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Canvas: ‘The Fundamental Five’ for Students and Parents

Adapted by Davina Sauthoff, Educational Technology Team Lead, from “The Fundamental Five: A Framework for Improving Communication Processes,” by Trenton Goble of Instructure.

The “Fundemental Five” are simple but essential questions students should ask as they navigate content and coursework their teachers have shared with them in Canvas. (Canvas is the learning management system used by students and teachers in Granite secondary schools to support both face-to-face and distance learning.)

Canvas – The Fundamental Five for Parents and Students – Full Infographic

Read on or download the infographic for tips and features available in Canvas that will help you succeed in your classes.

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Featured Resource: Kami

A version of this post was first shared in our GSD Ed. Tech. Monthly Newsletter for Teachers, authored and curated by Teresa Bruin, Educational Technology Team Leader. We’ve also included help resources created by Davina Sauthoff, Educational Technology Team Leader.

Kami (https://www.kamiapp.com/) is a tool that allows students to digitally annotate text and edit documents. Using the kid-friendly Chrome extension, students can make notes on ebooks, publisher-supplied PDFs, worksheets, and more. Granite recently purchased a district-wide license to Kami for all teachers and students!

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Featured Resource: Scrible

A version of this post was first shared in our GSD Ed. Tech. Monthly Newsletter for Teachers, authored and curated by Teresa Bruin, Educational Technology Team Leader. We’ve also included help resources created by Davina Sauthoff, Educational Technology Team Leader.

Scrible (https://www.scrible.com/) is a research and writing platform that can be used to bookmark, annotate, organize, and share articles and webpages.

The Utah State Board of Education (USBE) has secured a statewide contract to provide Scrible Edu Pro to all Utah K-12 educators and students! Find out more about this contract here and read on to find out how Granite students and teachers can access this resource.

Video – Scrible Edu Demo and Teacher Testimonial
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Featured Resource: Canvas Parent

Instructure recently released the Canvas Parent app for iOS and Android devices. This app allows parents to easily view details about their students’ courses from mobile devices. For help with the Canvas Parent app, follow this guide or view the video below. For more information about the Canvas learning management system in Granite School District, visit our Canvas general information page.

Technology Tip: New Features in Canvas (4/23/2016)

For our secondary teachers and students, as well as those using Canvas for professional development, here is a screencast showing new features and changes in the latest update to Canvas, which was applied to our system yesterday.

2016-04-23 New Feature Screencast from Canvas LMS on Vimeo.

Check out the comprehensive release notes: https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-6638

To view subtitles for this video, click the CC button in the tool bar and select a language.
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Sign up for free CanvasLIVE instructional webinars: http://LIVE.canvaslms.com
Access all of our help resources: http://community.canvaslms.com
View the script for this tutorial: https://goo.gl/cQJViH

Explore the New User Interface of Canvas

When Granite students and teachers return for the new semester next week, Canvas will greet them with a fresh new user interface. Check out these videos to get a sneak peek at the updated look and feel of Canvas.

For more information and help resources with Canvas, please visit our Canvas information page.

GSD Chromebook Camp 2015 in Photos and Tweets

Earlier this week, the Granite Educational Technology Dept. hosted a Summer Chromebook Camp for teachers in Granite School District. [Read more…] about GSD Chromebook Camp 2015 in Photos and Tweets

Teacher Spotlight: Jody Lynn Tolley, Skyline High

Jody Lynn Tolley teaches American Sign Language at Skyline High School, and is a member of the first cohort in the Educational Technology Endorsement Program. In this spotlight Ms. Tolley describes how having Chromebooks in her classroom has opened many new ways for her students to learn about ASL and Deaf culture. She also speaks to the value of the Canvas learning management system in keeping students up to speed when they miss her class, as well as giving them valuable skills that enable them to succeed in navigating future college classes.

Spotlight Author: Celia Powell, Granite District Educational Technology Specialist

Digital Conversion Spotlight: Student Communication

In the lead-up to next year’s Digital Conversion implementation, we will be featuring spotlights and discussions from teachers and students who participated in pilot classroom Chromebook programs during the 2014-15 school year. In today’s video, teachers discuss how email, Canvas, and cloud-based collaborative tools such as Google Drive/Google Docs and classroom Chromebooks have enabled students to more easily and more readily contact teachers with questions and comments, receive more immediate feedback and answers from teachers, as well as communicate with each other with questions and ideas relative to their learning.

Spotlight Created by Patrick Flanagan, Granite School District Director of Educational Technology.

Granite EdTech Monthly Newsletter – March 2015

Granite Ed. Tech. Monthly Newsletter – March 2015

Our department’s monthly newsletter was just sent out to all teachers in Granite School District, but if you missed it you can also access it here.

This month’s highlights include:

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