Collaborating with several elementary school principals, the Granite Educational Technology department recently sponsored WinterCon, a professional development mini-conference held at Lincoln Elementary School. Teachers and administrators from Bennion, Cottonwood, Lincoln, Rolling Meadows, Taylorsville, West Valley, and William Penn Elementary Schools came together to learn and share in a variety of sessions on topics including Google Apps for Education, Blogging, SMART Boards, classroom management, and much more.

For more information and links back to resources from the various sessions offered, visit the WinterCon site at this URL: https://sites.google.com/a/granitesd.org/gsdcon/

Check out this round-up of tweets from the conference! (Follow and scroll back through the #gsdedtech hashtag for even more examples.)

Our special Ed teachers learning how to use "build with chrome" w a former teacher. Collaboration! #GSDEdTech pic.twitter.com/gRLGs1gN0d

— Taylorsville Elem (@TaylorsvilleEL) January 15, 2016

WinterCon 2016 @PFlanagan2 teaching SMART! #GSDEdTech pic.twitter.com/b34iwsUNmt

— Shauna Jensen (@shaunavjensen) January 15, 2016

Google Basics session #gsdedtech pic.twitter.com/acQCUJPdpc

— Lucky Brother (@PFlanagan2) January 15, 2016

https://twitter.com/Rlbaggett/status/688049253667581952

https://twitter.com/Rlbaggett/status/688034682764673024

Lincoln adult scholars #GSDEdTech pic.twitter.com/MIhSEbU0qz

— Corinne Hauser (@CoriHauser) January 15, 2016

Granite School District teachers learning how to use Movenote. #GSDEDTECH pic.twitter.com/uBXHDPLSCZ

— hkvm (@hkvm) January 15, 2016

WinterCon fun! #gsdedtech pic.twitter.com/0P38KxbXlP

— hkvm (@hkvm) January 15, 2016

Learning to Build with virtual Legos! #GSDEdTech @WestValleyElem pic.twitter.com/zs7RLsE3ov

— Mandee Cossa (@mm_cossa) January 15, 2016

Learning all about @Movenote app! #GSDEdTech @Rlbaggett lookin' great #wintercon pic.twitter.com/Tm5bdmOuBk

— Mandee Cossa (@mm_cossa) January 15, 2016

#GSDEdTech #playingwithGoogle classes
Great PD this morning. Can't wait to use in classroom. #chromebooks pic.twitter.com/0w68g33OVx

— Jen Foulke (@jen_foulke) January 15, 2016

#wintercon2016 was absolutely informative, powerful, and got teachers up to date with technology. #GSDEdTech #greatPD

— Taylorsville Elem (@TaylorsvilleEL) January 15, 2016

Thanks @LincolnBobcats for hosting WinterCon 2016 @WestValleyElem #GSDEdTech pic.twitter.com/65JEyXAVD1

— Shauna Jensen (@shaunavjensen) January 15, 2016

Admin happy about the day!! Thanks @PFlanagan2 #GSDEdTech pic.twitter.com/SagHbLVYRI

— Taylorsville Elem (@TaylorsvilleEL) January 15, 2016