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Jessica Pilgreen, Ed.D. & NBCT
@jessicapilgreen.bsky.social
Creativity advocate & EdTech-loving HS ELA teacher here to collaborate & network.
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Who am I?

HS ELA Teacher - Go Warriors! 🧡🖤
20+ yrs in rural public education 🌽
Google Certified Levels 1 &2 💻
NBCT & EdD in Creativity & Design 🍎
Adobe ACE Innovator 🧠
Quizlet Unconference Presenter 🗣️
EdTech & AI Enthusiast 🖥️📱

Here to collaborate & network with teachers.
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AI’s not a replacement for teachers, says the founder of Khan Academy and Khanmigo. Instead, it can free them up to do what they do best. 🧑‍🏫 buff.ly/I7tnMq6

#EdTech #EduSkyAI
March 10, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Did you know that you can use Chat GPT to help you create rubrics for student activities? 🤯 Generative AI has been a HUGE time-saver for me. Yes, I still edit everything & customize it for my specific needs, but AI has saved me countless HOURS in terms of productivity. #edtech #EduSky
March 13, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Break up the monotony of note taking by adding activities to your slide decks! Today a parent called this an "ADHD dream come true." 🙂 Where was this when I was a kid?

#edtech #EduSky @lexilobdell.bsky.social
March 11, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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Why Students Hate Group Work (And How to Fix It)

Many students dislike group work due to uneven workload, social conflicts, and unclear roles.

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#EduSky
Why Students Hate Group Work (And How to Fix It)
Group work frustrates students when roles are unclear and workloads are uneven. Grouper can help make it more effective.
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March 11, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Creative Writing students used @canva to make collages to go with their poems about pets. #edtech #edusky 🐾🐾
March 11, 2025 at 9:00 PM
I know I'm late the game, but I am physical science deficient! I never thought I could figure paper circuits, but now I can't wait to use them in my ELA classroom! #edtech #BlueskyEdu
March 11, 2025 at 8:54 PM
March 11, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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Ready to scaffold like a pro? Check out *35* powerful scaffolding strategies you can start using in your classroom right away. 🙌

#EduSky #education
Scaffolding Like a Pro: Powerful Ways to Support Learning
With options ranging from tried-and-true to lesser known, these strategies for cognitive, metacognitive, and procedural scaffolding will help you set students up for success.
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February 10, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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50 Ways to Engage Students with Google Apps

If you school uses Google Workspace, @lyonsletters and I have some templates and tips for how to use these tools to increase student engagement.

Learn more at alicekeeler.com/engage
February 10, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Used the snow globe template in Adobe Express to create a department Christmas card! So fun!

#EduSky #edtech #Adobe
December 18, 2024 at 11:37 PM
How fun! And what a great end-of-semester activity!

*or beginning of next semester activity!

#EduSky #edtech
Magically Create Refrigerator Poetry in Google Slides
https://alicekeeler.com/2023/03/12/magically-create-refrigerator-poetry-in-google-slides/

Want a fun activity? Use my Add-on to create refrigerator magnets from a list of words in Google Docs!

#GoogleEDU
December 18, 2024 at 11:29 PM
I tried out @wewillwrite.bsky.social on Monday and now they keep asking when we can use it again! It's a huge win for my reluctant writers! 📝❤️ I can't wait to make this a bigger part of my writing instruction.

