Qilak, our 21-year-old harbor seal, is savoring a frosty fishsicle treat in her pool. 🐟 A fun form of enrichment that keeps her cool, engaged, and happy! You’ll also see animals all around the Zoo & Aquarium enjoying summer-themed treats and enrichments this weekend during our End of Summer Blast.

In this last month I have made the mental transition from "air travel is very safe" to "at least it would be a relatively quick way to go"

Working on an advanced degree? Try https://scisummary.com ORGANIZES YOUR RESEARCH ARTICLES and uses AI to summarize, compare, and find related articles Can replace Zotero or Mendeley #EduSky #AcademicSky

I Know I’m Biased, But Here’s What I Think Is The Best Resource Anywhere For Teachers larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2024/12/27/i...

I need someone to explain to me why it’s always “if you can’t pay rent, buy fewer lattes and avocado toasts” and not “if you can’t pay your employees a living wage, buy fewer yachts and real estate”. Explain it to me like I’m in kindergarten.

So pretty!!

Just a reminder 💚

I do astronomy for a living, and images like this *still* take my breath away. What a beautiful universe we live in. Even in the midst of trouble, grief, & anything you might be struggling with (like we all are) - try to seek out the beauty. It helps ❤️

This is Rocket. He was found on 12/4/2024 starving (5lbs) and the victim of a gunshot wound that fractured his left femur completely in half. He needs an open reduction with a pin and plate. Donations paid directly to the surgery center. www.animalsurgical.com

TEACHER FRIENDS! 🙌🏼🎉🤩 Meet Byte, our no data, no sign-up, no login, FREE TO USE, AI Assistant for teachers and students! 🦾 I asked Byte to generate 5 snowflake activities for 3rd grade. Here are the results! ❄️☃️ #EduSky 🦋 #CodeBreaker 📚 TRY NOW FOR FREE: 👇🏼🤖 www.codebreakeredu.com/chat/

Hey y’all! Here’s a big mega list of 160+ Black Owned Bookstores all over the U.S. + a few other countries as well! U can filter it by state. I posted about this on the clock app today, but figured I’d share here too! aalbc.com/bookstores/l... Happy Reading! 📚💙 #Booksky #BlackBookSky #BlackSky

Tonight there will be a Blue Supermoon at 9:35 ET The moon will appear about 8% larger than a normal full moon and 15% brighter than a normal full moon. The next one won't be until January 2037. Keep any eye out tonight!

L👀king for fun Thanksgiving activities? Check out these 12 ideas! 🔐Try a Turkey Trouble escape room 🌲Make a Gratitude tree 🦃Carve a Turkey from @tonyvincent.bsky.social 🎈Create a Macy's Parade balloon 🥸Disguise a Turkey from the TCEA blog ➕more! virtualescaperooms.org/thanksgiving... #EduSky

Adding alt text to images can feel overwhelming. Hey guess what? Ask your favorite generative AI tool for help. Upload your image and ask for alt text. Copy, paste, post! #EduSky #a11y

I lead professional learning for educators today. We explored how LLMs work and how they can work for us. As a bonus, I made stickers for participants using ChatGPT for slogans and Ideogram.ai for designs. I printed them on sticker paper and used my Cricut to cut them out. 😊 #AIinEdu #EduSky

A beautiful day with some of our porch kitties, Cleo and Titan 😺

If you are looking to follow an inspirational educator here, give @montesyrie.bsky.social a follow! #education

Timeline cleanser…

Bluesky explained in 60 seconds!

It's up!!!! My Explainer video for BlueSky beginners. I cover how to find your Twitter followers, Starter Packs, Feeds, Lists, some handy-dandy tools, and BlueSky etiquette. Please watch and/or share with any newbies you know. I think it's helpful. www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_V2...

@bsky.app I love y’all so much so far. This community is refreshing and I love seeing so many of my “other platform” followers here. But, oh boy, I am dreaming of a #bookmarkfeature! So many great things I need to hold on to. My poor hubby is getting more DMs than he wants/needs to see 🤣

Love this #BeKind

Bluesky's CTO @pfrazee.com and COO @rose.bsky.team will be doing a live Q&A about Bluesky today at 5pm PT / 8pm ET! Come hangout: www.twitch.tv/blueskysocial

Poor sweet Paw-lloween has been at the shelter so long he still has his awful Halloween pun name. 😭 But just look at the extraordinary quality of his biscuits!! Available in Burlington, VT. www.hsccvt.org/Cats#sl_embe...

Looking for people to follow? Here’s a directory of 4,500 starter packs which you can search by keyword! blueskydirectory.com/starter-pack...

Being on a new social media platform is like getting back into dating again 🤣 starting all over is a little nerve wracking! But let’s try this… I’m here for all things education and positivity. I’m always working to be a better human, both personally and professionally ❤️