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Jen Roberts, NBCT
@jen.litandtech.com
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English Teacher, Author, Speaker,
Google for Education Innovator, Adobe Creative Educator Innovator, CUE Outstanding Educator ‘22, Edutopia author.
http://www.litandtech.com
#edtech #EDUsky #EduSkyAI #NBCT #iTeachEnglish #GooogleEdu #CUEmunity #AIinedu
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Jen Roberts, NBCT @jen.litandtech.com · Jul 17
✨ Teacher Organization Hack! Created my dream toolbox system (and sharing all the details)! Free customizable labels + money-saving tips for supplies. Your classroom desk is about to get a glow-up! 🧰 Link: buff.ly/3Gy0V6P #EduSky
Making Your Own Teacher Toolbox
Lit and Tech helps teachers integrate EdTech and literacy strategies to engage students, spark creativity, and improve classroom learning.
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👻 Some of the spooky monsters my students made today in @adobeexpress.adobe.com. We started with descriptive writing and ended up with wanted posters for the monsters. The gallery feature in Adobe Classroom made it easy for student's to admire each other's creations. #Adobe #AdobeCreative 🎃
October 31, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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Want to *literally* add your voice to @edutopia.org's podcast episode? 🎤

☎️ Call our hotline at 866-333-4930 and leave a message about your trickiest classroom challenge.

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What’s your biggest classroom challenge right now? 🤔

Drop your toughest or most urgent classroom questions on this thread.

Our team will take what we heard, find experts to help us make sense of it all, and produce a live podcast episode of answers. 🎧
Call for submissions: What are you wrestling with right now—classroom misbehavior, grading stress, student engagement, discussion norms?
We’re working on a live Ask & Answer for our podcast. Drop your toughest or most urgent classroom questions on this thread, and our team will take what we heard, find experts to help us make sense of…
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October 23, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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Useful update to my post about using AI to improve the HTMl of my Canvas LMS pages. I added a link to a custom tool I made with @magicschoolai that makes improving the HTML of your pages even simpler. Check it out buff.ly/coAWPX9 #eduskyai #aiinedu
The 5-Minute Canvas Makeover: How AI Can Redesign Your Course Pages
Step-by-step guide to using Claude AI for transforming Canvas LMS pages into clear, engaging course materials that boost student understanding.
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October 19, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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My students are reading The...Diary of a Part-Time Indian? 📚
I built an escape room chatbot in MagicSchool to review the novel. I'm curious to see what they know and how they engage with the text in this format! 🔐✨ @magicschoolai.bsky.social
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MagicSchool AI
Created with 💖 in Denver, CO
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October 2, 2025 at 1:14 AM
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11 Ways to Detect AI Writing Without Technology
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11 Ways to Detect AI Writing Without Technology
As more of my students have submitted AI-generated work, I’ve gotten better at recognizing it.
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September 21, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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Canvas pages looking like walls of text?
I've been using Claude AI to redesign course pages. Students can actually find what they need now! 🌈✨
New blog post breaks down the process 🚀
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#EdTech #CanvasLMS #AIinEducation #EduSkyAI
I Let AI Redesign My Canvas Pages (And You Should Too)
Discover how AI can turn your text-heavy Canvas pages into clear, organized course materials that boost student understanding and engagement.
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September 20, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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Canvas pages looking like walls of text?
I've been using Claude AI to redesign course pages. Students can actually find what they need now! 🌈✨
New blog post breaks down the process 🚀
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#EdTech #CanvasLMS #AIinEducation #EduSkyAI
I Let AI Redesign My Canvas Pages (And You Should Too)
Discover how AI can turn your text-heavy Canvas pages into clear, organized course materials that boost student understanding and engagement.
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September 20, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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My session "AI for Supporting Writing Instruction" was accepted for the 2025 AI and Innovative EdTech Symposium hosted by LACOE! 📝✨
Sept 27 in LA - ready to share real classroom strategies for using AI to enhance (not replace) writing instruction.
#EduSky #AIinEducation #WritingInstruction
September 7, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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The before and after results of asking AI to revise the HTML of my Canvas assignments continues to impress and astound me. It's more accessible, will make more sense to students, and it's just prettier. #Aiinedu #EduskyAI
Canvas assignment page with a lot of text, a bulleted list, and some blue feedback links at the bottom. A colorful canvas page with a color coded list, clear directions, and cute feedback buttons at the bottom.
September 3, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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Yes! This project was fully funded by generous donors today including parents of my current and former students! Thank you for appreciating the value of literacy! #edusky
jen.litandtech.com Jen Roberts, NBCT @jen.litandtech.com · Aug 20
It’s match day on @donorschoose.bsky.social Help me add fresh books 📚 to my classroom with a donation that will get instantly doubled! Help me give my students fresh books for the fall. www.donorschoose.org/project/fres...
Four students sitting and reading on a football field during a fire drill.
August 21, 2025 at 5:10 AM
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It’s match day on @donorschoose.bsky.social Help me add fresh books 📚 to my classroom with a donation that will get instantly doubled! Help me give my students fresh books for the fall. www.donorschoose.org/project/fres...
Four students sitting and reading on a football field during a fire drill.
August 20, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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It’s match day on @donorschoose.bsky.social Help me add fresh books 📚 to my classroom with a donation that will get instantly doubled! Help me give my students fresh books for the fall. www.donorschoose.org/project/fres...
Four students sitting and reading on a football field during a fire drill.
August 20, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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🦋 "Data-driven instruction" doesn't have to be scary! Here's a 5-minute Google Sheets tutorial to help you use classroom data effectively 📎 www.litandtech.com/2020/06/five... #EduSky #EdTech #TeacherTips
Five Minute Google Sheets Tutorial: Learn five key skills with sheets fast
Lit and Tech helps teachers integrate EdTech and literacy strategies to engage students, spark creativity, and improve classroom learning.
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August 2, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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🤔 ""Can teachers really spot AI writing?""
Here's how I answered that question for my 9th graders—with a twist they never saw coming.
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#Teaching #EduSkyAI #EduSky
How I convinced my students that I could tell if they used AI
Lit and Tech helps teachers integrate EdTech and literacy strategies to engage students, spark creativity, and improve classroom learning.
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August 1, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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🤖 One of my recent @Edutopia.org articles explores why AI writing detectors aren't the answer. As an ELA teacher, I share practical strategies for encouraging authentic student writing. 📝 www.edutopia.org/article/ai-d... #EduSky #EduSkyAI
What ELA Teachers Should Know About AI Detectors
Programs designed to identify use of AI in student writing aren’t infallible, but there are other ways to promote authenticity in writing assignments.
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July 31, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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✍️ I was asked to speak to some new teachers about AI. They sent me follow up questions. 🙋♂️
I'm sharing my answers with you. www.litandtech.com/2024/12/advi... #EduSky #EduSkyAI #AIinEducation
Advice about AI to Pre-Service Teachers
Explore real-world applications of AI in teaching, from feedback tools to grading assistance, straight from an experienced classroom teacher
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July 31, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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🎯 Writing groups: your secret weapon against AI essays! When students know peers will discuss their drafts in detail, they maintain ownership of their writing. Plus, multiple peer perspectives beat one teacher's feedback! Here's how ⚡️
Link: www.litandtech.com/2019/02/writ...
#EduSky #iTeachEnglish
Writing Response Groups
Lit and Tech helps teachers integrate EdTech and literacy strategies to engage students, spark creativity, and improve classroom learning.
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July 31, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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🤖 AI Writing Feedback in Action!
What happened: The ""I'm done"" problem solved? Not replacing teacher feedback, just amplifying it 📝

