Created by Google, these prompts (which allow for customization) will open up inside of Gemini. #KYDLC #AI #artificialintelligence #EduSky edu.google.com/intl/ALL_us/...

The holidays started a little early for me as I unwrapped a very special present. #kyedrpg #gamebasedlearning #EduSky #TTRPGsky #AllinKY #UnitedWeLearnKY #kygoplay #dnd #TTRPGcommunity #LevelUpEdu

Black Friday came early!  We're launching our biggest sale of the year with a special early access period.  Through Cyber Monday, December 1, get 35% off our entire catalog with code HOLIDAY25!  Take advantage now because after December 1, the discount drops to 20%.  Happy holidays!

We love #DnD and we’ve played tons on The RPG Engine ... and teachers, this one’s for you. TTRPGs get kids active, engaged, and fired up about learning! Check out the new book from @watsonedtech.bsky.social. bookshop.org/p/books/tabl...

Here at Bullitt Central High School for the first Design Studio session of the school year! #MovingForward with creating authentic learning experiences that connect to the Bullitt County Grad Profile. #AllinKY #UnitedWeLearnKY #KYILN #EduSky

FREE PD! Otus & OVEC are teaming up for a regional one day workshop in Kentucky! Collaborate and learn, with a complimentary breakfast & lunch, and a chance for swag & prizes. Registration: www.eventbrite.com/e/otus-voice... #AllinKY #KYDLC #blendedlearning #artificialintelligence #ai #EduSky

Curious what I've been up to at OVEC in the past month, and what I'll be up to in the near future? Check out the Nov. 2025 issue of "Bits and Bytes"! The clickable version is here: www.canva.com/design/DAG4r... #AllinKY #UnitedWeLearnKY #AI #blendedlearning #gamebasedlearning #EduSky

Today my OVEC ECS colleagues and I led learning about goal writing, SDI, and how #AI can be a collaborative partner (with a healthy dollop of discernment!). Thank you to our attendees! #AllinKY #UnitedWeLearnKY #KYDLC #KYILN #EduSky #artificialintelligence

Spent the day in Henry County, sharing #AI tools with the principal cadre of OVEC Leadership Success, as well as learning from Dr. Masters, Laura Adams, and teachers and students of Henry County Middle School using #artificialintelligence in their instruction! #KYDLC #AllinKY #EduSky

A visit to Bullitt County's Bullitt Central High School, where the students of Mrs. Gilley's AP Euro class customized their own #AI "Enlightenment Advisor" chatbot and evaluated its output! #MovingForward #ArtificialIntelligence #KYDLC #KYILN #UnitedWeLearnKY #AllinKY #EduSky

Next week on November 13, we have a FREE OVEC PD on ECS best practices: SDI, Goal Writing, and how #AI can be a collaborative tool for both. Come join us! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #KYDLC #AllinKY #UnitedWeLearnKY #KYILN #blendedlearning #artificialintelligence #EduSky

I rode the PLC train full of awesome educators at Bullitt County's Lebanon Junction Elementary today! Listened, learned, and offered ideas on #AI, blended learning, and authentic, vibrant learning experiences. #MovingForward #AllinKY #KYDLC #KYILN #UnitedWeLearnKY #EduSky

My heart is heavy with the loss of life and injury in my home city. My thoughts and prayers go out to the families and friends of those affected, as well as those still sheltering in place.

Working to develop self-reliant learners? Try these strategies (complete with free, downloadable resources) to support self-regulation, executive function, and student agency. ⭐ #ExecutiveFunction #SEL #EduSky

Today at our OVEC Digital Learners Network meeting, we discussed KDE guiding questions, worked on Problems of Practice, and Keith Barnes bravely volunteered to demo TransfrVR (our special guest) in front of our group! #KYDLC #VirtualReality #AllinKY #UnitedWeLearnKY

OVEC is hosting a regional @kasl.us meeting, and we are celebrating booooooooks. Good to talk to longtime friends like @tljamesa.com, hear the hard work of #librarians, and see fun costumes like 5th Region president Rachel Burgin's "Book Fairy"! #KyLchat #AllinKY #library #EduSky #readwhatyouwant

On Monday, I gave a guest lecture on #AI to the undergrad students of Dr. Rains at U of L College of Education & Human Development. The students were phenomenal! Thanks to Dr. Rains for the kind words in the CEHD newsletter. mail.uofl.me/t/r-e-tktlmt... #artificialintelligence #gocards #EduSky

Special thanks to Sohan and Xander from @flintk12.bsky.social sharing about their #AI platform at our OVEC board meeting! #ArtificialIntelligence #blendedlearning #KYDLC #EduSky

Is our definition of "expertise" too narrow? Is #AI another kind of "expert" to consider? Read my latest #edtechelixirs for my thoughts on the topic, and details about "Changemakers." #projectbasedlearning #artificialintelligence #UnitedWeLearnKY #EduSky watsonedtech.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-...

