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Should you vibe code an app, make a slideshow, or use a Google Form? If you build an app, where should it live? What about privacy, data, and updating it later?
These are the kinds of decisions behind the Halloween activities in Issue 69.
learninginhand.com/issue69
This week's Day of AI Trivia has a Halloween theme.
Play by reading the questions aloud, having your class discuss and answer them as a group for points, and reviewing the provided explanations together to deepen their understanding.
dayofai.org/games/trivia/hal…
Turn transitions into magic. The Cozy Cauldron from Mandi Bush is a Halloween class timer that builds suspense as the potion bubbles over, then reveals a surprise at zero.
teacherhive.app/info/cozycau…
Chromebooks can scan QR codes, too!
Bee There is a browser-based QR code scanner made for classrooms. It keeps a history of scans, so if a student misses a QR code, a classmate can pull it back up on their screen for them to scan.
teacherhive.app/info/there
Right now Canva has some special Magic Shortcuts. While in Present view, pressing...
🕷️ S drops a spider from the top of the screen.
👻 G summons a ghost to float across the screen.
What’s lurking inside Learning in Hand Issue 69? 👻
learninginhand.com/issue69
🎃 Loads of digital Halloween activities
🏚️ Debugging a haunted house
🕷️ “One Boo Doesn’t Belong”
📋 Student-friendly surveys
🎨 Halloween Shapegrams
🕺 Spooky movement break
ALT Thumbnail screenshots from Issue 69 of the Halloween issue of Learning in Hand Newsletter
More Halloween-themed apps have landed on Teacher Hive!
teacherhive.app/buzz/new-app…
Give students a passage and a prompt, and they get a split-screen workspace where they can read, highlight, take notes, and write without losing sight of the source.
No pasting. No spell check. No ads. No logging in.
pal.apphive.us
A spider, a bat, a cat, and an owl walk into a slide. Which one doesn’t belong? 🕷️
Peggy Reimers’ Halloween “One Boo Doesn’t Belong” activity gets students explaining their reasoning. There’s no single right answer!
More Halloween ideas: learninginhand.com/issue69
ALT Screenshots of One Boo Doesn't Belong title slide and another slide with a spider, cat, owl, and bat.
I made an ad-free study app that works well on Chromebooks. 😊
teacherhive.app/buzz/buzzler
Learning in Hand Issue 69 is here! 🎃
Get into the Halloween spirit:
learninginhand.com/issue69
👻 Halloween apps
🧩 Debug a haunted house
🗣️ “Which One Doesn’t Belong?”
📊 Better student surveys
🕸️ Seasonal Shapegrams
🕺 Classroom movement breaks
ALT Get into the Halloween spirit: learninginhand.com/issue69
26 teacher-made apps with Halloween themes!
teacherhive.app/collection/h…
ALT Screenshot of Teacher Hive's Halloween collection
New apps just landed on Teacher Hive! 🎃🐝
📐 Spooky Coordinates
👻 Spooky Shapes and Colors
🕵️ The Conundrum Cabinet
💻 Haunted Bytes!
⌨️ Goolish Typing
🧪 Emoji Cauldron
Take a peek at what teachers are creating! 👀
teacherhive.app/buzz/new-app…
Tony Vincent retweeted
Kids love recreating these pictures. Almost as much as vampires love SPF 50. 🧛♂️ #EdTech #TeachersOfX
Sink your teeth into the Shapegrams October Update.
updates.shapegrams.com/p/oct…
Tony Vincent retweeted
Ever heard of an AI “slop grenade”? 💣
It’s just one of the fun things you'll learn about in Issue 68.
👉 learninginhand.com/issue68
🤖 60 AI literacy activities
😵 Gemini Gems news
🔠 Wiggly letters
👻 Ghost Writer
🎃 Spooky Teacher Hive apps
💻 Vibing with students
ALT Graphic showing thumbnails of the contents of Issue 68 of the Learning in Hand Newsletter
David Curran introduces this month’s Figma Monthly Design Challenge!
Show students the quick intro video, then let them dive into UX/UI and graphic design by telling a story through pictures. The mission? Design a working photo gallery in Figma Design!
figma.com/education/challeng…
It feels good to have my work recognized. 😊
championsoflearning.com/2026…
Want to get your whole class into a Teacher Hive app quickly? Every app page has a button that puts the QR code, music, timer, and your directions all on one screen.
teacherhive.app/buzz/link-an…
Ever heard of an AI “slop grenade”? 💣
It’s just one of the fun things you'll learn about in Issue 68.
👉 learninginhand.com/issue68
🤖 60 AI literacy activities
😵 Gemini Gems news
🔠 Wiggly letters
👻 Ghost Writer
🎃 Spooky Teacher Hive apps
💻 Vibing with students
ALT Graphic showing thumbnails of the contents of Issue 68 of the Learning in Hand Newsletter
Six new classroom apps? That’s a treat!
🧟 Brains & Articles
🧪 The Cozy Cauldron
🍬 Trick Or Read
🏚️ Haunted High-Rise
🔬 Spooky Science Lab
👻 Ghost Town Detective
teacherhive.app/buzz/new-app…
