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Student Voice

Highlights and Resources from GSD Tech Meet, May 12, 2020

May 2020Josh Whiting

Screenshot of GSD Tech Meet Video Recording

Celebrating Students

Granite teachers joined in a video and chat meet to share ideas and learn from one another in the final session of our Spring 2020 GSD Tech Meet series. This meet focused on ways to celebrate students and provide closure at the end of the year in a distance learning environment. Below we share a recording of the live meet, as well as ideas, links, and resources shared by participants in the session.

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Filed Under: Digital Learning Resources, Professional Development, Technology TipsTagged With: Becky West, Celebrating Students, Christy Baxter, Distance Learning, Flipgrid, Google Meet, Google Slides, GSD Tech Meet, Hyperdocs, Jennifer Brewer, Joell Wilkins, Kacie O'Maley, Keith Reidford, Misty Butterfield, Rebecca Vala, Sarah Eyring, Sheri Harris, Stacy Tanner, Student Choice, Student Voice, Teacher Resources, Video Creation Tools

Highlights and Resources from GSD Tech Meet, May 5, 2020

May 2020Josh Whiting

Student Choice

In our third GSD Tech Meet, held on Tuesday, May 5, 2020, Granite teachers joined up in a video and chat meet to share ideas and learn from one another. This week’s discussion focused on providing student choice and personalization during distance and face-to-face learning. Below we share a recording of the live meet, as well as ideas, links, and resources shared by participants in the session.

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Filed Under: Digital Learning Resources, Professional Development, Technology TipsTagged With: Distance Learning, Google Meet, GSD Tech Meet, Hyperdocs, Jenny Peirce, Kacie O'Maley, Leandra Bambrick, Sarah Wright, Student Choice, Student Voice, Teacher Resources

Highlights and Resources from GSD Tech Meet, April 28, 2020

April 2020Josh Whiting

Ways to Increase Student Participation in Distance Learning

We held our second GSD Tech Meet on Tuesday, April 28, 2020, with more great discussions and sharing of ideas between Granite teachers. The discussion focused on techniques and ideas for increasing students’ engagement and participation in distance learning.

[Read more…] about Highlights and Resources from GSD Tech Meet, April 28, 2020

Filed Under: Digital Learning Resources, Professional Development, Technology TipsTagged With: Alley Chai, Aubrey Banks, Distance Learning, Google Classroom, Google Forms, Google Meet, GSD Tech Meet, Hyperdocs, Kacie O'Maley, Microsoft Teams, Student Voice

Teacher Spotlight: Stephanie Gonzalez, Academy Park Elementary

October 2019Josh Whiting

Spotlight Post by Pam Moeai, Educational Technology Team Leader

Student-Led Conferences

I had the pleasure of sitting down with Stephanie Gonzalez, a 5th grade teacher at Academy Park Elementary, to hear more about her successful implementation of Student-Led Conferences for the September 2019 SEPs.  [Read more…] about Teacher Spotlight: Stephanie Gonzalez, Academy Park Elementary

Filed Under: Student Activities, Teacher SpotlightsTagged With: 5th Grade, Academy Park Elementary, Audio Tools, Avatars, Granite Digital Teaching and Learning Grant, Pam Moeai, Samantha Mitchell, Stephanie Gonzalez, Student Centered Learning, Student Choice, Student Portfolios, Student Voice, Student-Led Conferences

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!

 

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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

Teacher Spotlight: Tiffany Pontius, Truman Elementary

October 2017Josh Whiting

TNN — Truman News Network

Breaking news! All Salt Lake City news reporters and anchors just may have their job security challenged due to some up and coming talent…hungry for reporting the news. That’s right! Truman News Network, or TNN, is currently taking up residence at Truman Elementary in Taylorsville. Student council members as well as guest reporters tell it like it is every week. Their well-received news cast is filled with information about the weather, sports, holidays, special events, book of the week, word of the day, staff and employee interviews, and the habit of the week. What is the habit of the week, you may ask? Well, on top of all the other awesome things going on at Truman Elementary, they are also a “Seven Habits of Happy Kids” school, wherein they review key ingredients of being successful in life!

TNN is organized by Tiffany Pontius, the School Technology Specialist for Truman Elementary. What could be an overwhelming and daunting task is smooth sailing due to Tiffany’s awesome organization and procedural planning. The best thing about this is that Tiffany prepares her students to be in charge of the news programs. This includes choosing the stories, writing the scripts, and deciding what props and backgrounds to use in place of the green screen when filming and editing. It is purely a situation of a student-led activity. No “sage on the stage” for Tiffany! She simply facilitates this well-oiled machine of news and information. She has used her skills as a top-notch educator to empower her 6th grade TNN members so that they gain confidence in running the news segments.

How do they do it? It all begins with a storyboard. Students choose what assignments they will have for the upcoming news cast during “staff meetings.” Reporters are then on the hunt for the news that will enlighten and inform the students. The student anchors create the script and film the leads. As soon as all of the elements are completed, one of the students edits the footage at home using WeVideo.

When asked the most challenging aspects of this project, the students replied, “…being able to film without laughing…getting everyone on the same page…and finding a time when all are able to meet.” What a terrific way to teach students how to collaborate in an authentic setting!

They also commented that the best thing about TNN is “…being on camera…writing the scripts…editing…hanging out with their friends…and working with Miss Pontius.” We would like to thank Tiffany for being a vital part of Granite School District. Her willingness to go the extra mile with her students and allow them to experience project-based learning, collaboration, problem solving, and creativity in the classroom should be celebrated.

Be sure to visit Truman TNN on YouTube!

Spotlight Created by Pam Moeai, Educational Technology Specialist and Team Leader.

Filed Under: Student Spotlights, Teacher SpotlightsTagged With: 6th Grade, Pam Moeai, Student Activities, Student Collaboration, Student Creation, Student Projects, Student Voice, Tiffany Pontius, Truman Elementary, Video Editing, Video Production, WeVideo, Writing, YouTube

Upcoming Event: #GSDEdTech Teacher Chat | May 11, 2017

May 2017Josh Whiting

Our monthly #GSDEdTech Teacher Chat series continues in May with the topic #letthemlead: Empowering Students to Take the Lead. This chat will be held on Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 4 P.M via the #GSDEdTech hashtag on Twitter. To go along with our theme of student empowerment, a chat participant will be randomly chosen to win a classroom set of Canon PowerShot digital cameras, which their students can use to record video and take high quality digital photos. [Read more…] about Upcoming Event: #GSDEdTech Teacher Chat | May 11, 2017

Filed Under: News, Professional DevelopmentTagged With: #GSDEdTech, #GSDEdTech Chat, Chris Larsen, Granite Educational Technology Department, Student Voice, Teacher Resources, Twitter Chats

Upcoming Event: #GSDEdTech Teacher Chat, April 13, 2017

April 2017Josh Whiting

We continue our new monthly #GSDEdTech Teacher Chat series in April with the topic #letthemlead: Empowering Students to Take the Lead. This chat will be held on Thursday, April 13, 2017 from 4-5 P.M via the #GSDEdTech hashtag on Twitter. The discussion will be moderated by Chris Larsen, Director of Educational Technology in Granite School District. [Read more…] about Upcoming Event: #GSDEdTech Teacher Chat, April 13, 2017

Filed Under: News, Professional DevelopmentTagged With: #GSDEdTech, #GSDEdTech Chat, Chris Larsen, Granite Educational Technology Department, Student Voice, Teacher Resources, Twitter Chats

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