Newsletter

For nearly 25 years, I have been posting edtech goodness online, sharing helpful ideas, best practices, clever solutions, and creative classroom activities. Lately, however, fewer teachers are accessing social media, and I hope my new Learning in Hand Newsletter will become a great way to reach educators.

So, how about it? Subscribe to my free newsletter. If you do, expect to receive a couple emails per month.

Issue 44 • October 1, 2025

Six or Seven game (vibe coded with ChatGPT), Canva elements, dividing slides into even sections, easy background removal on iPhone, AI for slideshows, unsubscribing made easy in Gmail

Issue 43 • September 17, 2025

Classroom Jeopardy with Factile, “I can… so one day…", split an image across multiple pages, Live Captions in Chrome, Linking in Hand URL tool for Google Workspace files, fall fonts

Issue 42 • September 3, 2025

Free webinars, nudge flip-flip in Google Slides, Brisk Teaching, 2025-26 teacher calendar, wireless HDMI, Gemini storybooks, NotebookLM presentation handout, Ditch That Textbook newsletter

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Issue 41 • August 20, 2025

Free online AI summit, generate entire units with TeachAid, Google Slides changes, Guided Learning mode in Gemini, wait time idea, digital norms notebook, AI lingo, back to school edtech tools

Issue 40 • August 6, 2025

Wayground’s student accommodations, irresistible activities in Figjam, wireless microphones, Wonderopolis archive, seating chart generator, new PreK and Spanish daily activities, Goo.gl warning

Issue 39 • June 18, 2025

Quizizz’s new name reveal video, a free summer learning series, signs of AI-generated writing, interactive Google Doodles, a handy iPhone email shortcut, info on Quizizz certification

Issue 38 • June 18, 2025

Word art workbook, district AI guidelines, Logitech Spotlight Presenter Remote, split an image into printable poster tiles in Canva, Google Drive file counts (with the help of ChatGPT)

Issue 37 • June 4, 2025

Online whiteboard comparison, Deep Research mode in ChatGPT and Gemini, creating teaching resources with TeachShare, Odd One Out emoji game, National Tech Coach EdCamp resources, closing Safari tabs

Issue 36 • May 21, 2025

Collection of tech tips, emoji mosaics, school yearbook oops, push your thinking with AI, online Arizona camp, new tumbler Shapegram

Issue 35 • May 7, 2025

AI advice, AI politness, AI math, new building blocks in Google Slides, Sparky for silly inventions, end-of-year video idea

Issue 34 • April 23, 2025

Answer assurance in Google Forms, decode emojis brain breaks, Frayer + Emoji Kitchen, Lucky Wheel in Canva, unconventional chatbot prompting, audio transcription in Apple Notes

Issue 33 • April 9, 2025

Turn a screenshot into calendar events, device for transcribing audio, Brisk Teaching info, 10 instructional quick wins with AI, AI Trust You add-on for Google Docs, deep dive into prompting a chatbot, new teaching AI book

Issue 32 • March 26, 2025

Huge collection of digital brain breaks, funny AI rubric makeover, response validation in Google Forms, tile reveal template in Google Slides, random reflection questioning, Let Me GPT That For You

Issue 31 • March 12, 2025

Personal insights from ChatGPT’s memory, elaborating on AI image prompts, 30 day break from AI, tools for making students groups, recording a voiceover in Canva, comparing country and state sizes, pizza jokes

Issue 30 • February 26, 2025

Be an Author Month, Padlet TA tools, Bitly alternatives, mark locations from a spreadsheet on Google My Maps, PDF Playground, upload files to Gemini, Do Nothing for Two Minutes

Issue 29 • February 12, 2025

Podcasting by kids, protect Google Forms with a passcode, PPTMON presentation templates, draw on the page while presenting in Canva, AI image generators, advanced DIVER AI prompt approach

Issue 28 • January 29, 2025

MACUL conference, Google Forms as a buzzer, Match & Move transition in Canva, use Google’s advanced AI model for free, draw a perfect circle brain break, FigJam templates for Valentine’s Day, February Shapegrams, make your own Wordle puzzles

Issue 27 • January 22, 2025

AI transparency, restraining AI revisions, presenting with Canva offline, Would You Rather with applause, snowflake science choice board, Redacted fonts, randomly selected questions in Google Forms

Issue 26 • January 15, 2025

AI sidekicks, TeachAid 2.0, editing SVG images, YES symmetry digital puzzle, YouTube Audio Library, YouTube 2x spacebar tip

Issue 25 • January 8, 2025

Google Forms publishing changes, custom Google Forms headers, TAG feedback, ABCs of Padlet, 2025 brain break template, Google Drive video update

