A Message to Fellow Educators As We Embark on a New School Year ..read more

Is it possible to present bar charts without putting your audience to sleep? As a math teacher, even I cringe at the thought of sitting through these types of presentations. Let’s see what we can do to liven up a static presentation with mmhmm. Whether you’re creating a recorded presentation or presenting live, mmhmm can make you look like a master without requiring anything fancy on your end. Let me show you how easy it is to elevate an ordinary presentation with mmhmm. Get started with mmhmm for free: https://www.mmhmm.app/r/stacey-roshan ..read more

It’s all about the thumbnail! With social media these days, making that thumbnail pop to capture your audience’s interest can make all the difference in your click-through rate. Many platforms allow you to upload a custom thumbnail, but not all. Let me show you my process for creating my thumbnails in Canva and then a “hack” to customize the video thumbnail on any platform. You can get started with mmhmm for free here: https://www.mmhmm.app/r/stacey-roshan ..read more

I had the opportunity to join Owen Sammarone on his podcast, The Daily Author, to discuss how my book Tech with Heart came to life and how my career has evolved since its publication. Take a listen below if you’re interested in hearing more. I hope you enjoy it ..read more

For years, I’ve kept a “quick tasks” list for those random, non-urgent tasks I chip away at when I have some downtime. This works really well, but choosing what task to do can actually be a small roadblock. Why? Because it invites a decision: What task do I feel like doing now? Inspired by an awesome member and plugin developer in the NotePlan community, I created a simple script to randomly add a task from my “quick tasks” list to my daily note in NotePlan. If you’re interested, this only takes a couple of minutes to set up! Get More Done with a Quick Tasks List with some automation magic in ..read more

When it comes to making solid, snappy, video content without extensive edits, it’s all about your preparation. With mmhmm, we can lay out our video in advance, scene by scene, to create a polished-looking video with minimal editing needed. Our secret is going to be that we’ll be setting up several “slides” in advance to make our recording really clean. Let me walk you through the process, step-by-step. Interested in getting started with mmhmm? mmhmm.app/r/stacey-roshan ..read more

Let me take things back to my flipped classroom roots and show you how you can use mmhmm to: Stream multiple cameras simultaneously Share your screen and face camera at the same time Access an interactive whiteboard for real-time drawing Turn your videos into interactive learning experiences By leveraging mmhmm’s features, you can create dynamic and engaging videos, all with one simple app. If you’re ready to get started, use the link I’ve shared below to try mmhmm for free. And for educators, you can get a year-long free license if you like what you see. If you have any questions, don’t he ..read more

| Excerpt from article published on McGraw Hill’s Inspired Ideas At just 12 years old, I developed anorexia. Almost three decades later, its impact still lingers. No single cause led to my eating disorder. Eating disorders manifest uniquely and present themselves in various ways depending on the individual and the underlying factors driving their disorder. Even personally, my anorexia has evolved and morphed over the years. My eating disorder has always revolved around control. When the external world feels like too much, anorexia promises stability. It gives me the illusion of being able to m ..read more

Edit video without needing a video editor? mmhmm can do that for you. Trim, delete, add, & reorder clips instantly with mmhmm’s simple drag-and-drop interface. Breathe new life into previously recorded video lessons – add new intros & outros, swap out examples, or even mix clips together – as effortlessly as you would edit in Google Slides. I talk about mmhmm all the time as a presentation tool. But let me go back to my roots as a flipped classroom teacher and show you how mmhmm is the ideal tool for creating video content for your students. mmhmm’s simple yet robust recording features ..read more

It’s a new year, so I thought it was time for me to make an updated video sharing how I use NotePlan to organize my life! I started using NotePlan back in 2023, and I have used it every single day since then. NotePlan has added many powerful features since the last time I made a video about it, so I wanted to demonstrate how I’m using these enhancements and also share my updated daily workflow and evening review process. 0:00 Introduction 1:15 A look at a simple sample day for me — how I plan todo’s, checklists, take notes, timeblock 2:23 Revision history in NotePlan 3:20 How I use NotePlan ..read more