“The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.” My Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. page cybraryman.com/mlk.html

Happy and Healthy New Year! Wishing you a year full of growth, joy, peace and cherished memories. Have an awesome year of connecting, learning and sharing. #EduSky #TLAP #edtechchat #edchat

Technology when used correctly can enable even the quietest student to be heard on a global level. I have witnessed the joy of introverted students who blog get praise from educators all over the world.

TODAY'S THE DAY, #NCTE25! Give tweens + teens the space to read, reflect, and act with BIG ISSUE NONFICTION 9:30, Room 601 🤔 Relevance to students 🤔 How do we invite Ss to a seat at the table? 🤔 Build student voice + agency 🤔 Small-group practice #NCTE2025 @jlstremer.bsky.social @ncte.org

Today, November 13th is World Kindness Day. What the world needs now is definitely more kindness and empathy. Please be kind to yourself, to each other and the world. Kindness Matters www.cybraryman.com/charactereth...

Honoring the men and women who served our country. Happy Veteran's Day. www.cybraryman.com/veteransday....

What an awesome tale on Your Story Matters about @burgessdave.bsky.social thanks @drrenaebryant.bsky.social for this awesome story. #TLAP #EduSky

I have been successfully using ChatGPT to critique my palm tree bark artwork and photographs. It does a very good job giving helpful suggestions to improve your designs. #edtechchat #TLAP #pd4uandme #EduSky

1A Book awards are a reliable &relevant way to build your collection as they have been rigorously evaluated by experts. Look for the genres &interests of your student body. Displaying award-winning books & book talks about them will make them more appealing to your students & staff. #TLSkyChat

Thanks @angelamaier for leading the #YouMatter movement that is essential in order to best facilitate the learning & development of students. It is wonderful what they are doing in Appalacia #YOUMATTERAPPALACIA #YOUMATTERMC My old #YouMatter page cybraryman.com/youmatter.html #EduSky #YouMatter

We need to get our students reading more. Reading pages cybraryman.com/readingpages... Try some read alouds to get them motivated. Work with your school librarian if you have one. Help them find books to feed their passions and interests. #pd4uandme #TLSkyChat #TLAP #EduSky

A nice way to engage students is by using learning games. Game Pages cybraryman.com/gamepages.html #TLSkyChat #sunchat #EduSky

My students enjoyed World Almanac lessons particularly using the perpectual calendar to find the day of the week they were born on. You can now do almanac scavenger hunts to find interesting information using Infoplease #TLSkyChat

Remembering all those who were affected by September 11th. An act of kindness at this time is so important. #EduSky #edchat

@ryan7read.bsky.social Great idea to use Monopoly. We really need to teach students about finances. My Financial Education pages www.cybraryman.com/financialedp... #tlap #edchat #EduSky

First Days of School pages www.cybraryman.com/firstday.html #EduSky #TLAP #bfc530 #edchat #BuildHOPEedu

My students and track team knew "If you think you are beaten..." My Motivational Sayings page cybraryman.com/motivational... #tlap #leadlap #EduSky #success #SuccessSecrets #edchat

Beginning of School pages www.cybraryman.com/beginningofs... it is never too early to start planning for the upcoming school year. Always a good idea to be prepared. #EduSky #TLAP #BuildHOPEedu #bfc530 #edchat

Create an environment in your classroom and school where children & staff are allowed to be risk takers & innovators. Make sure that they understand it is okay to not do well but to learn from their mistakes. cybraryman.com/learningfrom... #BuildHOPEedu

Enjoy the 4th Weekend. My palm tree bark - broken roof tile art. #edtechchat #edchat #TLAP #TLSkyChat #EduSky

This Week’s Free & Useful Artificial Intelligence Tools For The Classroom larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2025/07/01/t...

We need to put a lot more resources at early childhood & K-3 grades. Even if we need to do one on one. No child should leave grade 3 without being able to read & do basic math well. I had students in the 8th grade who could not read well or do basic math. What do you think? #EduSky #edchat

A4 I would want my AI assistant to fact check and make sure the information is accurate. But how would I know since AI has given my wrong month, day and year of my birth as well as stated I died in 2016 and 2021. #TLAP

A2 I would like to learn more about AI (Artificial Intelligence) and its applications for education. However, AI has said i died in 2016 and later in 2021. AI page cybraryman.com/ai.html #TLSkyChat

Take advantage of the techspertise of your students. I created my own library catalogue (since our school district would not give us the funding) using a database and spreadsheet. I taught my Middle School library squad how to add to it. Students are eager to help #TLSkyChat

@msfrenchteach.bsky.social Try #TLSkyChat for AI chats. Join us on Discord while #edtechchat is on Mondays at 8pm EST

