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Granite EdTech Monthly Newsletter – May 2015
Granite EdTech Monthly Newsletter – May 2015
Our department’s monthly newsletter was recently sent out to all teachers in Granite School District. If you missed it you can also access it here.
This month’s highlights include:
- Now Registering For Summer Technology Classes
- Educational Technology’s Website Gem Of the Month
- Chromebooks In the Classroom From Kathy Schrock’s Guide To Everything
- Two Awesome Digital Language Arts Resources
- Excellent Reading Apps For the Chrome Browser
- GSD Teacher Spotlight: Integrating Technology In the Classroom
- ESRI’s 2015 Storytelling With Maps Contest Is Open
Digital Conversion Spotlight: Student Critical Thinking
In the lead-up to next year’s Digital Conversion implementation, we will be featuring spotlights and discussions from teachers and students who participated in pilot classroom Chromebook programs during the 2014-15 school year. In today’s video, teachers discuss how students’ critical thinking and resource analysis skills have improved thanks to the immediate access to a wide array of web sites and resources provided by the classroom Chromebooks. Having instant in-class access to all the resources available on the Internet makes it easier for teachers to model good research practices and coach students in the analysis of these resources for credibility.
Spotlight Created by Patrick Flanagan, Granite School District Director of Educational Technology.
2015-2017 Educational Technology Endorsment Program (ETEP) Information
The Educational Technology Department will be accepting applicants for the 2015-2017 Educational Technology Endorsement Program starting Monday, May 11th at 7:00 A.M. It is a two-year, 18 total credit hour program that will include a teacher Chromebook, but not a set of classroom devices. It is open to all teachers and administrators. Space is limited and on a first-come-first-serve basis. The application form will be open from May 11th at 7:00 A.M. until May 22nd at 5:00 P.M., or when the class limit has been met.
The application form is available at this link: https://goo.gl/mSkVYd, but will not open until Monday May 11th at 7:00 AM.
Click here to see the two-year program schedule. Please contact Kristen Johnson if you have any questions at kajohnson@graniteschools.org or at 385-646-4110.
Thank you,
Patrick Flanagan
Director, Educational Technology
Granite School District
385-646-4110
Teacher Spotlight: LeeAnn Crockett, Woodstock Elementary
Super teacher LeeAnn Crockett & her 5th grade kids are Kahooting to great test results. Watch them do fun reviews.
Spotlight Author: Cherie Anderson, Granite District Educational Technology Specialist
Featured Resource: Kahoot!
Kahoot! is a game-based classroom response system that can be accessed from any computer or mobile device with an internet connection. Kahoot can be used to create learning games, ask questions, take surveys, engage students in discussions, and assess students in real-time.
Library Spotlight: Stephanie Hamilton, Bennion Jr. High School
Stephanie Hamilton has been the Library Media Educational Technology Specialist at Bennion Junior High School for the last seven years, where she loves working and interacting with the students. She says that it is the best job in the world because she can share things she loves and still be a kid. [Read more…] about Library Spotlight: Stephanie Hamilton, Bennion Jr. High School
Digital Conversion Spotlight: Student Communication
In the lead-up to next year’s Digital Conversion implementation, we will be featuring spotlights and discussions from teachers and students who participated in pilot classroom Chromebook programs during the 2014-15 school year. In today’s video, teachers discuss how email, Canvas, and cloud-based collaborative tools such as Google Drive/Google Docs and classroom Chromebooks have enabled students to more easily and more readily contact teachers with questions and comments, receive more immediate feedback and answers from teachers, as well as communicate with each other with questions and ideas relative to their learning.
Spotlight Created by Patrick Flanagan, Granite School District Director of Educational Technology.
Teacher Spotlight: Mandee Cossa, West Valley Elementary
Mrs. Cossa is a fantastic sixth grade teacher at West Valley Elementary. She incorporates technology into the classroom daily, creating lessons that are both meaningful and fun. In this video, students in Mrs. Cossa’s class are working on multimedia projects after studying figurative language. The students use the Chromebooks, YouTube, the WeVideo Chrome app and Google Presentations to complete their projects. Mrs. Cossa has created a creative and positive learning environment where students work collaboratively on a regular basis.
Spotlight Author: Teresa Bruin, Granite District Educational Technology Specialist