#weirded Archive

Wednesday May 3, 2017
10:00 PM EDT
  • participatechat May 3 @ 10:00 PM EDT
    Participate in the upcoming #weirded by sharing resources and collaborating at https://t.co/F889x1NAec
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator May 3 @ 10:00 PM EDT
    Welcome to #WeirdEd, where we’re jumping on the spinner bandwagon this week!
  • shadow_uzumaki May 3 @ 10:00 PM EDT
    Hiya fellas #WeirdEd
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator May 3 @ 10:00 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd If you don’t know the worst thing about fidget spinners, read all about it https://t.co/X22hIVC0V2
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator May 3 @ 10:01 PM EDT
    If I'm distracted during #WeirdEd it's because I'm watching the GOP try to take health care from my students.
  • shadow_uzumaki May 3 @ 10:01 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Whoa, where's that? News?
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • ohsoearly May 3 @ 10:02 PM EDT
    But my big question remains #weirded
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator May 3 @ 10:02 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Right now, in Congress.
    In reply to @shadow_uzumaki
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator May 3 @ 10:02 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Before we get started, please introduce yourself and pretend complain about an innocuous thing.
  • MissShuganah May 3 @ 10:03 PM EDT
    Since Kid O and I both have pre-existing conditions, I am ready to say #breakouttheicefloes #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • BKd204Sci May 3 @ 10:03 PM EDT
    Earlier tweet https://t.co/THDTBsA4vD #weirded
    In reply to @msmusiced
  • shadow_uzumaki May 3 @ 10:03 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Thomas Mision, PreServiceElemEdu T. I complain about students pointing out the pink skin under my white patch of hair.
  • jen_hawkins4 May 3 @ 10:04 PM EDT
    Loved your #fidgetspinner article and shared it with coworkers all day! #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator May 3 @ 10:04 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd How cool of you! Thank you.
    In reply to @jen_hawkins4
  • senoritaRCwusd May 3 @ 10:04 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Deb from Sac and you know what really grinds my gears? When people mix their references like Starks and Gryffindors.
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • hannah_staine May 3 @ 10:04 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Hannah Staine. Pre service teacher and student at Texas A&M #EDCI365
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator May 3 @ 10:05 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd #EDCI365 Welcome to the party! I love it when the chat is homework. It makes me laugh
    In reply to @hannah_staine
  • morningpruitt May 3 @ 10:05 PM EDT
    #weirded Morning, KS, running out of thoughts at the end of a long day, that's annoying.
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • shadow_uzumaki May 3 @ 10:05 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd True story, Ss pointed it out,coworker chided them for "not being nice" or kind... Like. What? They were just matterofact abt it...
    • shadow_uzumaki May 3 @ 10:03 PM EDT
      #WeirdEd Thomas Mision, PreServiceElemEdu T. I complain about students pointing out the pink skin under my white patch of hair.
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator May 3 @ 10:05 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Which one did Professor X run?
    In reply to @senoritaRCwusd
  • MsLafferty May 3 @ 10:05 PM EDT
    Hi I'm anne and I would like to complain about snipes. #WeirdEd
  • MissShuganah May 3 @ 10:05 PM EDT
    Debbie along with Pablo. #weirded
  • nathan_stevens May 3 @ 10:06 PM EDT
    I am so tired of people being confuse that I am either Matt Damon, Chris Pratt or @TheWeirdTeacher #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • msmusiced May 3 @ 10:06 PM EDT
    Miki, K-5 music. I complain about how my Ss say Miss Cinnamon instead of Miss Simmons (it's so cute, I'll take it!) #WeirdEd
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator May 3 @ 10:06 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd I remember snipe hunting when I went camping.
    In reply to @MsLafferty
  • ohsoearly May 3 @ 10:06 PM EDT
    #weirded I need no introduction, but balloons are the worst, amirite?
  • senoritaRCwusd May 3 @ 10:06 PM EDT
    I think he was Miss Frizzle's principal. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • BKd204Sci May 3 @ 10:06 PM EDT
    Brian, sci nerd IL Why can't I wake up when I want to? Really irks me to be running behind every day! #weirded
  • SlpSummer May 3 @ 10:07 PM EDT
    Summer, SLP in middle school SPED in CA, where it is too sunny and nice #WeirdEd
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator May 3 @ 10:07 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd innocuous means not harmful or offensive
  • wallygeek May 3 @ 10:07 PM EDT
    #weirded I am Lydia, preservice teacher at Concordia University Wisconsin.
  • DrTimony May 3 @ 10:07 PM EDT
    Do you know how many times kids have to tie their shoes every day? #weirded. Multiple times. By my estimate, we waste hours/year tying shoes
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • morningpruitt May 3 @ 10:07 PM EDT
    #weirded, true, as people touch them and squeeze them and make that horrible sound.
    In reply to @ohsoearly
  • senoritaRCwusd May 3 @ 10:07 PM EDT
    I convinced a whole troop of 9 yr olds that my guitar tuner was a snipe detector. One swears she saw it. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @MsLafferty
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator May 3 @ 10:07 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Before we can talk about the present we should talk about the past, which brings us to Q1...
  • jenfromri - Moderator May 3 @ 10:08 PM EDT
    Jenny, HS science in RI. I hate that I can't think of anything to complain about. #weirded
  • msmusiced May 3 @ 10:08 PM EDT
    I am one of the two redheads at one of my schools and the other is a S. I don't tell Ss they are rude for asking about my hair #WeirdEd
    In reply to @shadow_uzumaki
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator May 3 @ 10:08 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Q1 What was it when you were a kid? What was the OMG fad that adults probably hated?
  • senoritaRCwusd May 3 @ 10:08 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd and what about those people who don't know what innocuous means, amirite?
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • doodlinmunkyboy May 3 @ 10:08 PM EDT
    Jay. HS ELA Gimli, MB and I hate blankets no on a thing I hate... #WeirdEd
  • morningpruitt May 3 @ 10:08 PM EDT
    #weirded, 3 alarms are not enough in the morning. Just cause its my name doesn't mean I'm a morning person.
    In reply to @BKd204Sci
  • MissShuganah May 3 @ 10:08 PM EDT
    I have to tie my shoes almost every few steps. #weirded
    • DrTimony May 3 @ 10:07 PM EDT
      Do you know how many times kids have to tie their shoes every day? #weirded. Multiple times. By my estimate, we waste hours/year tying shoes
      In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator May 3 @ 10:08 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Ugh, shoelaces are the worst! And when they don't tie them and then fall down. A MENACE!
    In reply to @DrTimony
  • jen_hawkins4 May 3 @ 10:08 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Jen H, Raleigh NC and I would like to complain about hearing my students argue today if Michael Jackson was born in 2010 or 1999.
  • hannah_staine May 3 @ 10:09 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd When I was a student we played with the tiny skateboards on our desks called tech decks #EDCI365
  • larkscience May 3 @ 10:09 PM EDT
    I am planning a lesson and my cat is bothering me with her affections. #weirded
  • senoritaRCwusd May 3 @ 10:09 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd a1 I remember pogs. And Pokémon cards. It was madness.
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • DrTimony May 3 @ 10:09 PM EDT
    That's why I don't let kids out their hands in their pockets. They fall like penguins. #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • nathan_stevens May 3 @ 10:09 PM EDT
    Weird complaint: why can't the guy running this chat get one with the show #WeirdEd
  • shadow_uzumaki May 3 @ 10:09 PM EDT
    Ikr? Got cut off explaining why pink skin too. Makes sense considering my odd naturally occur white hair, so it's all good. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @msmusiced
  • ohsoearly May 3 @ 10:09 PM EDT
    Come on! Pick one! https://t.co/B3VStzdr8O #WeirdEd
    In reply to @jenfromri
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator May 3 @ 10:09 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd #EDCI365 Holy cow I forgot about those. I think I might have been teaching by the time they came out....
    In reply to @hannah_staine
  • TheMrsC_9 May 3 @ 10:09 PM EDT
    A1: Tamagotchis. They were banned at my school, but I had one anyway under the pretense that it was my watch. #weirded
  • nathan_stevens May 3 @ 10:09 PM EDT
    Gosh.... those people who can't come up with anything to complain about. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @jenfromri
  • BKd204Sci May 3 @ 10:10 PM EDT
    A1 Dating myself... #PetRocks I had one...and it died... #weirded
  • morningpruitt May 3 @ 10:10 PM EDT
    #weirded A1 Writing on my ripped jeans, having my hair in my face, reading in the dark or even a dim room
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator May 3 @ 10:10 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Rebel
    • TheMrsC_9 May 3 @ 10:09 PM EDT
      A1: Tamagotchis. They were banned at my school, but I had one anyway under the pretense that it was my watch. #weirded
  • doodlinmunkyboy May 3 @ 10:10 PM EDT
    Oh. I've declared a mathatorium cuz math anxiety is distracting Ss from doing English... in English #WeirdEd
  • shadow_uzumaki May 3 @ 10:10 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd A1 Pokemon Cards, gameboys?
  • msmusiced May 3 @ 10:10 PM EDT
    Kids need to know these things too, they're little and curious. I don't look anything like my Ss, so I answer Qs. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @shadow_uzumaki
  • MsLafferty May 3 @ 10:10 PM EDT
    A1. Twirling pencils. Teachers would complain we would twirl pencils around our fingers. #WeirdEd
  • nathan_stevens May 3 @ 10:11 PM EDT
    I can't stand 2 alarm fires. Either step up to 3 or be a 1. Get with the program fire #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • wallygeek May 3 @ 10:11 PM EDT
    Heeley's the shoes with built in roller skates! All my teachers hated those #Weirded
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator May 3 @ 10:11 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Pokemon cards were terrible! Kids stealing them. Fighting over them. Playing in class. Tsk tsk
    In reply to @shadow_uzumaki
  • larkscience May 3 @ 10:11 PM EDT
    Hardcore, right here. #weirded
    • TheMrsC_9 May 3 @ 10:09 PM EDT
      A1: Tamagotchis. They were banned at my school, but I had one anyway under the pretense that it was my watch. #weirded
  • TheMrsC_9 May 3 @ 10:11 PM EDT
    Btdubs, I'm Tessa. Teach HS English and my softball team just won the district championship tonight. 💪🏼👋🏼#WeirdEd
  • heytheremissb May 3 @ 10:11 PM EDT
    SILLY BANDS. We collected those things like no other. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • ohsoearly May 3 @ 10:11 PM EDT
    A1 Snap bracelets come to mind #weirded
  • DrTimony May 3 @ 10:11 PM EDT
    And can we talk about raising hands? Kids call out right answer and you have to pretend you didn't hear it?! #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator May 3 @ 10:11 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Wassthose?
    In reply to @heytheremissb
  • jen_hawkins4 May 3 @ 10:11 PM EDT
    A1 Pokemon cards and Gameboy Colors! I bet every low test score for those years was blamed on those games #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator May 3 @ 10:12 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd LOOK HOW DANGEROUS!
