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Joshua Whiting

What’s New in Sora?

October 2020Josh Whiting

We’re adding new ebooks and audiobooks to Sora all the time, and also adding resources to help students and teachers with Sora. In this post we round up a few of those resources.

For example, you can

  • browse our book lists and latest releases,
  • suggest an ebook or audiobook for purchase, and
  • see which schools are reading and listening the most.
Screenshot of Granite Sora Help Page
Screenshot of Granite Sora Quick Links and Help Page
[Read more…] about What’s New in Sora?

Filed Under: Digital Learning Resources, News, Technology TipsTagged With: Alyssa Downs, audiobooks, Davina Sauthoff, ebooks, Joshua Whiting, Library Resources, Literacy Resources, Parent Resources, Presentations for Students, Reading Resources, Sora, Sora Collections, Sora Posters, Student Resources, Teacher Resources

Anti-Racism, Justice, Activism Books and Resources | Summer Reading and Learning 2020

June 2020Josh Whiting

Reposted from our School and District Library program site, Granitemedia.org.

In Granite’s Sora we’ve curated a collection of over 80 books for children and teens discussing race, racism, civil rights, social justice, and related topics, both fiction and nonfiction.

[Read more…] about Anti-Racism, Justice, Activism Books and Resources | Summer Reading and Learning 2020

Filed Under: Digital Learning Resources, Library Resources, Library Spotlights, NewsTagged With: Activism, Anti-Racism, audiobooks, Book Lists, Civil Rights, Collection Development, ebooks, Elementary Book Lists, Joshua Whiting, Secondary Book Lists, Social Justice, Sora, Sora Collections, Sora Posters, Summer Learning, Summer Reading, Summer Reading and Learning 2020

Granite Media x Granite EdTech Social Media Updates

December 2019Josh Whiting

After many years of having separate social media accounts for the Educational Technology Department and Granite Media, today we’re updating and integrating our accounts! New content and library highlights from Granite Media will now be shared via the main Educational Technology social media accounts, and Granite Media social accounts on Facebook and Twitter will be retired.

[Read more…] about Granite Media x Granite EdTech Social Media Updates

Filed Under: NewsTagged With: Facebook, Granite Educational Technology Department, Granite Media, Instagram, Joshua Whiting, Library Resources, Michelle Asay, Parent Resources, Pinterest, Social Media, Student Resources, Teacher Resources, Twitter, YouTube

Library Spotlight: Upland Terrace Elementary Students Announce 2019 Beehive Book Award Winners

May 2019Josh Whiting

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!

 

[Read more…] about Library Spotlight: Upland Terrace Elementary Students Announce 2019 Beehive Book Award Winners

Filed Under: Library Spotlights, News, Student SpotlightsTagged With: Andrea Lebaron, Beehive Book Awards, Joshua Whiting, Literacy Promotions, Literacy Resources, Reading Promotions, Reading Resources, Student Activities, Student Voice, Upland Terrace Elementary

Featured Resource: UEN eMedia

April 2019Josh Whiting

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.)
[Read more…] about Featured Resource: UEN eMedia

Filed Under: Digital Learning ResourcesTagged With: Curation Tools, Digital Resources, Jenny Peirce, Joshua Whiting, MyUEN, Student Resources, Teacher Resources, Technology Integration Progress, UEN eMedia, Video Resources

Granite Presentations at UCET 2019 & UELMA 2019

March 2019Josh Whiting

Earlier this month the Utah Coalition for Educational Technology (UCET) and the Utah Educational Library Media Association (UELMA) held their annual conferences. Many teachers, school technology specialists, and library media educational technology specialists from Granite presented at these conferences, and we collected links to their presentations in the table below.  [Read more…] about Granite Presentations at UCET 2019 & UELMA 2019

Filed Under: News, Professional DevelopmentTagged With: Aimee Duran, Ashley Moore, Barbara Sanders, Becky Schaap, Brad Butcher, Brandi Gollinger, Cherie Anderson, Chris Larsen, Craig Edwards, Darlene Bennett, Davina Sauthoff, Dean Bressler, Educational Conferences, Emily Jones, Granite Educational Technology Department, Heidi Meenen, Heidi Williams, Jaime Wooley, Jeff Curran, Jessica Anderson, Jessica Moody, Joshua Whiting, Kacie O'Maley, Keith Reidford, Keith Smedberg, Kris Fox, Krystal Plott, Lorraine Wyness, Marcia Ingram, Margaret Yau, Mary Anne Wiebe-Strong, Michelle Asay, Nikki Gregerson, Professional Development Opportunities, Professional Development Presentations, Professional Development Resources, Rebecca Vala, Ross Pope, Ryne Steincacker, Samantha Mitchell, Sarah Eyring, Sarah Robinson, Stephanie Hamilton, Stephanie Mondragon, Stephanie Seely, Teresa Bruin, Tiffany Pontius, Tom Phipps, Tom Sparks, Toni Blattman, UCET, UELMA, Will Walden

Featured Resource: W3Schools Online Web Development Tutorials

January 2019Josh Whiting

Post Author: Teresa Bruin, Educational Technology Specialist and Team Leader. Originally appeared in our Ed. Tech. Monthly Newsletter for Teachers.

Learn Coding and Web Development

If you or your students are looking for more advanced opportunities for learning coding, w3schools.com is an excellent website. W3Schools is the world’s largest web developer reference site. It features an extensive library of tutorials, references, and reusable code examples.  It has something for everyone from beginners to experts in the world of coding and web development!

