As part of our Spring Conference, we would like to continue to recognize and honor our Iowa Educators. Please take a few minutes to complete the ITEC Awards Nomination Formto honor someone you know who is doing incredible work.
Nominations are due by Sunday, March 20!
π³οΈ ITEC Board Applications Open π³οΈ
Passionate about educational technology? Interested in educational leadership? Serving on the ITEC Board just might be for you! We encourage all interested parties to submit an application for ITEC Board Candidacy.
Applications must be submitted before March 25!
β οΈ Be on the lookout for information about electronic voting in early April!
Tech Tool of the Month
Adobe Creative Cloud Express
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Formerly called Adobe Spark, Adobe Creative Cloud Expressis a unified task-based, web and mobile app developed by Adobe Inc. With drag-and-drop technology, Creative Cloud Express enables users to make rich multimedia content including social media posts and stories, invitations, and marketing materials like logos, flyers and banners.
Tip / Strategy To Try Out
Techtastic Madness
Eight competitors, three rounds, one champion. Each competitor shares a Google Hidden Gem. Cast your votes by liking and sharing the ITEC Social Media Posts of each Hidden Gem.
We realize the AEAs have listservs for their constituents. ITEC believes that it would also be beneficial to have access to a statewide group. To help connect our members, we have created three groups:
Technology Directors
Technology Integrationists
Instructional Coaches
If you wish to join one, two or all three of these lists, send an email to Lance Lennon with your name, email and list(s) you want to join.
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District & Building: Iowa City Community School District, Online Learning Program
Years Served: 2 years online, 10 years in 1st grade, 8 years in 4th-6th grade
Favorite Tech Moment:The first fully online inquiry project I assigned. My group of 6th graders had me astounded by their creativity, flexibility and perseverance. I love assigning inquiry projects and watching young learners shine!
Word of Wisdom:Collaborate! It is easy to fall into routine and when I feel this happening to me, I reach out to a colleague to freshen up my own practice and bounce ideas off other innovative educators.
Colleague Comments: "Alyssa continues to reimagine what learning can look like in an online program. She infuses a variety of digital resources and strategies to make student thinking visible, increase engagement, foster collaboration, build community and amplify student voice. She strives to ensure that every kid gets what they need every day."
Know a colleague who deserves some recognition for the incredible work they are doing to support students and staff with technology in a digital learning environment? Consider giving that colleague a "Shout Out!"and help ITEC recognize rockstar Iowa educators!
Upcoming Webinar Series
Technology & the Teacher Librarian: An ITEC & IASL Webinar Panel
Libraries have long been a place for information, innovation and exploration and the librarians within them have been instrumental in leading the charge, especially as schools continue to expand their access to digital tools and resources. Join us for this co-sponsored session as a panel of teacher librarians share how they support technology within their schools!
The ITEC Conference is just around the corner! Join us Wednesday, April 13 and Thursday, April 14! Hear from our three incredible Featured Speakers, our two Iowa Featured Speakers, our first ever Iowa Featured District and over 160 sessions covering a wide range of topics including (but definitely not limited to) computer science, E-Sports, information literacy and creativity!
Register to join us in person at the Iowa Event Center in Des Moines or register as a virtual participant! Remember that early bird registration ends on March 28, 2022.
Don't miss out on this incredible learning opportunity! Visit our ITEC Spring Conference page to learn more!
Learning Recommendation
The Esports Education Playbook
Esports is a growing trend in educational co-curricular activities, but how does one begin to build a program.
In their book The Esports Education Playbook, educational authors Chris Aviles, Steve Isaacs, Christine Lion-Bailey and Jesse Lubinsky walk readers through the process of establishing, managing, and coaching an esports team. The book discusses getting buy-in from school stakeholders to addressing common misconceptions about gaming. The authors can help you build a program that will get your whole school cheering.
If you are interested in eSports and learning more about them, this year's Spring ITEC conference has a strand for you! Come see Iowa coaches, Iowa teams and author Jesse Lubinsky at the Spring Conference taking place April 13-14, 2022 at the Iowa Event Center in Des Moines.
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