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Monday, December 23, 2024

Join Me for the "EmpowerED 2 Teach with AI" Virtual Conference

I am excited and honored to be presenting at the FREE "EmpowerED 2 Teach with AI" virtual conference that runs from January 3rd through 5th, 2025.

"EmpowerED 2 Teach with AI" is a virtual conference for educators to beat burnout and work smarter, not harder with Artificial Intelligence.

More than 15 awesome speakers will be presenting on topics including:

Gamification with AI
Personalizing Education
Time-Saving Strategies
Prompt Engineering for the BEST AI Responses
Student-Facing AI
Teacher Specific AI Tools
10x Your Teacher Productivity
Privacy in AI
And more!

See below for all the details on the conference, speakers, sessions, registration, and more. I look forward to learning with you!

EdTech Links of the Week - 12-18-24

Each week I keep an eye out for the latest edtech resources through blogs, social media, podcasts, videos, user groups, and more. I then try to reshare these resources in many ways.

One way I share these is here on the blog in these "EdTech Links of the Week" posts. See below to explore the latest batch of resources, and be sure to share with others who may benefit.

If you want to make sure you don't miss new resources, you can:

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And as always, please let me know of any resources that you recommend. I would love to learn from you!

Join Me for Sequoia Con 2025

I am honored and excited to be providing a keynote session once again this year for Sequoia Con 2025!

Sequoia Con is an online conference focusing on Artificial Intelligence in K-12 education, which is hosted by Evergreen Education. The event will have presentations from dozens of teachers, administrators, and technology experts.

The conference will be delivered live through Zoom on April 3rd and 4th 2025, but all sessions will also be recorded and shared after the event with everyone who registers.

Speaking of registering, You can also get $50 off your registration with coupon code "CONTROLALT".

For more details on the conference, visit the event website at...

evergreened.org

...and see below for additional information. I look forward to learning with you!

Winter Themed Google Fonts

As I have shared in several previous posts, I have always had a love for fonts. The right typeface can help to communicate information or spice up content.

With the winter season almost here, I decided to share some of my favorite fonts for this chilly time of year.

My favorite place to explore typefaces is Google Fonts, where (as of this writing) Google provides over 1,700 free fonts. You can explore and preview all of these typefaces at https://fonts.google.com/

These fonts can be used by you and your students to add style, personality, and creativity to your Google Docs, Slides, Sheets, Forms, Sites, and more. You can easily add any of these fonts to your Google tools by clicking the font menu, choosing "More fonts", and then typing in the font name.

If you are not using Google tools, you can also download the fonts for use in the programs on your computer.

See below for 15 of my favorite fonts for wintertime listed in alphabetical order. Some tie into the snowy side of the season, while others lean into the festivities and fun.

My 2024 RSAC Sessions

I am excited and honored to be presenting at the 2024 Raising Student Achievement Conference (RSAC24) in Oak Brook, IL on December 9, 2024.

I always look forward to an opportunity to see old friends, make new friends, share some ideas, and learn so many new things from others.

You can access more RSAC24 information at:

https://rsac.iarss.org/

Below is a list of sessions I will be presenting at RSAC24, along with any associated resources. Please feel free to join me for any of these sessions. I look forward to sharing, learning, and chatting with you!

Google Sheets for Educators (or Anyone)

Google Sheets is easily one of the most powerful tools in the Google Workspace suite of programs. I use it every day in one way or another.

It can be used for many tasks such as:

Analyzing student data to identify at-risk students
Tracking student behavior
Managing inventory
Collecting attendance from a PD session and generating certificates
Providing conditional formatting feedback in learning activities
Building a learning database for students to draw conclusions from
Making pixel art
Creating interactive learning games and activities
And much more!

Unfortunately many people can feel intimidated by spreadsheets and not be sure where to begin. I want to take that fear away and help ease you into the wonderful world of spreadsheets!

To help with, below you will find an 80-minute recorded webinar on Google Sheets where we cover topics including view options, freezing rows and columns, sorting data, filtering data, formulas, charts and graphs, sparklines, conditional formatting, data validation, and even pivot tables.

You will also find templates you can make copies of to follow along and try out each of the features demonstrated. I am excited to see what you do with these skills, and welcome any questions you have as you learn!