Becky Keene 🦋

I'm thrilled to announce my new book, AI Optimism, released today! This guide to redefining education with artificial intelligence introduces my new framework and is grounded in best practices. View on Amazon: amzn.to/3FOPxWf #AIOptimism #AI #AIEdu #EduSkyAI #EduSky

I had a great time presenting my new session “Beyond the Screen” at #TechFest North this week. With a packed room, we talked about how to prepare for conversations with parents and leaders about the power of using technology to transform learning with intention, not just monitor minutes. #AIOptimism

#EduSky check it out!

Sometimes you just have to smile about living in the Seattle area. At least we have options. #Coffee

Seattle. What are we doing with these prices. Honestly.

Did you know that I offer free virtual book talks for groups who purchase my book? It's a ton of fun to connect with educators all over the country who are studying #AIOptimism together! Learn more about bulk orders and the study guide at bit.ly/AIOptimism.

As a LinkedIn Learning instructor, I’ve reached over 60,000 learners! So of course I had to snap a selfie with the LinkedIn career center while on campus at High Point University yesterday. 👏 Access links to my courses from my website: beckykeene.com/courses.

You already know what your students need. Building it is the slow part. Next Thursday, see how the new Teach module in Microsoft 365 Copilot helps you differentiate faster. 🗓️ Oct. 8 | 4:30 PM ET | Free phygitallabs.com/events #EduSky #MicrosoftEdu #PhygitalLearning

You might be excited about using Skills (versus Agents or Gems), and you might not. But ready or not, here they come. Let's start brainstorming the Skills we want available in education. Primary source fact checker? Socratic dialogue character? Share your ideas in comments! Image: Microsoft Create

It’s great to be back on the road today after four straight weeks at home! I have one trip per week in October, including new client visits, new project launches, and one conference. October is in full swing. #AIOptimism #PhygitalLearning

New post up today on my blog and Substack: The Skill Shift. Discover why the shift from custom GPTs to portable, stackable Skills is reshaping how educators design learning, and what it means for classrooms everywhere. #EduSky beckykeene.substack.com/p/the-skill-...

I use @padlet for my Play AI Challenges and got connected with the team at #ISTE2026, so it was an honor to get invited to join the Padlet Guild. Today I got a fun surprise in the mail! Thanks Zareen Poonen Levien, M.Ed. for taking care of our community.

Looking forward to sharing a new session at TechFest 2026 in just two weeks! I'm leading a breakout session called Beyond the Screen: Helping Parents Move from Fear to Framework. Join us if you're in the area! #EduSky microk12.com/techfest/north

What a year it’s been! Thankful for our team, partners, and community. Here’s to year two!

Time to resurface this oldie. I’m getting a little tired of people assuming it’s keyboard versus paper. #thinkinink news.microsoft.com/europe/featu...

Yesterday I posted my usual daily TikTalkWalk, but something unusual happened: in less than 24 hours, it's been viewed over 111,000 times. In it, I talk about Columbia University's decision to prohibit "electronic devices" in sections of its social sciences classes this fall. People have opinions.

Austin peeps - there's a Canva Education community event happening in your town! Canva events are the MOST fun and always have hands-on activities plus swag. Check it out! 💜 #CanvaEdu www.canva.com/events/canva...

Thanks for another awesome review! If you've read #AIOptimism, help others find this book by leaving a review on Amazon (or wherever you purchased it). Right now it's $0 on Kindle Unlimited too! #EduSky bit.ly/AIOptimismAm...

Just no. I do not like this direction.

Anyone else joining the Public AI Summit for Educators this week? Free and virtual, streaming now. publicaisummit.org

Y'all - I'M A REFERENCE. It was an absolute honor to have #AIOptimism named as a reference for the Gen AI Guidance for K-12 schools and school systems in Arizona, developed by the team working with Arizona Institute for Education and the Economy and Northern Arizona University. #EduSky

New blog post this week! I explore how signal blockers, from toys to AI, impact children's learning, comfort, and personal growth in a rapidly changing digital age. #AIEdu beckykeene.substack.com/p/signal-blo...

Big news from Anthropic today! Enterprise level management, free for the first school year. #AIEdu claude.com/blog/claude-...

People get all wrapped up in which AI model to use, and I admit that I have my clear favorites. But I use different tools for different things! Today I used Copilot Researcher to help make a purchasing decision, and Copilot used both OpenAI and Anthropic models to do its job.

