🗓️ Dates on Deck:

IT Conference

Feb 20, 2026

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ITEC Fall Conference

October 12-13, 2026

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ITEC IT Conference

The annual ITEC IT Conference is just around the corner and we can't wait to connect, learn and grow with you. The schedule is live and ready for you to explore the wide range of sessions that will be offered.

The conference will be taking place in Nevada, IA on February 20th from 9:00 - 4:00. Walk away with an expanded toolbox of strategies as well as new connections with others around the state to navigate best practices in Information Technology.

Don't miss out on this great event and register now.

Tip / Strategy To Try Out

Print a Poster with Adobe Acrobat

Looking for the perfect visual for your classroom or lesson but don't want to break the bank? Adobe has the answer. Print and assemble your own posters, here's how:

To print a large poster using Adobe Acrobat’s tile feature, first open your file as a PDF in Adobe Acrobat Reader and select File → Print. In the print settings window, look for the Page Sizing & Handling section and choose Poster, which turns on tile printing. This allows a single large image or document to be spread across multiple sheets of paper that can be assembled into a poster. You can adjust the Tile Scale to control how large the finished poster will be — start at 100% and increase the percentage to make it bigger. Set an overlap of about 0.25–0.5 inches so pages line up easily when taping, and turn on cut marks to help with trimming and alignment. Use the preview to see how many pages will print before sending the job to the printer. Once printed, trim the edges and tape or glue the pages together from the back for a clean final display.

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🎸 Rockstar Recognition

Name: Trulla Pullen

Position: Grades 2-6 STEM/CS Teacher

Building/District: Clarinda PK-6 Elementary

Years Served: 32

Favorite Tech Moment: Students using Circuit Playground or Makey Makey to create something new. Also, watching their faces when their code actually works!!

Tip for Educators: Amazon Future Engineer is a great resource for introducing CS careers, and project based learning, while learning to code, animations and games. Check it out!

Quote: There is no elevator to success, you have to take the stairs. -Zig Ziglar

💻 Tech Tool of the Month

Iowa PBS Education



Iowa PBS Education provides free, standards-aligned classroom resources that are accessible and inclusive for all learners, including videos, lesson plans, and interactive media across grade levels and subjects. Teachers can use these ready-to-use materials to engage students, enrich learning with trusted, locally relevant content, and also rely on features like closed captioning, transcripts, and flexible instructional materials to support diverse learning needs.



Learning Recommendation

Canva: AI Skills for Students

As generative AI continues to reshape the educational landscape, helping students navigate these tools responsibly is more important than ever. Canva's AI Skills for Students course is a fantastic, self-paced resource that moves students from being passive users to intentional creators. Within the course students will have a chance to explore the following:

• AI to Brainstorm
• AI Image Generation to Boost Creativity
• Bringing Data to Life with AI
• Using AI to Learn More Effectively
• Creative Learning with Canva Code

By leveraging this course, you aren't just teaching a tool, you're building the digital literacy students need to thrive in a technology-driven world.

Partner Content

Get to know the ITEC Board Members

District: Nevada Community School District

Position: Technology Integration and Communications Specialist

First piece of technology that made you fall in love with learning: My first camera

Must have open every single day: Google Calendar

Currently obsessed with: Making all district content ADA accessible

District: Cedar Falls Community School District

Position: Teacher

First piece of technology that made you fall in love with learning: The Apple IIe - Oregon Trail and Math Munchers

Must have open every single day: Google Calendar

Currently obsessed with: Helping students discover their strengths and use those to fuel their learning

District: Cedar Falls Community School District

Position: Director of Instructional Technology

First piece of technology that made you fall in love with learning: PC Jr with basic games and basic programming to create things

Must have open every single day: Google Suite of Tools and X

Currently obsessed with: Working, planning, and exploring the AI Rabbit Hole