Past Events

Is your Google Drive a mess? Do you spend way too much time searching for documents? Then it's time for seasonal cleaning!

In this cohort, we will break down the Google Educator Level 1 Certification Exam into smaller monthly workshops while preparing you to take and pass the exam.

If you have questions relating to the new Student Online Personal Protection Act (SOPPA), then you're not alone. Join the LTC's Chris Wherley for "All Things SOPPA", a weekly discussion about the process and procedures of achieving SOPPA compliance. Participants will have an opportunity to ask questions and share their experiences with their peers, as well as receive up-to-date recommendations following the July 1 compliance date.

When used to its full potential, Google Classroom is more than just a place to post announcements and files. Learn to create an inviting, differentiated, collaborative learning space that facilitates better learning experiences for students. This workshop will help you organize your digital file-sharing, develop a grading and feedback workflow, and integrate engaging and enriching tools into Google Classroom.

Questions about digital displays? Looking for tips and recommendations on deploying them in a cohesive, cost-effective manner? Be Connected has you covered! Tune into this week's session for timely insights on these useful hardware installations. The LTC's Chris Wherley will lead the discussions and help you find answers you need to make digital displays a regular part of your institution's learning environment.

As drones continue to grow in both popularity and functionality, businesses are rapidly expanding their uses of unmanned aerial vehicles. As we look for new ways to prepare our students for the changing workforce economy, we can look at adding drones to our curriculum. Bringing unmanned aerial vehicles into our schools and classrooms can provide an engaging opportunity to teach our students real-world skills.

Google Classroom provides teachers and students with a powerful learning space that can effectively organize and manage digital coursework during both remote and in-person learning. This session will explore the Google Classroom's advanced features as well as how this platform can integrate with dozens of web applications and other digital tools.

Interested in learning more about the Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF) and its application process?

Join the LTC’s Mindy Fiscus, Illinois’ Digital Access Coordinator, for a virtual workshop taking you step-by-step through the ECF application process. Along the way, you’ll learn the full scope of potential ECF uses, including for both schools and libraries that have identified an unmet need for devices and connectivity options that support remote learning and closing the homework gap.

Google has made some exciting updates to the apps you use every day. This 1-hour workshop will review what's changed over the summer and provide tips on how to make the new and improved Google Workspace for Education work for you and your students!

This past year has introduced students and educators to a variety of previously unfamiliar edtech terms and phrases - distance and hybrid learning among them. SEL or social-emotional learning has also been on the tip of the tongue in schools across the country, even though the concept has existed for several decades up to this point. This session will explore what SEL is at an essential level and how it can be incorporated into a classroom as well as strategies for utilizing your edtech tools to accomplish SEL goals.

Google has made some exciting updates to the apps you use every day. This 1-hour workshop will review what's changed over the summer and provide tips on how to make the new and improved Google Workspace for Education work for you and your students!

This Level 1 Certification workshop will prepare participants to take the Google Educator Level 1 certification exam. This workshop is designed for teachers that have a solid base of implementing the Google tools in their classroom and is not designed as an introduction to the Google tools.

Interested in learning more about the Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF) and its application process?

Join the LTC’s Mindy Fiscus, Illinois’ Digital Access Coordinator, for a virtual workshop taking you step-by-step through the ECF application process. Along the way, you’ll learn the full scope of potential ECF uses, including for both schools and libraries that have identified an unmet need for devices and connectivity options that support remote learning and closing the homework gap.

If you have questions relating to the new Student Online Personal Protection Act (SOPPA), then you're not alone. Join the LTC's Chris Wherley for "All Things SOPPA", a weekly discussion about the process and procedures of achieving SOPPA compliance. Participants will have an opportunity to ask questions and share their experiences with their peers, as well as receive up-to-date recommendations following the July 1 compliance date.

Come explore Kami, an online document annotation and markup tool, and learn how it can be used in a variety of learning environments. Participants will also explore best practices for integrating Kami into Google Classroom.

In this cohort, we will break down the Google Educator Level 1 exam into smaller workshops while preparing you to pass the same assessment with ease.

