Granitemedia.org is the website for the district’s school library program, which is part of our Educational Technology Department. Granite Media publishes daily book reviews written by students, librarians, and educators in Granite School District, even in the summer!
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Granite Best Books Challenge Elementary Reading Lists | Summer Reading and Learning 2020
Elementary students and staff can get a head start this summer reading books for next year’s Best Books Challenge!
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Sora is open for reading all summer! Sora is a reading app for Granite students, filled with thousands of ebooks and audiobooks you can borrow and read or listen to on any computer or smart device.
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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.
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Now Registering: Utah’s Online Library and Sora (Ed Tech Tuesdays Pick Five Series)
Our GSD Ed Tech Tuesdays professional development sessions for teachers continue in October 2019. Join us at the GEC on October 1, 2019 or at the TLC on October 15, 2019 to dig into two incredible digital libraries available to Granite students and teachers.
Utah’s Online Library is one of the best but most underutilized resources available to Utah teachers. We’ll explore many of the incredible resources for research and lesson design available in UOL.
If your or your students are looking for eBooks, our collection in Sora has many titles available. We’ll show you how to make the most of Sora.
Click here to sign up to attend this or other future GSD Ed Tech Tuesday ‘Pick Five’ Sessions.
Library Spotlight: Student-led Maker Space at Jefferson Jr. High
Michelle Reed, Library Media Educational Technology Specialist, and students at Jefferson Jr. High were featured in the most recent episode of UEN’s PDTV video series. Watch below to find out how the library makerspace at Jefferson Jr. High works and see the students in action.
Highlights from the 2019 Granite Battle of the Books District Competition
Now Registering: Utah’s Online Library (Ed Tech Pick Five Session)
Tuesday, March 19, 2019 – Utah’s Online Library
Utah’s Online Library is one of the best but most underutilized resources available to Utah teachers. We’ll explore many of the incredible resources for research and lesson design available in UOL.
Session location: Technology Learning Center (5300 W Cherrywood Lane, West Valley City, UT)
Time: 4:30 – 7:30 PM
Click here to register for this session.
Pick Five – GSD Ed. Tech. Tuesdays
3rd Tuesday of each month – 4:30-7:30 P.M.
All Granite educators looking to add to or improve their use of technology in the classroom are invited to attend any of our Pick Five sessions. Topics will be announced in our Ed Tech Newsletter each month.
All are welcome to sign up to attend any of the sessions. Relicensure points are available. Attend at least 5 of the sessions and complete a portfolio assignment to receive 1 USBE credit.
Upcoming Sessions:
- Utah’s Online Library (March 19)
- Gamify Your Curriculum (April 16)
Visit https://sites.google.com/granitesd.org/gsdedtechtuesdays/pick-five for more information and to register for any of these upcoming sessions.
From Granite Media: Best Books of 2018
Update 1/29/2019: ALA Youth Media Award Winners Added
On Granitemedia.org, our sister site where we focus on library resources and book reviews written by Granite students and staff, we are collecting links to lists of the “Best Books of 2018” and award winners. These lists come from professional library publications, teacher organizations, and general news organizations. We even have a few Granite-specific lists. School library staff use them to find more great books to add to library collections and recommend to students. You can check out the collection of lists as it currently stands below, but we will continue to update the post at http://bestbooks.edtech.fun throughout the season as more awards are announced or come to our attention. No matter your interests or focus you’re sure to find some new books for your “to-read” list.
New Books in Sora for Winter Break
Just in time for winter break we’ve added many new titles in Sora, Granite’s digital library for students and staff. Take some time to read and listen over the holidays. We have several new curated collections, including Best Books of 2018 and 2020 Beehive Hopefuls. Log in with your student number and password at https://soraapp.com or in the Sora mobile app and see what is available. (Visit sora.edtech.fun for more help with using Sora.)