Many ways to be creative in the library. I had students design book covers, bookmarks & library decorations for each month’s theme. Creation centers for makerspace in the library. www.cybraryman.com/makerspaces.... Creativity cybraryman.com/creativity.h... @shannonmmiller is awesome #TLSkyChat

Please remember all those who served our country and sacrificed their lives. Especially remembering my Uncle Jack who died as a result of fighting in the Pacific in World War II. Memorial Day page https://cybraryman.cocm/memorialday.html #EduSky #sschat #engsschat #TLAP #edtechchat #MemorialDay

My concern with AI and the internet is finding if the information is accurate. When I searched my information they had my wrong birthday (wrong month, day and year) and in two instances they had my passing away in 2016 and then in 2021. How do we get students to verify what they find? #EduSkyAI

A2 My EOY reports were a combination of word processor for all the library activities and spreadsheet for the statitstics of everything I did. #TLSkyChat

A1 I think what you could bring back to discuss in class would be the flooding that has affected Venice, Italy and connect it to flooding here in the states. Flood page cybraryman.com/flood.html #TLAP

A3 I prepared a podcast listening sheet with questions for students to answer while listening. I wanted them to capture the important things on the podcast. Podcasts www.cybraryman.com/podcast.html #TLSkyChat

Celebrating all mothers present and past whose impacts are immeasurable and who are so appreciated. Mother’s Day cybraryman.com/mothersday.h... #EduSky #pd4uandme #edchat #TLAP #edtechchat

20 End of School Celebrations and Traditions – Tip Junkie tipjunkie.com/end-of-school/ Have your students write letters to the next year’s students about what to expect. End of School pages cybraryman.com/endofschoolp... #pd4uandme #EduSky #TLAP

Find all of my tech tips and tricks in one spot on my blog: https://www.brittanywashburn.com/2019/04/tech-tips-and-tricks-for-teachers.html #teachers #techtips #edtech #techintegration #edtechchat

We need to celebrate the hard work & dedication of teachers. #TeacherAppreciationWeek The Edvocate’s List of 19 Ways to Say, ‘Thank You’ to Teachers www.theedadvocate.org/edvocates-li... #pd4uandme #edchat #TLAP #YouMatter

@realmstrdill.bsky.social Hope your room today has a special Happy Birthday banner hanging up. Happy Birthday cybraryman.com/happybirthda... You are a true gift to the educational world. Enjoy your day #bfc530

A1 You have to be proactive to protect & your position. Keep statistics on everything that you do and let everyone see them. I did monthly library newsletters for the staff/students/parents to keep them informed of new books & events. ALA Advocacy links. www.ala.org/united/advoc... #TLSkyChat

Learning takes place everywhere and at any times We should model constant learning inside and outside the classroom. My students enjoyed Field Trips www.cybraryman.com/fieldtrips.h... #TLAP #edchat #EduSky

You have to first make sure they know you care about them. Find out the best way that they learn. Show them how to problem solve, start with the basics and build from there. I used mnemonic devices with my children & students cybraryman.com/memory.html #TLAP

A3 You have to first build community in the classroom achers to keep this going. Model not being afraid to try new things. Listen carefully and attentively. Encourage their questioning and finding the answers to what they seek. Curiosity page cybraryman.com/curiosity.html #engsschat

A1 I used "What if " questions successfully. So happy that #engsschat is still going on as I started it.

We need to find the best way each student learns as some are visual, auditory, verbal, logical, etc. learners. We can employ a combination of old and new learning strategies. Learning Pages cybraryman.com/learningpage... #sunchat #TLSkyChat

Today we celebrate Independent Bookstore Day, which is held annually on the last Saturday in April. Locally owned bookstores (Indie) are places where you can find literary treasures. We need to encourage students to read more. Reading pages cybraryman.com/readingpages... #pd4uandme #TLSkyChat

Your library should be the home of a poem. Collect the poems students wrote and publish it. Poetry page www.cybraryman.com/poetry.html #TLSkyChat #EduSky

It's Earth Day. What have you done to protect our resources? Earth Day should be celebrated every day. #EduSky #TLAP #edchat #sschat

Change is something that I have struggled with administrators about throughout teaching career. When I developed something innovative & felt it would help students and others administrators always turned it down with the saying, "We don't do that here!" cybraryman.com/change.html #TLAP

A! I see this as going as high as you can by taking chances and avoiding the usual. #TLAP

Yes, it is difficult at the end of the school year to keep students motivated. Have them write letters to the other students in the school to give them tips to go through the process of picking a college or career goal. Try PBL projects cybraryman.com/projectbased... #bfc530 #edchat #TLAP #EduSky

Lessons learned from @emilyfranESL If You Only Knew: Letters From an Immigrant Teacher: We need to be courageous, open to change, accepting of others, empathetic, kind.. Happy Easter - Happy Passover #pd4uandme