Tony Vincent
Dad ⭐️ Educator ⭐️ Learning in Hand ⭐️ Speaker ⭐️ Former grade 5 teacher ⭐️ District AI Coordinator ⭐️ Shapegrams
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- 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!
- 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.
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- I look forward to Cult of Pedagogy's yearly "Ed Tech Tools To Try." This year's list includes: 🤝 Makers Making Change 🎸 BandLab 👁️ Brilliant 📃 Napkin AI 💬 Short Answer 📺 Retro Report
- 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
- You can build a URL for students that does two things in Gemini: 1. Activates Guided Learning mode 2. Preloads your prompt Try it out and learn how: learninginhand.com/blog/2025/12...
- Nifty Issue 50! #EduSky #EdTech learninginhand.com/issue50 🧠 Brief and Brainy 🫶 Access for All 📏 Seeing Scale 🧑💻 Creating with Code 🌅 Summit Sunset 🕶️ Classy Course 💨 Speedy Slides Setup 🧑🏫 Teaching, Not Telling
- Two Truths & AI (love the name!) is a quick, interactive game that helps students sharpen their digital literacy skills. In a 60-second challenge, look at movie posters and decide which ones are real and which were made by AI.
- Tip Tuesday! Want to type to Siri instead of talk? On iPhone or iPad open Settings and search for Type to Siri. Turn it on and when you double-tap the bottom edge of your device, you can type your Siri request and it replies silently through text. #EduSky
- Jen Giffen sketched these notes while watching my #DitchSummit session with Greg Bagby and Matt Miller. We talked about coding with AI. You don't need to know how to code, you just need to be able to communicate your idea to a chatbot. 📺 Watch for free: ditchsummit.com
- Reposted by Tony VincentWarm yourself by the virtual fireplace in this cosy 16-color EGA #Christmas scene. No MS-DOS or floppy 💾 drive required. Thanks to software preservation, it's still crackling on the Internet Archive. ✉️ Open the full 1986 Sierra On-Line "A Computer Christmas" card ⤵️ archive.org/details/sier...
- I got to chat with Matt Miller and Greg Bagby for today's Ditch Summit video! In "Vibe Coding: It's Amazing What YOU Can Create" we discuss the process and the possibilities of coding with AI. And, I show off a few of my vibe coded apps. 😊 📺 Join the summit for free and watch now → ditchsummit.com
- Tip Tuesday! Type "Thank my driver" into an Amazon search to let the driver of your most recent delivery know they are appreciated. Amazon is awarding the 1,250 most-thanked drivers $100 daily through December 31st.
- Unwrap the last issue of 2025! #EduSky #EdTech #DitchSummit learninginhand.com/issue49 🎁 Digital holiday activities 🧘 New stress reduction app ✅ AI transparency support 👨🔬 Tony's App Lab 🧐 Spot AI movie posters 🆓 Ditch Summit
- I added a page to my website where I link to educational apps and tools I've created by vibe coding with AI. learninginhand.com/apps
- #FunnyFriday #DadJoke #EduSky (Comics drawn in #GoogleSlides using only shapes, word art, and text.)
- Reposted by Tony VincentOur Reindeer digital art activity in Google Slides is free! 🦌 #EduSky #EdTech There are many other jolly Shapegrams, and you get them all with membership. Just $35 a year. See 14 Shapegrams that are great for grades 3 and up before break. shapegrams.com/14-winter-ho...
- Just in case you need some activities before break, I've collected things students can do in FigJam, Google Slides, Canva, Wayground, and Adobe Express. #EduSky #DitchSummit tonyv.me/holiday25 (Image generated with Gemini)
- Point of Hue is a kid friendly mindfulness tool. Type a thought, choose 60–120 seconds, and watch it shrink away with calming colors and breathing prompts. #EduSky #Teaching #SEL tonyv.me/pointofhue
- Ready to close out the year with some creativity? I’ve gathered free digital activities for FigJam, Google Slides, Canva, Wayground, and Adobe Express. They are perfect for whole class fun, stations, or free time! #EduSky #EdTech tonyv.me/holiday25 (Image generated with Gemini)
- Tip Tuesday! If an AI chatbot keeps giving you ideas you already thought of, tweak your prompt. Add words like unconventional, creative, or something most people wouldn’t think of. A small change in your prompt can lead to much more interesting ideas. #EduSky
- Don't miss the final issue of 2025! #EduSky learninginhand.com/issue49 🎁 Digital holiday activities 🧘 New stress reduction app ✅ AI transparency support 👨🔬 Tony's App Lab 🧐 Spot AI movie posters 🆓 Ditch Summit
- Reposted by Tony VincentFunny Friday! #EduSky Q: Which of Santa's reindeer has the worst manners? A: Rude-olph! 😜 P.S. Get the Reindeer Shapegram for free! 🦌 shapegrams.com/reindeer P.P.S. Tony drew this comic entirely with shapes in Google Slides! 😲
- Ryan O'Donnell is sharing an advent calendar of classroom game ideas. Check out his series of videos on his "The Game Show Guy" TikTok channel. #EduSky #EdTech www.tiktok.com/@ryanodonnel...
