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Happy Birthday! February NCCE birthdays: Adam Blair, Julie Combs, Scott Davis, Tammy Dunbar.

Happy February! 🎉

We’re celebrating all the amazing NCCE birthdays this month. If that’s you:

🎂 You rock.
🎈 We appreciate you.
🎁 We’re partying in your honor (virtually).

Let’s hear it for the birthday crew! 🥳

#IAmNCCE #EdTech #FebruaryBirthdays #CelebrateYourPeople

Bright pink and white birthday graphic with fireworks, confetti, wrapped gifts, and slices of cake around the border. Center text reads January Happy Birthday and Happy Birthday to the members of our NCCE family who are celebrating a birthday this month followed by the names Lisa Bray, Joshua Ehret, Holly Lanham, Heather Kolde, and Andrew Pemberton.

Happy January! ALL month long, we'll be celebrating these AMAZING MTDA people as they celebrate their birthday! Cheers, friends!

#CelebrateGoodTimes #ComeOn #Let'sCelebrate #Birthdays

Festive birthday announcement graphic with red and gold balloons and gold confetti. The text in the center reads "December Happy Birthday!" followed by "Happy Birthday to the members of our NCCE family who are celebrating a birthday this month." Below, the names listed are Marianne Blair, Monica Crane, Ptosha Maclin, Jennifer Marshall, Bobby Myers, Charity Nix, Bradley Smrstick, and Clinton Weinberg.

It's the most wonderful time of the year... to celebrate the birthdays of these wonderful NCCE people!

Happy birthday... and cheers to you!

Happy birthday this month to all of the amazing NCCE people! Have a wonderful celebration!

#IamNCCE #BirthdayGreetings #WeLoveYou #CelebrateYou #Colleagues

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👉 Want to bring Minecraft to your classroom, school, or district?
Learn more about our professional learning opportunities here: ncce.org/professional...

#MinecraftEducation #MicrosoftEDU #IAmNCCE

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and critical thinking in students.

At NCCE, we believe in tools that help students dream, build, and problem-solve—and Minecraft Education does exactly that.

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This week, our NCCE team is partnering with Stride teachers nationwide to explore the power of Minecraft Education Edition in the classroom! 🎮💡

A huge shoutout to Charity Nix and Kelley Predieri for leading inspiring sessions and showing how Minecraft can spark creativity, collaboration,

Colorful birthday graphic with floating balloons and confetti, celebrating October birthdays for NCCE team members including Mike Agostinelli, Kristi Collins, Tim Galles, Jason Neiffer, John Pauls, Kelley Predieri, and Kelly Williams.

Falllll is here! Happy birthday to these NCCE superstars celebrating in the month of October!

Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat resources for education – Microsoft Adoption Microsoft Copilot is your AI assistant for education, providing AI-powered chat for the web with commercial data protection at no additional cost. Copilot can save time for educators, staff, and…

With 44% of teachers reporting burnout , practical AI tools aren’t optional—they’re essential. Microsoft’s Copilot resource hub shows how schools can adopt AI thoughtfully.

Explore here: adoption.microsoft.com/en-us/copilo...

#AIinEducation #IamNCCE #MicrosoftEDU

I got a private lesson on Google's NEW Nano Banana AI Model Get a free startup idea of the day - https://ideabrowser.com. I chat with Logan Kilpatrick about Google's new Gemini 2.5 Flash Image model (Nano Banana), he showcases its capabilities for image…

🍌 Discover Nano Banana — Google’s AI model in Gemini for schools! A Google AI team member showcases quick outfit swaps, backdrop changes, and photo remixes, ideal for student projects and boosting classroom creativity. 🎥 Watch the demo: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Zvk... #EdTech #AIinEducation

A close-up of several people stacking their hands together in a gesture of teamwork and unity.

Schools thrive on teamwork. This Labor Day, we honor all who make learning possible—teachers, administrators, librarians, bus drivers, food service workers, custodians, counselors, grounds staff, IT staff, and more. Thank you for your vital, unseen work every day.

#IAmNCCE #LaborDay

Teachers Are Trying to Make AI Work for Them Since the start of the AI boom, teachers have been tasked with figuring out if LLMs are helpful tools or a cheat code. This is how they’re bringing AI to their curricula.

Great article on teachers using AI! www.wired.com/story/teache...

#IAmNCCE

Edtech Show & Tell August 2025 New edtech products that have caught our attention this month

Take a peek and tell us: Which of these would make the biggest difference in your school?

👉 Read the full list: www.techlearning.com/news/edtech-...

#IAmNCCE #EdTech #K12Education #EdLeaders #DigitalLearning #ClassroomTechnology #SpecialEducation #AIinEducation #Chromebook #InstructionalTechnology

Edtech Show & Tell August 2025 New edtech products that have caught our attention this month

🖥️ Curious about what’s new in the edtech world?

Tech & Learning’s August 2025 Edtech Show & Tell rounds up some fresh tools hitting classrooms—from a compact Acer Chromebox Mini to AI-powered platforms for supporting special education. It’s a quick look at what’s emerging this year.

What Works, What Doesn’t, and How to Tell: The Data That Should Drive K–12 Edtech Decisions in 2025-26 District leaders, now more than in years past, are less interested in vendor promises and more focused on evidence that learning took place.

Read the full article here: www.techlearning.com/news/what-wo...

🔍 How is your district using data to shape edtech choices this year?

