Edpuzzle Summit Registration on July 9 & 10
Join us for our Edpuzzle Summit, where educators and Edpuzzlers from across the globe will come together for a free, immersive online experience. This summit is designed to foster connections and collaboration among our diverse community of teachers, providing a platform for sharing best practices, exploring innovative teaching strategies, and networking with professionals. With engaging workshops and interactive sessions, the Edpuzzle Summit promises to empower educators to enhance their teaching practices and transform learning experiences for students worldwide. Don't miss this opportunity to connect, learn, and grow with us at the Edpuzzle Summit!
Check out the schedule here!
Edcamp Update from Digital Promise
After careful consideration of program metrics, team capacity, and resource allocation, Digital Promise has made the difficult decision to decentralize the intake of new Edcamps. This means that Digital Promise will no longer publicly post upcoming Edcamps on our website, provide digital gift cards, or send stipend checks to support in-person Edcamps.
Our Digital Promise team deeply appreciates the Edcamp model for its ability to foster powerful peer-to-peer learning and create vibrant spaces for educator-driven professional development. The Edcamp community, fueled by your dedication and passion, has had a significant impact on educators across the country. We are honored to play a role in supporting this remarkable network.
By transitioning to a support role, we believe the Edcamp model can return to its core strength—being driven by passionate educators like yourselves. This allows for a more dynamic and regionally focused approach to professional development, while Digital Promise’s primary role will be to amplify the Edcamp model's value.
LAST Google Innovator Academy Applications Open Now and Due in JULY 16
Kami Free for New Customers UNTIL JULY 31
Get Kami free for the rest of the school year for new customers only. Valid till July 31st 2024! Find out more here!
Seesaw Connect 2024 on August 2-3, 2024
Seesaw Connect is an inspiring virtual conference that fosters professional growth and energizes teachers and administrators for the school year. Don’t miss out on engaging keynotes and educator stories, interactive workshops, networking opportunities, 25+ PD hours—and a chance to win over $6,000 in door prizes! Connect is free for all attendees. Register to join us live or access the sessions on-demand.
IDEAcon Call for Proposals Due August 5
It's here! The IDEAcon 2025 Call for Proposals is now open. What creative, innovative, practical, or foundational ideas do you have to share with other educators? We want to hear them! With an audience of teachers, administrators, educational coaches, tech integrators, tech directors, and librarians, there's room for educators in all roles to share their ideas. Submit your proposal today at https://ideail.org/IDEAcon2025CFP!
Educator Alexander Consulting Provides FREE Google Training for Your District Through Google's EPSO
You may be wondering what districts are eligible and how to redeem this offer?
To learn more about the offer, check out this one-pager or this site. Still undecided? Review the quantifiable benefits and cost savings enabled by Education Plus here.
Eligibility Requirements:
Customers purchasing Education Plus for the first time
Customers upgrading to Education Plus who did not own Education Plus licenses as of Jan 1, 2024
Transition renewals moving from legacy G Suite Enterprise for Education on a price lock (purchased in 2020) to Education Plus
How it works
Purchase Education Plus licenses for your full domain
500 license minimum
Choose your services by filling out this form
Select PD and/or IT services. Learn more about each here: goo.gle/education-plus-offer
Within 30 days of receiving email approval from Google, connect with Educator Alexander Consulting to schedule your services.
Services do not have to be redeemed within 30 days, just scheduled / on the calendar
EDUCATOR ALEXANDER CONSULTING is an approved provider for these services! Choose us and we can provide your FREE training!
Educators Can Get Office 365 for FREE
A Couple More Google Updates
To Stay Updated, Watch ALL Here or EDU in 90: The Latest Episode: EDU in 90: Product Resources & Tutorials - June 2024
INTRODUCING EDUCATION NAVIGATOR
Drum roll please …
Introducing Education Navigator, a one-stop shop for #GoogleEdu resources for school leaders, educators, families & guardians. Sign up to receive resources delivered straight to your inbox or browse directly on the site.
16 NEW CLASSROOM ADD-ONS
We are introducing 16 new Classroom add-ons including Quizizz, Kami, Readworks as well as some local partners such as Zanichelli Editore (Italy), Dong-a (Korea), and more! We are also making Classroom add-ons generally available to all developers, so any third-party developer can build an add-on to allow teachers to discover and attach content to coursework. This feature is available to teachers with an Education Plus license or Teaching and Learning license assigned to them. Teachers will have more options at their fingertips and can integrate more third-party content and activities into their assignments and courses (via Stream items).
Reminder: To make add-ons available to teachers, admins must set up Classroom add-ons so that teachers can start engaging activities and content with students.
JAMBOARD APP IS GOING AWAY
This is a reminder that we will wind down the Jamboard app starting October 1, 2024. Between October 1, 2024 and December 31, 2024, the app will be placed in “view-only” mode and you’ll no longer be able to create new or edit existing Jams on any platform, including the web, iOS, and Android platforms. During this time you can continue to back up your Jam files.
Dr. Desiree Alexander, Educator Alexander Consulting
Dr. Desiree Alexander is an award-winning, multi-degreed educator, speaker, and author who has been in the educational field since 2002. She is the Founder CEO of Educator Alexander Consulting, LLC and the Deputy Director for the Associated Professional Educators of Louisiana. She consults with members of several schools/businesses and presents at conferences globally.
Dr. Alexander is lifetime certified in Louisiana in Secondary English Education, as a Reading Specialist, as a School Librarian, as an Educational Technology Facilitator, as an Educational Technology Leader and in Educational Leadership 1. She is certified in Texas as a Principal, in English Language Arts and Reading for grades 4-8 and grades 8-12, as a Reading Specialist for grades EC-12, and as a School Librarian. She holds multiple technology certifications, including, but not limited to, IC3 certification, Google Certified Trainer, Innovator and Partner, Apple Teacher, and Microsoft Office Specialists.
She holds a Bachelor, a Master + 30, and an Education Specialist Degree in Curriculum and Instruction from Louisiana State University, a Master of Library Science from Texas Woman’s University and a Master of Educational Leadership with a concentration in Educational Technology Leadership from Nicholls State University. She also holds a Doctorate in Education with a concentration in Educational Leadership from Lamar University.
She is the author of Ready to Be an Educational Leader: Your Guide for Passing the SLLA 6990, the 2024 Common Sense Education Ambassador of the Year, a 2024 Common Sense Ambassador of the Year, a 2024 Illinois Digital Educators Alliance Conference (IDEAcon) Thought Leader, 2023 Louisiana Association of Computer Using Educators (LACUE) Conference Featured Speaker, 2022 & 2021 Texas Computer Education Association Conference (TCEA) Featured Thought Leader, 2020 International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Featured Voice, 2020 Future of Education Technology Conference (FETC) Featured Presenter, 2019 Customer Commitment Award Honoree from Better Business Bureau's (BBB) Torch Awards for Ethics, a 2019 Shreveport National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) Mover and Shaker, a 2017 Young Professional Initiative 40 Under 40 Awards Honoree, 2017 Center for Digital Education Top 30 Technologists, Transformers & Trailblazers, 2017 Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Learning Media Digital Innovator for Louisiana, 2016 Associated Professional Educators of Louisiana Member of the Year, 2015 Librarian of the Year for Louisiana Librarian Association, 2015 Campus Teacher of the Year in the Zachary Community School District and 2014 Leader of the Year for Region 2 Louisiana Association of Computer Using Educators.
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