Kirsten Ries 🌻
@mrsriesedu.bsky.social
International Educator from 🇦🇺 | LS Tech Coordinator @American School in London 🇺🇸🇬🇧 | Student Agency | Seesaw Certified Educator | GoogleEd2 | Common Sense Educator | CoSpacesEdu Ambassador | Canvassador | MEd Digital Innovation👩🏻💻👩🏻🏫🌏 #lifelonglearner
#Canvassador jumping on the #AI Action figure trend is of course going to use #DreamLab with #Canva. I love mine! The coffee size is legit 👏
What an amazing Canva Community Share this afternoon with Canva for Education! Walking home with a huge smile on my face 😄 That’s the spirit of “Empower Everyone” in action 💪 Here’s to more creativity, collaboration, and courageous clicking with Canva! 💻🎨📚 #Canvassador #CanvaEd
“Heretics are brave. Calculated. Compassionate. They question not to rebel but to renew. They disrupt not to dismantle but to rebuild.” @theaieducator.io 👏 finally finished & need to return to the library so more people can read this! 💥 #heretic #AI #AIinEdu
My first Edu reel for colleague @novakatz.bsky.social thanks to the wonderful Gitane’s workshop @learning2worldwide.bsky.social 👏✨
Thanks to my social media manager for this highlight reel of yesterday’s conference presentation! @mrsriesedu.bsky.social *Building concrete visual patterns… one block at a time!!* Want to learn more? Ready for me to come to your school? Reach out!
We took a huge group of educators from ASL to ISB for @learning2worldwide.bsky.social Europe on the weekend ✨ the rich conversations, learning and shared experience was one of the best PDs I’ve ever experienced. Thank you ISB for hosting us and can’t wait for next year 🙌
Excited for what’s to come! 👏✨ watch this space ✨
🚀 Big news! CoSpaces Edu is officially becoming Delightex! Same awesome tool you know and love — with a fresh look, new features, and exciting things on the way. Check out our new trailer and get ready for the next chapter! 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=rq3h...
Every student has a story to tell. Help them find their voice in #BeAnAuthor with these expert tips on crafting powerful personal narratives. 📝✨ Give students the tools to write, reflect, and publish their work! #StudentWriting #EdTech @bookcreator.com Learn More: buff.ly/wwkTo8s
Are you an early childhood teacher in search of relationship-building resources to help unify your classroom? Have we got a book list for you! 📚🌟 #EarlyChildhoodEducation #preschool #kindergarten #SEL
10 Picture Books That Showcase Collaboration
These entertaining stories feature collaboration and social-emotional skills to highlight the benefit of working together to accomplish a goal.
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#CommonSenseMedia released their Census for 2025: 0-8 Media Use Report. Some interesting similarities between 2020 & post-covid 2025 that surprised me. + More kiddos are gaming now, I do wish it broke down into detail what games. I’m sure we can make an educated guess. #MediaBalance #DigCit
The 2025 Common Sense Census: Media Use by Kids Zero to Eight
This year's report confirms that American kids are digital from day one, from the devices they navigate to the videos and games they consume.
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@theaieducator.io our school library just purchased Infinite Education & I can’t wait to dive into it. When is the Playbook also going to be available? 🙏 perfect time to read with a fractured foot 🥲 #AIinEdu
So proud of our Grade 3 Student representatives as they presented on Podcasting with #Canva at #BETTUK2025 on the final day! 🎤✨ with Canva they’re true global citizens and remind us that students can honestly be the best teachers if given the chance 🙌 #EduSky
BETT UK 2025✨ Day 1 was a blast! Starting with the Canvassador brekkie, tech user lab with Google & Gemini, & a huge highlight @aimafidon.bsky.social & Sir Stephen Fry in the Keynote; my Q being answered by Dr Imafidon 🙌 huge fan of her book She’s in Ctrl - check it out. 🔜 BETT Friday with Ss ✨
Just found the Magic School AI courses (www.magicschool.ai/certificatio...) and learned more about custom tools and sharing with colleagues with Level 4 👏✨ @magicschoolai.bsky.social
Used the Reality Composer app to 3D scan models of sustainable buildings, researched, designed and built by 4th graders, to upload the 3D object files into #CoSpacesEdu to bring their buildings to the scale of a real city. Ss then got to walk through their city for the future 🏙️
I'm so excited for Hour of Code with Ss this week! While #HourOfCode activities are amazing, it can sometimes take some maneuvering for Ss to find an activity that doesn't require an additional download, log in etc. So I've created some choice boards. I will link them all to this thread 🔗 #EduSky
Today I attempted to create a more visual, at a glance, infographic for ethical and responsible use of #AIinEducation for our Faculty & Staff. Feedback welcome! Credit as always to #Canva
Reimagining Prejudice Reduction With Virtual Reality https://buff.ly/3VmHX9R #edusky
Reimagining Prejudice Reduction With Virtual Reality
Explore how virtual reality is changing the way we understand bias, offering immersive experiences that promote empathy and help reduce prejudice in powerful new ways.
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👀 New Canva tool: Editable captions! Now, every teacher can ensure accurate, accessible videos for their students. Accessibility = inclusion. Who’s tried it? #AccessibilityInEducation #CanvaTips #EdTechTools #Droptober #EduSky
24 strategies to support #multilingual students in mainstream lessons: 📌easy to implement 📌effective 📌adaptive (1/2) #EAL #edusky
Every student has a unique brilliance waiting to be discovered. Let's provide them with the tools and opportunities to showcase their talents and change the world for the better. #EduSky 🦋 #CodeBreaker 📚
At times there may be a temptation to "dumb it down," but that is contrary to what students truly need. #education #learning #teachers #Captivate
Hey, #EduSky does anyone have some good practice resources for Google Educator Level 1 & 2 for a dear colleague of mine? I used to have a practice checklist years ago, and unfortunately can't find it. Thanks in advance! #GoogleEducator
This foundational course for K-12 Educators on #ChatGPT & from #CommonSenseEducation was practical with activities, a Prompt Guide pdf, the Human-in-the-loop framework, & ethical considerations when using #OpenAI. Try it out! 🔗 www.commonsense.org/education/tr... #EduSky #EduSkyAI
Exciting news from Google! You can now add multiple tabs in the same Google Doc, just like sheets in Google Sheets. Game-changer for organization! Thanks to @jrsowash.bsky.social for sharing. #TLSky #EduSky #EdTech #GoogleEdu Check it out: chrmbook.com/how-to-add-t...
How to add tabs to your Google Doc
Google Docs just introduced a fantastic new feature that lets you add multiple sections to the the same doc using "tabs".
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Assessment needs to be a process we do WITH students, not to them. Building self-assessment skills is one of the three pillars of metacognition that we all need for success in life #LeadInclusion #ATchat #ATassess #SBLchat #UDL #UDLchat #InclusiveEd #EduSky
I just used #NoteBookLM & got a 17 min AI gen podcast of our upcoming trip to Munich from 5 different source materials including 2 YouTube vids and 3 blogs. While I’m blown away, & learned a lot in 17 mins rather than watching/reading myself, I’m also concerned for content creators. #AI #thoughts ?
“I’ve recognized that to meet the needs of the early childhood teachers I coach, I have to address their concerns and find ways to make trying something new feel less daunting. Here are four lessons …” www.edsurge.com/news/2024-02... by @tannenbaumtech.bsky.social #edusky #edtech #edcoaching
Why Early Childhood Teachers Require a Unique Approach to Tech Coaching - EdSurge News
“My students can't use these digital programs.” “I don't have time to use technology with my littles.” “It’s exhausting to get them all logged in.”“Our ...
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