Grateful to be back home after an immense and inspiring #ISTELive 24

"ISTE conference is an amusement park of technology!" Was it a dream or did #ISTELive 24 really happen? Take a look back on the incredible experience we had in Denver and get prepared to meet up with us next year with ASCD in San Antonio!

#TeacherTwitter: When do you typically get access to your classrooms to start setting up for the new year?

Rob Henderson I've been trying to understand increased playing of videos loudly in public. Had not considered headphone jacks disappearing or losing earbuds as possible factors.

Okay I actually think we should let all kids have label makers

And then it spilled out, what was actually worrying them. It was really simple, and it wasn't about studies or jobs. It was about the natural world falling apart.

Modesty rules do not protect girls from sexual assault, because what a girl was wearing is irrelevant as to whether she will be targeted. But telling both girls and boys that "boys can't help it" if a girl is dressed that way? That makes sexual assault more likely.

Ok. Confession time again. I've been wrong on this, and I can't untweet all the things I've tweeted about it, but I can change what I say going forward.

I had a blast putting this video together with the ECISD team. We love working with school leaders who want to have fun 🥳 Check out our game show-inspired video ⤵️

Here's another way to look at it: Mexico vs Greenland (from Neil Kaye)

Can you imagine the amount of privilege a person has to have had in life to end up thinking wearing a mask was THE worst thing to ever happen to them? I wish having to wear a mask was the worst thing that’s ever happened to me. /15

Private and independent #K12 school networks can be especially appealing to bad actors. Westminster Christian School’s Omar Valerio / Microsoft MVP makes it his mission to shut them out. #cybersecurity edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/20…

Time Capsule Tales Two Argentinian athletes got engaged at the Olympic Villa.

Athletes racialized as white are routinely described in terms of their cognitive abilities and qualities (intelligence, leadership, resilience), while athletes of colour are routinely described in terms of physical characteristics (strength, power, aggression, etc.)

Is anyone else's phone blowing up with spam calls? Like even more than normal over the last 4-7 days?

We could easily make a list of 100 #K12 IT influencers to follow, but our design team might kill us, so here are 30 🧡🔥📢

Join the celebration with this year’s #EdTech influencers! Find out who made this year’s list: bit.ly/4dzgvNi

Let’s get cooking this school year with better digital experiences for #K12 students, parents and teachers. Pause the video to discover your secret ingredient and reply with your results!