I'm excited to share that I'm presenting at 2 sessions at IDEAcon 2026, in Schaumburg, Illinois! Both involve #artificialintelligence. For registration to the @ideaillinois.bsky.social conference, use this link: web.cvent.com/event/7eae65... #blendedlearning #KYDLC #AllinKY #UnitedWeLearnKY #KYILN

Love hearing about Nathan Tackett's Bullitt East High School Game Development Pathway classes in this RQ Magazine article! (page 42-43) #KYDLC #EduSky #LevelUpEDU www.flipsnack.com/779CC87A9F7/...

Join me and my OVEC ECS colleagues on November 13 as we discuss how #artificialintelligence can empower you to build on best practices for goal writing and specially designed instruction. Registration link here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #KYDLC #AI #UnitedWeLearnKY #AllinKY #EduSky

The language arts teacher part of me absolutely loved reading about this librarian creating a ttrpg/novel study combo. Equally cool to hear it's happening in the county next door! #TTRPGsky

In #edtechelixirs, I share the tale of librarian Laura Mann from Bernheim Middle School (Bullitt County, KY). She designed a tabletop role-playing game to use instructionally as her sixth grade students read "The Bletchley Riddle"! #EduSky #TTRPGsky #kyedrpg watsonedtech.blogspot.com/2025/10/kyed...

Very cool piece from @watsonedtech.bsky.social Edtech Elixirs on one of our own school library leaders, Laura Mann! watsonedtech.blogspot.com/2025/10/kyed... #KyLChat #SchoolLibraries @kyedrpg.bsky.social #KentuckyLibraries

Here today in JCPS talking to the PLCs of Carrithers Middle School about blended learning and #AI. Love the floral headband on the cobra in the library for #HispanicHeritageMonth! #KYDLC #AllinKY #UnitedWeLearnKY #ArtificialIntelligence #EduSky

Congratulations to Spencer County's Michelle Gross for her well-deserved award! Your OVEC friends are proud of you! #AllinKY #UnitedWeLearnKY #EduSky www.kentuckyteacher.org/news/2025/10...

Thankful to Francesco Crocco for some early praise, posted at @mcfarland.bsky.social! Final proofread and index DONE & turned in. Still on track to publish by end of the year! For more details and preorder links, visit: sites.google.com/view/kyedrpg... #kyedrpg #gamebasedlearning #ttrpgs #kygoplay

Started today with inventive student exhibitions at Carroll County High School. Thanks to Kevin States for the invite! #EduSky #AllinKY #UnitedWeLearnKY

Our first OVEC Social Studies network meeting! Amy James and I were grateful for the participation and turnout. Special thanks to Megan Schanie from the Frazier History Museum for sharing resources and stories. #EduSky

I was curious about the Nano Banana image features of the Gemini app (which seems to work okay with Flash 2.5 with an educational domain account),so I tried something with my senior picture. Go J-Town Chargers, class of 1992! @mrpiercey.com would be proud. #AI #artificialintelligence #nanobanana

Our OVEC #aiforkyed PD series made the Spectrum News! Special thanks to Dr. Masters for coordinating with Spectrum for their visit. (1/2) #artificialintelligence #ai #AllinKY #UnitedWeLearnKY #KYDLC #EduSky spectrumnews1.com/ky/louisvill...

Good to see Kentucky's work in Portraits of a Learner / Profiles of a Graduate discussed in this Otus blog entry. Several of our OVEC region districts use Otus -- one of them, Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS), is highlighted! otus.com/resources/bl... #UnitedWeLearnKY #AllinKY #KYILN #EduSky

A lot of #MovingForward in Bullitt County the past few days! Yesterday, helped Mrs. Bewley-Gilley at BCHS make an #AI bot for students. This morning, more instructional #ttrpg support at Bernheim Middle. This afternoon, at the ribbon cutting for Zoneton's new Paxton Patterson lab! #EduSky

Just got my copy of "Urgent Care for Educators," where I wrote a guest chapter! Happy to share the story of #kyedrpg, but more importantly,celebrate several OVEC educators such as @collinsclasssc.bsky.social & @breweredu.bsky.social. #ttrpgs #gamebasedlearning #dnd #EduSky #TTRPGsky #LevelUpEDU

