EdTech PVUSD

09/11/2026

Check out the awesome designs our students are coming up with! 🎨✨
It’s not too late for your class to participate! We are accepting submissions until September 30th. Get yours in for a chance to have your design featured on all the student Chromebooks at your school! 💻🚀

💡 How to join:
1️⃣ Get inspired by student examples right here in this post.

2️⃣ Head over to our Design Challenge page for full details and templates: 🔗 https://pvusdtechupdates.my.canva.site/design-challenges

3️⃣ Have your students create and submit their designs before Sept 30!

Let’s see that creativity shine—we can't wait to see what your class creates! 🎨👇

09/08/2026

🛠️ Calling all Santa Cruz County high school students, parents, and prospective community mentors!

The Santa Cruz County Office of Education & X Academy FREE Robotics Club is holding two upcoming Open Houses on Sept 12 (Watsonville) and Sept 13 (Santa Cruz).

Whether you're a high school student looking to build underwater ROVs or a local professional wanting to mentor the next generation, drop by to meet the team and check out the program.

Details & RSVP in the post below! 👇

High school students across Santa Cruz County are invited to join the free, countywide robotics club behind the 2026 MATE ROV Ranger Class World Champions!

Learn to design, build, and compete with underwater robots that tackle real-world marine challenges. No experience is needed, and there is a role for everyone, from engineering and environmental science to marketing, digital media, leadership, and more.

Attend an upcoming open house to get started:
📍 Watsonville: September 12, 2026 | 1:00–4:00 p.m. at Sequoia High School (229 Green Valley Rd, Freedom)
📍 Santa Cruz: September 13, 2026 | 1:00–4:00 p.m. at X Academy Maker Space (229 Encinal St, Santa Cruz)

Club meetings start September 26-27, 2026.

🔗 Learn more and sign up: santacruzcoe.org/robotics

08/24/2026

Navigating Tech & Screen Time Together: A 3-Part Community Series for Families 📱✨

Screen time, digital habits, and learning tools are top of mind for today’s families. To help navigate the role of technology in our children’s lives, the Santa Cruz County Office of Education has partnered with Common Sense Media to offer a free 3-part virtual community series!

Together, we’ll discover practical strategies, share experiences, and learn how families and schools can work together to promote healthy digital balance.

Series Highlights:

Session 1: Understanding Tech in the Classroom

Session 2: Finding Digital Balance at Home & School

Session 3: Bridging Home and School: Effective Ways to Connect on Digital Well-Being

📅 Kick-Off Date: October 21
⏰ Time: 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
📍 Format: Virtual Webinar

Register early to receive updates, official webinar dates, and direct links sent right to your inbox.

👉 Save your spot today: sccoe.link/screentime

05/22/2026

Hack Club has us seriously wishing we were teens again just so we could participate in this awesome challenge... 😅

Calling all educators! If you know a teenager who loves to build, code, create, or just figure out how things work, Hack Club’s newest challenge is an opportunity they can't pass up. It’s the perfect launchpad for them to unleash their creativity and level up their tech skills.

Let’s get the word out to the next generation of creators!

📢 Teachers, pass this along: Tag a fellow educator in the comments, share this post to your page, or send the link directly to the teens in your life.

👉 Learn more and get them registered here: https://stardance.hackclub.com/

05/15/2026

Looking to navigate the world of Artificial Intelligence? The CA Dept of Education is offering excellent interactive webinars this month at no cost. It’s a great opportunity to learn how to integrate AI tools ethically and effectively.

There are still two spots left in May—don't miss out!

California Department of Education

The CDE invites educators, administrators, and school leaders to join a multi-part webinar series exploring responsible artificial intelligence (AI) use and effective technology integration in K–12 schools. Sessions are free, interactive, and aligned to California’s AI Guidance and EdTech Framework. Each session begins at 3:30 p.m.:

🌐 Tech Across California - Instruction, Students, and Safety (May 12): https://tinyurl.com/5n6h7n5c

🌐 Tech Across California - Leadership, Planning, and the Future (May 19): https://tinyurl.com/4bjacf9n

🌐 AI in Education: Using AI Responsibly Without Losing Student Thinking (May 26): https://tinyurl.com/bdz4cjv2

04/23/2026

Check out the incredible talent coming from our students at Aptos High! 🎨🙌

For our April Design Challenge—"Design a Sticker to Promote a Cause"—these students have taken on critical issues and brought them to life with striking, creative visuals. From environmental conservation to public health awareness, their work is making a real statement.

⏳ Still Time to Enter!
Do you have a cause you're passionate about? We want to see your vision! The challenge is accepting submissions until April 30th.

Don’t miss out—get your designs in soon and show us what you’re fighting for!

👉 Submit your design here: www.pvusd.net/designchallenge

03/26/2026

Join us at the Santa Cruz County STEAM Expo! 🔬🚀🎨

PVUSD is proud to be part of this incredible community event on March 28 at the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds. The STEAM Expo highlights all the ways students can explore and engage with science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics, with lots of hands-on activities for the whole family.

Stop by our booth to get hands on with Dash robots. We’d love to see you there!

📅 10am-3pm March 28, 2026

📍 Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds

🎟️ Free and open to all ages!

03/23/2026

How does AI work? Why does it matter? 🤔

This week (March 23–29), Santa Cruz County schools are diving into ! We’re focusing on helping K-12 students think critically and use technology responsibly.

No expertise required—just curiosity! 💡
➡️ sccoe.link/ailiteracyweek

03/20/2026

How does your class stay safe online? 🤔💻

The 3rd graders at Freedom Elementary shared their best tips by designing these fantastic Digital Citizen Superhero posters for our Design Challenge! We are blown away by their creativity. 🎨✨

We want to see what your students can make! Challenge your class to design their own posters and submit them by March 27th.

🔗 All the info you need to participate is right here: www.pvusd.net/designchallenge

Let's get creating! 👇

02/06/2026

🎨 Future Designers in the Making! 📖 Our PVUSD 3rd graders have been busy blending literacy with technology! Using Adobe Express, students at Bradley and Freedom leveled up their digital skills to design custom bookmarks. From picking the perfect typography to layering vibrant graphics, these young creators are now ready to bookmark their spot in style.