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Queensbury EdTech NEWSLETTER

Click me for the February Calendar

Google Updates

Contact Laurie and tracy

February 23

  • Safer Internet Day
  • Academic Illustrations

2026

  • EDU on AIR
  • Gemini in Chrome
  • 10 Ways to use Notebook LM

Monday

PADLET Updates

If you loved Padlet TA, you are going to be obsessed with the new Padlet ARCADE. We’re taking classroom interaction to the next level by letting you create and play interactive games directly in Padlet. It’s in its early stages with more features on the way, which makes right now the perfect time to explore and help us shape how we use it. Give it a spin and send us your feedback!

Tuesday

Wednesday

Model Schools Catalog

Thursday

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Queensbury EdTech NEWSLETTER

Click me for the February Calendar

Google Updates

Contact Laurie and tracy

February 3

2026

Monday

Workshops and Webinars

Tuesday

Wednesday

Model Schools Catalog

Thursday

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Queensbury EdTech NEWSLETTER

Click me for the January Calendar

Padlet Updates

Contact Laurie and tracy

January20

2026

Monday

New Google Updates

  • Generate Podcast Style Audio Lessons in Google Classroom
  • Take Notes in Google Meet

Tuesday

  • Control Translations in Google Meet
  • Try Google Gems
  • Create Graphic Novels in Notebook LM

Wednesday

  • Join a Google Community
  • Google Translate for Teachers

Model Schools Catalog

Thursday

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Queensbury EdTech NEWSLETTER

Click me for the January Calendar

Now in the Public Domain

Contact Laurie and tracy

January 6

2026

Monday

TRY Google, GEMINI, GEMS, AND NOTEBOOK LM

  • Convert your existing Rubrics to Google Classroom
  • Create Graphic Novels in Notebook LM

Tuesday

  • New Gems to Try including HS ACT Questions
  • Explore Languages around the world
  • Learn Google Sheets

Wednesday

Model Schools Catalog

Thursday

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Queensbury EdTech NEWSLETTER

Click me for the December Calendar

Brain Breaks

Contact Laurie and tracy

December 10

2025

Monday

Fun December Activities

Click the calendar above for many CS and coding activities. If you are looking for something else, check these resources out:

Tuesday

Wednesday

Model Schools Catalog

Thursday

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Queensbury EdTech NEWSLETTER

Click me for the November Calendar

Timely Topics

Contact Laurie and tracy

November 20

  • Try Boddle

2025

  • Canva Style Match
  • Coding Projects
  • Regents Practice
  • Lesson Plans

Monday

  • Ag Fieldtrip

Gemini Deep Research

Gemini Deep Research now offers a powerful new feature that integrates context from your personal Google Workspace apps alongside web sources to create more comprehensive reports that combine public and your own data. It integrates with the following apps:

  • Gmail
  • Docs
  • Drive (including Slides, Sheets, and PDFs)
  • Google Chat.

Tuesday

Wednesday

Model Schools Catalog

Thursday

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Queensbury EdTech NEWSLETTER

Click me for the November Calendar

Timely Topics

Contact Laurie and tracy

November 6

  • Free History Resources

2025

  • Create Wordsearches
  • Student Competition
  • Coco Resources
  • Career Day

Monday

  • Crunch Labs

Amazing Notebook LM Collections

Learn to use Notebook LM and explore some great ones.

Tuesday

  • AI Policy
  • Shakespeare
  • Yellowstone
  • Learn about the Video Feature

Wednesday

  • Parenting Advice
  • How to share Notebook LM

Model Schools Catalog

Thursday

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Queensbury EdTech NEWSLETTER

Click me for the October Calendar

Timely Topics

Contact Laurie and tracy

October 30

  • November Journal

2025

  • AI Prompting
  • One Best Thing Ideas
  • CS Picture Books

Monday

Last Minute Halloween

Check out these activities for last minute Halloween ideas:

Tuesday

  • Poetry
  • Choice Board
  • Rebus
  • Spot the Difference

Wednesday

  • LEGO Builds
  • Wayground Lessons
  • Ghostly Chatbot

Model Schools Catalog

  • Halloween Jeopardy

Thursday

  • Ghost in a Jar
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Queensbury EdTech NEWSLETTER

Click me for the October Calendar

Timely Topics

Contact Laurie and tracy

October 23

  • CSDF Picture Books

2025

  • Talking Tours
  • Edu GEMS
  • Keep and Task Integration
  • Personalized Gems

Monday

Google Updates - Vids

Create engaging instructional lessons and video explainers for lessons.