I just found out there is a "Merge PDF files" button native to OneDrive and SharePoint Online, and I could not be happier about that! Just open your first PDF, choose Merge, then select the others. Your new PDF will be saved to the same destination automatically. Yay!

In just over a year, the message of #AIOptimism was spread across the country to thousands of educators! This is a list of speaking engagements where I've shared how to use AI in positively impactful ways. I am honored and excited to think what is next! #EduSky

Where is the line? What Marcel Duchamp, a TEDx event, and a stock photo company have taught me about AI and creativity in education. Read more on my blog or Substack: beckykeene.substack.com/p/where-is-t... #EduSky

I often use live captions when presenting in PowerPoint, but what about when I’m presenting from other tools like Canva? Windows + Ctrl + H or look for captions in your search bar to launch. Runs on top of any application! You just never know who needs that visual support in your audience. #a11y

It was a privilege to share my voice and learn from so many others at this year’s Serious Play conference held at Duke University. I’m proud that Phygital Labs can help support events like this. #SeriousPlay26

Twice every day, I walk this guy for about a mile. Almost every day, I record a one minute video in which I talk about something related to AI while I walk. I call it a TikTalkWalk. Follow here: 🔗 www.tiktok.com/@beckykeeneedu

This week I’ll be attending and presenting at the Serious Play Conference, and I’m really looking forward to this panel and interactive audience conversation around the intersection of AI with coding and game development. @phygitallabs.com

What a lovely day with Maryville City Schools! Almost 250 educators voluntarily arrived during the last days of their summer to hear the message of AI Optimism this morning. #AIOptimism #GBL #EduSky

I always think it’s funny when I am on the plane to a destination and get my check in notification for the trip home. I’ll be on the ground less than 24 hours in Knoxville but excited to share AI Optimism with Maryville County Schools tomorrow! Thanks to ChatGPT for the cute little cartoon.

I'm happy to share that many of my courses already available on LinkedIn Learning have CEUs available through various professional organizations! Check out the courses, then scroll down to "Professional Certifications and CEUs" to see what you can earn. View my courses here: bit.ly/BeckyLinkedI...

This step in Claude's thinking skills is honestly pretty great. #FactCheck

I saw a billboard and have been thinking about it ever since. What is "Authentic Intelligence?" I have opinions. Read more on my blog or Substack: open.substack.com/pub/beckykee...

When someone spots your book in the school library and send you the photo! Thank you @Sherborne_Girls school in the UK for being a part of the #AIOptimism community and to Gema for sending the photo. 📷

We're putting together a toolkit for teachers who want resources for a more techno-skeptical critical AI literacy. If any K12 educators are willing to share their thoughts on this topic, we'd love to hear from them. Thanks! criticalaitoolkit.org/survey/ #edusky

I'm in Orlando and ready to goooo! #ISTE2026 presentation schedule is here in one place. Come say hello to me and my awesome partners in #PhygitalLearning: #MicrosoftEdu #BriskTeaching #SchoolAI!

Final stop on my countdown to #ISTE2026 is here: I've been sharing each of my collaborations and the last one is not the least - it's @getschoolai! I am honored to be sharing how to multiply your impact as an educator with SchoolAI. Find me on Tues June 30 at 1:00. Can't wait! #AIOptimism

Yes. And go outside.

Third stop in the countdown to #ISTE2026. This week, I'm sharing each of my four collaborations. This one is Brisk Teaching! I can't wait to share my #AIOptimism toolkit in the Brisk Booth 2306 on Mon June 29 at 2:30. Come see what Brisk has to offer!

Let the countdown to #ISTE2026 continue! This week, I'm sharing each of my four collaborations. Second: obviously my company, @PhygitalLabs.com! Excited to be sharing about the intersection of games and AI in one of my most popular, interactive conference sessions! See you Mon June 29 at 4:00.

Let the countdown to #ISTE2026 begin! This week, I'm sharing each of my four collaborations. First up: Microsoft Education. I'm thrilled to be sharing about the benefits of the new Study & Learn app, Study Guide, and Copilot Notebooks alongside Anoo Padte! Join us Monday and Tuesday at 9:30.

This week I had the honor of leading STEM educators from around the country through #AIOptimism as they returned to their alma mater at South Dakota State University for the annual REMAST program conference. #EduSky

Today is the one-year anniversary of the release of #AIOptimism, so I thought I would ask AI to make me a recap graphic to recognize the reach in just the past year. I am consistently amazed by the positive impact that AI Optimism continues to have around the world. Thank you for your support! 🧡

Honestly I would attend this version of #Edtechkaraoke without hesitation at #ISTE2026.