Took a break from my work for a patio read…
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🎨 Alayna AI makes Google Slides from your prompts, articles, or even YouTube videos—complete with images, notes, and educator-friendly templates.
⏳ Saves time, looks polished.
Tried it yet? Got another AI slide creation tool you love?
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🪄 Assigned a Google Doc or Slides file and forgot something?
✨ Magic Exercise Book lets you add pages after assigning in Google Classroom.
No more copy-pasting into each file.
No student data collected, either.
Used it yet? Have an alternative?
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🚫 Some Google tools disappeared from student accounts in the spring.
🧭 Translate, Maps, Earth, Arts & Culture, and more now require parent permission.
✅ Docs, Slides, Drive, and Classroom are still fine.
DETAILS 👇
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How’s your school navigating this?
🎉 Padlet Sandbox recently got louder (and flashier).
✨ Add 6 visual + 181 sound effects to objects—🎊 🎆 👏 … even 🐐 bleats.
And it's only in play mode, so editing stays calm, while play mode can get wild.
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How would you use these new effects?
🎥 @Screencastify’s free plan got a serious upgrade last year:
🧠 AI Assistant
🌍 Translated captions (50+ languages!)
📊 Viewer analytics
🎧 MP3/MP4 exports
🎬 Unlimited Submit assignments
Still a 10-video limit, but big gains.
Tried it yet?
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🛠️ Admins: Gemini for Education gives you real control
✅ Turn access on/off by group
📊 View usage reports (yes, there’s a 1,000 use/month cap)
🔍 Search convos via Vault
🕒 Set retention policies
Privacy matters—especially in schools.
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🧑🔧 @novakeducation.bsky.social nails MTSS with a car care metaphor: strong Tier 1 = oil changes that can prevent or limit Tier 2 or 3. Love the reminder that universal screening is part of Tier 1—and that all learners keep access to it. Must-read for educators to understand what #MTSS is.
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🤖 Gemini for Education: Free vs. Pro
Free version = Canvas, Gems, Live Chat, + basic Deep Research
Pro = expanded limits, 1500pg uploads, NotebookLM, + Gmail/Docs AI
Still free for all EDU accounts—upgrade optional.
Which route is your school taking?
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🧠 Google’s Gemini for Education is here
✨ Built for schools
💬 Real-time help (Gemini Live)
📚 Reports w/ citations (Deep Research)
🛠️ Custom AI tools (Gems)
🎨 Collaborative creation (Canvas)
🔒 Student privacy built in
Tried it yet?
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"When we have an MTSS, our schools offer multiple levels of support to students, when they need it."
via @novakeducation.bsky.social
www.novakeducation.com/blog/what-is...
Breaking down Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS). What it is, why it is needed, and a helpful analogy to bring it all to life!