Tuesday

  • Students can use it to easily produce video book reports and project assignments, even by transforming existing Google Slides or Docs into a video.

Wednesday

Model Schools Catalog

Thursday

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Queensbury EdTech NEWSLETTER

Click me for the October Calendar

Timely Topics

Contact Laurie and tracy

October 16

  • SDGs and Students

2025

  • Seesaw AI
  • Global Youth Conference
  • Fall STEM Activities
  • Crayola Global Ambassadors

Monday

Google Updates - Notebook LM

Notebook LM has a new chat option called Learning Guide.Use it to prompt a chatbot for:

Tuesday

  • open-ended questions
  • breaking down the steps of a problem
  • adaptions to learner needs
  • deepen learning

Wednesday

Model Schools Catalog

Thursday

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Queensbury EdTech NEWSLETTER

Click me for the October Calendar

Timely Topics

Contact Laurie and tracy

October 8

  • Indigenous Peoples Day

2025

  • 250 Years of Freedom
  • Halloween Comic Strips
  • FREE Lessons
  • HS Brain Breaks

Monday

Google Updates - Class ToOLS!

Google Class Tools is the little purple circle at the bottom of your Chromebook. Click it to:

Tuesday

  • Connect students via Classroom or with a code
  • Choose what learning resources you want to share with students

Wednesday

  • Create restrictions to block URLS
  • Open Captions and Translations to support ALL students

Model Schools Catalog

Thursday

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Queensbury EdTech NEWSLETTER

Click me for the October Calendar

Student Contest

Contact Laurie and tracy

October 1

NYS Office of Information Technology has a computer safety poster contest! Learn more here.

2025

Monday

Google Updates

Google Workspace for Education has some awesome updates:

Tuesday

  • Use NotebookLM as the ultimate learning guide. Create flashcards, mind maps, and quizzes using your content and resources

Wednesday

  • Get summaries of text responses in Google Forms
  • Create and assign NotebookLM and Gems right in Google Classroom

Model Schools Catalog

Thursday

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Queensbury EdTech NEWSLETTER

What is Genially?

Contact Laurie and tracy

September 24th

  • Create or use templates
  • Build Interactives
  • Easily create, games, presentations, and study guides

2025

Monday

Google Now Has Class Tools

Click the purple icon on the bottom of your Chromebook to:

Tuesday

  • Connect up to 50 students at a time
  • Choose the resources for sharing
  • Create navigation restrictions
  • Choose a time for each session, up to 2 hours.
  • Determine what students have access to.
  • You can lock screens, add time and resources, and end the session when needed.
  • Use captions and translations

Wednesday

Model Schools Catalog

Thursday

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Queensbury EdTech NEWSLETTER

Teacher Opportunities

Contact Laurie and tracy

September 17th

67

  • Portrait of a Teacher

2025

  • NatGeo
  • Learn Your Way

Monday

What's New in Canva

Canva has expanded its AI tools. Click the links to learn more:

  • Create Activities with this generator

Tuesday

  • Create Games and Flash Cards using Canva Code

Wednesday

  • Create interactive graphs and charts with Canva Sheets.
  • Edit your images with Magic Edit

Model Schools Catalog

Thursday

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Get ready for AI Literacy Week!

Queensbury EdTech NEWSLETTER

Contact Laurie and tracy

Sharing Stories

September 9th

2025

Monday

What's New in Google

ResourcesExplore this resource to view all the updates in Google Workspace for Education.

Tuesday

  • Ideas for using Gemini and Notebook LM
  • Try Google Vids
  • Add AI images to slides and vids

Wednesday

Five AI Roles for Teachers

Model Schools Catalog

Create Storybooks with Gemini

Thursday

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Queensbury EdTech NEWSLETTER

Contact Laurie and tracy

Welcome Back!

September 3rd

2025 (Click me for confetti!)

