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Potty PD

Learn how to create a Potty PD post in your faculty bathrooms for teachers to get bitesized PD throughout the school year.

Whether you call it Potty PD, Librarian in the Loo, Toilet Talks, etc. it’s a great way to share quick information while teachers and educators have 3 minutes to themselves a day in the faculty bathroom. I think it was Zinnia Bayardo who first introduced me to the idea and Deb Zeman (Z_Brarian), myself and Karina Quilantan Garza (@cuethelibrarian) ran with it. Each month we share ideas for potential #edtech tips to include in the slide we print and tape up in the faculty bathrooms around campus. See examples below.

My template copy here.

@Z_Brarian template copy here.

It’s a great quick and easy way to highlight new #edtech tools, apps, websites, etc. that teachers may not have the time to explore. I like to always include a QR code that they can scan and save when they have time to really look at it later. This isn’t anything new or particularly cutting edge, but it can start a conversation between you and a teacher you don’t normally collaborate with. It can also inspire some teachers to dive into an app they normally wouldn’t have. Here are some apps/websites I have highlighted over the last two years of me doing this with my staff:

  • Loom

  • Kami

  • Wakelet

  • EdPuzzle

  • Mote

  • Mentimeter

  • Lumio

  • Edulastic

  • YouTube videos with no ads

  • ChatGPT

  • StickTogether

  • The Achievery

  • Quizizz

  • Curipod

  • Diffit

  • Book Creator

  • Screencastify

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