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 # PlutoTeachingTools
 
 This package provides several functions that are useful in Pluto notebooks used for teaching and making tutorials.  The initial version merely borrowed functions from modules and/or homeworks from the excellent MIT course, [Introduction to Computational Thinking
-Math from computation, math with computation (Spring 2021)](https://computationalthinking.mit.edu/Spring21/). Since then, there have been several additions from various other packages and issues.  
+Math from computation, math with computation (Spring 2021)](https://computationalthinking.mit.edu/Spring21/). Since then, there have been several additions from various other packages, issues, and contributors.  
 
 See the **[example notebook](https://juliapluto.github.io/PlutoTeachingTools.jl/example.html)** for functions provided.
 Several functions have optional arguments that aren't (yet?) demonstrated in the example notebook.
 
-I encourage others to improve and/or contribute new functions that are of value to other educators.  Pull Requests welcome.  (Breaking PRs will usually be delayed until the end of the academic semester for the maintainer.)
+Others are encouraged to improve and/or contribute new functions that are of value to other educators (in either formal or informal settings).  Pull Requests welcome, but please be patient when we are slow to review/merge PRs.
 
+# Other useful packages for Pluto notebook tutorials
+There are several existing package that also provide specific useful features.  We list them below to help other educators discover them
+- [PlutoUI](https://github.com/fonsp/PlutoUI.jl): widgets
+- [ShortCodes.jl](https://github.com/hellemo/ShortCodes.jl): embed DOIs, YouTube, Tweets, etc.
+- [PlutoLinks.jl](https://github.com/JuliaPluto/PlutoLinks.jl): include code from separate files.
+- [MarkdownLiteral.jl](https://github.com/JuliaPluto/MarkdownLiteral.jl): more powerful markdown (interpolation, html, string attributes...)
+- [LaTeXStrings.jl](https://github.com/JuliaStrings/LaTeXStrings.jl): easily include LaTeX
+
+If you find yourself often including other packages, please consider adding them to the list above.
+
 # Courses/Sites using PlutoTeachingTools 
-- [Astroinformatics Summer School (2022)](https://github.com/Astroinformatics/SummerSchool2022)
+- [Astroinformatics Summer School](https://github.com/Astroinformatics/SummerSchool2022)
 - [Introduction to Computational Thinking](https://computationalthinking.mit.edu/Fall24/)
 - [Data Science Applications for Exoplanets](https://github.com/PsuAstro497/Fall2022)
 - [High-Performance Computing for Astropysics](https://psuastro528.github.io/Fall2023/)
 - [Julia programming for Machine Learning](https://github.com/adrhill/julia-ml-course)
 - [Máquinas Elétricas II](https://ricardo-luis.github.io/isel-me2/Fall23/)
 
+If you are using PlutoTeachingTools in a course/workshop and your notebooks are public (i.e., useful for others drawing inspiration), please consider adding them to the list above.
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 # Acknowledgements
 - [Pluto](https://github.com/fonsp/Pluto.jl)
-- [PlutoUI](https://github.com/fonsp/PlutoUI.jl)
-- [PlutoLinks.jl](https://github.com/JuliaPluto/PlutoLinks.jl)
-- [PlutoThemes.jl](https://github.com/JuliaPluto/PlutoThemes.jl)
+- PlutoThemes.jl (repo move/no longer avaliable?)
 - Some material on this website is based on "Computational Thinking, a live online Julia/Pluto textbook, https://computationalthinking.mit.edu"
 
 ## Contributors
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 - [mathutopia](https://github.com/mathutopia): Chinese
 - [kagalenko-m-b](kagalenko-m-b): Russian
 - [Several more users](https://github.com/JuliaPluto/PlutoTeachingTools.jl/graphs/contributors)
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