ⓔ Google’s Education on Air Archive of May 8 & 9, 2015

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Google held an online conference this past weekend and has now put up the footage of each of the presentations. There are keynotes from Tia Lendo, Michelle Obama, and LeVar Burton along with some very fascinating sessions. I’ve embedded a few of my favorites, but you’ll probably want to visit the website! (The first two videos jump to specific times, so they are different videos even if they look the same.)

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