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Data is crucial to identifying inequities and developing solutions that can help close achievement and access gaps.

Join the Digital Promise Data Equity cohort to begin building a stronger data future. bit.ly/3aC9LQJ

The EDsay project is an international, scholarly project to learn and share educator perspectives during the pandemic. Some comments will be published, including posts to social media. If you are an educator working with primary through secondary school-aged students, you are invited to participate. This includes teachers and student teachers (e.g., mathematics, physical education, art, language, tutors, administrators, and related service providers).

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You do not want to miss these social justice lessons taught and learned through Minecraft!

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To get a handle on all of the Google updates, check out these resources!

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Need practical help with distance learning?

This page is for you! It is constantly updated as GREAT things are shared!!!!! More sections than before. Check it out.

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This extension helps you leave audio comments instead of typing them!

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Have questions about how to use Office 365 Education in the classroom?

You Can in :90 video series is here to help!

Students and educators at eligible institutions can sign up for Office 365 Education for free, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, and now Microsoft Teams, plus additional classroom tools. All you need is a valid school email address. It’s not a trial – so get started today. -- Microsoft Website

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Here are some updates from Google!

To Stay Updated, Watch Here: EDU in 90: The Latest, February 2021 & Learn with Google

Sign Up for Google for Education Product Training Series

What's New with

Google Classroom

Originality Reports

Google Meet

Google Forms (Sign Up for Beta Save Draft Responses)

Chromebooks/Chrome OS

Here are all of the in-person trainings that are upcoming! Also, come see me at some of the following events.

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Dr. Desiree Alexander is an award-winning, multi-degreed educator who has been in the educational field since 2002. She is the Founder CEO of Educator Alexander Consulting, LLC and the Regional Director of North Louisiana 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 and Innovator, Apple Teacher, and a Microsoft Innovative Educator Trainer and Expert.

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 a 2021 Texas Computer Education Association Featured Thought Leader, 2020 International Society for Technology in Education Featured Voice, 2020 Future of Education Technology Conference Featured Presenter, 2019 Customer Commitment Award Honoree from Better Business Bureau's Torch Awards for Ethics, a 2019 Shreveport National Pan-Hellenic Council Mover and Shaker, a 2017 Young Professional Initiative 40 Under 40 Awards Honoree, 2017 Center for Digital Education Top 30 Technologists, Transformers & Trailblazers, 2017 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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