Topics covered include

  • HTML
  • CSS
  • JavaScript
  • PHP
  • SQL
  • Python
  • XML

and much more.

In addition to references, the site features numerous “Try It Yourself” editors in which a user can modify and experiment with actual code to immediately see how it affects the design and function of a web page. The code could then be copied and pasted directly into the user’s project.

#GSDEdTech Blog Editor’s Note: By coincidence I’m currently using W3Schools and their W3.CSS framework as a key learning and building reference for a personal web project. It is an incredibly useful resource whether you are a student, a professional, or just a hobbyist/lifelong-learner.

Filed Under: Digital Learning ResourcesTagged With: Coding Resources, CSS, Help and Tutorials, HTML, JavaScript, Joshua Whiting, Reference Resources, Student Resources, Teacher Resources, Teresa Bruin, W3Schools, Web Development, Web Site Creation Tools

Granite Library Presentations at UELMA 2017

March 2017Josh Whiting

Last week the Utah Educational Library Media Association held their Spring conference at the Utah Cultural Celebration Center in West Valley City. Many of our library media educational technology specialists (LMETS) and media clerks attended the conference, and several presented sessions at the conference themselves. Here is a roster of the sessions shared by our specialists, along with links to resources from the sessions if available.

Session Title Presenter(s)
Book Repair -- Fixing Inner Hinges Brad Butcher (LMETS, Evergreen Jr. High)
BookTube Jessica Moody (LMETS, Olympus Jr. High)
Destiny Hacks Josh Whiting (Library Media Specialist, Educational Technology Dept.)
Effective Library Web Pages Keith Smedberg (LMETS, Olympus Sr. High)
Engage Your Students through Breakout EDU Games! Stephanie Hamilton (LMETS, Bennion Jr. High) and Davina Sauthoff (LMETS, Wasatch Jr. High)
Genre-fying Your Library Fiction Collection Lorraine Wyness (LMETS, Taylorsville Sr. High)
Hosting an Author Brad Butcher (LMETS, Evergreen Jr. High)
Hosting a Book Club Warren Child (LMETS, Cyprus Sr. High)
I Read. What's Your Superpower? Michelle Asay (LMETS, Granger Sr. High) and Heidi Williams (LMETS, Skyline Sr. High)
Is Your Library Engaging to Culturally Diverse Students? Toni Blattman (LMETS, Kearns Jr. High), Susan Booth (LMETS, Cottonwood Sr. High), and Marcia Ingram (LMETS, Eisenhower Jr. High)
Library Productivity Apps Angela Christensen (LMETS, Kennedy Jr. High)
Picture Books with Secondary Students Cindy Moyle (Granite District Secondary Libraries Supervisor) and Celia Powell (Granite District Secondary Educational Technology Specialist)
Twitter & Google + Jeff Curran (LMETS, Granite Park Jr. High)

In addition to the above sessions, Quinn Rollins, Granite’s Social Studies Curriculum Specialist, attended and gave an excellent presentation entitled “Beyond Batman: Graphic Novels as Serious Texts.”  Author Emily Wing Smith, a Taylorsville High School alumnus and occasional substitute teacher for Granite, gave the inspiring and relatable morning keynote address on her personal childhood experiences that led her to writing.

We really appreciate all of those from Granite School District who shared their time and expertise in these sessions. We further look forward to next week’s UCET 2017 conference, in which many of our elementary school technology specialists (STS) will present breakout sessions, as well as more of our LMETS.

Filed Under: News, Professional DevelopmentTagged With: Angela Christensen, Brad Butcher, Celia Powell, Cindy Moyle, Davina Sauthoff, Emily Wing Smith, Heidi Williams, Jeff Curran, Jessica Moody, Joshua Whiting, Keith Smedberg, Library Resources, Literacy Resources, LMETS, Lorraine Wyness, Marcia Ingram, Michelle Asay, Professional Development Presentations, Quinn Rollins, Stephanie Hamilton, Susan Booth, Toni Blattman, UELMA, Warren Child

Collaborative Resource List: Digital Reading Tools

February 2016Josh Whiting

Digital Tools for Reading and Literacy (2)In this latest addition to our series of collaborative resource lists we share a growing collection of digital tools, apps, and web sites that provide online reading for students to use in and out of the classroom, as well as book selection helps and other literacy resources. If you have any favorite resources for reading and literacy that aren’t already listed, please add them at the bottom of the list.

Click here to open the collaborative document and add suggestions, copy, or print the list. You can also simply browse through the list in the frame below. [Read more…] about Collaborative Resource List: Digital Reading Tools

Filed Under: Digital Learning ResourcesTagged With: audiobooks, Collaborative Resource Lists, ebooks, English Langauge Arts Resources, Joshua Whiting, Library Resources, Literacy Resources, Parent Resources, Reading Resources, Student Resources, Teacher Resources

Presentation: Twitter for Teachers

October 2015Josh Whiting

This is an updated version of our slideshow Twitter for Teachers. It first explores some of the reasons why teachers could or should use Twitter, then follows that up with some of the basic mechanics of twitter, how to sign up, etc.

Feel free to copy all or portions of this slideshow and adapt it to your specific training or presenting situations. For more resources on Twitter from our blog, click here.

Filed Under: Professional DevelopmentTagged With: Buffer, Dani Kauerz Sloan, Educational Hashtags, Google Slides, Joshua Whiting, Professional Development Presentations, Professional Development Resources, Sarah Eyring, Social Media, Teacher Resources, TweetDeck, Twitter

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