Join us for an introduction to Nearpod and Peardeck as well as an in-depth look at how these tools can be used to make your Google Slide presentations more engaging.

October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month and we don't want anyone left in the dark! This week's Be Connected will focus in on ways we can all be more cybersecurity aware, both in the near- and long-term. We'll also share a few cybersecurity resources your districts can utilize starting today to keep them protected against new and emerging threats.

If you have questions relating to the new Student Online Personal Protection Act (SOPPA), then you're not alone. Join the LTC's Chris Wherley for "All Things SOPPA", a weekly discussion about the process and procedures of achieving SOPPA compliance. Participants will have an opportunity to ask questions and share their experiences with their peers, as well as receive up-to-date recommendations following the July 1 compliance date.

Reserve your spot today in our upcoming Google Level 2 workshop! In this workshop, we will break down the Google Educator Level 2 exam into smaller components while preparing you to pass the Goole Level 2 Certification Exam. Each component will cover different Google apps, including Gmail, Slides, and Drawings; Scholar, Books, Google Arts, and Culture; Earth and Maps; Sites and Blogger; YouTube and Classroom; Keep and Trends.

Cybersecurity Awareness Month continues this week on Be Connected as we dig into an important, but often less discussed topic - CISSP Certification. Tune in to learn about an assortment of CISSP Certification resources as well as discover how you can utilize this certification to manage a best-in-class cybersecurity program.

When used to its full potential, Google Classroom is more than just a place to post announcements and files. Learn to create an inviting, differentiated, collaborative learning space that facilitates better learning experiences for students.

When technology is introduced into the classroom, it opens up new and more meaningful ways to assess student learning. It also allows teachers to more efficiently uncover what students know, think, feel, and understand about the curricular content. When looking at different tools for assessing student learning, Flipgrid stands out above the rest. Join us as we explore how you can leverage Flipgrid with your students!

Join us to learn how to make Google Slides more engaging within the app as well as participate in an introduction to Nearpod and Peardeck.

This past year has introduced students and educators to a variety of previously unfamiliar edtech terms and phrases - distance and hybrid learning among them. SEL or social-emotional learning has also been on the tip of the tongue in schools across the country, even though the concept has existed for several decades up to this point. This session will explore what SEL is at an essential level and how it can be incorporated into a classroom as well as strategies for utilizing your edtech tools to accomplish SEL goals.

If you have questions relating to the new Student Online Personal Protection Act (SOPPA), then you're not alone. Join the LTC's Chris Wherley for "All Things SOPPA", a weekly discussion about the process and procedures of achieving SOPPA compliance. Participants will have an opportunity to ask questions and share their experiences with their peers, as well as receive up-to-date recommendations following the July 1 compliance date.

Ever feel like you're drowning in emails, can't find the files you need, or have notes and "to-do" lists all over the place? Let's get you re-centered using a few Google tools and some simple strategies for efficient workflows and organization. Save yourself time for what matters - connecting with your students!

When it comes to discussing the information we, as well as our students, share online, so-called "cyber hygiene" is a great place to start. This session will focus on several tools educators can use to evaluate cyber hygiene as well as several tools they can use to clean up their personal data sharing habits online.

Curious about Google Vault? This information governance tool within Google Workspace can be used to retain, hold, search, and export users’ Google Workspace data. Suffice to say, Google Vault can do a lot for your district when it comes to data retention and management. However, there are few things it cannot do and it's time we all learn the difference.

Are you a school support staffer (school nurse, counselor, social worker, or administrative assistant) looking for an introductory level edtech workshop created with your role in mind? This one's for you!

Ever feel like you're drowning in emails, can't find the files you need, or have notes and "to-do" lists all over the place? Let's get you re-centered using a few Google tools and some simple strategies for efficient workflows and organization. Save yourself time for what matters - connecting with your students!

Join us to learn how digital citizenship and online safety play a role in the school ecosystem. In particular, we'll focus in how educators can help create and maintain positive online experiences for all learners.