Monday

Google Updates

Gemini in ClassroomGemini integration in Google Classroom is a suite of AI-powered tools that help save time on tasks like creating lesson plans, quizzes, and rubrics, while also providing a way to create and share customized study guides and resources with their students. Notebook LM Use this AI-powered research and writing assistant that helps teachers summarize, organize, and create content from their own documents, streamlining lesson planning and curriculum development. Click to explore ways to use these new tools

Tuesday

Wednesday

Model Schools Catalog

Thursday

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Resources

AI Ethics Simulator

Best of the Week

Free Virtual Field Trips

Global Citizenship Certificate

AI Ready

Google Gems

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Use the resources on this montly calendar to explore ideas and information to share with your students.

Virtual Rooms

Explore this comprehensive list of virtual rooms for every month of the year. Bookmark this one!

It's time to book Laurie and Tracy!

Monday and Thursday

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Tuesday and Wednesday

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It's time to book Laurie and Tracy!

Monday and Thursday

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Tuesday and Wednesday

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Best of the Week

Free Virtual Field Trips

Global Citizenship Certificate

AI Ready

Google Gems

Get Google Certified

Get Knowt Certified

Learn the New Nano Banana for Image Creation

Did you know?

You can create storybooks with Gemini! Check out this blog to learn how to create your own. https://blog.google/products/gemini/storybooks/

Resources

AI Ethics for High School. Check out the links to teach and learn!

Try a VR Fieldtrip

Fun Finds for January

Animals in Winter
Wolves Webcams
Snowy Owls

Free September Resources

Scholastic
Breakout EDU
Magna-Tiles

It's time to book Laurie and Tracy!

Monday and Thursday

Contact Tracytlescault@wswheboces.org

Tuesday and Wednesday

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Internet Safety

Click HERE for our Fall Offerings!

Free September Resources

Scholastic
Breakout EDU
Magna-Tiles
Teacher Opportunities

Ambassador programs are a great way to learn more about an edtech tool. Get exclusive access to BETA features, enjoy the platform for free or at a discounted rate, and expand your PLN by connecting with others who share your interests. Here are some to explore that are open right now.

  • Scholastic Innovator
  • EdPuzzle Ambassador
  • Book Creator Ambassador

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Tuesday and Wednesday

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It's time to book Laurie and Tracy!

Monday and Thursday

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Tuesday and Wednesday

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It's time to book Laurie and Tracy!

Monday and Thursday

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More Resources

Learn Padlet
Templates
Untold History

Free September Resources

Scholastic
Breakout EDU
Magna-Tiles

Click HERE for our Offerings!

It's time to book Laurie and Tracy!

Monday and Thursday

Contact Tracytlescault@wswheboces.org

Tuesday and Wednesday

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Make forms in Canva!

Click HERE for our Fall Offerings!

Click HERE for our Offerings!

Best EDU Lists

Time Portal!

Click HERE for our Fall Offerings!

Free September Resources

Scholastic
Breakout EDU
Magna-Tiles
Best of the Week

Free Virtual Field Trips

Global Citizenship Certificate

AI Ready

Google Gems

Free September Resources

Scholastic
Breakout EDU
Magna-Tiles

Free September Resources

Scholastic
Breakout EDU
Magna-Tiles

Opportunities

  • 2/1 Thinkering Fellowship
  • 2/5 Plot Twists and Algorithms
  • 2/26 Mobile Mind Demo (5 attendees will win a 1 year license!)
  • 2/26 Curipod for State Testing Prep
  • 3/3 AI Guidance Workshop - Aligned to Portrait of a Graduate
  • 3/26 Vibe Coding
  • 4/14 RechargeED Conference
  • 5/5 On the Farm STEM

Sign Up Link

Resources

Genially Academy

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Monday and Thursday

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Tuesday and Wednesday

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Free September Resources

Scholastic
Breakout EDU
Magna-Tiles

Check out these AI tools to learn more about some of the newest solutions, activities, and resources.

AI and Ethics

Explore AI Ethics with these resources: 1. SimulateAI 2. Most Likely Machine

Make forms in Canva!

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Use the resources on this montly calendar to explore ideas and information to share with your students.

Learn Snorkl AI

For You Only

Google Translate

Save your slides presentation deck as a PDF. Then, go to translate.google.com and upload your slides and then translate to a different language.