Issue 24 • December 18, 2024

Print personalized than you cards with Canva’s Bulk Create, take a break with GearSketch, YouTube captions, sections in FigJam, new FigJam templates, writing help in Gmail, Ditch Summit starts

Issue 23 • December 11, 2024

Ditch Summit free online conference, cover images in Google Docs, The AI Assist by Nathan Lang-Raad, NASA’s rocket engine fireplace, Pixel Thoughts, free BrainPOP coding activities, burst mode on iPhone, YouTube thumbnail techniques, free Shapegram digital art lessons

Issue 22 • December 4, 2024

Bluesky basics, Ambient Worlds YouTube channel, tabs in Google Docs, Apple Intelligence writing tools keyboard shortcut, Canva Magic Studio alternatives, FigJam templates

Issue 21 • November 13, 2024

Turkey carving, Canva Magic Design for Video, turkey dressing, Emoji Kitchen, new Google Slides templates, Thanksgiving breakout, Tic Tac 15

Issue 20 • November 6, 2024

Previous issues, LoFi music, LoFi custom avatar generator

Issue 19 • October 30, 2024

NoteBookLM AI podcast, editable SEL check-ins, Book Creator November journal, Khanmigo AI report card comments, Adobe Express free QR code generator, creepy Canva shortcuts

Issue 18 • October 23, 2024

Single-point rubrics, brain dumps, Canva picture-in-picture, AI coloring pages, keyboarding diagram, Google Forms rating question type

Issue 17 • October 16, 2024

Spin a spooky story, Halloween lofi music, Halloween Canva templates, Halloween podcasts, add Halloween or autumn twist to story problems, with AI, emoji background generator, spooky fonts, Halloween homophones

Issue 16 • October 9, 2024

Creativity and collaboration with WeWillWrite, advance YouTube one frame at a time, Google’s Guide to AI in Education, free customized QR codes, AI help with lesson hooks

Issue 15 • October 2, 2024

AI selfie cartoons, Google Slides to Canva, fall choice boards, sensory brain breaks, YouTube keyboard shortcuts, portable Apple Watch charger

Issue 14 • September 25, 2024

Class Jeopardy, AI selfies, Lego selfies, Canva to Google Slides, illustrated book of Google shortcuts, hide distractions in Safari, disco ball

Issue 13 • September 18, 2024

AI-assisted vocabulary ideas, AI in Quizizz, exit ticket templates in Google Slides, clipboard history, fall fonts, cardboard cutter

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Issue 12 • September 11, 2024

Exit ticket templates in Canva, Glance and Guess number sense game, Claude Artifacts, Magic in Google Photos app, badge emoji, color palette generators, lovely label printer

Issue 11 • September 4, 2024

Classroom calendar, Padlet Sandbox, Version History tip, Magic Grab in Canva, AI & climate, Book Creator page templates, ShiftInEdu presentations

Issue 10 • August 28, 2024

Back to School EdTech Tools webinar, education hazards of AI, export Jamboard to FigJam, eliciting student questions, avoid sending an unfinished email, TeachAid treasures

Issue 9 • August 21, 2024

Book Creator as a replacement for Flip, Templates for tots, SLAY with tech, Apple Notes nuggets, student news with Carl Azuz, unit planning with TeachAid

Issue 8 • August 14, 2024

ShiftinEdu, Meta’s imagine me image prompt, Magic School’s tongue twisters, First Five activities, iPhone & iPad drag-and-drop possibilities, auto captions in Google Drive, Quizizz for polling and word clouds

Issue 7 • August 7, 2024

Image upscaling in Canva, class branding, friendly fonts, new school year Google Forms, free tech tools webinar, free Shapegrams

Issue 6 • July 31, 2024

Canva Magic Shortcuts, 4 ways to reopen a closed Chrome tab, Padlet as a Flipgrid replacement, Ideogram, free Diffit for first year teachers, Suno song generation

Issue 5 • July 24, 2024

Your face in an AI photo, Gemini AI in your address bar, Canva shortcuts, stickers with Cricut, Adobe Podcast Studio, Shakeup Summer Learning Series

Issue 4 • July 17, 2024

Free online conference, Canva share settings, New Teacher Mindset book, education game creation site, USB-C power meter, iPhone app arrangement, AI image practice

Issue 3 • July 9, 2024

Survey, TypeExtrude Canva app, free Flip replacement, timer for teachers, presentation keyboard shortcut, handwritten fonts, Tasty Teaching, password puzzle

Issue 2 • July 1, 2024

Digital Citizenship lessons, AI book, Live Photos to video, import Google Slides into Canva, link to a Google Doc showing its outline, soothing sand

Issue 1 • June 25, 2024

A.I. browser extension, lock a Google Doc, iPad as a power bank, Padlet color setting, AI alphabets generated from your prompt