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The Google EDU Update

by John Sowash

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Two surprise updates from Google...

✴️ My summer course schedule is live! Join me for the Admin Bootcamp or Google Certification Academy! These events will fill quickly! ✴️ Hi Reader! Teaching in the spring is challenging: Motivation is low for students and the teachers! 😂 Hang in there, the finish line is approaching. There are some pretty cool updates this month. I'm really interested in trying out "Google Vids" which was announced last week and tabbed Google Docs sounds like something I would use. Those are just two of the...

9 days ago • 2 min read

Hello Reader, Registration is open for my spring and summer Google Admin events: Google Admin Bootcamp: May 8-22, 2024 (click for details) Chromebook Academy: June 17 - July 1, 2024 (click for details) These two virtual events are my attempt at saving you the stress and confusion I experienced as I navigated blindly through the Google Admin Console! This is NOT an online course! These two events are LIVE virtual sessions via Google Meet. Each session will focus on a key area of the Google...

9 days ago • 1 min read

Hello Reader, About few years into my teaching career, I realized there were some big issues I needed to address: My salary was much too low to support my growing family. I was frustrated by the lack of incentive to improve as a teacher. My work/life balance was getting worse, not better. This is also roughly the time when I heard about the Google Certified Trainer program. I applied, was accepted, and five years later, made the jump to a full-time edtech coach and consultant. I don't know...

19 days ago • 1 min read

✴️ The Google Trainer Academy starts April 16! Join the wait list! ✴️ Hi Reader! This month I have been speaking and thinking a LOT about AI in the classroom including a keynote in Wilmington, Delaware, featured sessions at the MACUL conference, and a series of webinars for a school in New Jersey. While I do think that AI will have a significant impact on the classroom, I do NOT believe it has any chance of replacing teachers as the most part of the classroom. There are quite a few AI related...

about 1 month ago • 2 min read

Hi Reader! The NCAA men's basketball tournament starts this week and I would like to invite you to fill out a bracket to win prizes from my favorite EdTech companies! Last year Evan from Davenport, Iowa correctly picked the Washington Huskies to win the tournament and received an awesome prize-pack of EdTech goodies! 🏆 You could be a winner this year! Click here to join the tournament challenge! There is no cost to join and your personal information will NOT be shared with sponsors. Prizes...

about 1 month ago • 1 min read

✴️ Want to become a Google Certified Trainer? Join me for the Trainer Academy this spring! ✴️ Ciao from Italy, Reader! I'm writing and recording this episode on the road in Europe with my family. I'm grateful for good wifi and a mobile work setup that lets me travel and keep up with work at the same time! AI continues to dominate the headlines, but Google also announced a lot of great little updates for Calendar, Meet, Docs, Classroom, and more! Read on to get all the important updates for...

2 months ago • 2 min read

✴️ The Chromebook Academy for IT administrators is open for registration! Register soon! This event WILL sell out quickly! ✴️ Hi Reader! This week I will be speaking at the FETC conference in Orlando, Florida to kick off the winter conference season. If you are attending FETC, please say hello! Some of my European friends will probably be attending the BETT conference in London which is also taking place this week. I have a sneaky suspicion that we might hear about some cool new updates from...

3 months ago • 2 min read
The Google EDU update by John R. Sowash

🥇Get Google Certified in 2024! My January Google Certification cohort is already 50% full! Don't miss out!🥇 Merry Christmas, Reader! I'm wishing you a wonderful holiday season with friends and family! This month's list of resources includes a long-requested update for Google Classroom, a cool new AI tool, and 8 other interesting links and updates. Pro tip: there are two classroom activities at the end of this email that can help you plan for the chaos of the last few days of school before...

4 months ago • 2 min read

🥇Get Google Certified in 2024! Don't miss out! Add your name to the waitlist for the Google Certification Academy 🥇 Hello Reader, Last week I coordinated the 10th annual miGoogle conference for 800 teachers in my home state of Michigan. It was a great event, but a lot of work! 🥵 2023 miGoogle Conference in Clarkston, Michigan This week I'm catching up on a bunch of projects and taking my 13 year old son deer hunting in northern Michigan. 🦌 This month's list of updates and resources has some...

6 months ago • 2 min read

Happy Wednesday, Reader! If you use Google Classroom with your students, today's session is for you! FUN ways to communicate with your students SIMPLE tips for organizing your classroom resources NEW ways to bring resources IN to Google Classroom CREATIVE assignment ideas (with examples) A NEW tool for providing feedback for student Click here to watch today's webinar Upcoming Schedule: October 25: Social studies toolbox + AI tools November 1: Special education toolbox + AI tools November 8:...

6 months ago • 1 min read
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