Just a quick shout out of thanks for using the Eduphoria helpdesk to make your Technology Requests. It really does help us review and plan our week, and it lets us check off tasks that have been completed. We are here for you!

The TCEA sessions apply to:

• Elementary, secondary, special education, gifted and talented, STEAM, and ESL teachers

• Focus isn’t just on ed tech, it’s on good teaching, good leading, and good learning with ed tech
  
• Let us know if you would like us to explore areas of interest, such as the new science curriculum & TEKS adoption
• Keep TCEA in mind for next year, there are spots open for you to attend!

AI is making educators completely rethink lesson plans, classwork, homework, and assessments. If you browse the list of TCEA sessions, you will notice that there are numerous sessions regarding AI. Here are three trending topics to consider:

• Cheating
• Assessment
• Creativity

Read the article (See Below) for more information on how AI impacts assessment, creativity and academic integrity.

Enjoy this delightful collection from Vooks with storybooks brought to life through animation and voice narration. From space adventures to courageous changemakers, holiday tales to counting songs, discover a whole new way of reading and ignite students' curiosity. It's only a click away on Discovery Education. Just go to STAFF menu drop down, login to Discovery Education with you Google (@celestebluedevils.org) credentials and search Vooks. Even older students will enjoy it. Snowflakes, written by Jennifer Preston Chushcoff, is a great book to share with all ages! Explore the beautiful and mysterious world of snowflakes, and learn the true story of the Snowflake Man, Wilson A. Bentley, who revealed the true beauty of snowflakes to the world.

Congrats to Kristie Campbell for winning the Animate from Audio challenge. She was awarded a Chick-fil-a gift for emailing a link to her video. She also helped us realize that the elementary teachers needed access to Adobe Express. We are working on that, so if you were denied access, please try again soon.

Due to TCEA, there will be no tech newsletter next week, but be sure to check your email the following week to tech info and tips and more prizes!

Have a great week!