Google Sites

Featured Resource: Creating Student Portfolios Using Google Sites

May 2019

Post by Teresa Bruin, originally published in our monthly Ed Tech Newsletter for teachers.

We often get asked to recommend a way for students to create digital portfolios. There are several online tools for creating portfolios, but Google Sites is free and easily started straight from their granitesd.org Google Drive.

To start a new Google Site in Google Drive, click the **+ New** button, click **More >**, and choose **Google Sites**.

The new Google Sites has been completely made over. You can create a new Google Site in a short time with its intuitive design.

Creating and Editing in Google Sites – Screenshot

Students will enjoy creating a place to showcase their best work and have an easy way to share it with family and their teacher(s).

Additional Resources

Student Portfolios (Granite Ed Tech TIP Resource Page)

Getting Started with Sites (G Suite Learning Center)

Student E-Portfolios in Google Sites – A Tutorial (Boulder Valley School District)

How to Create Powerful Student ePortfolios with Google Sites (Shake Up Learning)

Take Portfolios with You When You Leave the District (Technology Tip: Backing Up Your @granitesd.org Data with Google Takeout)

OverDrive Monthly Circulation Competition Winners – March 2018

April 2018

In March 2018, students and staff in Granite School District checked out over 15,000 ebooks and audiobooks from our OverDrive Digital Library. The infographic below reveals the top five schools for the month. [Read more…] about OverDrive Monthly Circulation Competition Winners – March 2018

OverDrive Monthly Circulation Competition Update – February 2018

March 2018

Matheson Jr. High - OverDrive Most Improved February 2018 — Matheson Jr. High had the most improved OverDrive ebook and audiobook circulation in February 2018. Pictured: Katie Stout, Media Clerk; Robin Larsen, Library Media Educational Technology Specialist.

OverDrive Most Improved Infographic - Febrary 2018 — OverDrive Most Improved Infographic – Febrary 2018

In February 2018, students and staff in Granite School District checked out nearly 14,000 ebooks and audiobooks from our OverDrive Digital Library. The infographic below reveals the top five schools for the month. [Read more…] about OverDrive Monthly Circulation Competition Update – February 2018

OverDrive Monthly Circulation Competition Update for January 2018

February 2018

Woodstock Elementary - OverDrive Most Improved January 2018 — Woodstock Elementary had the most improved OverDrive ebook and audiobook circulation in January 2018. Pictured: Brenda Zimmerman, Principal; Dian Morrison, Media Clerk.

Bennion Jr. High - OverDrive Most Improved January 2018 — Bennion Jr. High had the most improved OverDrive ebook and audiobook circulation in January 2018. Pictured: Tiffany Ellingsworth, Media Clerk; Stephanie Hamilton, Library Media Educational Technology Specialist.

OverDrive Circulations January 2018 - Most Improved Infographic — OverDrive Circulations January 2018 – Most Improved Infographic

In January 2018, students and staff in Granite School District checked out over 17,700 ebooks and audiobooks from our OverDrive Digital Library, up almost 4,000 from usage in December 2017. The infographic below reveals the top five schools for the month. [Read more…] about OverDrive Monthly Circulation Competition Update for January 2018

OverDrive Monthly Circulation Competition Update for December 2017

January 2018

In December 2017, students and staff in Granite School District checked out nearly 12,000 ebooks and audiobooks from our OverDrive Digital Library. The infographic below reveals the top five schools for the month. [Read more…] about OverDrive Monthly Circulation Competition Update for December 2017

OverDrive Monthly Circulation Competition Update for November 2017

December 2017

In November 2017, students and staff in Granite School District checked out over 14,700 ebooks and audiobooks from our OverDrive Digital Library. This is up 2,000 from last month. The infographic below reveals the top five schools for the month.

OverDrive Top November 2017 Circulation Infographic

November 2017 Top Circulations

In November 2017, Beehive Elementary and West Lake STEM Jr. High held their spots at the top and therefore keep the trophies which they were awarded for winning the September 2017 competition. Members of the Educational Technology Department still visited them with treats.

West Lake Jr. - Top Secondary Circulation November 2017 — West Lake STEM Jr. High maintains their status as the top circulating secondary school, and 2nd place overall. Pictured: Connielyn Perkins, Media Clerk; Craig Edwards, Library Media Educational Technology Specialist.

Beehive Elementary - Top Circulation November 2017 — Beehive Elementary is the top circulating school in district for the third month straight. Pictured: Misty Butterfield, School Technology Specialist; Susan Wilkerson, Media Clerk; Classroom of enthusiastic digital readers.