    In reply to @ohsoearly
  • SlpSummer May 3 @ 10:12 PM EDT
    A1 omg snap bracelets! And possibly friendship bracelets to a lesser extent. We made them in class. (I sold them for money!) #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @hannah_staine
  • larkscience May 3 @ 10:12 PM EDT
    I feel like state of on fireness is a binary situation. #weirded
    • nathan_stevens May 3 @ 10:11 PM EDT
      I can't stand 2 alarm fires. Either step up to 3 or be a 1. Get with the program fire #WeirdEd
      In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • jenfromri - Moderator May 3 @ 10:12 PM EDT
    A1: I definitely had a tamagotchi but I don't remember teachers being bothered. #weirded
  • msmusiced May 3 @ 10:12 PM EDT
    A1: I had a Tamagotchi that I had to have at home bc I didn't want kids to steal it. It annoyed me so it died. #WeirdEd
  • jenfromri - Moderator May 3 @ 10:12 PM EDT
    But the metal can get exposed and you can slice your hand right off!! #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @ohsoearly
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator May 3 @ 10:12 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Woah. I just now right this second realized I'm an Old bc I was for sure teaching when Heeleys hit.
    • wallygeek May 3 @ 10:11 PM EDT
      Heeley's the shoes with built in roller skates! All my teachers hated those #Weirded
  • heytheremissb May 3 @ 10:12 PM EDT
    those rubber bracelets that make shapes when you take them off--there were all sorts of collections #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • MissShuganah May 3 @ 10:12 PM EDT
    A1 Yo-yos. But there was also this toy that you'd put around one ankle and hop around it. Forgot about them 'til just now. #weirded
  • TheMrsC_9 May 3 @ 10:12 PM EDT
    Didn't want my little digital dinosaur to poop itself to death. It helped that I was a good student. #weirded
    In reply to @larkscience
  • nathan_stevens May 3 @ 10:12 PM EDT
    I agree. Anything over 1 is a fire. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @larkscience
  • MsLafferty May 3 @ 10:12 PM EDT
    POGs were probably a problem, too. #WeirdEd
  • ohsoearly May 3 @ 10:12 PM EDT
    Typing too loud, amirite? #weirded
  • doodlinmunkyboy May 3 @ 10:13 PM EDT
    Oh. Now I hate autocarrot. Blanking on! #WeirdEd
  • shadow_uzumaki May 3 @ 10:13 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd They've made a bit of resurgence. I always tell 'em to put them away, esp those kids w/ the binders.
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • nathan_stevens May 3 @ 10:13 PM EDT
    A1 Doug Robertson playing cards #WeirdEd
  • msmusiced May 3 @ 10:13 PM EDT
    My Pokémon cards got stolen and that lead to them being banned. My school had 170 kids. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @shadow_uzumaki
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator May 3 @ 10:13 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd I didn't play POGS, mostly because I suuuuuuuucked at POGS. And also bc my mom would never buy them for me anyway.
    In reply to @MsLafferty
  • shadow_uzumaki May 3 @ 10:13 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Yep, it wasnt evn like,super blunt. It was innocuous. Like "U got pink skin there." "I know, lemme tell u bc-" "Are u being nice?"
    In reply to @msmusiced
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator May 3 @ 10:13 PM EDT
    Only in #WeirdEd folks.
    • TheMrsC_9 May 3 @ 10:12 PM EDT
      Didn't want my little digital dinosaur to poop itself to death. It helped that I was a good student. #weirded
      In reply to @larkscience
  • bmowinkel May 3 @ 10:13 PM EDT
    A1: Tamagotchi...#weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • ohsoearly May 3 @ 10:13 PM EDT
    I'm pretty sure they were banned at one point at my school #WeirdEd
    In reply to @jenfromri, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • BKd204Sci May 3 @ 10:14 PM EDT
    I think most of our peers don't remember typewriters #ComputerAge I used a Brother typewriter 2 yrs in college #old #WeirdEd
    In reply to @ohsoearly
  • msmusiced May 3 @ 10:14 PM EDT
    We caught kids stealing them in 2017 and the dejá vu was bad. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @shadow_uzumaki
  • DrTimony May 3 @ 10:14 PM EDT
    People who walk into a restaurant and talk about how hungry they are. No duh. #weirded
    In reply to @nathan_stevens, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • MsLafferty May 3 @ 10:14 PM EDT
    I for sure had friends who played them, but I never "got" them. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • heytheremissb May 3 @ 10:14 PM EDT
    Oh also I'm Stephanie Bongard, a preservice teacher with @wallygeek #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @wallygeek
  • jen_hawkins4 May 3 @ 10:14 PM EDT
    A1: Also.... Gel Pens #WeirdEd
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator May 3 @ 10:14 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Oh you for sure can't have a super blunt in school.
    In reply to @shadow_uzumaki, @msmusiced
  • doodlinmunkyboy May 3 @ 10:14 PM EDT
    A1: I don't recall outright banning a, but Walkmans weren't very popular! #WeirdEd
  • MissShuganah May 3 @ 10:14 PM EDT
    If you remember manual typewriters then you must be an old fogey like me. #weirded
  • nathan_stevens May 3 @ 10:14 PM EDT
    Those people. Just go ahead and shove a pancake in your pie hole already #weirded
    In reply to @DrTimony, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • morningpruitt May 3 @ 10:14 PM EDT
    #weirded, my 8 year old has one. He and his friends are crazy about it and he now knows how to play.
    In reply to @shadow_uzumaki, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • ohsoearly May 3 @ 10:15 PM EDT
    Remember the fidget bones? All the rage #weirded
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator May 3 @ 10:15 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd OMG how did you ever finish writing anything ever?
    In reply to @BKd204Sci, @ohsoearly
  • nathan_stevens May 3 @ 10:15 PM EDT
    What are pogs? #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @MsLafferty
  • MissShuganah May 3 @ 10:15 PM EDT
    I used a Remington. #weirded
    In reply to @BKd204Sci, @ohsoearly
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator May 3 @ 10:15 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Yeah...you're on your own with this one. I'll be over here choking to death on giggles.
    In reply to @ohsoearly
  • SlpSummer May 3 @ 10:16 PM EDT
    A1 I also remember Sweet Valley high books being maybe kind of scandalous and frowned upon? #weirded
  • jenfromri - Moderator May 3 @ 10:16 PM EDT
    Same here. #weirded
    In reply to @ohsoearly, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • AwesomeSPED May 3 @ 10:16 PM EDT
    #weirded. A1. Cinnamon toothpicks.
  • nathan_stevens May 3 @ 10:16 PM EDT
    What about fidget coins? #WeirdEd
    In reply to @ohsoearly
  • ohsoearly May 3 @ 10:16 PM EDT
    Maybe I'm dating myself a little bit with that reference #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator May 3 @ 10:16 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd We LOVE preservice teachers here! I currently have two in my classroom- @veronica3of5 and @misscoachjill
    In reply to @heytheremissb, @wallygeek, @veronica3of5, @misscoachjill
  • BKd204Sci May 3 @ 10:16 PM EDT
    NO! My papers looked like they had Chicken Pox when you held them to the light due to white out dots! #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @ohsoearly
  • shadow_uzumaki May 3 @ 10:16 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Just weed out that joke, huh?
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @msmusiced
  • doodlinmunkyboy May 3 @ 10:17 PM EDT
    A1: I remember a teacher not allowing us to read Mack Bolan & Phoenix Force books! #WeirdEd
  • WickedDecent May 3 @ 10:17 PM EDT
    My Ss designed @WickedFocus207 https://t.co/LMFYH2xV73 #fidgets to be quiet, subtle & helpful w input from many classes of users #weirded
    In reply to @_Ms_J, @lndeutsch, @RWScholars, @CBCStephenQuinn, @WickedFocus207
  • hannah_staine May 3 @ 10:17 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd A1. WE used to make paper spinners and fortune tellers as well #EDCI365
  • heytheremissb May 3 @ 10:17 PM EDT
    We student teach in the fall, and got our placements just this week! :) #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @wallygeek, @veronica3of5, @misscoachjill
  • ohsoearly May 3 @ 10:17 PM EDT
    Fidget tables were the worst though #weirded
    In reply to @nathan_stevens
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator May 3 @ 10:18 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd SWEET! Don't hesitate to reach out to the group if you need anything as you go.
    In reply to @heytheremissb, @wallygeek, @veronica3of5, @misscoachjill
  • shadow_uzumaki May 3 @ 10:18 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd None's been taken away in school so far. But I always joke "I can always restart my collection!" My geekiness makes it believable
    In reply to @msmusiced, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • oolalume May 3 @ 10:18 PM EDT
    o crap sorry I'm late totally got caught up in my book #weirded
  • doodlinmunkyboy May 3 @ 10:18 PM EDT
    Oh! The paper snapper! That made that loud pop! #WeirdEd
    In reply to @hannah_staine
  • SlpSummer May 3 @ 10:18 PM EDT
    A1 hackey sacks!! I'm remembering all sorts of stuff now. And devil sticks. #weirded
  • MissShuganah May 3 @ 10:18 PM EDT
    I used a manual. Also used a Royal. I went to college back in the '70s. Didn't have an electric until the '80s. #weirded
    In reply to @BKd204Sci, @ohsoearly
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator May 3 @ 10:18 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Let's get to Q2 and the meat of the current issue, shall we? We shall. Because I control when the Qs go out. I have the power. BWAH
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator May 3 @ 10:18 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Q2 I’ve had this convo w a bunch of people, but in a group now- What are the feelings on the spinners and cubes?
  • nathan_stevens May 3 @ 10:18 PM EDT
    That is good. What about fidget hair #WeirdEd
    In reply to @ohsoearly
  • mrterborg May 3 @ 10:18 PM EDT
    Maybe ... #weirded
    In reply to @ohsoearly, @nathan_stevens
  • larkscience May 3 @ 10:19 PM EDT
    A1 Cootie catchers. Those folded things on which fortunes were told, heartache was wrought, and into which fingers were pinched #weirded
  • shadow_uzumaki May 3 @ 10:19 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Still waiting for MY placement.... June at latest.
    In reply to @heytheremissb, @TheWeirdTeacher, @wallygeek, @veronica3of5, @misscoachjill
  • MissShuganah May 3 @ 10:19 PM EDT
    Ah, White Out. Couldn't live without it. #weirded
    • BKd204Sci May 3 @ 10:16 PM EDT
      NO! My papers looked like they had Chicken Pox when you held them to the light due to white out dots! #weirded
      In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @ohsoearly
  • AwesomeSPED May 3 @ 10:19 PM EDT
    I've had to ban those this year #weirded
    In reply to @doodlinmunkyboy, @hannah_staine
  • MsLafferty May 3 @ 10:19 PM EDT
    Is...is that a.. a Hamilcake?? #WeirdEd
    In reply to @oolalume
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator May 3 @ 10:19 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Hamilcake for the win, though
    In reply to @oolalume
  • TheMrsC_9 May 3 @ 10:19 PM EDT
    FYI y'all, if I quit responding it's because the NyQuil kicked in. Still recovering from the flu. #WeirdEd
  • hannah_staine May 3 @ 10:19 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd A2 I am not a teacher but I don't see how they could really be more distracting then a cell phone #EDCI365
  • msmusiced May 3 @ 10:19 PM EDT
    That's what I do too. "She might make a craft out of our Pokémon cards! Especially the shiny ones! Hideihideithideit #weirded
    In reply to @shadow_uzumaki, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • heytheremissb May 3 @ 10:19 PM EDT
    I always thought they would be helpful, I kind of wish I had one. I use a stress ball in class. (1/2) #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator May 3 @ 10:19 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Ohdeargod, *whispers* they're so young when did that happen?
  • wallygeek May 3 @ 10:19 PM EDT
    A2 I like the concept but have seen them used inappropriately so I think with anything you need to set boundaries #Weirded
  • edutinker May 3 @ 10:20 PM EDT
    I think my school banned American Girl dolls because of the insane envy problems. #WeirdEd
  • shadow_uzumaki May 3 @ 10:20 PM EDT
    Hi I'm preservice as well, too bad too far from Oregon to be placed #WeirdEd
    In reply to @wallygeek, @TheWeirdTeacher, @heytheremissb, @veronica3of5, @misscoachjill
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator May 3 @ 10:20 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Congrats, you're further ahead in this conversation than teachers I've talked to.
    In reply to @wallygeek
  • oolalume May 3 @ 10:20 PM EDT
    so many hamilcakes. so many #weirded
    In reply to @MsLafferty
  • TheMrsC_9 May 3 @ 10:20 PM EDT
    A2 neither of them bother me. They haven't been disruptive to my class at all. I kinda want a spinner myself. #WeirdEd
  • heytheremissb May 3 @ 10:20 PM EDT
    But apparently they are losing popularity because any student is using them, not just students who need it for sensory things (2/2) #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • doodlinmunkyboy May 3 @ 10:20 PM EDT
    A2: whatevs. If you've got kids, you've got infinite possibilities for distraction. They're just the buzzy one right now. #WeirdEd
  • ohsoearly May 3 @ 10:20 PM EDT
    Classic. I won't post the fidget fingers gif. Use your imagination #WeirdEd
    In reply to @nathan_stevens
  • nathan_stevens May 3 @ 10:20 PM EDT
    That means you should tweet more #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheMrsC_9
  • DivorcedDad101 May 3 @ 10:20 PM EDT
    Those rubber octopuses that crawled down the wall when you threw them. #weirded a1
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • shadow_uzumaki May 3 @ 10:20 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Not throwing away my cake....
    In reply to @oolalume
  • SlpSummer May 3 @ 10:20 PM EDT
    We have an occupational therapist and part of her job is to find the optimal fidget for each kid. #weirded
  • morningpruitt May 3 @ 10:20 PM EDT
    #weirded, I only have a couple of kids that abuse the use and have to put it up. If Ss are participating and active they aren't a prob.
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • mrterborg May 3 @ 10:20 PM EDT
    Yes, this was annoying. #weirded
    In reply to @ohsoearly
  • larkscience May 3 @ 10:21 PM EDT
    A2 Other than dealing with one teen's drama of having hers stolen at some unknown time from an unknown location, no issues here #WeirdEd
  • senoritaRCwusd May 3 @ 10:21 PM EDT
    A2 #WeirdEd thus far it's been a non- issue. Kids have them, but my students have been warned not to make them a toy. High schoolers easier
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • MissShuganah May 3 @ 10:21 PM EDT
    A2 Since I have never heard of spinners until now, I'd have to go with cubes. But gotta say spinners look like fun. #weirded
  • msmusiced May 3 @ 10:21 PM EDT
    A2: Waiting for the fad to die so they can be used for the purpose they were created for. I have a lot of fidgets but not those #WeirdEd
  • BKd204Sci May 3 @ 10:21 PM EDT
    A2 Spinner are toys! I feel like #BurgermeisterMeisterburger There shall be no toys! #weirded
  • morningpruitt May 3 @ 10:21 PM EDT
    #weirded, my problem is the cube, of the ones I've seen, they make noise on a couple sides and drive me crazy
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • mrterborg May 3 @ 10:21 PM EDT
    All better than fingernails on the chalkboard. #weirded
    In reply to @AwesomeScience, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • AwesomeSPED May 3 @ 10:21 PM EDT
    A2 cube is less distracting than the spinners. Keep in mind I have a box of fidgets they can use as long as doesn't affect work #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • ohsoearly May 3 @ 10:21 PM EDT
    Fidget seals are the CUTEST!!! 😍🔥💯😍#WeirdEd
    In reply to @nathan_stevens
  • nathan_stevens May 3 @ 10:21 PM EDT
    What about fidget lion #WeirdEd
    In reply to @ohsoearly
  • MsLafferty May 3 @ 10:21 PM EDT
    A2. I get the annoyance. But having finally seen 1 I know how I would use in class. Blanket bans not good, possibly discriminatory #WeirdEd
  • edutinker May 3 @ 10:21 PM EDT
    Oh, rubber band balls were a thing at my school at one point. #WeirdEd
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator May 3 @ 10:21 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Yep, in three or four week there will still be one or two in every class but most will be lost, broken, or forgotten
    In reply to @msmusiced
  • DrTimony May 3 @ 10:21 PM EDT
    A2: basic thought is who cares? Kids bring something that they think will help focus? God forbid. #weirded
  • shadow_uzumaki May 3 @ 10:22 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Yeeessss. I would love to see a craft composed of Pokemon... Altho, I think the fad's gone back to hiding now.
    In reply to @msmusiced, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • jenfromri - Moderator May 3 @ 10:22 PM EDT
    A2: We're currently working on making them. Seems like we'll have to move fast before everybody already has one. #weirded
  • TheMrsC_9 May 3 @ 10:22 PM EDT
    We shall see where the NyQuil takes us. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @nathan_stevens
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator May 3 @ 10:22 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd I was SO PROUD when I figured out how to draw that S
    In reply to @theartguy
  • larkscience May 3 @ 10:22 PM EDT
    Where is this land of pastry delight? I'll bring my own fork. #WeirdEd
  • DrTimony May 3 @ 10:22 PM EDT
    Paper poppers! #weirded
  • hannah_staine May 3 @ 10:22 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd What is Ss?
  • PanglossCritic May 3 @ 10:22 PM EDT
    A2- I have one cube and two spinner available for students to borrow in my room. #WeirdEd
  • BKd204Sci May 3 @ 10:22 PM EDT
    A2a Fidgets are useful for some kids, but spinners are a stretch as fidgets Cubes I can see due to tactile nature of them #weirded
  • ImTheRealReRe May 3 @ 10:22 PM EDT
    Reahna from Jacksonville 16 sophomore future chorus teacher. When people read your text, but don't reply. #WeirdEd
  • MrsAltham May 3 @ 10:22 PM EDT
    A2: toys toys toys (in the attic). #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • mrterborg May 3 @ 10:22 PM EDT
    And now kids get in trouble for them .. #weirded
    In reply to @larkscience
  • larkscience May 3 @ 10:23 PM EDT
    This I have to hear. They are just so...wholesome!?! #WeirdEd
    In reply to @edutinker
  • shadow_uzumaki May 3 @ 10:23 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd A2 I got annoyed,mostly bc they seemed to pop up randomly for me, but I got used to it. Its whn fights&theft occur that its no-no
  • msmusiced May 3 @ 10:23 PM EDT
    I might buy a fidget spinner, ruin it for kids, collect the toys, and give them to my K-2 kids with WAY TOO MUCH ENERGY #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • mrterborg May 3 @ 10:23 PM EDT
    Yeah, they're still irritating. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @doodlinmunkyboy, @hannah_staine
  • edutinker May 3 @ 10:23 PM EDT
    A2 They haven't made it down here yet. I'd rather train teachers to provide our own. (Except the chew things. BYO chewables.) #WeirdEd
  • ohsoearly May 3 @ 10:23 PM EDT
    A2 #weirded
  • doodlinmunkyboy May 3 @ 10:23 PM EDT
    Students #WeirdEd
    In reply to @hannah_staine
  • morningpruitt May 3 @ 10:23 PM EDT
    #weirded, when they chew on it,it must taste good
    In reply to @nathan_stevens, @ohsoearly
  • jen_hawkins4 May 3 @ 10:23 PM EDT
    A2: if my class is engaged and collaborating, no one notices the spinners. My rule is, away on test day. #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • shadow_uzumaki May 3 @ 10:23 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Where DID that S come from???
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @theartguy
  • nathan_stevens May 3 @ 10:23 PM EDT
    No this is hammill-cakes #weirded
    In reply to @larkscience
  • AwesomeSPED May 3 @ 10:23 PM EDT
    #weirded my box has about 20 different fidgets, plus I have alternative seating... Yoga balls, t stools, milk crates
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator May 3 @ 10:23 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Corinne is winning the chat now with a Aerosmith ref
    • MrsAltham May 3 @ 10:22 PM EDT
      A2: toys toys toys (in the attic). #WeirdEd
      In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • msmusiced May 3 @ 10:24 PM EDT
    It's mostly a trend for my older kids that hop. on. every. trend. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator May 3 @ 10:24 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd I like this idea. Instead of banning just turn them into Pokemon Go and make reams of lessons involving them.
    • msmusiced May 3 @ 10:23 PM EDT
      I might buy a fidget spinner, ruin it for kids, collect the toys, and give them to my K-2 kids with WAY TOO MUCH ENERGY #WeirdEd
      In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • larkscience May 3 @ 10:24 PM EDT
    One kid short on funds made his own. #WeirdEd
  • TheMrsC_9 May 3 @ 10:25 PM EDT
    Students. We're limited to 140 characters so sometimes we have to shorten commonly used terms. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @hannah_staine
  • shadow_uzumaki May 3 @ 10:25 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd A2 Altho,I hav them put it away when they get to my after care job. Too many break/lose/get stolen occurring in general.
  • larkscience May 3 @ 10:25 PM EDT
    😍 #WeirdEd
    In reply to @nathan_stevens
  • ohsoearly May 3 @ 10:25 PM EDT
    Solution: If teachers really want to stop fidget spinners, they need to start using them #buzzkill #WeirdEd
    • msmusiced May 3 @ 10:23 PM EDT
      I might buy a fidget spinner, ruin it for kids, collect the toys, and give them to my K-2 kids with WAY TOO MUCH ENERGY #WeirdEd
      In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • MrsAltham May 3 @ 10:25 PM EDT
    That being said #WeirdEd I'm still asking kids to design their own in the #makerspace A2b
    • MrsAltham May 3 @ 10:22 PM EDT
      A2: toys toys toys (in the attic). #WeirdEd
      In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • BKd204Sci May 3 @ 10:25 PM EDT
    Issue is when Ss pass them around the room to friends We allow them if IEP/504 states a fidget #weirded
    In reply to @MsLafferty
  • edutinker May 3 @ 10:25 PM EDT
    No, they cost $80 in 90's prices. Girls would bring theirs to show, others of us felt bad. #weirded
    In reply to @larkscience
  • shadow_uzumaki May 3 @ 10:25 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd I saw a couple of kids @ my work making their own out of paper and glue. Worked well.
