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Granite EdTech Twitter Chats

Details for the February 2016 #GSDEdTech Twitter Chat

When: Wednesday, February 17, 2016 from 4:30-5:00 PM
Hashtag: #GSDEdTech
Topic: Celebrating Digital Learning – Digital Learning Day (Check out these hashtags and sites ahead of time for ideas — #DLDay, #DigitalEquity, http://www.digitallearningday.org)
Questions:

  1. What did you do to celebrate Digital Learning Day at your school? (Sharing pictures in your response is encouraged, with hashtags #DLDay and #GSDEdTech)
  2. What is your favorite digital tool? (Please include a link or twitter handle for the tool in your answer)
  3. Browse the #DLDay hashtag and retweet a tweet you liked best. (Be sure to add #GSDEdTech in a comment to your retweet.)
  4. What digital tool are you interested in using next?

The response and participation in the January Twitter Chat was great! We had educators from all over the district who participated and benefited from this unique opportunity to collaborate.

The Ed Tech Dept. would like to congratulate Malia Allsop for being last month’s Chromebook Drawing winner and receiving 6 Chromebooks for her classroom. As a way of encouraging technology integration into teacher practice, the Educational Technology Department will again be holding a drawing in February. Each Granite teacher who participates in the February 17th Twitter chat will have their name placed in a drawing where they will have the chance at winning 6 Chromebooks for their classroom.

Please feel free to pass along this information to any teachers and administrators with whom you work.

Details for the January 2016 #GSDEdTech Twitter Chat

When: January 28, 2016 from 4:00-4:30pm
Topic: Online Tools for Reading and Research
Hashtag: #GSDEdTech
Questions:

  1. What online tools do you use to encourage a love for reading?
  2. What online research tools do you encourage your students to use?
  3. What book has inspired you as a teacher?​
  4. BYU, Utah State, or Utah?

The response and participation in December’s Twitter Chat was amazing! We had 80 educators from schools all over the district who participated last month.  The Ed Tech Department would like to congratulate Jude Nelson for being last month’s Chromebook Drawing winner and receiving 6 Chromebooks for her classroom.

As a way of encouraging technology integration into teacher practice, we will be holding a drawing again in January. Each Granite teacher who participates in the January 28th twitter chat will have their name placed in a drawing where they will have the chance at winning 6 Chromebooks for their classroom.

We are very excited about the January topic and can’t wait to see the amazing sharing that will take place between Granite teachers. Thanks for all you do to inspire and teach our students.

Join Us for a #GSDEdTech Twitter Chat on November 19, 2015

Twitter is an amazing tool to use for collaboration, inspiration, and educational resources. Twitter chats are a great place to get started. You’ll get to talk to other Granite teachers and staff, share ideas, and participate in a short discussion.

Next week the Granite Educational Technology Department is hosting a Twitter Chat discussion for all interested teachers.

Date: Thursday, November 19 2015
Time: 4:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Location: Tweets with the hashtag #gsdedtech on Twitter

The topic of discussion will be: Social Media and Education

The questions that will be asked are:

  1. How has social media impacted your own learning?
  2. How has social media affected the way you communicate with parents and students?
  3. Who do you consider to be the best educators to follow on Twitter when looking for great resources?
  4. What other topics would you like to discuss in future GSDEdTech Twitter Chats?

This first Granite Ed Tech hosted Twitter Chat is designed to help any interested teacher or staff participants in Granite School District learn more about Twitter and become comfortable using it.

Here are a few resources if you would like to learn more about Twitter in advance:

As a fun incentive, the school with the highest number of teacher participants will receive 6 Chromebooks for their school to use for student instruction.

This post first appeared in the Granite Ed Tech Monthly Newsletter, November 2015.