November 2017 Most Improved

We are excited to announce two new winners in the “Most Improved” category: congratulations to Pleasant Green Elementary and Kearns Senior High! Pleasant Green’s improvement was the most dramatic, moving from zero checkouts in October to 4th place overall in November.

Pleasant Green Elementary Most Improved November 2017 — Pleasant Green Elementary showed the most dramatic single month improvement of any school in November, going from zero checkouts to 4th place overall in one month. Pictured: Sharon Prescott, Principal; Jayanne Unander, School Technology Specialist.

Kearns High - Most Improved November 2017 — Kearns Sr. High had the largest growth in circulations of any secondary school in November 2017. Pictured: Jennifer Peirce, Educational Technology Team Leader and former LMETS at Kearns Sr.; Nancy Heckenliable, Media Secretary at Kearns Sr.; Cindy Moyle, District Library Supervisor for Secondary Schools; Aimee Duran, Library Media Educational Technology Specialist at Kearns Sr. High.

Granite OverDrive Circulation Site

Alyssa Carraway, secretary in the Educational Technology department, tracks these checkout numbers and has used Google Sites to create a simple but beautiful website to share this data with our district throughout the year. She uses Canva to convey the data in infographics, such as the year-to-date information shared below. You can check out the full site for more details on Granite OverDrive usage per school, as well as monthly updates on our OverDrive checkouts competition winners.

(Granite’s OverDrive provides free access to ebooks and digital audiobooks for all students and staff in Granite School District. Granite’s OverDrive can be accessed on the web at http://granite.lib.overdrive.com or via OverDrive apps designed for various mobile devices. For more information or help getting started with OverDrive, visit https://www.graniteschools.org/edtech/overdrive.)

Infographics and Granite OverDrive Circulation Site created by Alyssa Carraway, Administrative Secretary, Educational Technology Dept. OverDrive posters designed by Cindy Moyle,
Secondary Library Media Supervisor, Educational Technology Dept.

OverDrive: What’s New for November 2017 + Monthly Competition Update

November 2017

What’s New in OverDrive, November 2017

The posters below highlight a few of the titles that have been added to Granite’s OverDrive Digital Library this month. Click on them to download a high quality PDF that you can print out and display in your library or classroom, or right click and save the images to post them on a school or class website.

OverDrive Circulation Competition Update, October 2017

In October 2017, students and staff in Granite School District checked out nearly 13,000 ebooks and audiobooks from our OverDrive Digital Library. This is up nearly 3,000 from last month. The infographic below reveals the top five schools for the month.

For 2017-18 the Granite Educational Technology department is sponsoring a monthly checkout competition between schools, with four traveling trophies awarded to the highest circulating elementary and secondary schools, as well as the “most increased” elementary and secondary schools. In October 2017, Beehive Elementary and West Lake STEM Jr. High held their spots at the top and therefore keep the trophies which they were awarded for winning the September 2017 competition. However, we have two new winners in the “Most Improved” category: congratulations to Cyprus Senior High and David Gourley Elementary!

Most Improved OverDrive Award October 2017 - Cyprus High School — Cyprus High School had the largest increase in OverDrive checkouts of any school in October 2017. Pictured: Katie Hardman, Media Clerk; Warren Child, Library Media Educational Technology Specialist; Lori Yates, Media Clerk.

Gourley Elementary had the largest increase in OverDrive checkouts of any elementary school in October 2017. Pictured: Samantha Mitchell, School Technology Specialist.

Granite OverDrive Circulation Site

OverDrive Digital Library School Checkouts Competition

October 2017

In September 2017, students and staff in Granite School District checked out nearly 10,000 ebooks and audiobooks from our OverDrive Digital Library. The infographic below reveals the top five schools for the month.

For 2017-18 we are sponsoring a monthly checkout competition between schools, with four traveling trophies that will be awarded to the highest circulating elementary and secondary schools, as well as the “most increased” elementary and secondary schools. Members of the Ed. Tech. team recently delivered these trophies to the winning schools of our September competition.

Elementary September 2017 Top Checkouts: Beehive Elementary

Secondary September 2017 Top Checkouts: West Lake STEM Jr. High

Elementary September 2017 Most Improved: Gearld Wright Elementary

Secondary September 2017 Most Improved: Valley Jr. High

Granite OverDrive Circulation Site

https://sites.google.com/granitesd.org/overdrive-circulation-granite/home

Infographics and Granite OverDrive Circulation Site created by Alyssa Carraway, Administrative Secretary, Educational Technology Dept.

Granite EdTech Monthly Newsletter: March 2017

March 2017

Granite EdTech Monthly Newsletter – March 2017

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 March 2017 Newsletter: