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8:00am EDT

Data Harmony: Using AI to Master Google Sheets

Thursday October 15, 2026 8:00am - 9:00am EDT

Master Google Sheets with a Privacy-First AI approach. This session shows educators how to use Gemini as a 'Formula Architect' to clean data and automate workflows without uploading sensitive student PII.

You will learn to:
* Generate complex formulas using natural language.
* Structure data safely using anonymized sets.
* Create time-saving templates.

Leave with a toolkit of secure prompts that let AI do the heavy lifting while you keep data safe.

Speakers

Susie Simmons

Instructional Tech Coach, MSAD 6 - Bonny Eagle

Susie Simmons is a an instructional technology coach for Bonny Eagle Middle School & High School in Buxton/Standish, Maine. Her ed tech passions include 3D printing, virtual & augmented reality, spreadsheets, coding, and workload automating. She has a B.S. in Technology Education... Read More →

Thursday October 15, 2026 8:00am - 9:00am EDT
Howard

9:10am EDT

Beyond Formulas: Using Gemini to Build Custom GSheet Scripts

Thursday October 15, 2026 9:10am - 10:10am EDT

Howard

Go beyond formulas with 'Vibe Coding.' Learn to use Gemini to write custom Google Apps Scripts using only natural language. We’ll build a real-world tool that takes Google Form responses and automatically assigns students to sessions based on their preferences.

Key Outcomes:
> Automate tasks formulas can’t touch.
> Create custom 'Apps Script' logic without manual coding.
> Deploy a student-choice sorter.

Perfect for those ready to build custom classroom solutions in minutes.

Speakers

Susie Simmons

Instructional Tech Coach, MSAD 6 - Bonny Eagle

Thursday October 15, 2026 9:10am - 10:10am EDT
Howard

1:10pm EDT

Twenty-seven for ’27: Promising Technologies, Tools, Trends

Thursday October 15, 2026 1:10pm - 2:10pm EDT

Howard

This rapid-fire session will leave you hopeful and invigorated. It will include an overview of technologies that will inspire and motivate. Completely updated from ACTEM 2025, topics will include immersive learning, AI-powered personalization and assisted grading, robots, noteworthy trends, and apps not yet available at the time of this writing. The term “Electronic Constructivism” was coined by this presenter, who will stress what really matters: Good Teaching. Raffle for techy door prizes.

Speakers

Maureen Yoder

Higher Ed, Lesley University

Dr. Maureen Brown Yoder has presented at educational technology conferences since the 1980s when educational technology was in its infancy. Dr. Yoder is a Professor Emerita at Lesley University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. A former classroom teacher, she has experience designing and... Read More →

Thursday October 15, 2026 1:10pm - 2:10pm EDT
Howard

ACTEM2026

8:00am EDT

Susie Simmons

9:10am EDT

Susie Simmons

1:10pm EDT

Maureen Yoder

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