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Brian Briggs

Brian Briggs

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Brian Briggs is the Director of Technology for the Washington Unified School District in West Sacramento, CA. A CITE Certified Chief Technology Officer with almost 30 years of experience in education, Brian specializes in bridging the gap between infrastructure and instruction. As a Google Certified Innovator and LEGO Education Ambassador, he is dedicated to helping districts move beyond technology consumption toward meaningful student creation. Brian is also the co-host of the long-running Check This Out podcast, where he explores the intersection of pedagogy and emerging tech.

Davis, CA
Teacher Hive Superpowers Explorer
Teacher Hive Superpowers Explorer FROM BRIAN BRIGGS
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Interactive Teacher Hive builder guide with tutorials, classroom examples, Superpower walkthroughs, API safety, prompt generators, privacy tips, and app planning tools.

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Would You Rather? Classroom Icebreaker
Would You Rather? Classroom Icebreaker FROM BRIAN BRIGGS
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AI-generated Would You Rather dilemmas for classrooms and staff meetings! Timer, live anonymous voting via QR code, and a discussion prompt every round.

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PBL Launchpad
PBL Launchpad FROM BRIAN BRIGGS
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Build complete Gold Standard PBL units with driving questions, timelines, rubrics, public products, and export-ready classroom materials.

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Venue Quest
Venue Quest FROM BRIAN BRIGGS
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A classroom sports venue guessing game where students use images, clues, and maps to identify famous stadiums and athletic venues.

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World Heritage Detective
World Heritage Detective FROM BRIAN BRIGGS
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A classroom landmark guessing game where students use images, clues, and maps to identify UNESCO World Heritage sites around the world.

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Webquest Generator
Webquest Generator AI enabled FROM BRIAN BRIGGS
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AI WebQuest generator aligned to California, Common Core, NGSS, C3, ISTE, and more. Choose a grade, subject, and standard — get a complete inquiry lesson with rubric and LMS-ready exports.

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The Spark Deck
The Spark Deck FROM BRIAN BRIGGS
apphive.us/sparkdeck

Flip through challenge cards to spark your next AI masterpiece! Pick a category, copy a prompt, and use Google Gemini to build original music, videos, games, digital art, and stories.

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Missunderstood Songs
Missunderstood Songs FROM BRIAN BRIGGS
apphive.us/wrongsongs

Badly explained lyrics. Legendary songs. Step into the spotlight and see if you can guess the hit before the crowd beats you to it!

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Poorly Explained Movies
Poorly Explained Movies FROM BRIAN BRIGGS
apphive.us/poormovies

Can you guess the movie from the world's worst plot summary? 10 rounds of gloriously terrible descriptions. Popcorn not included.

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AI Literacy Lab
AI Literacy Lab FROM BRIAN BRIGGS
apphive.us/litlab

A high school learning experience where students test AI as a text, challenge its answers, protect their voice, and decide when help becomes surrender. Human Thinking Required

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History Timeline Heist
History Timeline Heist FROM BRIAN BRIGGS
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Place historical events in order, bluff your opponents, and call out timeline mistakes in this fast-paced classroom strategy game of history, reasoning, and tactical deception.

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Google Classroom PD Course Builder
Google Classroom PD Course Builder Connected app
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Create complete asynchronous Google Classroom PD courses in minutes. Paste an EdTech tool link and instantly generate ready-to-use modules, assignments, discussions, and certification content.

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PII Detective
PII Detective FROM BRIAN BRIGGS
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Train staff to spot PII, avoid risky AI prompts, and uncover hidden privacy threats through fast-paced, department-based challenges across real school district scenarios.

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Sight Word Wall
Sight Word Wall FROM BRIAN BRIGGS
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Interactive K–2 sight word wall with read-aloud sentences, word highlighting, hand-drawn cartoon illustrations, and a magnetic drag-and-drop spelling activity.

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Periodic Table Explorer
Periodic Table Explorer FROM BRIAN BRIGGS
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Interactive periodic table for K–12 classrooms. Click any element to explore atomic structure, periodic trends, electronegativity, ionization energy, and chemical bonding.

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Class Awards Generator
Class Awards Generator FROM BRIAN BRIGGS
apphive.us/funawards

Paste your class roster → get funny, meaningful awards for every student → print certificates. One click. Maximum chaos. Total joy.

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Retro Name Generator
Retro Name Generator FROM BRIAN BRIGGS
apphive.us/retroname

Spin the retro TV dial and instantly generate fun, random names with classic CRT vibes. Perfect for classrooms, games, icebreakers, and student engagement!

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SBAC QUEST
SBAC QUEST FROM BRIAN BRIGGS
apphive.us/sbacquest

Blast off with SBAC Quest! Conquer 6 cosmic mini-games to master the mouse, keyboard, and scrolling skills you need for test day. Turn prep into play and become a Tech Explorer!