Today, I was blessed to work with school psychologists across several districts talking #artificialintelligence at their first OVEC network meeting of the school year! #AllinKY #UnitedWeLearnKY

The September 2025 "Bits and Bytes" is out! A clickable version, along with past issues, is available here: sites.google.com/ovec.org/dig... How can I help YOU? Please reach out! #artificialintelligence #blendedlearning #gamebasedlearning #ai #KYDLC #AllinKY #UnitedWeLearnKY #aiforkyed #EduSky

Our second series of breakout sessions for today's #aiforkyed! Becky Wright (Henry County), Keith Barnes (Bullitt County), and Jen Roederer and Amy James from OVEC sharing their #AI learning and expertise! #ArtificialIntelligence #KYDLC #AllinKY #UnitedWeLearnKY

Our first breakout sessions are under way! Dr. John Nash, Laura Adams (Henry County), and Danita Cobble (Bullitt County) leading discussion and exploration. #aiforkyed #AI #artificialintelligence #KYDLC #AllinKY #UnitedWeLearnKY

The second session of our FREE OVEC #aiforkyed series kicks off with a keynote from Dr. John Nash! #AI #artificialintelligence #KYDLC #UnitedWeLearnKY #AllinKY

Started the morning at the beautiful Bullitt County Bernheim Middle School at their Design Studio, helping staff members create #ttrpgs for their classrooms! Returning next week to see one in action. #kyedrpg #gamebasedlearning #ttrpgcommunity #MovingForward @jesse-bacon.bsky.social

CHANGE OF VENUE ANNOUNCEMENT! Our second OVEC "AI for Kentucky Educators" professional learning day on September 17 (with John Nash as the morning keynote!) will now be at the Blair Center on the Southside Elementary campus. Can't wait to see you Wednesday! #aiforkyed #KYDLC #AI #EduSky

The FREE PD for educators "Dungeons & Desks" is coming to Hazard, KY on November 3! For more details, check out the #kyedrpg Events page. Registration link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #gamebasedlearning #kygoplay #EduSky #TTRPGsky #ttrpgs #dnd #dungeonsanddragons #UnitedWeLearnKY #LevelUpEDU

Look what came in the mail today! A just published @corwinpress.bsky.social book co-written by our OVEC friend, Bullitt County Public Schools CAO Dr. Brandy Howard! #MovingForward #AllinKY #KYDLC #KYILN #UnitedWeLearnKY #STEM #EduSky @jesse-bacon.bsky.social

Spent the morning at Kammerer Middle School, ideating an upcoming #AI student project with a teacher, and planning a future staff PD with the Pathway Coach! #ArtificialIntelligence #blendedlearning #KYDLC #AllinKY #UnitedWeLearnKY

For those of you close to Louisville, I'd love to see you at Gravely Brewing on September 25 at 7:00 pm! youtu.be/e3jvY6o_xOw?... #kyedrpg #nerdnitelouisville #gamebasedlearning #AllinKY #kygoplay #UnitedWeLearnKY #KyLchat #ttrpgs #dnd #dungeonsanddragons #ttrpgcommunity #EduSky #TTRPGsky

#ArtificialIntelligence can be a powerful collaborative tool when providing SDI & ECE goals -- if used ethically and with discernment. OVEC members can join us FREE on November 13 as we guide participants through best practices! forms.gle/G4XjgfqGgUp2... #AI #KYDLC #AllinKY #EduSky #edtech

Enjoyed my time today working with Bullitt district psychologists! We talked about Google Forms tips and tricks, and next steps with #artificialintelligence. #EduSky #ai #blendedlearning #KYDLC #AllinKY @jesse-bacon.bsky.social

The Fall 2025 newsletter for #kyedrpg is out! You can see an embedded Canva version, along with archived links to prior issues, here: sites.google.com/view/kyedrpg... #gamebasedlearning #ttrpg #ttrpgcommunity #EduSky #TTRPGsky #dnd #dungeonsanddragons #LevelUpEDU #AllinKY #KYILN #KyLchat #kygoplay

Our FREE PD series "Dungeons & Desks" returns to London, KY on October 20! Read the testimonials of previous participants. Come play and learn with us! Registration: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #kyedrpg #kygoplay #KYILN #AllinKY #UnitedWeLearnKY #gamebasedlearning #TTRPGsky #EduSky #LevelUpEDU