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Library Spotlight: Upland Terrace Elementary Students Announce 2019 Beehive Book Award Winners
Students from Upland Terrace Elementary announced the winners in the children’s categories of the Beehive Book Awards in this video which was published yesterday!
Sora Digital Library: New Ebooks and Audiobooks for May 2019
What’s New in Sora, May 2019
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Featured Resource: Google Jamboard
Post created by Teresa Bruin, District Educational Technology Specialist and Team Leader. This first appeared in our GSD Ed Tech Monthly Newsletter for Teachers.
Jam Out Illustrating and Writing With Google’s Jamboard Web Tools
Google’s Jamboard web tool is like an endless notebook of paper with simplified drawing and text features. Each Jamboard can be shared with others to collaborate on. Jamboards can also be printed out as PDFs. [Read more…] about Featured Resource: Google Jamboard
Technology Tip: Backing Up Your @granitesd.org Data with Google Takeout
About @granitesd.org Google Accounts
All students and staff in Granite School District are provided with @granitesd.org Google accounts that include unlimited storage space in Google Drive as well as access to numerous other Google tools and services. However, these accounts are only active and accessible while you are a student or employee in Granite School District. When a student graduates from high school, an employee retires, or a student or staff member otherwise leaves the district, they will no longer have access to their @granitesd.org account, and any content that was in that account cannot be recovered.
Backing Up Your @granitesd.org Data
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Featured Resource: UEN eMedia
eMedia, a digital content service provided by the Utah Education Network, is filled with video and other educational media free for Utah’s educators, students, and citizen learners. eMedia allows users to search for content, preview it, and then download the media for on demand use in the classroom. This digital repository includes videos licensed by the Utah Instructional Media Consortium, local programs from KUED-7, National PBS programs, as well as media from other trusted education partners.
UEN eMedia was recently refreshed with new features that allow educators to collaborate, curate, rate, and review content, as well as upload and share their own educational content through the platform.
(Click here for a printable version of these instructions.)
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Lesson Design Idea: Tic-Tac-Toe Hyperdoc Template
Post and template created by Sarah Wright, School Technology Specialist, Calvin Smith Elementary and Westbrook Elementary
Sometimes combining best teaching practices and technology is daunting; it can be hard to know where to start. When one of my teachers asked for a simple template to follow, I created this flexible hyperdoc in Google Drawings that can be adapted for any content. The template follows the structure of building for depth: it gives teachers ideas of tools and activities that will help to introduce and reinforce content, as well as tasks for students to apply new knowledge. With a focus on blended learning principles the template includes “tech-free” options as well as digital tools. [Read more…] about Lesson Design Idea: Tic-Tac-Toe Hyperdoc Template
Granite Battle of the Books 2019-2020 Reading Lists
After sharing hints and clues all week, we are excited to publish the full Granite Battle of the Books 2019-2020 Reading Lists!
2019-2020 Granite Battle of the Books 3rd-4th Grade Book List
2019-2020 Granite Battle of the Books 3rd-4th Grade Book List (High Quality PDF for Printing)
Read or Listen to these books in Sora, Granite’s Digital Library (visit sora.edtech.fun for help using Sora)
Find these books in your school’s library with Destiny Discover (type in your school’s name, choose it from the list, and click “Browse as Guest”)
2019-2020 Granite Battle of the Books 5th-6th Grade Book List
2019-2020 Granite Battle of the Books 5th-6th Grade Book List (High Quality PDF for Printing)
Read or Listen to these books in Sora, Granite’s Digital Library (visit sora.edtech.fun for help using Sora)
Find these books in your school’s library with Destiny Discover (type in your school’s name, choose it from the list, and click “Browse as Guest”)
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#GSDEdTech and #GSDLibraries Social Media Round Up: March 2019
In this post we’re rounding up social media posts about educational technology and library activities from Granite classrooms this past month. We know this collection features only a fraction of the awesome things students and teachers are doing every day. If you’d like to share with us and be included in future round ups use the #gsdedtech and/or #gsdlibraries hashtags in your tweets or instagram posts, or mention us: @edtechgsd and @librarymediagsd on twitter, or @edtechgsd on instagram.
Social Media Round Up, March 2019
- Leadership in Blended and Digital Learning Site Visit, Gearld Wright Elementary
- Classroom Snapshots
- UCET and UELMA Highlights
- Granite Battle of the Books District Competition Highlights
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Registering Soon: Educational Technology Endorsement Program, 2019-2021
The Educational Technology Endorsement Program (ETEP) is an intensive 2-year professional development program provided to a select group of Granite teachers by the Granite Educational Technology department.
Registration for the 2019-2021 cohorts will open on Tuesday, April 16, 2019 at 7:00 A.M. Follow the links in the infographic above to register and find more information, or visit our dedicated page for the Educational Technology Endorsement Program. If you have any questions about the program please contact Pam Moeai or Jenny Peirce in the Educational Technology department. [Read more…] about Registering Soon: Educational Technology Endorsement Program, 2019-2021
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