IDEA PARTNERS

IDEA relies on partners to be able to achieve its mission:
To inspire, connect and provide the educational community with opportunities that transform teaching and learning through technology.

We have a wide variety of partners who share in our mission in various ways. Whether you are a large corporation, tech start-up, or fellow nonprofit, we welcome you to join our team of partners and help us help our teachers. Check out our partnership page to learn more and become an IDEA partner today!

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Each year, Illinois Digital Educators Alliance is proud to recognize and thank the many corporations that join IDEA as a partner. Their support helps to insure the success of IDEAcon and the many other professional learning initiatives we host during the year.

Thank you to our IDEA Partners!

Learn more about each one below.

Platinum Partners

E2 Services, Inc. is an Accredited Advisor, Provider and Trusted Partner offering a Managed IT Services practice along with Cloud Services, Cyber Security Services, Risk Assessments, Wireless Solutions, Systems Integration, Virtualization and Datacenter solutions. E2’s certified, highly-skilled team delivers solutions that are secure, reliable and affordable for Education, Financial, Healthcare and Enterprise Organizations.

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Google for Education strives to help expand learning for everyone while working to support education through our products, programs, and philanthropy.

Google for Education supports K12 and Higher Ed institutions that use the Google products G Suite for Education, Google Classroom, and Chromebooks. We also provide programs to support educators and students leave how to effectively adopt Google technology and drive transformation in teaching and learning from anywhere.

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Born in Norway in 2011, WeVideo was founded on the idea that everyone—from school children to professionals—should have the power to create, communicate, and collaborate with video.

Since then, we've evolved into a globally-recognized interactive video learning platform. Our fully remote team of 100+ employees works hard every day to make WeVideo the best-in-class video learning platform worldwide.

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Gold Partners

Together we are creating a shared library of the highest quality interactive video lessons to benefit classrooms around the world. EdPuzzle is learning platform with powerful video editing tools, all in one place. "Make any lesson a video"

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From professional development & technical services to data analytics & staff evaluations, our team has been empowering K-12 school leaders to innovate in and out of the classroom for more than 18 years. The Five Star team offers consistently awesome, evidence-based learning opportunities that are relevant and engaging.

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The ICN, managed by the Illinois Department of Innovation & Technology (DoIT), is a high speed broadband network serving K12 and Higher Education, Public Libraries, and Government entities. The ICN provides Internet and Intranet connectivity for thousands of sites state wide, ensuring high availability for cloud based content, disaster recovery services, data, video, and audio communications.

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ITsavvy is the industry model for innovative technology solutions and managed services.

We’ve developed a strong ecosystem of best-of-breed partners and subject matter experts to provide strategic, common-sense IT that gives our clients peace of mind.

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VIVO is an ergonomic office furniture brand designed to create products anyone can enjoy. Our mission is to use innovation, creativity, and efficiency to produce a cost-effective solution that does not sacrifice quality. VIVO is committed to helping educators with products such as height adjustable desks, mobile workstations, IT mounting hardware and unique student seating to assist in the classroom and throughout the school.

Learn more about VIVO