#IAmNCCE #EdTech #K12Education #EdLeaders #DigitalLearning #AIinEducation #EdPolicy #InstructionalTechnology #FutureOfLearning #DataDrivenEd #EdTechTrends

Picture of a laptop screen showing a data dashboard.

Which edtech tools actually make a difference in schools—and which don’t? 🤔

This new piece from Tech & Learning digs into the data K-12 leaders need to guide decisions for 2025–26.

Picture of a teacher and student referring to a laptop screen with a resource called "Understanding My Digital Footprint."

Common Sense Media just launched a new version of their free digital citizenship curriculum designed to help K–12 students think critically, stay safe, and thrive in today’s digital world.

Explore the new curriculum here: www.commonsense.org/education/di...

Gimkit - live learning game show Gimkit is a game show for the classroom that requires knowledge, collaboration, and strategy to win. Get started for free!

👩🏫 Teachers—if you’re looking for a creative way to introduce or review concepts, Gimkit brings energy and excitement to your classroom.

Start now! www.gimkit.com or find out more here www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQ8s...

#Customized #IAmNCCE

Gimkit - live learning game show Gimkit is a game show for the classroom that requires knowledge, collaboration, and strategy to win. Get started for free!

💡 Did you know?

Gimkit turns everyday assignments, quizzes, and practice into an interactive game where students think, strategize, and collaborate.

🎮 With fast-paced live play, it blends the best of Kahoot! and Quizlet—while adding its own twist that keeps learners engaged.

✨ Creativity + learning = stronger classrooms.

Canva Education’s August 2025 update adds new ways to remix, collaborate, and bring lessons to life.

👉 Watch the video: buff.ly/hWM6a8x

#IAmNCCE #CanvaEducation #EdTech #K12 #TeacherLife #DigitalLearning #EdLeaders #ClassroomCreativity #EdTechTools

AI helps reconstruct damaged Latin inscriptions from the Roman Empire Google DeepMind and historians created an AI tool called Aeneas that can predict the missing words in Latin inscriptions carved into stone walls and pottery sherds from the ancient Roman Empire.

AI helps reconstruct damaged Latin inscriptions from the Roman Empire buff.ly/RIebjIl

With interactive examples and ready-to-go lesson ideas, you can help students become savvy media detectives without spending hours prepping.

💡 Perfect for middle & high school classrooms

💬 Let’s discuss: How do you address misinformation in your classroom? COMMENT BELOW!

👀 Teachers: Need a media literacy boost?

Your students are bombarded with messages daily—can they tell the difference between persuasion and propaganda?

The Media Education Lab’s Propaganda Analysis Toolkit is 100% free and designed for busy teachers.

Discovery Education Presents New Teacher Resources as Part of Back-to-School Updates Discovery Education Presents New Teacher Resources as Part of Back-to-School Updates

Discovery Education Presents New Teacher Resources as Part of Back-to-School Updates www.discoveryeducation.com/details/disc...

Illustration of a web browser window with hearts in the corner, displaying the text “What Would a Librarian Ask ChatGPT? Turns Out...A Lot. 15 Ways ChatGPT Can Help Librarians Do All the Things” on a pink and purple background with paperclips and doodles.

Calling All Teacher Librarians!

Ever considered using AI to evaluate your library collection? Try this out✨Read More: blog.tcea.org/librarians-a...

#TeacherLibrarians #AITimeSaver #IAmNCCE

A white frosted birthday cake with seven lit candles and colorful gumballs sits beside pastel balloons and a blue and yellow pennant banner. Text on the image celebrates August birthdays for Maria Turner and Jamie Wright from the NCCE family.

August signifies the return to school... and the celebration of these two marvelous NCCE individuals! Warmest birthday wishes from your team at NCCE!

#IamNCCE #Birthdays #LevelUpDay #TechSavvyTeachers

Could Podcasts Fix Screen Time Woes for Children? - EdSurge News Podcasts are becoming increasingly popular with kids. Could they help ease parents’ fear of too much screen time?

🎧 Could podcasts be the screen-free tool today’s classrooms need?

A growing number of educators are turning to audio—not just to reduce screen fatigue—but to deepen student engagement and boost literacy. 📚👂

📰 Read more: www.edsurge.com/news/2025-06...

#EdTech #PodcastEDU #Literacy #IamNCCE

I Embraced AI in My Community College English Class — and My Students Loved It - EdSurge News “If we don’t meet this moment with intention, we will leave our most vulnerable students behind,” writes community college English professor Susan E. ...

"Our students need guidance in navigating these new technologies, and if we fail to teach them how to engage with AI ethically and intelligently, we won’t just widen the skills gap, we’ll reinforce the equity gap..."

🔗 www.edsurge.com/news/2025-07...

Are High School Counselors Encouraging AI for College Applications? - EdSurge News Students – and faculty – are increasingly using generative AI to ease the college admissions process. Here’s what they should know.

School counselors, often managing caseloads of 275–380 students, are increasingly turning to generative AI tools, like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude, to support the letter-writing process.

🔗 www.edsurge.com/news/2025-07...

#AIinEducation #SchoolCounseling #EdTech #HigherEd #K12 #EthicalAI

Transform your data into beautiful visuals and powerful insights in seconds. Whether you’re writing a doc, presenting a pitch, or analyzing in Canva Sheets, ... Canva Create 2025: Meet Magic Charts

👉🏻See how in this video: youtu.be/3jRBHDj2QPY?...

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