    In reply to @larkscience
  • MsLafferty May 3 @ 10:25 PM EDT
    A2b. I want to buy one for my calm down corner. For the visual and the tactile. I can see how it'd be soothing. #WeirdEd
  • ImTheRealReRe May 3 @ 10:25 PM EDT
    A1: I think my generation has gone through a plethora of things that were trends, but they go obsolete very quickly. #WeirdEd
  • doodlinmunkyboy May 3 @ 10:25 PM EDT
    Thing is, kids are savvy. Banning spinners goes viral, they get spinners. You flip out, they get more spinners. #WeirdEd
  • nathan_stevens May 3 @ 10:25 PM EDT
    @ohsoearly are we done making fidget jokes? #WeirdEd
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator May 3 @ 10:25 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Wait, when did the Power Rangers get capes?
    In reply to @jen_hawkins4
  • jen_hawkins4 May 3 @ 10:26 PM EDT
    #weirded It was a formal occasion
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • larkscience May 3 @ 10:26 PM EDT
    He's a cool kid like that. I'll pass along your compliment 😊 #WeirdEd
    In reply to @heytheremissb
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator May 3 @ 10:26 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Woah woah woah there, Che. Take a step back from the edge there.
    In reply to @PanglossCritic
  • edutinker May 3 @ 10:26 PM EDT
    Actually, now I think about it, my middle school contemplated a Hilfiger ban for pretty much the same reason. #weirded
    In reply to @larkscience
  • msmusiced May 3 @ 10:26 PM EDT
    I'm still upset over the edu-fication of Pokémon Go, how about you, @shadow_uzumaki? #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @shadow_uzumaki
  • nathan_stevens May 3 @ 10:26 PM EDT
    Is that a gold ranger? #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @jen_hawkins4
  • vnsabbag May 3 @ 10:26 PM EDT
    Hello All. Valerie here from Palo Alto. Sorry so late to the party. #WeirdEd
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator May 3 @ 10:26 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd This is the perfect response
    In reply to @jen_hawkins4
  • MsLafferty May 3 @ 10:26 PM EDT
    Yeah they need to have a stated purpose and then monitor to make sure they're serving that purpose #WeirdEd
    In reply to @BKd204Sci
  • ohsoearly May 3 @ 10:26 PM EDT
    If Joe had 4 fidget spinners, but gave one to Molly who lent it to her uncle in Jamaica, how many apples does Joe have left? #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • shadow_uzumaki May 3 @ 10:27 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Agreed. From what I see. My gen still loves Pokemon, Power Rangers,YuGiOh,Magic and Zelda. Those stay w/us still
    In reply to @ImTheRealReRe
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator May 3 @ 10:27 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Group, what does Val owe us?
    • vnsabbag May 3 @ 10:26 PM EDT
      Hello All. Valerie here from Palo Alto. Sorry so late to the party. #WeirdEd
  • larkscience May 3 @ 10:27 PM EDT
    Wowza. Serious place. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @edutinker
  • MsLafferty May 3 @ 10:27 PM EDT
    Yep! Love those. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @PanglossCritic
  • doodlinmunkyboy May 3 @ 10:27 PM EDT
    A duck. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @ohsoearly, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • AwesomeSPED May 3 @ 10:27 PM EDT
    #weirded. A2 my student with a spinner usually gets 92% of his work done. 3 days with spinner 47% of work done. SPED = data overload
  • mrterborg May 3 @ 10:27 PM EDT
    #weirded
    • mrterborg May 3 @ 10:27 PM EDT
      Please, I'm getting restless.
      In reply to @nathan_stevens, @ohsoearly
  • shadow_uzumaki May 3 @ 10:27 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd U know, why do they go obsolete quickly? While my friends & I still love our Pokemon, Dragon Ball Zs and Power Rangers???
    • ImTheRealReRe May 3 @ 10:25 PM EDT
      A1: I think my generation has gone through a plethora of things that were trends, but they go obsolete very quickly. #WeirdEd
  • BKd204Sci May 3 @ 10:28 PM EDT
    A Spinner sounds appropriate...you know for passing time in faculty meetings #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • oolalume May 3 @ 10:28 PM EDT
    Spinners r kinda feelin like this 2 me. Seeing richer kids w/ em,not always the ones who need em. It'd be nice to have some 2 offer #weirded
    In reply to @edutinker, @larkscience
  • nathan_stevens May 3 @ 10:28 PM EDT
    A Night full of Val Kilmer gifs? #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • mrterborg May 3 @ 10:28 PM EDT
    None. Joe gave them to the teacher. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @ohsoearly, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • ImTheRealReRe May 3 @ 10:28 PM EDT
    A2: I own a fidget cube and I like it a lot. It really helps me if I'm feeling overwhelmed. Not sure how I feel about the spinner. #WeirdEd
  • ohsoearly May 3 @ 10:28 PM EDT
    No #WeirdEd
    In reply to @nathan_stevens
  • larkscience May 3 @ 10:28 PM EDT
    Duuuuude. #WeirdEd
    • BKd204Sci May 3 @ 10:28 PM EDT
      A Spinner sounds appropriate...you know for passing time in faculty meetings #weirded
      In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • shadow_uzumaki May 3 @ 10:28 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Mystic Force. They were wizards. The gold one is Solaris Knight. His power source was a cat Genie... Yes.
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @jen_hawkins4
  • mrterborg May 3 @ 10:29 PM EDT
    This is the best idea .... #weirded
    In reply to @BKd204Sci, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • edutinker May 3 @ 10:29 PM EDT
    Grade one stack of the papers I'm sick of looking at? #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator May 3 @ 10:29 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd I totally wiffed on this part of the conversation, but it's ABSOLUTELY true! Good call.
    • oolalume May 3 @ 10:28 PM EDT
      Spinners r kinda feelin like this 2 me. Seeing richer kids w/ em,not always the ones who need em. It'd be nice to have some 2 offer #weirded
      In reply to @edutinker, @larkscience
  • oolalume May 3 @ 10:29 PM EDT
    I know some Ts who have class putty, stress balls, etc for kids to get if needed. Set up groundrules #weirded
    In reply to @edutinker, @larkscience
  • nathan_stevens May 3 @ 10:29 PM EDT
    What about a fidget drink #WeirdEd
    In reply to @ohsoearly
  • larkscience May 3 @ 10:29 PM EDT
    A shrubbery. But not too expensive. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator May 3 @ 10:30 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd With a little path down the middle
    In reply to @larkscience
  • ImTheRealReRe May 3 @ 10:30 PM EDT
    So what is the spinner like? #WeirdEd
    • AwesomeSPED May 3 @ 10:27 PM EDT
      #weirded. A2 my student with a spinner usually gets 92% of his work done. 3 days with spinner 47% of work done. SPED = data overload
  • mrterborg May 3 @ 10:30 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd
    In reply to @doodlinmunkyboy, @ohsoearly, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • shadow_uzumaki May 3 @ 10:30 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd If I had the unlimited data to play Go everywhere I'd be doing it. I sorta dont mind it as much if ppl actually KNEW Pokemon
    In reply to @msmusiced, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • morningpruitt May 3 @ 10:30 PM EDT
    #weirded, Stress balls, Playdoh, even clay all are great, quite fidget things. Worry stones are good too.
    In reply to @oolalume, @edutinker, @larkscience
  • BKd204Sci May 3 @ 10:30 PM EDT
    This is my 1st #weirded chat, will not be my last You all rock!
  • nathan_stevens May 3 @ 10:31 PM EDT
    What about fidget money? #WeirdEd
    In reply to @ohsoearly
  • msmusiced May 3 @ 10:31 PM EDT
    Theory: 90's kids are super nostalgic bc of good economic times and no major wars going on. Then the 2000s happened. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @shadow_uzumaki
  • ImTheRealReRe May 3 @ 10:31 PM EDT
    He never had any apples in the first place. #WeirdEd
    • ohsoearly May 3 @ 10:26 PM EDT
      If Joe had 4 fidget spinners, but gave one to Molly who lent it to her uncle in Jamaica, how many apples does Joe have left? #WeirdEd
      In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • nathan_stevens May 3 @ 10:31 PM EDT
    Or fidget people #WeirdEd
    In reply to @ohsoearly
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator May 3 @ 10:31 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd I think it's time for the next Q, don't you?
  • larkscience May 3 @ 10:31 PM EDT
    Who's got a herring? #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator May 3 @ 10:31 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Q3 Are you a fidgeter? A knee shaker? Anything?
  • edutinker May 3 @ 10:32 PM EDT
    I have never met a fidget I could not drop loudly at an awkward moment. #WeirdEd
  • ohsoearly May 3 @ 10:32 PM EDT
    Actually it was a newt #WeirdEd
    In reply to @doodlinmunkyboy, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • BKd204Sci May 3 @ 10:32 PM EDT
    Fidgets need to be therapeutic in nature They have a place but not for everyone #weirded
    In reply to @morningpruitt, @oolalume, @edutinker, @larkscience
  • shadow_uzumaki May 3 @ 10:32 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Yes. Spin under the table.
    In reply to @BKd204Sci, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • msmusiced May 3 @ 10:32 PM EDT
    I caught 5 Pokémons today! Nooooooo that's not the plural tense!!! #WeirdEd
    In reply to @shadow_uzumaki, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • AwesomeSPED May 3 @ 10:32 PM EDT
    #weirded standard spinner just like in all articles. Stares at it spinning instead of doing work.
    In reply to @ImTheRealReRe
  • nathan_stevens May 3 @ 10:32 PM EDT
    A3 I spin in chairs and comment randomly #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • morningpruitt May 3 @ 10:32 PM EDT
    #weirded, yes, knee shaker, constant mover and I don't mind kids standing and pacing, in the back of the classroom cause of it
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • heytheremissb May 3 @ 10:32 PM EDT
    A3: All of the above. I am never still during class. There's either a knee bouncing or a stress ball being tossed back and forth #WeirdEd
  • ImTheRealReRe May 3 @ 10:32 PM EDT
    Same. I can't even play it because well blind people problems lol #WeirdEd
  • shadow_uzumaki May 3 @ 10:32 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd That's a present concern and very worrying.
