Pangram Slam is a fun brain break. Use 3 random emojis as inspiration to write a pangram, which is a sentence that includes every letter of the alphabet.
apphive.us/info/pangram...
Issue 54 promotional graphic with screenshots
New ways to build, play, and create with your students. #EduSky
learninginhand.com/issue54
📱 App Hive for teacher-made apps
🕹️ Padlet Arcade AI game generator
📝 Canva’s handy Grab Text tool
🤖 MIT student AI art contest
🏀 Free Basketball Shapegram challenge
🔀 Branching stories in Google Forms
Peggy Reimers is sharing a collection of go-to activities to get students thinking. #EduSky
🔔 This, Not That
🔔 Fast Fourteen
🔔 Bye-Bye Oddball
🔔 Junior Connections
🔔 Holiday Connections
🔔 For the Rest of Your Life
🔔 What’s Going On in This Picture?
Yes I do! It was like an audio QR code.
There’s CAPY: Choice Elimimator, but it only the trial is free.
Screenshots from Issue 53 of Learning in Hand Newsletter
Issue 53 is new and ready for you to review! #EduSky #EdTech
💗 Vibe coding
🕵 Mystery tile reveal app
🐝 App Hive for hosting teacher-made apps
⏲️ Auto turn off a Google Form
🔊 Wireless mics
📺 YouTube thumbnails with AI
learninginhand.com/issue53
Issue 53 is new and ready for you to review! #EduSky #EdTech
💗 Vibe coding
🕵 Mystery tile reveal app
🐝 App Hive for hosting teacher-made apps
⏲️ Auto turn off a Google Form
🔊 Wireless mics
📺 YouTube thumbnails with AI
learninginhand.com/issue53
It’s not often I launch a new online workshop. Later today is the debut of Classy Vibing with AI! Each of the four weeks features an instructional video and optional assignment. Here’s a 30-second teaser from the first video:
Photo of Tony smiling and wearing a shirt that says "Vibing with AI." Colorful hear background.
I’ve fallen in love with vibe coding. Teachers can now create their own tools and games just by describing them to AI. That’s incredibly empowering.
My Vibing with AI workshop starts tomorrow:
learninginhand.com/classyvibing
Tip Tuesday! Want Google search results without the AI Overview? Just add -ai to your query.
Will you be my Valentine? 🤣
(Thanks Mike Davola for vibe coding this little gem!)
go.apphive.us/valentine
A promotional graphic for the MACUL 2026 conference featuring Tony Vincent as a featured speaker. A circular headshot of Tony Vincent is centered against a dark green background with gold sparkles. Text at the bottom reads "Celebrating our Past, Innovating our Future: 50 Years of MACUL," scheduled for March 18-20, 2026, in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
I’m presenting 1 workshop and 6 sessions at the 50th Annual MACUL Conference in Grand Rapids, March 18–20!
It’s a golden opportunity to explore brain breaks, 3D printing, teaching with and about AI, vibe coding, and offbeat Google Forms with me. #MACUL26 #EdTech
Register at maculconference.org
A vibrant infographic against a yellow sunburst background displays a timeline of "Classy" brand topics from 2017 to 2026. Seven colorful square icons are arranged in two rows, each featuring a title, a symbolic graphic, and a year underneath. The Timeline: 2017 (Red): Classy Graphics (icon with circles and diamonds) 2018 (Purple): Classy Videos (play button icon) 2020 (Green): Classy Creations (stacked paper icon) 2022 (Blue): Classy Sites (web layout icon) 2023 (Teal): Classy Canva (selection tool/eye icon) 2024 (Orange): Classy Creativity with A.I. (sparkle icons) 2026 (Brown): Classy Vibing with AI (cursor and squiggle icon) Footer Text: "Years topics first offered"
Since 2017 I’ve been leading online workshops for teachers. I wait for the right topic and the right time to offer them.
Now is the time to learn vibe coding. Explore developing mini apps with AI that support classroom management, brain breaks, review, and learning.
learninginhand.com/classyvibing
Tip Tuesday! When you’re feeling overwhelmed, pause your brain’s alarm response and start organizing the information instead. Tell yourself, “I need to decide what matters most and go slow.”
(from Jennifer Furse, Applied Neuroplasticity Coach)
I think students in grades 3–8 would enjoy practicing multiplication with this game. They fill heart-shaped boxes with the right chocolates as they solve facts. #EduSky
👉 go.apphive.us/valentimes
For extra fun, show students the I Love Lucy conveyor belt clip:
📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnHi...