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Darth Vader Jokes
Darth Vader Jokes AI enabled FROM BRIAN BRIGGS
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Darth Vader delivers groan-worthy Star Wars dad jokes for May the 4th. Press the button, brave the punchline, and rate if the Force of cringe is strong with this one.

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Student Data Privacy Checker
Student Data Privacy Checker AI enabled FROM BRIAN BRIGGS
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Before you hit "Sign Up with Google," check if that app is actually safe for students. Instant privacy report card for any EdTech tool.

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Digital & AI Literacy Framework
Digital & AI Literacy Framework FROM BRIAN BRIGGS
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A complete K-12 Digital & AI Literacy curriculum: 78 inquiry-based lessons across 6 strands. Built on Common Sense Media and AI4K12 frameworks. Includes AI-powered lesson adaptation.

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Poo-tential Coordinates
Poo-tential Coordinates FROM BRIAN BRIGGS
apphive.us/coordinates

Graph paper meets barnyard brawl! Hide 5 cows, then fire a 5-shot volley of coordinates at your rival's pasture. First to stomp in all the poo wins.

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The Gold Rush Trail
The Gold Rush Trail FROM BRIAN BRIGGS
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It's 1849 and gold fever is spreading! Choose a miner, merchant, or farmer and brave the 2000-mile trail to Sutter's Fort. Ration food, survive storms, strike it rich!

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Team Meeting Notes
Team Meeting Notes FROM BRIAN BRIGGS
apphive.us/meetinghub

A customizable meeting app for K-12 tech teams. Set up your district, roster, and guiding principles once — then run every meeting with built-in recognition, action tracking, and team closure.

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4 C's Choice Board
4 C's Choice Board FROM BRIAN BRIGGS
apphive.us/ccccchoiceboard

Pick a grade, subject & standard — instantly get a student product choice board (debate, podcast, app & more) with a full lesson plan. Free. No login.

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Your Adventure Storybook
Your Adventure Storybook FROM BRIAN BRIGGS
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An interactive choose-your-own-adventure storybook for kids — personalized with their name & friends, featuring stories on kindness, courage & more. Reads aloud too!

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Unconference Board
Unconference Board FROM BRIAN BRIGGS
apphive.us/unconference

Unconference Session Board — a free, no-login alternative to Padlet. Propose topics, drag them onto a live schedule grid, and upvote favorites together as a group.

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Classroom Command Center
Classroom Command Center FROM BRIAN BRIGGS
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Manage your classroom with ease! Set noise levels, randomize groups, track homework, spin for brain breaks & display your daily schedule.

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Giovanni's Fact Family Pizza
Giovanni's Fact Family Pizza FROM BRIAN BRIGGS
apphive.us/pizzafacts

Step into Giovanni's Pizza Shop! Help fulfill orders by dividing toppings equally. It’s a delicious, interactive way for kids to master multiplication and fact families!

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Teacher App Builder
Teacher App Builder FROM BRIAN BRIGGS
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You know exactly what would make your job easier. Now you can build it. Describe your need, get a complete AI prompt, and have a working app by the end of your prep period.

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Digital Footprint Explorer
Digital Footprint Explorer FROM BRIAN BRIGGS
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Blast off into Digital Citizenship! Learn about digital footprints through space-themed challenges, timed quizzes, drag-and-drop sorting, and earn badges. Grades 6–8.

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The Dad Joke Machine
The Dad Joke Machine FROM BRIAN BRIGGS
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The only machine that runs on bad puns and dad pride. Warning: side effects may include eye rolls, reluctant laughter, and an uncontrollable urge to tell your kids.

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Alliteration Station
Alliteration Station FROM BRIAN BRIGGS
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Step right up! Type your name and let AI turn you into something completely unexpected. Pixar hero? Disco legend? Newspaper scandal? It's different every time — and it all starts with your lunch.

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Password Vault
Password Vault FROM BRIAN BRIGGS
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Students crack a vault by building stronger passwords level by level. No login, no setup — just open and play. Perfect for Digital Citizenship day.

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PerspectivePlink
PerspectivePlink FROM BRIAN BRIGGS
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What if a game show ran your Socratic seminar? PerspectivePlink gives every student a random thinking lens — and the AI does the rest. Free, no login, works on any device.

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VIBE CODE JACKPOT
VIBE CODE JACKPOT FROM BRIAN BRIGGS
apphive.us/vibejackpot

Vibe Jackpot is a program that helps create vibe code prompts to create classroom resources. Have fun randomly creating the VIbe prompt or get more specific for you grade level. Go for the Jackpot!

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Vibe Code Challenge
Vibe Code Challenge FROM BRIAN BRIGGS
apphive.us/vibechallenge

Deal the cards, flip the challenge — then race to build it! A game show-style classroom activity where every round generates a unique AI coding prompt.

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