    In reply to @oolalume, @edutinker, @larkscience
  • wallygeek May 3 @ 10:32 PM EDT
    #weirded ABSOLUTELY! pen clicker, knee shaker, and hair spinner
  • MsLafferty May 3 @ 10:32 PM EDT
    A3. I fidget with pens. Also, I bounce my knee. Usually my right knee. And i chew on stuff. #WeirdEd
  • hannah_staine May 3 @ 10:33 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd A3. I am a doodler/write my name 100 times on a piece of paper while I listen in class #EDCI365
  • MrsAltham May 3 @ 10:33 PM EDT
    Brian if things aren't weird enough let's us know...#WeirdEd
    In reply to @BKd204Sci
  • edutinker May 3 @ 10:33 PM EDT
    ...Nouns don't have tense; plural is a number 😁 #weirded
    In reply to @msmusiced, @shadow_uzumaki, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • morningpruitt May 3 @ 10:33 PM EDT
    #weirded, my dad is a knee shaker too, my husband a cuticle chewer, we all got a thing
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator May 3 @ 10:33 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd We're all forgetting the best one- Brent Spinner
  • heytheremissb May 3 @ 10:33 PM EDT
    A3b: It's made me realize I need to let kids be able to do the same--get up and stretch or change how they're sitting #WeirdEd
  • doodlinmunkyboy May 3 @ 10:33 PM EDT
    A3: compulsive doodler, knee shaker... would ld be plugged into music constantly if I could be #WeirdEd
  • shadow_uzumaki May 3 @ 10:33 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd I believe it. esp after this video https://t.co/iUgXtWl1bi
    In reply to @msmusiced
  • BKd204Sci May 3 @ 10:34 PM EDT
    A3 I am a pacer I am wearing a path in my classroom from walking around all day...when I sit I fall asleep...seriously #weirded
  • nathan_stevens May 3 @ 10:34 PM EDT
    A3 I tend to weave on loom when I fidget #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • ImTheRealReRe May 3 @ 10:34 PM EDT
    I thought it was a thing that you spin around and I has different things on it and It make different sounds #weirded
    In reply to @AwesomeSPED
  • vnsabbag May 3 @ 10:34 PM EDT
    I'm not a fidgeter and fidgeting drives me insane. That said, I know some kids can't help it. #WeirdEd
  • msmusiced May 3 @ 10:34 PM EDT
    Forgive me, I haven't had an English class in 6 years haha #WeirdEd
    In reply to @edutinker, @shadow_uzumaki, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • mathtans May 3 @ 10:34 PM EDT
    Pfft. Wasn't in #WeirdEd since I've never heard of these spinners, but A3, my leg bounces and I don't even notice until my wife nudges me.
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • MissShuganah May 3 @ 10:34 PM EDT
    A3 Fidgiter. I talk with my hands. If I sit on my hands, then my entire body gets into it. Like being a goalie. #weirded
  • shadow_uzumaki May 3 @ 10:34 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd A3. Yes, I fidget, major knee shaker. I also like to have a pencil in my hand sometimes.
  • mrterborg May 3 @ 10:34 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd
    In reply to @larkscience, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • larkscience May 3 @ 10:34 PM EDT
    A3 Nope. In fact I've been told I'm intently focused. Which one should I develop? #weirded
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator May 3 @ 10:34 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Are you one of those people who can sit still? I sometimes imagine how much more energy I'd have if I could sit still.
    In reply to @vnsabbag
  • AwesomeSPED May 3 @ 10:34 PM EDT
    #weirded that gif is like a Mr Catman video on @GoNoodle
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @GoNoodle
  • mrterborg May 3 @ 10:35 PM EDT
    Doodling is permissible now. It's #sketchnoting #weirded
    In reply to @doodlinmunkyboy
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator May 3 @ 10:35 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd But better because Data and also puns
    In reply to @AwesomeSPED, @GoNoodle
  • theartguy May 3 @ 10:35 PM EDT
    A3 I play with pens. Click them open & closed, take them apart, put them together... It's something to do with my hands. #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • MrsAltham May 3 @ 10:35 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd A3: I have drawn during every lecture and/or meeting I've ever attended. I can only focus on a speaker if I draw.
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • oolalume May 3 @ 10:35 PM EDT
    A3 when I'm stressing I stretch my neck. Or twist my hair (if it's long) when I'm concentrating #weirded
  • edutinker May 3 @ 10:35 PM EDT
    I gesticulate with my dry erase marker. I drop it a lot. I use to knit in class, though. I fidgeted productively. #WeirdEd
  • nathan_stevens May 3 @ 10:35 PM EDT
    @ohsoearly what about fidget Pokémon #WeirdEd
  • jen_hawkins4 May 3 @ 10:35 PM EDT
    A3: I fidget, hum, talk, sing, beatbox.... Basically I'm my own nightmare #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • msmusiced May 3 @ 10:35 PM EDT
    A3: I'm a daydreamer and doodler. Study hall sleeper. Miracle I was never 'randomly picked' for drug testing in HS (long story) #WeirdEd
  • MissShuganah May 3 @ 10:35 PM EDT
    A3 When I was in college, two friends bet me that I couldn't talk without my hands. I sat on them. They laughed. #weirded
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator May 3 @ 10:35 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd So you can just, like, sit? Still? That's like a superpower
    In reply to @larkscience
  • BKd204Sci May 3 @ 10:35 PM EDT
    Aren't you pre-service? What are you going to do when you've been teaching 15 yrs? Sniff glue? #weirded
    In reply to @wallygeek
  • SlpSummer May 3 @ 10:35 PM EDT
    A3 I make paper roses out of napkins, wrappers, etc. #WeirdEd
  • AwesomeSPED May 3 @ 10:35 PM EDT
    #weirded I'm more of a doodler. A3
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • heytheremissb May 3 @ 10:36 PM EDT
    that reminds me of the time I got in trouble in choir...for humming...I got lunch detention. It was 1st grade #WeirdEd
    In reply to @jen_hawkins4, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • mrterborg May 3 @ 10:36 PM EDT
    I'm ok with this. As long as its about something you're learning :) #WeirdEd
    In reply to @MrsAltham, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • shadow_uzumaki May 3 @ 10:36 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd A3 Altho S gave spinner to me for safekeeping during work, spun it in my hoodie pocket, actually helped calm me down.
  • ohsoearly May 3 @ 10:36 PM EDT
    Fidget Titanic dance cat #WeirdEd
    In reply to @nathan_stevens
  • MissShuganah May 3 @ 10:36 PM EDT
    A3 I leaned forward with my entire upper body. My feet were kicking. I was making points with my head. #weirded
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator May 3 @ 10:36 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Sketchnote kine, or circles and stuff?
    In reply to @MrsAltham
  • doodlinmunkyboy May 3 @ 10:36 PM EDT
    A3: presmart phone, I carried a rubber ball in my pocket at Christmas to bounce cuz I struggle with being in line.#WeirdEd
  • wallygeek May 3 @ 10:36 PM EDT
    I will get a spinner and walk around the classroom spinning it lol #weirded
    In reply to @BKd204Sci
  • msmusiced May 3 @ 10:36 PM EDT
    I had a professor that suggested it years ago. Now we're allowed to sketch note with colored pencils? #WeirdEd
    In reply to @mrterborg, @doodlinmunkyboy
  • ImTheRealReRe May 3 @ 10:37 PM EDT
    A3: I'm kind of a fidgeter, but I don't Think it's that noticeable bc it's not that bad and it doesn't interfeer with things. #WeirdEd
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator May 3 @ 10:37 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd There can't be singing here! This is choir!
    In reply to @heytheremissb, @jen_hawkins4
  • PanglossCritic May 3 @ 10:37 PM EDT
    A3- I must doodle always. #WeirdEd
  • nathan_stevens May 3 @ 10:37 PM EDT
    What about fidget tongue #WeirdEd
    In reply to @ohsoearly
  • OohShiny_Sarah May 3 @ 10:37 PM EDT
    Oh my gosh I just had 150 of those handed out today for a quince. FOR THE LOVE 90s, stay put! #WeirdEd
    In reply to @ohsoearly
  • AwesomeSPED May 3 @ 10:37 PM EDT
    A3 I do that with @CandyCrushSoda @CandyCrushSaga #weirded
    In reply to @ltlstar, @TheWeirdTeacher, @CandyCrushSoda, @CandyCrushSaga
  • heytheremissb May 3 @ 10:37 PM EDT
    Right?? I don't know what I was thinking #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @jen_hawkins4
  • oolalume May 3 @ 10:37 PM EDT
    It's always something. In grade school for me it was kid$ having Lisa Frank & NKOTB junk. or slap bracelets. Or skip its. #weirded
    In reply to @shadow_uzumaki, @edutinker, @larkscience
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator May 3 @ 10:37 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd
    • ClarksonMFS May 3 @ 10:37 PM EDT
      Pen tapper and foot bobber (and closet fidget spinner and cube lover) 👋🏻
      In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • mrterborg May 3 @ 10:37 PM EDT
    Funny, I'm thinking about getting conductive yarn for my kinders. They learned how to stitch in burlap. #weirded
    In reply to @edutinker
  • heytheremissb May 3 @ 10:38 PM EDT
    You can always tell which classes are not as engaging because the margins are filled with doodles #WeirdEd
    In reply to @PanglossCritic
  • larkscience May 3 @ 10:38 PM EDT
    I think I have an after hours career stalking prey. Or as the role of "tree" in Hamilcakes. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • AngelaAbend May 3 @ 10:38 PM EDT
    #weirded
  • ImTheRealReRe May 3 @ 10:38 PM EDT
    There has to be singing!!! #WeirdEd
  • ohsoearly May 3 @ 10:38 PM EDT
    Seriously. I've seen them come back but they don't look like the dangerous originals #WeirdEd
    In reply to @OohShiny_Sarah
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator May 3 @ 10:38 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Woah. All that and still legible. These are the anti-my notes
    In reply to @PanglossCritic
  • MsValencour May 3 @ 10:38 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd A3 I've taken to doodling to help me concentrate! I also am a knee bouncer and finger cracker 🙈
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • theartguy May 3 @ 10:38 PM EDT
    What did I tell you about gum in my classroom? #weirded
    In reply to @nathan_stevens, @ohsoearly
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator May 3 @ 10:38 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Yep, not touching this one either
    In reply to @nathan_stevens, @ohsoearly
  • MissShuganah May 3 @ 10:38 PM EDT
    A3 Sometimes I doodle. #weirded
  • msmusiced May 3 @ 10:39 PM EDT
    What the? Humming can help train your ears.. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @heytheremissb, @TheWeirdTeacher, @jen_hawkins4
  • MrsAltham May 3 @ 10:39 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Anything and everything. And off-topic drawing does not equal off-topic thinking. I don't have to think to doodle.
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator May 3 @ 10:39 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd A fellow knuckle cracker! Welcome.
    In reply to @MsValencour
  • shadow_uzumaki May 3 @ 10:39 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd There's also the damn $100+ shoes that they cant wear outside for some reason. Im more annoyed @ that than Spinners....
    In reply to @oolalume, @edutinker, @larkscience
  • larkscience May 3 @ 10:39 PM EDT
    Though to be fair to my own , I doodle through anything. It had nothing to do with my teachers, I like ink. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @heytheremissb, @PanglossCritic
  • oolalume May 3 @ 10:39 PM EDT
    I think kids just want to be included. So even if they dont need it they want it bc he has it. Can i have it too? #weirded
    In reply to @BKd204Sci, @morningpruitt, @edutinker, @larkscience
  • nathan_stevens May 3 @ 10:39 PM EDT
    I have missed talking to you Aaron #WeirdEd
    In reply to @theartguy, @ohsoearly
  • ohsoearly May 3 @ 10:39 PM EDT
    Fidget neck - watch out #WeirdEd
    In reply to @nathan_stevens
  • MsLafferty May 3 @ 10:39 PM EDT
    I found notebooks from college. Doodles and phrases written in English, French, and Spanish. Nothing fancy, just simple phrases #WeirdEd
  • msmusiced May 3 @ 10:40 PM EDT
    I have an ESL endorsement class for the next three weekends- lemme see how that fares in the college world... #weirded
    In reply to @mrterborg, @doodlinmunkyboy
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator May 3 @ 10:40 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd You GifBros are having entirely too much fun
    In reply to @ohsoearly, @nathan_stevens
  • edutinker May 3 @ 10:40 PM EDT
    Raise. 😁 #WeirdEd
    In reply to @PanglossCritic
  • ImTheRealReRe May 3 @ 10:40 PM EDT
    In a way I kind of get it because a lot of times people sing without even realizing it, but you were in first grade so... #weirded
    In reply to @heytheremissb, @jen_hawkins4, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • nathan_stevens May 3 @ 10:40 PM EDT
    And fidget energon #WeirdEd
    In reply to @ohsoearly
  • nathan_stevens May 3 @ 10:40 PM EDT
    Join us #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @ohsoearly
  • jen_hawkins4 May 3 @ 10:40 PM EDT
    A3: 18 years of school has also made me a master box designer... #WeirdEd
  • oolalume May 3 @ 10:40 PM EDT
    I need one of those #weirded #stressrelief
    In reply to @ohsoearly, @nathan_stevens
  • shadow_uzumaki May 3 @ 10:40 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd If this continues when I get a classroom, we will have a long, hard convo abt privilege, wealth, and practicality.....