Screenshots of Learning in Hand Issue 52
It’s Valentine’s Week! Issue 52 of my newsletter has heart-filled games and calming digital snacks to add a little fun and focus to your week. #EduSky #EdTech
learninginhand.com/issue52
I’d love to walk you through my process and help you build your own apps, tools, and games. Classy Vibing with AI begins February 18 in Google Classroom with weekly videos and optional assignments.
learninginhand.com/classyvibing
I can’t stop building little apps with AI! Yesterday I made one that lets you color a heart made of triangles. Tap each piece to cycle through your palette. Surprisingly satisfying. #EduSky #AIinEducation
go.apphive.us/heartist
A teacher leads a Valentine’s Day themed Jeopardy-style trivia game on a large classroom screen while four elementary students sit at desks decorated with hearts. One student raises their hand as the teacher points to the game board, surrounded by Valentine’s decorations like hearts and a “Happy Valentine’s Day” sign.
Factile is a classroom Jeopardy-style game maker, and you don’t have to start from scratch. There are dozens of pre-made Valentine’s Day templates you can use as-is or quickly edit before playing with your class. 💜❤️🩷 #EduSky
www.playfactile.com/search?game=...
Register today and save $15 on Classy Vibing with AI.
It’s an online workshop for teachers focused on using AI chatbots to build small, useful apps.
No coding experience needed. Class begins February 18. #EdTech
learninginhand.com/classyvibing
Screenshots of Learning in Hand Issue 52
Roses are red,
Valentines are fun,
This issue has games, breaks, and tips
All wrapped into one
💌 learninginhand.com/issue52
#EduSky #EdTech
Today is the last day to save $20 on registration for Classy Vibing with AI. Learn at your own pace February 18–March 24, 2026!
Google Docs Preferences - Substitutions screenshot
Want a handy time-saver in Google Docs? Tricia Louis explains how to use text shortcuts to turn short snippets into full phrases and even type special characters and symbols with ease. A small tweak that keeps faster typing at your fingertips.
docs.google.com/presentation...
Tip Tuesday! Created an image with AI but need to fix text or tiny details? If your AI tool struggles with edits, drop the image into Canva and use Magic Eraser, Grab Text, or Magic Edit to make quick changes.
Graphic showing thumbnails of the contents of Issue 51 of the Learning in Hand Newsletter
It’s never been a better time to have ideas!
Teachers are turning classroom frustrations, curiosities, and “what ifs” into real tools with help from AI.
👇 Issue 51 of Learning in Hand is full of examples worth exploring.
learninginhand.com/issue51
A graphic titled "Free Lessons" detailing the contents of sequential lesson units. The text lists resources including 5 animated self-regulation videos, English and Spanish versions, a Calm Corner classroom poster, a mindful practice coloring sheet, and a treasure chest prize. Illustrations show a breathing exercise card, a coloring sheet, and an overflowing treasure chest.
RecessReset has 3 free SEL units that take just minutes a day:
Unit 1 → Mindful Breathing
Unit 2 → Body Scan
Unit 3 → Gratitude
Each includes a poster, coloring sheet, and daily videos. #EduSky #Teaching #SEL
www.recessreset.com/free-lessons
I’ve been using AI to build simple classroom tools, games, and apps without writing code.
Now I’m teaching how I do it. #EduSky #EdTech #AIinEdu
Details here: learninginhand.com/classyvibing
Students coming in hot after recess? #EduSky #Sponsored
Check out Recess Reset, a collection of ready-to-use transition routines designed specially for that often-chaotic post-recess moment. Refocus your class in just 3 minutes a day.
recessreset.com
Graphic showing thumbnails of the contents of Issue 51 of the Learning in Hand Newsletter
Learn a TON in Issue FIFTY-ONE! #EduSky #EdTech
learninginhand.com/issue51
🐡 Post-recess SEL lessons
🧪 Teacher-created AI apps
🎶 Animated ambiance for math
🌟 Cyber version of Tic Tac 15
➡️ 3 future focus areas for teens
🎯 AI Feedback Tools
🕶️ Coding with AI course
Tip Tuesday! Force Chrome to ignore the cache and download fresh content for the current page with a hard refresh.
On Windows/Chromebooks: Ctrl + Shift + R
On Macs: Command (⌘) + Shift
