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Eric Lawson

Eric Lawson

@elawson20.bsky.social

520 followers 290 following 55 posts

Director of Technology & Innovation for the York School Department in Maine. Google Champion (Innovator, Trainer & Product Expert). GEG NE Leader. Golfing and hiking enthusiast!

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Eric Lawson @elawson20.bsky.social · Jul 14

Thrilled to announce my selection for the Google Champions Symposium at Google Chicago, July 23-25! Ready to dive deep and innovate with Google Workspace for Education. ✨💡

Google Champions Symposium Chicago July 2025 Announcement.

Eric Lawson @elawson20.bsky.social · May 13

@snorklapp.bsky.social Thank you so much for the swag! Our educators are going to love shopping for this merch in our Journey through AI for Education gift shop at the end of our PD day on May 23rd!

Merchandise from Snorkl

Eric Lawson @elawson20.bsky.social · May 11

Had a great day of learning, connecting and getting inspired at the #GoogleChampions Energizer in NYC yesterday!

Google Lego wall

Google entrance

Keynote

Eric Lawson @elawson20.bsky.social · Apr 18

Thank you @magicschoolai.bsky.social for sending some swag for our AI PD Day gift shop. The teachers in our district are going to love shopping for these!

MaigSchool swag

Eric Lawson @elawson20.bsky.social · Apr 15

Today's tip - Update a PDF file in Google Drive while retaining the URL address. This is key if you have published the PDF file to a website & do not wish to re-upload a file again. Check it out! youtu.be/8kKvrtEkb1Q @GEGNewEngland #GEGNewEngland #GoogleEDU

Tech Tip slide

Eric Lawson @elawson20.bsky.social · Apr 13

We will find out! Design Thinking at its best!

Eric Lawson @elawson20.bsky.social · Apr 13

I just reached out to them and explained our PD plan for the day and asked if they would be willing to donate any swag for our event.

Eric Lawson @elawson20.bsky.social · Apr 10

Thank you @LEGO Education for sending these Lego kits for our swag gift shop for our next staff PD day! They are going to love it!

Lego kits

Eric Lawson @elawson20.bsky.social · Apr 8

@googleforedu.bsky.social thank you for all the swag for our AI PD day in May! The teachers are going to love the bags and stickers!

Google bags and stickers

Eric Lawson @elawson20.bsky.social · Mar 27

@wevideo.bsky.social thank you so much for the swag! Our educators are going to love shopping for these items in our PD gift shop at our AI Extravaganza workshop in May!

Swag box from WeVideo

Eric Lawson @elawson20.bsky.social · Mar 19

This is why I love March Madness! Game 1, a play in game of two 16 seeds, and we are tied up with seconds left in the game. Lets Gooo!

NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament

Eric Lawson @elawson20.bsky.social · Mar 13

Great day of learning, connecting and meeting some amazing educators at the #METAA CTO Clinic in Massachusetts today!

Presenter and slides

Googlers and slides

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Eric Geller @ericjgeller.com · Mar 11

CISA has terminated a $10m partnership w/ the Center for Internet Security to run the info sharing & analysis centers (ISACs) for state & local govts and elections.

Spox says work "no longer effectuates [DHS] priorities" & cut will focus CISA on "mission critical areas" & "eliminate redundancies."

Eric Lawson @elawson20.bsky.social · Mar 11

Of course! I'm glad you found the session and our journey in York helpful. I'd love to hear more about your journey as well!

Eric Lawson @elawson20.bsky.social · Mar 11

Great pedagogical definitions and defining Learning Science Principles from @googleforedu.bsky.social to help train Learn LM!

Learning Science Principles

Eric Lawson @elawson20.bsky.social · Mar 11

Great point by Marta McAlister from Google today about the speed of growth and usage of AI at #ETTAI

Presentation slides showing usage stats of technology through the years.

Eric Lawson @elawson20.bsky.social · Mar 11

"No parent has ever opted out of a 1:1 scissors program in school and yet it literally is two blades riveted together. We need to influence people and tell a better narrative of AI for students." @shawnmccusker.bsky.social #ETTAI

Keynote

Eric Lawson @elawson20.bsky.social · Mar 11

Kicking off the #ETTAI Summit at Bentley University with @zajacslp.bsky.social & @drraina.bsky.social Keynoting the event!

Keynote speaker

Eric Lawson @elawson20.bsky.social · Mar 10

Thank you @briskteaching.bsky.social for the swag today! Our teachers are going to love shopping at our gift shop at the spring AI Extravaganza!

Swag

Eric Lawson @elawson20.bsky.social · Mar 10

Thank you @bookcreator.com for the swag for our AI Extravaganza this Spring! The staff are excited about all of the possibilities!

Swag

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Jennie Magiera @msmagiera.bsky.social · Mar 6

🎥 Submissions open for the 1st ever #GoogleVidsFilmFestival! Create a short film using #GoogleVids to inspire the next wave of storytellers and have a chance to be featured in a Google blog post. Submit by May 15 :)! 🎉 www.googlevidsfilmfestival.com
#EduSky @alicekeeler.com @ericcurts.bsky.social

Home | Vids Film Festival

www.googlevidsfilmfestival.com

Eric Lawson @elawson20.bsky.social · Mar 6

I'm proud of the work we are doing in York regarding safely introducing students to AI, especially at YMS. This article from @techlearning.bsky.social really captured our thoughtful plan. I hope can inspire others to try as well! Thanks Michael Millington! www.techlearning.com/news/using-a...

Using AI “Speed Dating” to To Introduce AI in a Controlled Environment

Helping to ease students into using AI in a controlled environment can make for a smooth introduction to lifelong skills.

www.techlearning.com

Eric Lawson @elawson20.bsky.social · Mar 4

Have you filled out your March Madness #GoogleEDU AI Tech Tools Bracket yet? Join @GEGNewEngland & vote for your favorite Google AI tool in this year's tournament. The one with the most votes advances each week until we crown a winner! forms.gle/ev13aSunK4Ni... #GEGNewEngland

Google AI Tools March Madness Bracket

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Ditch That Textbook @ditchthattextbook.bsky.social · Feb 27

Now, anyone can generate a song in a minute -- and press play to listen to it -- using @suno_ai_

🎶 Learn how to make custom songs for your class in a minute with Suno
https://s.mtrbio.com/nivdorggxn

Reposted by Eric Lawson

MagicSchool.ai @magicschoolai.bsky.social · Feb 27

📚✨ Appsmashing for Authors with MagicSchoolAI

Join us on March 4, 2025, to explore how MagicSchool + Book Creator can transform student writing!
🎤 Featuring David Hotler, Andrew Davies & Eduardo Rubio
🕛 12 PM (ET) | 9 AM (PST)

🔗 Register now: hubs.ly/Q036rqxV0

@bookcreator.com