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Distance Learning Resource from Nadine Gilkison
Kids Academy Summer Camp for Pre-K-3rd Grade
Pre-K - 3rd Grade Kiddos
Virtual Summer Camp with Kids Academy
$5 off code for educators and parents: 5offda11
CAMP Book It!
Google for Edu's NEW Certified Coach Program
Schools are leaning on instructional coaches to help educators navigate the challenges of #DistanceLearning.
Google's new #GoogleEdu Certified Coach program gives coaches strategies and support so they can partner with teachers.
Learn more and get started → goo.gle/3dpEfU8
Turn Off the New Google Chrome Extensions Toolbar Menu
Dislike the new Google Chrome Extensions Toolbar Menu (puzzle piece)?
Copy and paste this URL: chrome://flags/#extensions-toolbar-menu
Disable Extensions Toolbar Menu
BER Distance Learning in the ELA Classroom Seminar
YOU DO NOT HAVE TO LIVE IN THE TIME ZONE YOU REGISTER FOR...that is just the time zone it will begin and follow for the day.
Bye-Bye Google Extensions
As of August 15, 2020, the Cast for Education Chrome extension will no longer be available. Classroom offers similar features for sharing resources between students and instructors.
As of August 15th, 2020, Share to Classroom will be discontinued and the extension uninstalled.
New Distance Learning Help Page
This page is for you!
Click educatoralexander.com/distance-learning to learn more!
Educator Alexander Online, Self-Paced Classes
Google Level 1 Certification
Google Level 2 Certification
Click here to sign up anytime: https://educatoralexander.teachable.com/
TCEA TECH BLOG GOODIES
🎥 Webinars of the Month
Intro to Google Apps includes an Intro to Classroom, Chrome, Drive, Sheets, Slides, Docs, Forms and Other Apps
😍 FREE Extension of the Month
This extension creates audio/voice and transcribed COMMENTS in Google Apps.
Click on picture below for more information.
💻 📱 Tech Certification of the Month
💫MICROSOFT SUPPORT
Office 365 You Can in :90 Video Series
You Can in :90 video series is here to help!
Educators Can Get Office 365 for FREE
Flipgrid Newest Newsletter with Updates
🌈 Google Updates
A Couple More Google Updates
EDU in 90: The Latest, June 2020
Implement G Suite and Classroom Easily
Our Deployment Guide walks you through, step-by-step, everything you need to think about when deploying G Suite for Education. You’ll find resources to help you with everything from setting up your domain to migrating data.
Deploy Chromebooks Seamlessly
Manage your transition to Chromebooks with our Chrome Device Deployment Guide, which shows you how to connect, enroll, and update all your Chrome devices.
Find Support
Need help? In addition to 24/7 access to Google support, we offer a number of other support options for IT administrators - from product-specific Admin Help Centers, to Help Forums were you can join discussions with your peers, to a robust network of partners. No matter your question or need, we have you covered.
💡See Me Here
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Dr. Desiree Alexander, Educator Alexander Consulting
Dr. Desiree Alexander is an award-winning, multi-degreed educator who has been in the educational field since 2002. She is currently the Regional Director of North Louisiana for the Associated Professional Educators of Louisiana. She is the Founder CEO of Educator Alexander Consulting, LLC. She consults with members of several schools/businesses and presents at conferences nationwide.
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 2016, 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 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, 2014 Leader of the Year for Region 2 Louisiana Association of Computer Using Educators, and her recent campus's 2015 Teacher of the Year in the Zachary Community School District.
Learn more at www.educatoralexander.com.
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Phone: 318-759-7591
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