- Reposted by Tony VincentWe've got "winterful" Shapegrams perfect for the season! shapegrams.com/winterholidays Whether you choose a Lesson or a Zipper, be sure to match it to your students’ skill levels. Beginning Blue Shapegrams are simpler, while Outstanding Orange Shapegrams are the most complex. #TeacherThreads
- Issue 48 is a balance of tools, tips, and things that matter. learninginhand.com/issue48 🦌 Free Reindeer drawing activity 🍌 Nano Banana image tips 🧭 Navigating AI guide 🟩 Green screen advice 🎮 12 Digital Snacks added 📚 “M is for Mattering” book
- Tip Tuesday! Reopen a tab you just closed in Chrome by right-clicking in the empty part of the tab bar and choosing Reopen Closed Tab.
- Peggy Reimers shares opportunities to connect with students through their own cultural references while sneaking in some educational content. #EduSky
- Issue 48 is a balance of tools, tips, and things that matter. 🦌 Free Reindeer drawing activity 🍌 Nano Banana image tips 🧭 Navigating AI guide 🟩 Green screen advice 🎮 12 Digital Snacks added 📚 “M is for Mattering” book learninginhand.com/issue48
- 3 quality prompts that help you use AI as a thinking partner. "A careful beginning, a middle that invites just enough friction, and an ending that turns the dialogue into understanding." #EduSky #AIinEducation
- Tip Tuesday! AI chatbots like ChatGPT and Gemini can get a little too creative when revising your writing. Keep it closer to your original by using this prompt: "Revise this for clarity, flow, and grammar."
- Brian Buffington shared a fun idea in his Buff Nuggets newsletter. He uploaded a photo to Gemini and prompted it to change the outfits to a holiday theme! Read why he likes Gemini for image creation: mailchi.mp/fe3db7dd978e...
- Color me excited! 😆 Shapegrams is having a sale. New members can take $10 off with the code FRIYAY, bringing a full year of Lessons and Zippers to just $25. If you’ve been thinking about joining, now is the time! shapegrams.com/sign-up P.S. Don't forget to enter the coupon code!
- No new Learning in Hand Newsletter this week. But you can access all 47 issues (and subscribe for free) at learninginhand.com/newsletter.
- Reposted by Tony VincentThe picture in the Turkey Shapegram is drawn using 17 shapes and 7 lines. (Unlike most Shapegrams, the turkey picture is outlined in black.) #EduSky #EdTech shapegrams.com/turkey
- Tip Tuesday! Use the RAFT framework to get better chatbot responses by outlining the AI’s Role, identifying the Audience, specifying the Format, and describing the Topic in your prompt. Clearly defining these elements helps the AI generate more relevant and useful responses.
- U.S. teachers → Pick up some graham crackers from the store so you can have your students "carve" and "dress" turkeys before Thanksgiving break. #EduSky
- Alex Kotran argues that writing isn't just about the output; it's the process of structuring ideas. alexkotran.substack.com/p/writing-is... Visual summary generated by Gemini.
- Chris Kennedy wrote a blog about the importance of prompt engineering. I prompted Gemini to create an infographic about Chris's post. Gemini really is getting better at properly generating text in the images it generates! #EduSky #AIinEducation cultureofyes.ca/2025/11/19/i...
- John Spencer and I chatted about AI in schools on The Creative Classroom podcast.
- Peggy Reimers serves up digital Thanksgiving activities and games! #EduSky
- 🆒 Style Match in Canva allow you to change a graphic element to a different style, helping you create a cohesive look! #Canva
- 🆕 Change one illustration to match the art style of another in Canva! Great for when you want different elements to look cohesive without hunting for a matching set.
- Tip Tuesday! Want to use AI to edit part of an image? Try Canva’s Magic Edit tool. Click a photo, select Edit, then choose Magic Edit. Brush over the area and describe what you want changed or added. The rest of the image stays the same.
- Angle Ace is a quick, brain-boosting geometry game where players test their angle estimation skills. It has 1 player and 2 player modes. I coded it with Gemini. 😊 #EduSky tonyv.me/angleace
- I was interviewed on Dr. Greg Walkup and David Miller's Bulldog Bites podcast. We discussed teaching in the 1900s, Palm Pilots, and the evolution of podcasting. #GaETC25 youtu.be/eoSz0EsqL48?...
- If you want to see a thoughtful approach to AI in K12, this article shows how CBCSD is doing it: clear guidelines, teacher voice, and classroom-ready ideas.
