Fun Friday! Neal does it again! Cursor Camp is a simple, no-chat multiplayer game where you and visitors from around the world explore a virtual campsite. neal.fun/cursor-camp/
Cursor Camp
A campground for your cursor
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Tony Vincent
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Dad ⭐️ Educator ⭐️ Learning in Hand ⭐️ Speaker ⭐️ Former grade 5 teacher ⭐️ District AI Coordinator ⭐️ Shapegrams learninginhand.com/newsletter
Are you ready for the Textreme 2000 Back to School challenge? Use numbers to type on an old fashioned phone.
Textreme 2000
Think you can text like an old-timer? Tap number keys to spell words on a retro cell phone. Beat the clock and claim your spot on the leaderboard!
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Skip the eye-rolling icebreaker. If you're leading PD or a meeting, check out Caitlin Cloyd's collection of 29 activities for connecting, collaborating, reflecting, celebrating, welcoming new people, sharing ideas, and bringing energy to the room. betterthanbingo.org
Better Than Bingo
Educator-focused community building without the collective groan.
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Turn one phrase into five hilarious performances! Students reveal surprise speaking challenges one at a time. Perfect for class rules, vocabulary, or anything you want students to remember. #EduSky #Teaching teacherhive.app/info/sayit
Say It Like You Mean It - Teacher Hive
A fun whole-class activity where students reveal surprise prompts that transform the same phrase into five unique performances.
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🐝 Just landed on Teacher Hive! 5 new teacher-made apps for your classroom. Explore tools for AI literacy, seating charts, SEL support, and historical adventures. #EduSky teacherhive.app/buzz/6ua63zcm
Just Landed — Teacher Hive
AI Mode Detective, Seating Chart Designer, Cozy Cuppa, Adventure Storybook Creator, HOUSE OF STONE
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Tip Tuesday! Keep the same Google Drive link even after updating a file. Right-click the file, choose File information → Manage versions, then upload the new version. Great for PDFs, images, videos, and audio.
Q: What do hanging indents and AI tokens have in common? A: They're both explained in Learning in Hand Issue 63. learninginhand.com/issue63
In the grand tradition of tech tools getting new names, Short Answer is now Sciblit. I'm loving the quote-eyes logo! 👀 #EduSky scriblit.com
When building an app with AI, I don't switch to a second chat because the first one failed. I switch because that was the plan all along.
One AI to Think. Another to Code. — Teacher Hive
One of my favorite vibe coding tricks is to use one AI chatbot to think with and another to code . Instead of jumping straight into building the code, I first a
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Interactive apps, quick resets, and AI tips right out of my recent PD. learninginhand.com/issue63 🎲 FitBoost movement breaks 📺 1-minute AI explainers 🔘 Google Slides bullet formatting tweak 💬 Say It Like You Mean It 🛠️ Vibe coding with two AI chats 🆕 Teacher-created apps
New apps by teachers! 🕵️♂️ AI Detective: Staff Edition 🧩 Emoji Riddles 🛠️ B.U.I.L.D AI Development Protocol 🧘 Calming Room 🐉 Fiery Factors 👉 This or That
Just Landed — Teacher Hive
AI Detective: Staff Edition (public), Emoji Riddles, B.U.I.L.D AI Development Protocol, Calming Room, Fiery Factors, This or That
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Every app you add to Teacher Hive has a Public Listing switch on its Edit screen, and it starts in the Off position on purpose. So when should you flip it?
Should You Flip the Public Listing Switch? — Teacher Hive
Every app you add to Teacher Hive has a Public Listing switch on its Edit screen, and it starts in the Off position on purpose. So when should you flip it? Whil
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Fun Friday! Play Hydro-Toss, a web-based app from Torrence Jones. Press the buttons to create water currents, tilting and aiming objects through specific targets.
Hydro-Toss - Teacher Hive
Remember the toys that feature a water-filled chamber? Players press buttons to create air currents, aiming to move small objects like rings or balls into specific targets.
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These apps ask students to think, play, discuss, and solve. The latest Teacher Hive additions include games, challenges, simulations, and conversation starters created by teachers for real classrooms. #EduSky See what just landed: teacherhive.app/buzz/ev10e9ap
Just Landed — Teacher Hive
Four-thought, Basic Facts Blitz, Cosmic Fingerprint, Format Frenzy, Put a Finger Down, Element, Compound or Mixture?
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We tend to value something more when we helped create it.
Why Build an App That Already Exists? — Teacher Hive
There's a psychological phenomenon called the IKEA Effect . We tend to value something more when we helped create it ourselves. When I taught 5th grade, I enjoy
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Tip Tuesday! Chrome can generate captions for any audio or video in your browser. 1️⃣ Play audio or video. 2️⃣ Click the Media Control icon (≡♪) in the top toolbar. 3️⃣ Toggle on Live Captions. A black box will appear, transcribing the spoken words in real time.