#EduSky #edtech #ELAteacher
December 6, 2024 at 3:06 AM
My Ugly Christmas Sweater is inspired by "Silent Night."
🌜✨❄️I absolutely love the text-to-image feature for creative activities like this! Thanks to Adobe for providing #12daysofcreativity #EduSky #edtech
December 5, 2024 at 7:15 PM
One of my favorite things about #chatgpt is that it helps me come up with sample sentences and paragraphs that I can tweak for student handouts--HUGE time-saver! Today, I used it to create sample titles using different techniques that I recommend. 😍 #EduSky #edtech #ELAteacher
December 4, 2024 at 9:29 PM
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Looking for #EdTech Winter Activities for Students?
www.controlaltachieve.com/2023/11/8-go...
⛄ Build a Snowman
🎄 Decorate a Tree
🧲 Winter Magnetic Poetry
📬 Holiday Greeting Cards
🎁 12 Days of Xmas Math
🌟 Pixel Art Ornaments
❄️ Winter Rebus Stories
💡 Holiday Lights Writing
#EduSky #GoogleEDU
8 Googley Wintertime Activities for Kids
As we get closer to the holiday break, it is expected and understandable that our students start getting a little distracted. They are looki...
www.controlaltachieve.com
November 30, 2024 at 5:36 PM
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Creating an app in #AppSheet to demonstrate a hall pass for using the bathroom or other locations at a school.

@googledevs.bsky.social #GoogleEDU
November 30, 2024 at 6:45 PM
Updating all of my study guides to include coloring book images created with Microsoft Designer, for all the doodlers like me. ✏️🙂 designer.microsoft.com/image-creator

#EduSky #edtech #ELAteacher #AIteacher
November 26, 2024 at 8:58 PM
I love that @schoolai.com lets me target specific standards, like the secondary Speaking & Listening CCSS I used for this space where students talk Macbeth out of killing King Duncan. #EduSky #edtech #ELAteacher

app.schoolai.com/share/space/...
November 26, 2024 at 4:22 PM
Who am I?

HS ELA Teacher - Go Warriors! 🧡🖤
20+ yrs in rural public education 🌽
Google Certified Levels 1 &2 💻
NBCT & EdD in Creativity & Design 🍎
Adobe ACE Innovator 🧠
Quizlet Unconference Presenter 🗣️
EdTech & AI Enthusiast 🖥️📱

Here to collaborate & network with teachers.
November 26, 2024 at 3:55 AM
Got coworkers who are interested in AI but not sure where to start? I tried to make a resource for other teachers but then found this one from @ditchthattextbook.com which is infinitely better than mine! 😂❤️

The best place to get started!
#EduSky

ditchthattextbook.com/ai-tools/
40 AI tools for the classroom
Artificial intelligence is growing by leaps and bounds. It's no longer science fiction anymore! Lots of AI tools can serve as our own personal
ditchthattextbook.com
November 26, 2024 at 3:16 AM
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New to Bluesky? Check out my post on "Bluesky Starter Tips for Educators" including connecting with the EduSky community, following people, using Starter Packs, joining EduChats, adding custom feeds, refollowing Twitter friends, and more!
www.controlaltachieve.com/2024/11/blue...

#EduSky #EdTech
Bluesky Starter Tips for Educators
Social media always seems to be changing. Many tools have come and gone (I still remember with fondness my Google+ account) but many more ...
www.controlaltachieve.com
November 25, 2024 at 6:54 PM
Reposted by Jessica Pilgreen, Ed.D. & NBCT
One AI concern is its potential for mistakes. I explored 5 AI tools that provide sources for fact checking:
✨ Gemini Double-Check
🤔 Perplexity
🤝 Consensus
🌩️ STORM
❓ Elicit
What would you add to this list? Get all the details here: www.controlaltachieve.com/2024/10/cita...

#EduSky #EduSkyAI #EdTech
Citation Needed: AI Tools that Provide Sources
Although artificial intelligence can be a great benefit for educators and students, there are also valid concerns that schools need to cons...
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November 25, 2024 at 2:24 PM
One of my latest obsessions is using #MSFT365Designer to create coloring book-style images for my podcast notes pages! #Microsoft #EduSky #edtech
November 22, 2024 at 9:01 PM
One my favorite "secret features" in #Quizlet
is the ability to generate discussion questions at different difficulty levels. These are great for creating a choice board!
#EduSky Anyone else have a favorite tech tool hack/feature?
#edtech
November 22, 2024 at 4:46 PM
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November 20, 2024 at 1:32 PM