    • shadow_uzumaki May 3 @ 10:39 PM EDT
      #WeirdEd There's also the damn $100+ shoes that they cant wear outside for some reason. Im more annoyed @ that than Spinners....
      In reply to @oolalume, @edutinker, @larkscience
  • mrterborg May 3 @ 10:41 PM EDT
    #weirded Or a fidgeting spider.
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator May 3 @ 10:41 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd The next Q is kinda generic, but only because I trust you all to make it not so with your answers
  • OohShiny_Sarah May 3 @ 10:41 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd here's the trick.
  • SlpSummer May 3 @ 10:41 PM EDT
    Making paper flowersas we speak.#weirded
  • ohsoearly May 3 @ 10:41 PM EDT
    Same, Nathan. Good to get a running joke going again. I prefer to call them FIDGET JOKES #WeirdEd #fidgethips
    In reply to @nathan_stevens
  • ClarksonMFS May 3 @ 10:42 PM EDT
    ... and hashtag forgetter #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator May 3 @ 10:42 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Q4 How can we support our kids who need to move and fidget?
  • MissShuganah May 3 @ 10:42 PM EDT
    A3 My mom tried to get me to stop talking with me hands. Felt it was too ethnic. She wanted me to be a non-gesturing American. #weirded
  • edutinker May 3 @ 10:42 PM EDT
    I'd just start with "Dress code for school means shoes suitable to go outside in." I'd end there, too. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @shadow_uzumaki
  • ImTheRealReRe May 3 @ 10:42 PM EDT
    A3B: I also pace if I'm just chilling or not doing anything and when I'm on the phone with people. It calms me somehow. #weirded
  • hannah_staine May 3 @ 10:42 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd A4. I would say just allowing them to stand up and move and not say it is a rule to stay in your seat #EDCI365
  • nathan_stevens May 3 @ 10:42 PM EDT
    Ask other folks. I am like this in every chat I am in #WeirdEd
    In reply to @MrsAltham, @ohsoearly
  • theartguy May 3 @ 10:42 PM EDT
    And don't get me started on even more expensive Beats headphones that don't even have a good treble range. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @shadow_uzumaki, @oolalume, @edutinker, @larkscience
  • MissShuganah May 3 @ 10:43 PM EDT
    A4 Would be great to have a move around break for about five minutes every hour. #weirded
  • mrterborg May 3 @ 10:43 PM EDT
    My fifth graders came down to help in the library, they heard one of the staff members singing in her office;Couldn't help giggling #weirded
    In reply to @ImTheRealReRe, @heytheremissb, @jen_hawkins4, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator May 3 @ 10:43 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Seriously, these student teachers are ahead of the curve. You're welcome in my class anytime.
  • morningpruitt May 3 @ 10:43 PM EDT
    #weirded recognize when students have sat for too long and be flexible in the plan to allow movement
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • shadow_uzumaki May 3 @ 10:43 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd It is schoolwide and no one bothers to change it...
    In reply to @edutinker
  • larkscience May 3 @ 10:43 PM EDT
    A4 Start that dance party. #betheDJ #weirded
  • heytheremissb May 3 @ 10:43 PM EDT
    A4: As long as they arent bothering the rest of the class, I say let them move #WeirdEd
  • MissShuganah May 3 @ 10:43 PM EDT
    A4 Or maybe staring out the window and daydreaming break for kids like me. #weirded
  • msmusiced May 3 @ 10:43 PM EDT
    A4: I know the Ss that need it and give them a fidget or some sort of accommodation. Everyone gets GoNoodle. I need breaks too. #WeirdEd
  • BKd204Sci May 3 @ 10:43 PM EDT
    A4 We have made contracts w/Ss so they know the parameters of the movement/fidget Giving them a voice in process is helping success #weirded
  • nathan_stevens May 3 @ 10:43 PM EDT
    What about fidget paperwork #WeirdEd
    In reply to @ohsoearly
  • ltlstar May 3 @ 10:43 PM EDT
    A4 #WeirdEd my movers are assigned 2 desks on opposite sides of the room. Need to move? Go to your other desk. Need to move again? Go back
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • TheMrsC_9 May 3 @ 10:43 PM EDT
    A4: Let them. While I don't have full blown flexible seating, I have as much as I can muster. Whatever keeps them engaged is 👌🏼#WeirdEd
  • ohsoearly May 3 @ 10:43 PM EDT
    True. I just haven't been in many other chats lately. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @nathan_stevens, @MrsAltham
  • wallygeek May 3 @ 10:43 PM EDT
    A4 I have no problem letting students pace in the back of class if they are paying attention and not distracting also brainbreaks #weirded
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator May 3 @ 10:43 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Bonus Q4.1- Best Dance Party Song? (there is a correct answer)
  • nathan_stevens May 3 @ 10:44 PM EDT
    That is a good one #WeirdEd
    In reply to @mrterborg
  • heytheremissb May 3 @ 10:44 PM EDT
    A4b: @larkscience Just Dance on YouTube makes for an amazing brain break!! #WeirdEd
  • MsLafferty May 3 @ 10:44 PM EDT
    A4. Talk to them. See what they prefer. Take data. Data is your friend. Work completion, frequency chart, etc. #WeirdEd
  • larkscience May 3 @ 10:44 PM EDT
    No joke, they are all hype. Shoes/headphones/dolls they'll grow out of over friends they wouldn't. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @theartguy, @shadow_uzumaki, @oolalume, @edutinker
  • vnsabbag May 3 @ 10:44 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd For hours.... But rarely get the chance. I dream about sitting still.
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • ImTheRealReRe May 3 @ 10:44 PM EDT
    It can become a habit. Some people need to control it, for it's not always appropriate. #weirded
    In reply to @mrterborg, @heytheremissb, @jen_hawkins4, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • JayeBarbeau May 3 @ 10:44 PM EDT
    Stand up desks and pacing in the back #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • theartguy May 3 @ 10:44 PM EDT
    A4a Let'em keep the darned spinners! A4b Maybe have them make things instead of just doing worksheets & tests all day. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • doodlinmunkyboy May 3 @ 10:44 PM EDT
    A4: Normalize it. "Everybody has a thing. This is mine. Goal is that noone's thing disrupts our learning too much." #WeirdEd
  • oolalume May 3 @ 10:44 PM EDT
    A4 Ts give Ss flex seating choice if possible. rotate yoga balls, swivel chairs, hoki stools, standing desks #weirded
  • msmusiced May 3 @ 10:44 PM EDT
    A4-2: With flexible seating becoming more popular, my classes with those options in homeroom don't go crazy in my flex space #WeirdEd
  • nathan_stevens May 3 @ 10:45 PM EDT
    Different types of seating also known as supports Doug's @DonorsChoose for more seats #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @DonorsChoose
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator May 3 @ 10:45 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Dreaming about sitting still is also called parenting, right?
    In reply to @vnsabbag
  • MsValencour May 3 @ 10:45 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Q4 (once I find a job for the fall) I want to use flexible seating!
  • heytheremissb May 3 @ 10:45 PM EDT
    A4c: Bringing in my theatre bckrnd: playing warmup games like ZipZapZop or Wahh. They try to beat me...but usually fail #WeirdEd
  • mrterborg May 3 @ 10:45 PM EDT
    Indeed. #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @ohsoearly, @nathan_stevens
  • nathan_stevens May 3 @ 10:45 PM EDT
    Shake it off duh Doug #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • TheMrsC_9 May 3 @ 10:45 PM EDT
    A4.2: Since I have 80 minute blocks, I feel like being forced to sit in a tiny HS desk the entire time is a nightmare, so I don't. #WeirdEd
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator May 3 @ 10:45 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd I have and I LOVE it and my kids dig it. It's awesome. Donors Choose is your friend.
    In reply to @MsValencour
  • larkscience May 3 @ 10:45 PM EDT
    A4.1 SAFETY DANCE! All Ss want to know what is going on in the video then quickly decide they don't care and flounce along anyway #WeirdEd
  • MissShuganah May 3 @ 10:45 PM EDT
    A4 My Fifth Grade teacher used to have us play Simon Says for a few minutes. Was fun. And helpful. #weirded .
  • doodlinmunkyboy May 3 @ 10:45 PM EDT
    Then dance to the board, draw a weird face, juggle whiteboard markers and high five 6 kids. #WeirdEd
  • shadow_uzumaki May 3 @ 10:45 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Yep.
    In reply to @larkscience, @theartguy, @oolalume, @edutinker
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator May 3 @ 10:45 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Nathan is correct! Sixteen points to him
  • supervxn May 3 @ 10:46 PM EDT
    Morning from @Israel. I'm Noa, a sci T. #weirded
  • wallygeek May 3 @ 10:46 PM EDT
    A4: Engaging them in learning #weirded
  • DrTimony May 3 @ 10:46 PM EDT
    A4 old story-"consulting" in an ES. T wanted kids seated and quiet. I said pick one. #weirded priorities and agility
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • PanglossCritic May 3 @ 10:46 PM EDT
    A4 Design our instruction so they don't have to passively sit for 45 minutes straight. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • oolalume May 3 @ 10:46 PM EDT
    A4.2 Ideally, eventually the S will go toward what works best. Give them choice to use it appropriately or no more #weirded
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator May 3 @ 10:46 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Evening from Oregon! Welcome to the party
    In reply to @supervxn, @Israel
  • nathan_stevens May 3 @ 10:47 PM EDT
    Morning Noa #weirded
    In reply to @supervxn, @Israel
  • vnsabbag May 3 @ 10:47 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd You are so, so right.
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • ohsoearly May 3 @ 10:47 PM EDT
    A? I want to say thank you to all the "serious" answers tonight. I'll read them later. #weirded
  • DrTimony May 3 @ 10:47 PM EDT
    A4: also important to direct that fidgety need. What is nec stim? Can you align, direct, stop, then teach? #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator May 3 @ 10:47 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd MADNESSS!
    In reply to @wallygeek
  • MsValencour May 3 @ 10:47 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd A4.1 anything @BrunoMars 😍😍 (edited for school appropriateness of course!)
