🗓️ Dates on Deck:

IT Conference

Feb 21, 2025

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ITEC Board Voting

Dec. 6-15, 2024

(see details below)

ITEC Fall Conference

October 13-14, 2025

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ITEC Members

ITEC Board Elections Are Now Open!

The time has come for you to cast your vote. Check your email.

There are (4) seats on the board up for election this December.

Before casting your vote, we encourage you to learn a bit more about the candidates using the "Learn About the Candidates" button below.

Voting runs from now through 12 p.m. (Noon) CST on December 15. Results will be announced via email and social media posts on December 18!

ITEC IT Conference

The annual ITEC IT Conference is just around the corner. We are looking for IT Professionals to share their expertise on February 21, 2025 at Nevada High School as ITEC hosts an opportunity to network, share and grow professionally with emerging trends and best practices for IT in education.



If the session is selected, lead presenters will be granted 50% off registration.

Tip / Strategy To Try Out

Google Docs recently introduced Tabs, a feature designed to help users better organize and navigate content within a document. Tabs allow users to group sections of content into separate panels within a single document, offering a more structured way to manage lengthy or complex files. 

Use Tabs to:

• Separate activities, instructions, or resources by sections for easier navigation.

• Assign different tabs to contributors for collaborative planning or grading rubrics.

• Structure feedback, notes, and revisions within one document for student projects.

What ways do you see this new feature useful?

🎸 Rockstar Recognition

Position: 4th Grade Teacher

District: Kingsley-Pierson CSD

Years Served: 10

Favorite Tech Moment: I love watching students' resilience shine through computer science. My favorite day of the school year is our computer science festival, it is so fun to listen to all of the excitement coming from the students and presenters! 

Word of Wisdom: Every child deserves a champion – an adult who will never give up on them, who understands the power of connection, and insists that they become the best that they can possibly be.- Rita Pierson

💻 Tech Tool of the Month

Math Snacks: The Perfect Recipe for Math Mastery

Math Snacks is a vibrant, research-based website offering animations, games, and tools that make math concepts like ratios and fractions engaging for grades 4–8. Developed by educators and mathematicians, it provides easy-to-use resources with teacher guides and activities, making it simple to introduce or reinforce challenging topics in a fun, visual way.

Perfect for diverse learning styles, Math Snacks bridges traditional teaching with interactive tools aligned to national standards. Its game-based activities and animated lessons captivate students, making abstract concepts tangible and relatable. Plus, the resources are aligned with national math standards, so teachers can trust their relevance and rigor.

Explore Math Snacks to inspire your students and transform how they learn math!

Learning Recommendation

Ditch that Textbook Digital Summit

The Ditch That Textbook Digital Summit is a free online conference for educators. There are new sessions each year and you get access to sessions from previous years. This year's summit will be from December 16, 2024, to January 10, 2025. You can also get free certificates for professional development credits and even graduate credit. 

Speakers this year even include past ITEC speakers such as Manny Curiel, Jorge Valenzuela, and Ken Shelton as well as many others!

We want to hear from you!!

Do you know of an awesome educator we should highlight in a future newsletter?

Have a tool you want us to explore and share? 

Do you have a recommendation or topic for our next webinar?

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