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Featured Resource: Creating Student Portfolios Using Google Sites

May 2019Josh Whiting

Post by Teresa Bruin, originally published in our monthly Ed Tech Newsletter for teachers.

We often get asked to recommend a way for students to create digital portfolios. There are several online tools for creating portfolios, but Google Sites is free and easily started straight from their granitesd.org Google Drive.

To start a new Google Site in Google Drive, click the + New button, click More >, and choose Google Sites.

The new Google Sites has been completely made over. You can create a new Google Site in a short time with its intuitive design.

Creating and Editing in Google Sites – Screenshot

Students will enjoy creating a place to showcase their best work and have an easy way to share it with family and their teacher(s).

Additional Resources

Student Portfolios (Granite Ed Tech TIP Resource Page)

Getting Started with Sites (G Suite Learning Center)

Student E-Portfolios in Google Sites – A Tutorial (Boulder Valley School District)

How to Create Powerful Student ePortfolios with Google Sites (Shake Up Learning)

Take Portfolios with You When You Leave the District (Technology Tip: Backing Up Your @granitesd.org Data with Google Takeout)

Filed Under: Digital Learning Resources, Technology TipsTagged With: Google Drive, Google Sites, Student Creation, Student Portfolios, Student Projects, Student Resources, Teacher Resources, Teresa Bruin, Web Site Creation Tools

Technology Tip: Backing Up Your @granitesd.org Data with Google Takeout

April 2019Josh Whiting

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

[Read more…] about Technology Tip: Backing Up Your @granitesd.org Data with Google Takeout

Filed Under: News, Technology TipsTagged With: Google Apps for Education, Google Drive, Google Takeout, granitesd.org accounts, Student Resources, Teacher Resources, Teresa Bruin

Featured Resource: Google My Maps

July 2016Josh Whiting

Google My Maps is a map creation and publishing tool integrated into Google Drive. Users can create, share, publish, and collaborate on custom maps, as well as save maps in their Google Drive as they would any other type of Google Doc.

The mapping tool allows students or teachers to:

  • Create custom placemarks at any location in the world
  • Associate web links, images, and other information with any placemark created on the map
  • Draw lines and shapes that automatically measure distance and calculate area
  • Import spreadsheets of geographic data (place names, addresses, or latitude-longitude coordinates) to instantly populate a map with placemarks and additional data
  • Add multiple layers of information that can each be separately styled and toggled on or off
  • Choose from various base map views, including terrain, satellite, city roads, and political
  • Keep a map private, or collaborate on a map with others in real time, as with other types of Google Docs
  • Embed custom maps on a web page, share via a permanent link, print, or export as a KML file
  • [Read more…] about Featured Resource: Google My Maps

Filed Under: Digital Learning ResourcesTagged With: Geography Tools, Google Drive, Google for Education, Google Maps, Google My Maps, Social Studies Resources, Student Resources, Teacher Resources

GSD Chromebook Camp 2015 in Photos and Tweets

June 2015Josh Whiting

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

Filed Under: News, Professional DevelopmentTagged With: #GraniteEdTech, Apps, Canvas, Chromebook Camp, Chromebooks, Digital Conversion, Educational Technology, Formative Assessment, Google, Google Apps for Education, Google Drive, Professional Development, Twitter

Digital Conversion Spotlight: Student Communication

April 2015Josh Whiting

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.

Filed Under: Digital Conversion, NewsTagged With: Andy Graff, Canvas, Chromebooks, Communication, Email, Google Drive, Keri Graybill, Patrick Flanagan, Stephanie Floch

Digital Conversion Spotlight: Student Collaboration

April 2015Josh Whiting

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 cloud-based collaborative tools such as Google Drive/Google Docs and classroom Chromebooks enable students to easily collaborate on projects and give immediate feedback to one another through peer-editing of writing.

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

Filed Under: Digital Conversion, NewsTagged With: Andy Graff, Chromebooks, Collaboration, Digital Conversion Spotlight, English Language Arts, Google Docs, Google Drive, Keri Graybill, Mindy Wallace, Patrick Flanagan, Project Based Learning, Rebecca Winters, Student Collaboration

Featured Resource: VideoNot.es

February 2015Josh Whiting

VideoNot.es is a simple web tool that allows you to take synchronized notes of web-streamed videos.  [Read more…] about Featured Resource: VideoNot.es

Filed Under: Digital Learning ResourcesTagged With: Blended Learning, Flipped Classroom, Google Drive, Online Learning, Student Resources, Teacher Resources, Video Resources, VideoNot.es

Google Apps for Education in Granite School District

November 2014Josh Whiting

All staff and students in Granite School District have been provided with Google Apps for Education accounts on the granitesd.org domain. [Read more…] about Google Apps for Education in Granite School District

Filed Under: Digital Learning Resources, NewsTagged With: Chromebooks, Cloud Storage, Google, Google Apps for Education, Google Docs, Google Drive, Google Sheets, Google Slides, Granite Learning Resources, Student Resources, Teacher Resources

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