wakelet.bsky.social Community Week 🗓️ Aug. 16th: @PSJAISD Virtual Technology Conference #interACTIVEclass #NotAtISTE #ISTELive25 #ISTE #EDUsky

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Joe & Kristin Merrill @themerrillsedu.com · 18/07/2025

Creativity isn't just about making art. It's about taking your thinking to all-new places. 🤯 Learn how to integrate new life into your lessons ⤵️ buff.ly/2UrQGq0 #interACTIVEclass #ISTELive25 #NotAtISTE #ISTELive #ISTE #EDUsky

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Joe & Kristin Merrill @themerrillsedu.com · 18/07/2025

We are ⭐️ SO THANKFUL ⭐️ for our #pln! If you're seeing this, please know that you are appreciated and valued! We're all in this together! 💚 #interACTIVEclass #BetterTogether

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Joe & Kristin Merrill @themerrillsedu.com · 17/07/2025

Get ready to spark creativity, ignite motivation, and supercharge your classroom with our 💥NEW BOOK!💥 🎉 Discover how to inspire your students to use their talents and create magic in their learning journey! ✨🧠🎨✨ buff.ly/eJjnWf1 #interACTIVEclass #ISTELive25 #NotAtISTE #ISTE #ISTELive #EDUsky

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Joe & Kristin Merrill @themerrillsedu.com · 17/07/2025

The STEM Teacher Summit starts ✨TODAY!✨ We'll share how to integrate ✨CREATIVITY✨ into lessons and how to enhance learning experiences using technology! 🎨💻 Learn more ⤵️ buff.ly/8rb1YL4 #interACTIVEclass @carlyandadam.bsky.social #EDUsky #NotAtISTE #ISTELive25

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Joe & Kristin Merrill @themerrillsedu.com · 16/07/2025

When students create, they think deeper, explore new ideas, and see there’s never just one right answer. 💜 Creating TOGETHER sparks learning in ways we never imagined! 🧠 ⚡️ Discover how creativity, AI & tech can transform lessons: 🔗 buff.ly/3X1LMC6 #interACTIVEclass #EDUsky #NotAtISTE #ISTE

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Joe & Kristin Merrill @themerrillsedu.com · 16/07/2025

Do you have students who are easily distracted? 👀 Are you looking for some refreshing strategies for the new year? ⚡️🧠 Then join us for the next #FETC webinar! ⤵️ 🗓️ Thursday, July 17, 2025 ⏰ 2:00 PM ET 🔗 Registration: buff.ly/dIJOO5U @jenwomble.bsky.social @alanawinnick.bsky.social #NotAtISTE

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