What an amazing day! We met with leaders from all over Medical University of South Carolina in preparation for our year long partnership supporting their AI Initiative and I can’t wait to see the impact. Team Phygital Labs + Microsoft Education making it a reality!

Explore what’s wildly possible. That’s in the banner behind me in this photo from my visit to the University of Kentucky this week. I have the honor of leading an incredible project in organizational change management for the scale adoption of AI in the workforce at UK. It’s time to dream big!

I had a great time presenting my new session “Beyond the Screen” at #TechFest North this week. With a packed room, we talked about how to prepare for conversations with parents and leaders about the power of using technology to transform learning with intention, not just monitor minutes. #AIOptimism

#EduSky check it out!

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Excited for the upcoming webinars w/ @phygitallabs.com and sharing ideas about Google. Explore designing assessments and developing critical thinking skills for students! October 17th ➡️ click.phygitallabs.com/GE1 #education #edusky #AI #edtech #AIinedu @beckykeene.com

Sometimes you just have to smile about living in the Seattle area. At least we have options. #Coffee

Seattle. What are we doing with these prices. Honestly.

Did you know that I offer free virtual book talks for groups who purchase my book? It's a ton of fun to connect with educators all over the country who are studying #AIOptimism together! Learn more about bulk orders and the study guide at bit.ly/AIOptimism.

As a LinkedIn Learning instructor, I’ve reached over 60,000 learners! So of course I had to snap a selfie with the LinkedIn career center while on campus at High Point University yesterday. 👏 Access links to my courses from my website: beckykeene.com/courses.

You already know what your students need. Building it is the slow part. Next Thursday, see how the new Teach module in Microsoft 365 Copilot helps you differentiate faster. 🗓️ Oct. 8 | 4:30 PM ET | Free phygitallabs.com/events #EduSky #MicrosoftEdu #PhygitalLearning

You might be excited about using Skills (versus Agents or Gems), and you might not. But ready or not, here they come. Let's start brainstorming the Skills we want available in education. Primary source fact checker? Socratic dialogue character? Share your ideas in comments! Image: Microsoft Create

It’s great to be back on the road today after four straight weeks at home! I have one trip per week in October, including new client visits, new project launches, and one conference. October is in full swing. #AIOptimism #PhygitalLearning

New post up today on my blog and Substack: The Skill Shift. Discover why the shift from custom GPTs to portable, stackable Skills is reshaping how educators design learning, and what it means for classrooms everywhere. #EduSky beckykeene.substack.com/p/the-skill-...

I use @padlet for my Play AI Challenges and got connected with the team at #ISTE2026, so it was an honor to get invited to join the Padlet Guild. Today I got a fun surprise in the mail! Thanks Zareen Poonen Levien, M.Ed. for taking care of our community.

Looking forward to sharing a new session at TechFest 2026 in just two weeks! I'm leading a breakout session called Beyond the Screen: Helping Parents Move from Fear to Framework. Join us if you're in the area! #EduSky microk12.com/techfest/north

What a year it’s been! Thankful for our team, partners, and community. Here’s to year two!

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One year ago today, we relaunched Phygital Labs. 🦋 🗓️ 172 events 👥 ~7,000 educators ✈️ 63,785 air miles to 32 US destinations Thank you to our 20 learning partners and everyone who learned with us! 💜 Join our new community: bit.ly/PhygitalLearningFB #PhygitalLearning #EduSky

Time to resurface this oldie. I’m getting a little tired of people assuming it’s keyboard versus paper. #thinkinink news.microsoft.com/europe/featu...

The pen is mightier than the keyboard

Research shows that writing notes with a pen helps the brain's learning process.

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Yesterday I posted my usual daily TikTalkWalk, but something unusual happened: in less than 24 hours, it's been viewed over 111,000 times. In it, I talk about Columbia University's decision to prohibit "electronic devices" in sections of its social sciences classes this fall. People have opinions.

Austin peeps - there's a Canva Education community event happening in your town! Canva events are the MOST fun and always have hands-on activities plus swag. Check it out! 💜 #CanvaEdu www.canva.com/events/canva...

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Thanks for another awesome review! If you've read #AIOptimism, help others find this book by leaving a review on Amazon (or wherever you purchased it). Right now it's $0 on Kindle Unlimited too! #EduSky bit.ly/AIOptimismAm...

Just no. I do not like this direction.

Anyone else joining the Public AI Summit for Educators this week? Free and virtual, streaming now. publicaisummit.org

Public AI Summit

A dynamic, two-day virtual AI Summit for the general public to hear from leading experts about the latest AI developments, gain a clearer understanding of what these changes mean, and learn how we…

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Y'all - I'M A REFERENCE. It was an absolute honor to have #AIOptimism named as a reference for the Gen AI Guidance for K-12 schools and school systems in Arizona, developed by the team working with Arizona Institute for Education and the Economy and Northern Arizona University. #EduSky

New blog post this week! I explore how signal blockers, from toys to AI, impact children's learning, comfort, and personal growth in a rapidly changing digital age. #AIEdu beckykeene.substack.com/p/signal-blo...

Big news from Anthropic today! Enterprise level management, free for the first school year. #AIEdu claude.com/blog/claude-...

Claude for Teachers, now available for schools and districts | Claude by Anthropic

Claude for Teachers is now available to schools and districts as a free Enterprise offering.

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People get all wrapped up in which AI model to use, and I admit that I have my clear favorites. But I use different tools for different things! Today I used Copilot Researcher to help make a purchasing decision, and Copilot used both OpenAI and Anthropic models to do its job.

I just found out there is a "Merge PDF files" button native to OneDrive and SharePoint Online, and I could not be happier about that! Just open your first PDF, choose Merge, then select the others. Your new PDF will be saved to the same destination automatically. Yay!

In just over a year, the message of #AIOptimism was spread across the country to thousands of educators! This is a list of speaking engagements where I've shared how to use AI in positively impactful ways. I am honored and excited to think what is next! #EduSky

Where is the line? What Marcel Duchamp, a TEDx event, and a stock photo company have taught me about AI and creativity in education. Read more on my blog or Substack: beckykeene.substack.com/p/where-is-t... #EduSky

I often use live captions when presenting in PowerPoint, but what about when I’m presenting from other tools like Canva? Windows + Ctrl + H or look for captions in your search bar to launch. Runs on top of any application! You just never know who needs that visual support in your audience. #a11y

It was a privilege to share my voice and learn from so many others at this year’s Serious Play conference held at Duke University. I’m proud that Phygital Labs can help support events like this. #SeriousPlay26