Free September Resources

Scholastic
Breakout EDU
Magna-Tiles

Science resources!

Free September Resources

Scholastic
Breakout EDU
Magna-Tiles

Click HERE for our Fall Offerings!

Learn More About SDGs

Use these Links to learn about SDGs with your students.
Best of the Week

Free Virtual Field Trips

Global Citizenship Certificate

AI Ready

Google Gems

Educational Videos

Genially has fun Widgets to uSe! Check them out!

It's time to book Laurie and Tracy!

Monday and Thursday

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Tuesday and Wednesday

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Subscribe to this newsletter!

Click HERE for our Fall Offerings!

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Monday and Thursday

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Tuesday and Wednesday

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Check out Words in this Wordsplainer site.

Genially has fun Widgets to uSe! Check them out!

It's time to book Laurie and Tracy!

Monday and Thursday

Contact Tracytlescault@wswheboces.org

Tuesday and Wednesday

Contact Laurielguyon@wswheboces.org

Contact us any time!

It's time to book Laurie and Tracy!

Monday and Thursday

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Tuesday and Wednesday

Contact Laurielguyon@wswheboces.org

Contact us any time!

Click HERE for our Offerings!

Click HERE for our Fall Offerings!

Gemini Story Books

You can create storybooks with Gemini! Check out this blog to learn how to create your own.

Click HERE for our Fall Offerings!

Free September Resources

Scholastic
Breakout EDU
Magna-Tiles

Fun Finds for January

Animals in Winter
Wolves Webcams
Snowy Owls
Become a Magic School AI Pioneer

It's time to book Laurie and Tracy!

Monday and Thursday

Contact Tracytlescault@wswheboces.org

Tuesday and Wednesday

Contact Laurielguyon@wswheboces.org

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VOcabulary Strategies

How to Use Class Tools

Free September Resources

Scholastic
Breakout EDU
Magna-Tiles

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Monday and Thursday

Contact Tracytlescault@wswheboces.org

Tuesday and Wednesday

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Try a Digital Breakout!

Click HERE for our Fall Offerings!

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Use the resources on this montly calendar to explore ideas and information to share with your students.

Chromebook Shortcuts

Best of the Week

Free Virtual Field Trips

Global Citizenship Certificate

AI Ready

Google Gems

Authentic Lessons for 21st Century Learning

Fun Finds for January

Animals in Winter
Wolves Webcams
Snowy Owls

It's time to book Laurie and Tracy!

Monday and Thursday

Contact Tracytlescault@wswheboces.org

Tuesday and Wednesday

Contact Laurielguyon@wswheboces.org

Contact us any time!

Resources

Card Design Challenge

Tech Newsletter - Tracy Piltz

Free Lessons

AI and Ethics

Explore AI Ethics with these resources: 1. SimulateAI 2. Most Likely Machine

Best of the Week

Free Virtual Field Trips

Global Citizenship Certificate

AI Ready

Google Gems

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Use the resources on this montly calendar to explore ideas and information to share with your students.

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Use the resources on this montly calendar to explore ideas and information to share with your students.

Click HERE for our Fall Offerings!

Fat Bear Week

Learn More

  • Learn about Fat Bear Week
  • Join the Contest

How are Educators Using Google?

Learn More about Google!

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Monday and Thursday

Contact Tracytlescault@wswheboces.org

Tuesday and Wednesday

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Internet Safety

Fun Finds for January

Animals in Winter
Wolves Webcams
Snowy Owls

Opportunities

  • 2/1 Thinkering Fellowship
  • 2/5 Plot Twists and Algorithms
  • 2/26 Mobile Mind Demo (5 attendees will win a 1 year license!)
  • 2/26 Curipod for State Testing Prep
  • 3/3 AI Guidance Workshop - Aligned to Portrait of a Graduate
  • 3/26 Vibe Coding
  • 4/14 RechargeED Conference
  • 5/5 On the Farm STEM

Sign Up Link

Time Portal!

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Become a Magic School AI Pioneer
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Honeybees are some of nature's finest mathematicians. Not only can they calculate angles and comprehend the roundness of the earth, these smart insects build and live in one of the most mathematically efficient architectural designs around: the beehive. Zack Patterson and Andy Peterson delve into the very smart geometry behind the honeybee's home.