  • supervxn May 3 @ 10:47 PM EDT
    Can't find Q1.... #weirded
  • msmusiced May 3 @ 10:47 PM EDT
    A4-3: I love centers. Centers and flexible seating is an awesome combo. #WeirdEd
  • stephdaley18 May 3 @ 10:47 PM EDT
    I love the idea of having the students move around if needed. I was always a fidgety kid when I was younger. #weirded
  • ImTheRealReRe May 3 @ 10:47 PM EDT
    A4: Establish the purpose and maybe take a second before class to get it all out of their system. #weirded
  • MarciaDressel May 3 @ 10:47 PM EDT
    When i was in grade school the bane of our teachers was water pens. Games inside pens that held water.. Floating pieces..#WeirdEd
  • nathan_stevens May 3 @ 10:47 PM EDT
    All my answers were serious #weirded
    In reply to @ohsoearly
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator May 3 @ 10:48 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd
    • PanglossCritic May 3 @ 10:47 PM EDT
      How do we support Ss who need to move and fidget? GENIUS!
  • morningpruitt May 3 @ 10:48 PM EDT
    #weirded On my front desk, I have five gum 'truth or dare' wrappers taped up, that I sometimes use as brain breaks for that reason
    In reply to @msmusiced
  • doodlinmunkyboy May 3 @ 10:48 PM EDT
    Oh, whilst channeling your best hair metal air guitar solo... and telling them what they'll be doing today. #WeirdEd
  • melsa777 May 3 @ 10:48 PM EDT
    A4: I let them stand, walk, move when needed. I figure as long as they are doing what they need to do, I don't care about moving. #WeirdEd
  • theartguy May 3 @ 10:48 PM EDT
    Yeah ... definitely ... *hugs plush Baby Groot that his wife bought* #WeirdEd
    In reply to @shadow_uzumaki, @larkscience, @oolalume, @edutinker
  • edutinker May 3 @ 10:48 PM EDT
    Could you make it a rule for your class? Could you bring it up with someone who can change it for everyone? #weirded
    In reply to @shadow_uzumaki
  • nathan_stevens May 3 @ 10:48 PM EDT
    Hi Melissa #WeirdEd
    In reply to @melsa777
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator May 3 @ 10:49 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd One. More. Q!
  • supervxn May 3 @ 10:49 PM EDT
    https://t.co/HmQUdnPGvK #weirded
    In reply to @nathan_stevens, @Israel
  • doodlinmunkyboy May 3 @ 10:49 PM EDT
    It's our job to model these things. I tell them my quirks, and how I strive not to let them derail us... too much. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @PanglossCritic
  • MrsAltham May 3 @ 10:49 PM EDT
    @TheWeirdTeacher A4: Give them a wiggly job, create a coping plan and fill the dang room with whirling dervishes if you have to. #WeirdEd
  • theartguy May 3 @ 10:49 PM EDT
    All of mine were Shirley, until I was told no one wanted to be called that. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @nathan_stevens, @ohsoearly
  • AwesomeSPED May 3 @ 10:49 PM EDT
    #weirded A4 lots of @KooKooKangaRoo Frank Turner Photosynthesis,. Anything @SkinnyLister
  • ohsoearly May 3 @ 10:49 PM EDT
    Well #WeirdEd
    In reply to @nathan_stevens
  • mrterborg May 3 @ 10:49 PM EDT
    Same here, as long as I can give directions. It seems to be hard in EL. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @melsa777
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator May 3 @ 10:49 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Q5 Hypothetically, let's say your school decided to BAN the spinners and cubes. What do you tell the kids? What's your next move?
  • nathan_stevens May 3 @ 10:49 PM EDT
    I am great. I have spent most of the evening learning about the new types of fidgets from @ohsoearly #weirded
    In reply to @melsa777, @ohsoearly
  • JayeBarbeau May 3 @ 10:50 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd I can relate.
  • shadow_uzumaki May 3 @ 10:50 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Im only a volunteer, esp now that my sem is done. Nearly end of schl yr too, so its kinda pointless to fight it.
    In reply to @edutinker
  • technolandy May 3 @ 10:50 PM EDT
    and…..which sparrow should be brought in…..african or european? #WeirdEd
  • msmusiced May 3 @ 10:50 PM EDT
    We call parents if kids come to school in shoes they can't play in- like a kindergartener in high heels. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @edutinker, @shadow_uzumaki
  • melsa777 May 3 @ 10:50 PM EDT
    The fidget spinners have been outlawed at my school and now slime! YES! #Weirded
    In reply to @nathan_stevens, @ohsoearly
  • morningpruitt May 3 @ 10:50 PM EDT
    #weirded, we just had prom with a lot of hip hop so Bruno Mars and WeekNd is popular now.
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • heytheremissb May 3 @ 10:50 PM EDT
    A5: Turn it into a STEM lesson. Have them make their own (@larkscience your student really inspired me) #WeirdEd
  • MsValencour May 3 @ 10:51 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd A5- make our own (less distracting) versions!
  • hannah_staine May 3 @ 10:51 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd A5. I tell them the school banned the cubes and if they need to stretch anytime do so and if they need playdoh ill get it #EDCI365
  • doodlinmunkyboy May 3 @ 10:51 PM EDT
    I mean to plan more movement, but I also don't keep them chained to their desk. At HS, they need to figure it out. #weirded
    In reply to @stephdaley18
  • oolalume May 3 @ 10:51 PM EDT
    On PE days Ss bring gym shoes to change into if they came w sandals or heels. PE T also has spare shoes to share #weirded
    In reply to @msmusiced, @edutinker, @shadow_uzumaki
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator May 3 @ 10:51 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd So admin comes in, sees the kids making spinners, says, "Aren't these banned?" and you...
    In reply to @heytheremissb, @larkscience
  • heytheremissb May 3 @ 10:51 PM EDT
    A5b: More brain breaks and opportunities for moving #WeirdEd
  • nathan_stevens May 3 @ 10:51 PM EDT
    What about fidget Chuck Norris #weirded
    In reply to @ohsoearly
  • MrsAltham May 3 @ 10:51 PM EDT
    A4c: #WeirdEd Anyone else kinda want to work for @GoNoodle and make dance break videos? It's my new dream.
  • supervxn May 3 @ 10:51 PM EDT
    A2: Thank god the cubes haven't arrived in Israel yet! I allow spinners as long as they're under the desk and silent. #weirded
  • MissShuganah May 3 @ 10:51 PM EDT
    A5 I would try to get a white board for my class and let them blow off steam. Or maybe resort to Simon Says. #weirded
  • MsLafferty May 3 @ 10:51 PM EDT
    A5. That is a major benefit of my specialization. Rules are made to be broken if I can show educational benefit. #WeirdEd
  • ImTheRealReRe May 3 @ 10:51 PM EDT
    Wow! what about students who really do need them? #weirded
    • melsa777 May 3 @ 10:50 PM EDT
      The fidget spinners have been outlawed at my school and now slime! YES! #Weirded
      In reply to @nathan_stevens, @ohsoearly
  • nathan_stevens May 3 @ 10:51 PM EDT
    Why slime #weirded
    In reply to @melsa777, @ohsoearly
  • doodlinmunkyboy May 3 @ 10:51 PM EDT
    Um, I think having a person in your pocket would not help that perception. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @PanglossCritic
  • BKd204Sci May 3 @ 10:51 PM EDT
    A5 Ss may have therapeutic objects if they have an identified need..I know there is a lot of room for debate w/this answer #WeirdEd
  • melsa777 May 3 @ 10:52 PM EDT
    A3: I'm a finger picker, doodler and sometimes knee shaker. I cannot sit still and will readjust often. #WeirdEd
  • doriecp May 3 @ 10:52 PM EDT
    A4 jumping in super late, but going deskless + *mindfulness* has transformed my classes! #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • heytheremissb May 3 @ 10:52 PM EDT
    It's an art lesson too--sculpture? #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @larkscience
  • melsa777 May 3 @ 10:52 PM EDT
    I don't know if we really have students who need them...just a fad in my opinion. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @ImTheRealReRe
  • ohsoearly May 3 @ 10:52 PM EDT
    Careful who you remove from power. Can't go throwing fidget spinners out of the class until you know what you're replacing it with #WeirdEd
    In reply to @melsa777, @nathan_stevens
  • theartguy May 3 @ 10:52 PM EDT
    A5 Well we haven't banned cell phones or the internet, so I have my doubts that disruptions will decrease. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator May 3 @ 10:52 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd #EDCI365 Oh, you were doing so well! Play-Doh actually is sent straight from the Debil. But the point stands
    • hannah_staine May 3 @ 10:51 PM EDT
      #WeirdEd A5. I tell them the school banned the cubes and if they need to stretch anytime do so and if they need playdoh ill get it #EDCI365
  • shadow_uzumaki May 3 @ 10:52 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd I wish someone did that.
    In reply to @msmusiced, @edutinker
  • larkscience May 3 @ 10:52 PM EDT
    ...say isn't that what they said to Galileo? #WeirdEd
    • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator May 3 @ 10:51 PM EDT
      #WeirdEd So admin comes in, sees the kids making spinners, says, "Aren't these banned?" and you...
      In reply to @heytheremissb, @larkscience
  • technolandy May 3 @ 10:52 PM EDT
    A5: once highjacked a staff meeting ranting on how fidgets were being used as a token economy on the playground & should be banned😇 #WeirdEd
  • vnsabbag May 3 @ 10:52 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd I'm a runner so I send my kids off to the flagpole across campus, sometimes twice.
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • heytheremissb May 3 @ 10:52 PM EDT
    I see how having them make their own could get out of hand. Could create a black market for spinners #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @larkscience
  • doodlinmunkyboy May 3 @ 10:52 PM EDT
    A5: Um, I'd probably quietly lead the student voice revolution to argue for them... #WeirdEd
  • nathan_stevens May 3 @ 10:53 PM EDT
    Depends on the client I think #WeirdEd
    In reply to @supervxn, @Israel
  • shadow_uzumaki May 3 @ 10:53 PM EDT
    way too slow to adapt. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @msmusiced, @edutinker
  • ImTheRealReRe May 3 @ 10:53 PM EDT
    A5: some people aren't as empathetic as others. Random singing except for when I'm talking. #weirded
  • PanglossCritic May 3 @ 10:53 PM EDT
    A5 Get different fidgets for my Ss to use. Reiterate the fact that fidgets are a tool to enhance learning, not detract from it. #WeirdEd
  • oolalume May 3 @ 10:53 PM EDT
    lol slime. @ ours bc Ss were making & selling it #weirded
    In reply to @nathan_stevens, @melsa777, @ohsoearly
  • morningpruitt May 3 @ 10:53 PM EDT
    #weirded, see what they bring in instead, maybe mechanical pencils
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator May 3 @ 10:53 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Perfect. But then you have to smile and throw a standard at them.
