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Now Registering: Getting the Year Started with Google (Ed Tech Tuesdays Pick Five Series)

Our GSD Ed Tech Tuesdays professional development sessions for teachers have already started up for the 2019-2020 school year, but we still have one session to go in September. Join us at the TLC on September 17, 2019 to learn the basics (and a few more advanced tips and tricks) of using Google Classroom and G-suite to enhance collaboration, communication, creativity, and critical thinking with your students.

Click here to sign up to attend this or other future GSD Ed Tech Tuesday ‘Pick Five’ Sessions.

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Summer Reading and Learning 2019: ZAP Kids Summer Passport

Looking for great resources for summer reading and summer learning? In this post series we round up programs and resources from Granite School District, community organizations, and other resources from the web in general. Today we are featuring the Kids Summer Passport from the Salt Lake County Zoo, Arts, and Parks Program.
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Summer Reading and Learning 2019: Visit a Public Library

Looking for great resources for summer reading and summer learning? In this post series we round up programs and resources from Granite School District, community public libraries and organizations, and other resources from the web in general. Today we are featuring the upcoming summer programs and events of the public libraries in our community: the Salt Lake County Library, the Salt Lake City Public Library, and the Murray Library.

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Summer Reading and Learning 2019: Sora, Granite’s Digital Library

Looking for great resources for summer reading and summer learning? In this post series we round up programs and resources from Granite School District, community public libraries and organizations, and other resources from the web in general. Today we are featuring Sora, Granite’s Digital Library.

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Library Spotlight: Upland Terrace Elementary Students Announce 2019 Beehive Book Award Winners

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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Technology Tip: Backing Up Your @granitesd.org Data with Google Takeout

About @granitesd.org Google Accounts

All students and staff in Granite School District are provided with @granitesd.org Google accounts that include unlimited storage space in Google Drive as well as access to numerous other Google tools and services. However, these accounts are only active and accessible while you are a student or employee in Granite School District. When a student graduates from high school, an employee retires, or a student or staff member otherwise leaves the district, they will no longer have access to their @granitesd.org account, and any content that was in that account cannot be recovered.

Backing Up Your @granitesd.org Data

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Granite Battle of the Books 2019-2020 Reading Lists

After sharing hints and clues all week, we are excited to publish the full Granite Battle of the Books 2019-2020 Reading Lists!

2019-2020 Granite Battle of the Books 3rd-4th Grade Book List

2019-2020 Granite Battle of the Books 3rd-4th Grade Book List (High Quality PDF for Printing)

Read or Listen to these books in Sora, Granite’s Digital Library (visit sora.edtech.fun for help using Sora)

Find these books in your school’s library with Destiny Discover (type in your school’s name, choose it from the list, and click “Browse as Guest”)

2019-2020 Granite Battle of the Books 5th-6th Grade Book List

2019-2020 Granite Battle of the Books 5th-6th Grade Book List (High Quality PDF for Printing)

Read or Listen to these books in Sora, Granite’s Digital Library (visit sora.edtech.fun for help using Sora)

Find these books in your school’s library with Destiny Discover (type in your school’s name, choose it from the list, and click “Browse as Guest”)

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#GSDEdTech and #GSDLibraries Social Media Round Up: March 2019

In this post we’re rounding up social media posts about educational technology and library activities from Granite classrooms this past month. We know this collection features only a fraction of the awesome things students and teachers are doing every day. If you’d like to share with us and be included in future round ups use the #gsdedtech and/or #gsdlibraries hashtags in your tweets or instagram posts, or mention us: @edtechgsd and @librarymediagsd on twitter, or @edtechgsd on instagram.

Social Media Round Up, March 2019

  1. Leadership in Blended and Digital Learning Site Visit, Gearld Wright Elementary
  2. Classroom Snapshots
  3. UCET and UELMA Highlights
  4. Granite Battle of the Books District Competition Highlights

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Registering Soon: Educational Technology Endorsement Program, 2019-2021

The Educational Technology Endorsement Program (ETEP) is an intensive 2-year professional development program provided to a select group of Granite teachers by the Granite Educational Technology department.

Registration for the 2019-2021 cohorts will open on Tuesday, April 16, 2019 at 7:00 A.M. Follow the links in the infographic above to register and find more information, or visit our dedicated page for the Educational Technology Endorsement Program. If you have any questions about the program please contact Pam Moeai or Jenny Peirce in the Educational Technology department. [Read more…] about Registering Soon: Educational Technology Endorsement Program, 2019-2021