EDT111 Amy Storer, Jamboard Alternatives, FigJam, Padlet Sandbox

Amy Storer joins me to explore creative tools to replace Google
Jamboard, including FigJam from Figma and Padlet Sandbox, as well
as the more robust Figma for Edu. We also dive into digital
calming rooms and I share about Canva’s Magic Media for
generating custom visuals and Padlet’s new auto-captioning
feature for videos and audio that enhances accessibility for all
learners.


#EduDuctTape Episode 111



Today's Sponsor - VIZOR - vizor.cloud/jake


SoapBox Moment - “Walking Toddlers, Driving Teenagers,
and AI Integrating Teachers”

Gayle Smerdon, PhD’s LinkedIn Post -
linkedin.com/pulse/effortful-effortless-stages-how-we-learn-gayle-smerdon-phd

Jen Sincero - You Are a Badass - a.co/d/01e4NLb

Link to the SoapBox Moment on YouTube -






Today’s Guest: Amy Storer - Amy, a Lead
Learning Guide at friEdTech, is a Google & Microsoft
Certified Educator and Trainer whom is known for her
exceptional teaching skills, meaningful use of tech in
education & her love of connected classrooms. She inspires
& pushes others to explore avenues outside traditional
teaching methods, making learning engaging & “sticky”.


Contact Info:  @techamys (X, IG, TikTok),
amys@fried.tech, friedtechnology.com


2 Truths & 1 Lie


Educational Duct Tape Question: What tool or strategy
would you use to replace Google Jamboard? 

never-ending canvas whiteboard, build sections like
frames, mimics one-stop shop

Timers, youtube videos, google docs, dice, spinners,
connect four, images, links, audio

Widgets (we) - Polaroid, Voice Memo

and plugins (me)

Digital calming room

Templates

Free for teachers or students, contact figjam team,
accounts are required, though there’s a 24-hour version that
doesn’t require login, Microsoft or google SSO



FigJam (from Figma) - figma.com/figjam

Students have access to Figma for Edu -
figma.com/education

Padlet Sandbox - padlet.com/site/sandbox




Amy’s sister Dyann Wilson:

dwilson@willisisd.org, @techcarewilson

Wakelet Calming Rooms (click Calming Room on the left) -
wakelet.com/@techCAREWilson#5fvPPNPm8C2vdggEXvoMPJ7510cbf0

Google Side Digital Calming Room -
sites.google.com/willisisd.org/bms-calming-corner

FigJam Digital Calming room -
figma.com/board/sGdIqFJObOhRs3EnNk6lUa/duplicate




Edu News I’ve Got My Peepers On:

Canva Magic Media - canva.com/ai-image-generator

Padlet Captioned Videos -
padlet.blog/auto-captions-for-video-uploads