    In reply to @heytheremissb, @larkscience
  • ohsoearly May 3 @ 10:53 PM EDT
    Wait for it....Fidget slime #WeirdEd
    In reply to @nathan_stevens, @melsa777
  • theartguy May 3 @ 10:53 PM EDT
    I would personally like to have both slime and glitter banned ... for the sake of the computers, mind you. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @nathan_stevens, @melsa777, @ohsoearly
  • nathan_stevens May 3 @ 10:53 PM EDT
    You can't hold down capitalism #WeirdEd
    In reply to @oolalume, @melsa777, @ohsoearly
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator May 3 @ 10:53 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Does that mean literally deskless? Or like everyone can move wherever?
    In reply to @doriecp
  • nathan_stevens May 3 @ 10:54 PM EDT
    Now you are trolling me #WeirdEd
    In reply to @theartguy, @melsa777, @ohsoearly
  • oolalume May 3 @ 10:54 PM EDT
    YUP. #weirded
    In reply to @heytheremissb, @TheWeirdTeacher, @larkscience
  • doodlinmunkyboy May 3 @ 10:54 PM EDT
    To me, it always needs to come back to whether or not it disrupts learning. If it does, let's dialogue. If not, psssh #WeirdEd
  • supervxn May 3 @ 10:54 PM EDT
    A4: We need to be be thoughtful and "contain" Ss. Is that a phrase in US? In @Israel it's a very popular #education word. #weirded
  • msmusiced May 3 @ 10:54 PM EDT
    A5: Explain that there were problems with spinners but will offer my fidgets to the kids that NEED them. #WeirdEd
  • stephdaley18 May 3 @ 10:54 PM EDT
    A4: Also important to incorporate brain breaks to get kids moving and focused. #weirded
  • melsa777 May 3 @ 10:54 PM EDT
    Because kids would play with it during class and it was becoming a distraction. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @nathan_stevens, @ohsoearly
  • larkscience May 3 @ 10:54 PM EDT
    You mean, turn into an economics lesson. It's all about the #spin (puns intended all over the place) #WeirdEd
    In reply to @heytheremissb, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • wallygeek May 3 @ 10:54 PM EDT
    A5: Having a sensory bulletin board for students to get up and touch at anytime during class #WeirdEd
  • Jepson May 3 @ 10:54 PM EDT
    It's like gum....I allow it although it isn't at school... #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • HowardKiyuna May 3 @ 10:54 PM EDT
    A5: Student brought me Kukui Nut necklace from HI. My son hijacked it as his fidget. Quiet. Did the job! #weirded
  • MrsAltham May 3 @ 10:54 PM EDT
    A5: I'd lead a fidget uprising w/cafeteria sporks. B/c differentiation isn't equality and some kids gotsta spin. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • MissShuganah May 3 @ 10:54 PM EDT
    A5 Clay would be great. I used to keep some next to my bed whenever I felt fidgety. I confess. I stole it from Sunday School. #weirded
  • Winkteach May 3 @ 10:54 PM EDT
    A5: These focus tools are meant to help you focus. They aren't being used to help you focus, they're doing the opposite. #NoCubes #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • theartguy May 3 @ 10:55 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd
    In reply to @nathan_stevens, @melsa777, @ohsoearly
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator May 3 @ 10:55 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd A5 I'd probably reintroduce all the things already in the room that are fidgitable. Save them money!
  • nathan_stevens May 3 @ 10:55 PM EDT
    I use the twitter app and post all in tweets #WeirdEd
    In reply to @supervxn, @Israel
  • morningpruitt May 3 @ 10:55 PM EDT
    #weirded, what does this look like, do you have one?
    In reply to @wallygeek
  • doodlinmunkyboy May 3 @ 10:55 PM EDT
    A5: I also advocate for looking at developing responsibility over an outright ban. In my mind, the ban removes that opportunity. #WeirdEd
  • edutinker May 3 @ 10:55 PM EDT
    I'm finding here, Ts don't feel they have the right to suggest changes or take action. Climate is v chain of command, Ministry down #WeirdEd
    In reply to @shadow_uzumaki, @msmusiced
  • heytheremissb May 3 @ 10:55 PM EDT
    yessss #WeirdEd
    In reply to @doodlinmunkyboy
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator May 3 @ 10:55 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd VIVA LA SPINNER!
    • MrsAltham May 3 @ 10:54 PM EDT
      A5: I'd lead a fidget uprising w/cafeteria sporks. B/c differentiation isn't equality and some kids gotsta spin. #WeirdEd
      In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • msmusiced May 3 @ 10:55 PM EDT
    I can't do slime. That left a residue on some of my things and I was angry. I can't keep my room clean as is!! #WeirdEd
    In reply to @ohsoearly, @nathan_stevens, @melsa777
  • HowardKiyuna May 3 @ 10:55 PM EDT
    A5: Theraband tied across from ont legs of chairs. #weirded
  • technolandy May 3 @ 10:56 PM EDT
    change the topic to all the rebels wearing hats in the hallway while trading pokemon cards on their cell phones! #WeirdEd
  • melsa777 May 3 @ 10:56 PM EDT
    What did they use before they were invented? Do you think they really help kids? #weirded
    In reply to @ohsoearly, @nathan_stevens
  • supervxn May 3 @ 10:56 PM EDT
    A5: It's NOT hypothetical in my school. I don't, but I know it's against school policy. #weirded
  • nathan_stevens May 3 @ 10:56 PM EDT
    What about a bucket of slime? #weirded
    In reply to @msmusiced, @ohsoearly, @melsa777
  • morningpruitt May 3 @ 10:56 PM EDT
    #weirded, our Spanish teacher does this, there are normal chairs. She moves them often.
    In reply to @doriecp, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • doriecp May 3 @ 10:56 PM EDT
    Literally deskless. I have 5 beanbag chairs, and one low table (for maybe 4/5 kids at a time?) and an otherwise empty room. #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • doodlinmunkyboy May 3 @ 10:56 PM EDT
    It's where I'm at with the phones. My Ss need to learn to work around the distraction for the Real World! #WeirdEd
    In reply to @heytheremissb
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator May 3 @ 10:56 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd I did say no slime, but like you said that's leaving residue and a mess. Different issue.
    In reply to @msmusiced, @ohsoearly, @nathan_stevens, @melsa777
  • BKd204Sci May 3 @ 10:56 PM EDT
    What about putting some tactile tape on a Ss desk? Some tape has sandpaper on a side #weirded
    In reply to @wallygeek
  • edutinker May 3 @ 10:56 PM EDT
    We're working on ways to give teachers space and power to design solutions that fit our own situation, but it's HUGE culture shock #weirded
    In reply to @shadow_uzumaki, @msmusiced
  • HowardKiyuna May 3 @ 10:56 PM EDT
    A5: Zuma Rocker chairs. #weirded
  • msmusiced May 3 @ 10:56 PM EDT
    Cover the lid and we can drum on it. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @nathan_stevens, @ohsoearly, @melsa777
  • ohsoearly May 3 @ 10:56 PM EDT
    Same #WeirdEd
    In reply to @msmusiced, @nathan_stevens, @melsa777
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator May 3 @ 10:56 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Neeeeaaat. How many kids at a timein the room?
    In reply to @doriecp
  • mrterborg May 3 @ 10:57 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd
    In reply to @ohsoearly, @nathan_stevens, @melsa777
  • morningpruitt May 3 @ 10:57 PM EDT
    #weirded, "manage"
    In reply to @supervxn, @Israel
  • theartguy May 3 @ 10:57 PM EDT
    Oh for the love of Dewey I WISH they brought any kind of pencil to class. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @morningpruitt, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • larkscience May 3 @ 10:57 PM EDT
    That's when I put on my focus face #WeirdEd #Superpower
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @heytheremissb
  • MsLafferty May 3 @ 10:57 PM EDT
    I really really like this idea #WeirdEd
    In reply to @BKd204Sci, @wallygeek
  • ImTheRealReRe May 3 @ 10:57 PM EDT
    Tactile stuff is awesome #weirded
    • BKd204Sci May 3 @ 10:56 PM EDT
      What about putting some tactile tape on a Ss desk? Some tape has sandpaper on a side #weirded
      In reply to @wallygeek
  • TheWeirdTeacher - Moderator May 3 @ 10:58 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd If I did that to my admin she'd ask if I was feeling ok
    In reply to @larkscience, @heytheremissb
  • MissShuganah May 3 @ 10:58 PM EDT
    I keep forgetting I can hit pause on GIFs. #weirded
  • mrterborg May 3 @ 10:58 PM EDT
    As long as it has bubble wrap. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @wallygeek
  • supervxn May 3 @ 10:58 PM EDT
    #weirded
    In reply to @nathan_stevens, @Israel
  • oolalume May 3 @ 10:58 PM EDT
    YES. Used to have some Ss have velcro tape on underside of table/chairs #weirded
    In reply to @BKd204Sci, @wallygeek
  • doodlinmunkyboy May 3 @ 10:58 PM EDT
    Listen, the fidget kids are gonna fidget. If we start banning, then they'll have no zippers or fasteners. You want that? #WeirdEd
  • BKd204Sci May 3 @ 10:58 PM EDT
    Ss are diff now than ever There is a need, but managing the distraction element is a prob #weirded
    In reply to @melsa777, @ohsoearly, @nathan_stevens
  • julie_wenger May 3 @ 10:58 PM EDT
    I allowed gum until, on 2 diff days in a week,I found chewed pieces around my room. Then I gagged picking it up & it was all over #WeirdEd
    In reply to @Jepson, @TheWeirdTeacher
  • tkraz May 3 @ 10:59 PM EDT
    This analogy make work: fidgets to classroom like @nathan_stevens gifs to chats #weirded
    In reply to @melsa777, @ohsoearly, @nathan_stevens
  • theartguy May 3 @ 10:59 PM EDT
    I used to cover all my computer desks with roll paper. Desks were beat up, so paper served more than one use. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @BKd204Sci, @wallygeek
  • doriecp May 3 @ 10:59 PM EDT
    ~20. I want to get more flexible seating options (yoga mats, floor chairs, etc), but budget constraints. 😒 #weirded
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher
  • MsLafferty May 3 @ 10:59 PM EDT
    Ok, #WeirdEd, it's been fun. Now I have to go finish my 2 reports for IEPs for tomorrow. Wheeeeeeee 😭
  • melsa777 May 3 @ 10:59 PM EDT
    I've heard teachers putting Velcro on the underside of student desks...#weirded
    In reply to @ImTheRealReRe
  • msmusiced May 3 @ 10:59 PM EDT
    I've seen Velcro taped under desks. #weirded
    In reply to @MsLafferty, @BKd204Sci, @wallygeek
  • larkscience May 3 @ 10:59 PM EDT
    Not to mention ask where you got the dress. #WeirdEd
    In reply to @TheWeirdTeacher, @heytheremissb
  • supervxn May 3 @ 10:59 PM EDT
    no, it's more than manage: it's treat them kindly and consider their happiness above other things. #weirded
    In reply to @morningpruitt, @Israel
  • BKd204Sci May 3 @ 10:59 PM EDT
    With the 2 sides of velco you have 2 diff surfaces for fidget differentiation...being serious #weirded
    In reply to @oolalume, @wallygeek
  • shadow_uzumaki May 3 @ 10:59 PM EDT
    #WeirdEd Sorry I disappeared, I fell asleep. Lol. I'mma go. Good night, y'all!