Jeff Kinney, author/illustrator of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid middle grade fiction series, visited Kennedy Jr. High on Tuesday evening to share insights on his latest release Double Down. [Read more…] about Author Visit: Jeff Kinney at Kennedy Jr. High
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Grant: Follett Challenge
Follett is currently accepting entries in their annual Follett Challenge. Schools can win up to $60,000 for showcasing a “unique or inventive program that is thriving in their school.”
To enter the challenge, your school needs to submit:
- An online application describing your school’s program
- A 3-5 minute video promoting your school’s program
Applications are due by December 23, 2016. Winners will be chosen through a combination of scores from a Follett judging team as well as public online voting for the promotional videos.
For more information, including tips and resources on putting your application and video together, visit https://www.follettchallenge.com/.
Teacher Spotlight: Emily Jewkes, Academy Park Elementary
Emily Jewkes is a Kindergarten teacher at Academy Park Elementary in West Valley City. In this spotlight, Miss Jewkes demonstrates how she and her fellow Kindergaren teachers collaborate in creating common formative assessments using the Quizizz web app. Students take the quizzes using classroom iPads and receive immediate feedback, while the teachers receive immediate quiz results. The class then reviews the information and results together at the interactive whiteboard. We thank Miss Jewkes for sharing her process in using this great learning tool with us.
Spotlight created by Samantha Mitchell, School Technology Specialist at Academy Park Elementary.
Featured Resource: Canva
Canva is a free and easy online graphic design tool. Teachers and students can use Canva to design images and infographics for posters, presentations, websites, social media posts, documents, and any other print or digital place that would look better with an image. [Read more…] about Featured Resource: Canva
Book Review Roundup: Coding For Kids
Looking for good resources to share with younger students interested in coding? In today’s post we gather reviews of recent computer programming titles from Granite Media, our department’s library media site, to help you find a good fit for your classroom or home. [Read more…] about Book Review Roundup: Coding For Kids
Teacher Spotlight: Helen White and Ross Pope, Whittier Elementary
Helen White is a 6th Grade teacher at Whittier Elementary in West Valley City, Utah. Ross Pope is the school’s technology specialist. Mrs. White and Mr. Pope co-teach lessons often. In the lesson featured in the spotlight above, they led students in a collaborative writing exercise, which proved a great way to integrate the 4 Cs of 21st Century Learning in the classroom. Students utilized classroom Chromebooks and the collaborative writing capabilities of Google Docs to co-author stories based on pictures from The Mystery of Harris Burdick. Thank you to Mrs. White for sharing this great classroom activity with us!
Spotlight created by Heidi Meenen, Granite District Educational Technology Specialist
Granite EdTech Monthly Newsletter | November 2016
Granite EdTech Monthly Newsletter – November 2016
The latest edition of our department’s monthly newsletter recently went out via email to teachers in Granite School District. If you missed it you can access it here.
Highlights from our November 2016 Newsletter:
- Now Registering For: Create Interactive Lessons With SMART Notebook Software – Intermediate Level
- Educational Technology’s GSD Teacher Spotlights
- Keith Smedberg, LMETS at Olympus High, Makes The Library an Inviting Place For Students
- Educational Technology’s Website Gems
- Utah Online Library Has Excellent Resources for Teachers and Students
The Granite EdTech Monthly Newsletter is edited by Teresa Bruin, District Educational Technology Specialist. You can access all of our past newsletters at http://etnewsupdate.wikispaces.com/.
New YA Titles in Granite’s OverDrive for Fall 2016
These images highlight a few of the young adult fiction titles that have recently been added to Granite’s OverDrive Digital Library. Click on the images below to download PDF files which you can print out to display in your classroom or library. You could also post the images on a school or class website. [Read more…] about New YA Titles in Granite’s OverDrive for Fall 2016
Teacher Spotlight: Tricia Fenton and Katy Halliday, Western Hills Elementary
Tricia Fenton is the STS at Vista Elementary and Western Hills Elementary. She collaborates with teachers at both of her schools on the integration of technology into their lessons on a regular basis. Tricia is excellent at all aspects of her job as an STS. which includes front line tech support, helping implement district online tools, and training students and teachers in multiple programs and technologies. She notes that her favorite part of her job is going into classrooms and working with the teachers and students.
Katy Halliday is a 3rd grade teacher at Western Hills Elementary. She eagerly seeks out ways to enhance learning through the use of technology. She isn’t afraid to try new things, knowing that it doesn’t always go perfectly the first time, but that’s what learning is all about. She finds ways for her students to think critically, communicate, collaborate and create with the use of technology.
In this short video, students share the biographies they’ve been working on. They are able to wirelessly cast what’s on their Chromebook screens to the projector for the class to see by using Google Cast For Education. The students have done their research using the Chromebooks and have built their presentations using Google Slides. Katy sends out assignments using Google Classroom, which makes managing digital assignments a breeze.
Both Tricia and Katy are excellent teachers individually. Teamed up together, they make a Dynamic Duo!
Spotlight created and authored by Teresa Bruin, Granite District Educational Technology Specialist
Teacher Spotlight: Keith Smedberg, Olympus High School
Keith Smedberg is the Library Media Educational Technology Specialist at Olympus High School in Holladay, Utah. He manages a vibrant, engaging library with programming that supports reading, learning, technology use, and the diverse interests of the students at his school. In this spotlight video, several Olympus students talk about why they appreciate the library and Mr. Smedberg.
Check out the Olympus High School library web page at http://www.theolycenter.org/.
Spotlight created by Cindy Moyle, Granite District Library Media Specialist.
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