Students kept revising (willingly!)
Immediate suggestions when stuck
36 students all actively writing
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#EduSky #EduSkyAI
AI as a Writing Coach: Transforming Student Writing Revision
Discover how AI feedback tools can motivate students to revise and improve their writing with less teacher intervention
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July 30, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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📝 Beyond icebreakers: A teacher's guide to truly understanding students. Practical strategies for building meaningful connections throughout the school year. #EduSky
How do you get to know your students?
Lit and Tech helps teachers integrate EdTech and literacy strategies to engage students, spark creativity, and improve classroom learning.
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July 29, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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My conversation with Monica Burns @classtechtips.com on responding to student AI use. We talked through practical classroom strategies - like leading with curiosity instead of punishment.
Episode 330 of Easy EdTech Podcast: classtechtips.com/2025/07/29/w...
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How to Respond When Students Use AI with Jen Roberts - Easy EdTech Podcast 330 - Class Tech Tips
Learn what to do when students use AI! Jen Roberts shares quick tips to spark curiosity and respond with confidence in your classroom.
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July 29, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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NEW today! #EduSky 🤖 What do you do when a student uses AI for an assignment?

🧠 This episode with Jen Roberts aka @jen.litandtech.com explores how to respond with clarity, care, and curiosity.

💡 It’s all about being proactive—not punitive. classtechtips.com/2025/07/29/w...
July 29, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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🏫 Classroom Essentials Worth Having!
Teacher-tested favorites that:

Enhance learning
Save time
Increase comfort
Actually get used!

Check the full list 🌟
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#EduSky #ClassroomSetup #classlist
Favorite things for my classroom
Lit and Tech helps teachers integrate EdTech and literacy strategies to engage students, spark creativity, and improve classroom learning.
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July 29, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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🎨 Creative ways to share classroom moments!

Turn photos into:

Artistic masterpieces
Mosaic designs
Paint-style artwork
And even add cats! 🐱
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Because sharing classroom joy should always put privacy first 💫
#EduSky #EdTech #TeacherLife #DigitalSafety
Photo Apps for Sharing Classroom Pics
Lit and Tech helps teachers integrate EdTech and literacy strategies to engage students, spark creativity, and improve classroom learning.
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July 29, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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🔄 Streamlining Your Classroom Library!

Digital form beats Paper clipboard

No more checkout lines
Track borrows instantly
Sort by class period
Monitor reading patterns
Quick returns process
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Building lifelong readers, one efficient checkout at a time 📖
#EduSky
Book Check Out Form: My classroom library solution
Lit and Tech helps teachers integrate EdTech and literacy strategies to engage students, spark creativity, and improve classroom learning.
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July 28, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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Have you found an effective way to talk about academic honesty and AI in your classroom?

Here’s how @jen.litandtech.com approaches the discussion. 💬

#EduSky #EduSkyAI #EduAI
Proactively Limiting the Use of AI in the Classroom
By modeling AI, teachers can demonstrate to students the benefits and shortcomings of the technology.
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July 27, 2025 at 12:04 AM