Still on summer break? Bookmark this one for later. learninginhand.com/issue62 Issue 62 is all about refreshing your classroom with free resources, including a Google doc you could spend hours exploring, an AI-powered exit ticket generator, and teacher-created web apps.
Remember Blabberize? ChatterPix? #EduSky #EdTech Mike Davola made his own version where you add a mouth and voice recording to any picture to make it talk. No ads, everything stays on your device. teacherhive.app/info/talkline
TalkLine - Teacher Hive
Make any photo talk! TalkLine lets students upload or snap a picture, draw a mouth, record their voice, add fun stickers, and save a talking-photo video, all directly on their device.
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Issue 62 has free tools to revamp your teaching materials and routines. learninginhand.com/issue62 🎨 Beautiful gradients 📐 Free 3D isometric icons 💻 Google goodies 🎟️ Exit ticket questions 🍯 New web apps for teachers 🏫 Classroom layout design tools
You don't need to know a lot of tech jargon to vibe code. But I've found these terms especially helpful to know because they keep popping up in my conversations with AI. teacherhive.app/buzz/vibing-...
Vibing Vocabulary — Teacher Hive
As you build apps with AI through vibe coding, you'll start seeing words and phrases that may be unfamiliar. These terms often appear in an AI's explanations or
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Educators are creating some seriously clever web-based tools! This batch includes AI literacy, classroom icebreakers, toolbar practice, classroom design, and resume skills. #EduSky teacherhive.app/buzz/g8lvyi7f
Just Landed — Teacher Hive
Toolbar Tapper, Student AI Detective, Would You Rather? Classroom Icebreaker, Classroom Layout Designer, Resume Detective
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Teachers and students can be clear about AI's role in just a few clicks. Checkmark the AI uses for a specific assignment to generate an AI Help Statement. #EduSky teacherhive.app/info/transpa...
Transparency Support - Teacher Hive
Teachers and students can be clear about AI's role in just a few clicks. Checkmark the AI uses for a specific assignment to generate an AI Help Statement.
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Trending on Teacher Hive: SandScape from Mike Davola! Inspired by thisissand.com without the public gallery. Added textured and pure color modes. teacherhive.app/info/sandscape
Thisissand
Thisissand is a unique playground for creating and sharing amazing sandscapes on your computer or mobile device. Start pouring away to experience this special sand piling on your screen!
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Issue 61 is about: 🧠 reframing challenges 📝 collecting student ideas 🎨 designing better icons 📺 adding motion to presentations 🌸 getting distracted by flowers learninginhand.com/issue61 #ISTELive26 #ISTE26 #EduSky
Newly added apps built by teachers! 🦸 Teacher Hive Superpowers Explorer 🚀 PBL Launchpad 💰 Personal Finance Wordle 🏟️ Venue Quest 🌍 World Heritage Detective teacherhive.app/buzz/hr8xlhv6 #ISTELive #EduSky #EdTech
Just Landed — Teacher Hive
Teacher Hive Superpowers Explorer, PBL Launchpad, Personal Finance Wordle, Venue Quest, World Heritage Detective
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⚠️ Warning: Issue 61 may cause you to: 🌸 stare at infinite flowers 🖱️ wander a virtual campsite 📺 animate everything in Canva 🧠 rethink what "hard" means Proceed at your own risk: learninginhand.com/issue61
The Teacher Hive community has been busy! Here are five new apps to explore. #ISTELive26 #EduSky 💰 Calculating Gross Pay (Salary) 📦 Calculating Gross Pay (Piecework) ⏰ Calculating Gross Pay (Hourly) 🪑 Roominate 🃏 DeckSum Addition Practice
Just Landed — Teacher Hive
Calculating Gross Pay (Salary), Calculating Gross Pay (Piecework), Calculating Gross Pay (Hourly), Roominate, DeckSum Addition Practice
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Freshly picked resources for teachers! 🌸 #EduSky learninginhand.com/issue61 🌸 Infinite Flowers 📺 3D Canva animations 📝 Sticky Hive digital boards 🧠 Mindset reframing 🎨 Favicons display 🖱️ Cursor campsite fun
Presenting about vibe coding at #ISTE? Running a hands-on workshop? Send me your participant email list and I'll grant everyone instant Builder status on Teacher Hive. Need logos or graphics for your slides? Click the link. teacherhive.app/buzz/present... #ISTELive26 #ISTELive
Presenting about Teacher Hive? — Teacher Hive
Planning to present about Teacher Hive or vibe coding with AI? Whether you're leading a workshop, presenting at a conference, creating professional learning mat
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