May+2017

== =May 2017= =Registering Soon For Granite's Educational Technology Endorsement Program 2017-2019= =Upcoming Event: #GSDEdTech Twitter Chat= =Educational Technology's Website Gem= =Granite District Battle of the Books 2016-2017 Competition Winners= =Tech Tip: Using the Google Translate Extension=

 = Registering Soon For Granite's Educational Technology Endorsement Program 2017-2019 =

Granite School District Teachers,
==The Educational Technology Department will be accepting applicants for the 2017-2019 Educational Technology Endorsement Program == == starting Tuesday, May 16th 2017 at 7:00 A.M. We will be offering two new cohorts with 24 participants each. ==

If you are interested, you can find more information about the ETEP schedules and how to register by clicking here.


Educational Technology Endorsement Program

Please contact Kristen Johnson if you have any questions at kajohnson@graniteschools.org
 = Upcoming Event: #GSDEdTech Twitter Chat = ==**Upcoming Event: #GSDEdTech Teacher Chat, May 11, 2017 ** ==

Our monthly #GSDEdTech Teacher Chat series continues in May with the topic: **#letthemlead: Empowering Students to Take the Lead ** .

==This chat will be held on Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 4 P.M via the #GSDEdTech hashtag  on Twitter. ==

 To go along with our theme of student empowerment, a chat participant will be randomly chosen  to win a classroom set of Canon PowerShot digital cameras, which their students can use to record video and take high quality digital photos. The Educational Technology department sponsors a monthly educational chat on the second Thursday of each month to provide an easy way for educators throughout the district to connect with each other, discuss timely issues, and share ideas specific to our community.

<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The chat is open to all K-12 educators, staff members, and any interested community members. We hope that you will join us. ==<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">If you are new to twitter chats, you can find out how to join them here <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">, == <span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">or feel free to contact any of us in the Educational Technology department with any questions. <span style="color: #212121; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span class="contextualExtensionHighlight ms-font-color-themePrimary ms-border-color-themePrimary ident_670_723" style="color: #3b5777; font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif;">media type="custom" key="29166127"

 = Educational Technology's Website Gem =

Watch below to see an overview of Flippity used for flashcards and a Jeapordy style game quiz.
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 = Granite District Battle of the Books 2016-2017 Competition Winners = ==May 1, 2017 <span class="entry-author" style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #444444; font-family: 'Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> [|Josh Whiting]   ==

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #444444; font-family: 'Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">On April 13, 2017, over 50 student teams from 18 different elementary schools in Granite School District <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #444444; font-family: 'Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">converged on Gearld Wright Elementary for the first annual Granite District Battle of the Books competition. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #444444; font-family: 'Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> Student teams went head-to-head in this “Family Feud”-style game, in which their knowledge of the 15 books <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #444444; font-family: 'Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> on the official 2016-2017 reading lists was put to the test. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #444444; font-family: 'Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">We congratulate all of the students who read and participated in the battles, <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #444444; font-family: 'Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">whether in their school or at the district competition. We thank all of the media clerks, teachers, <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #444444; font-family: 'Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">administrators, parent volunteers, and others who tirelessly supported this program and inspired <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #444444; font-family: 'Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">our students to find excitement in reading. Check out the winners of our 2016-2017 competitions!



=2016-2017 Battle of the Boooks 3rd-4th Grade Brackets= =2016-2017 Battle of the Books 5th-6th Grade Brackets=

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #444444; font-family: 'Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Any who are interested in learning how their school can participate in next year’s Battle of the Books program <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #444444; font-family: 'Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">are invited to one of two informational meetings which will be held on Friday, May 12, 2017, <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #444444; font-family: 'Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">at your choice of 12:00-12:30 PM and 2:00-2:30 PM. These meetings will be held at the <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #444444; font-family: 'Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Educational Technology Teaching and Learning Center (TLC) at: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #559fd3; font-family: 'Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">5300 West Cherrywood Lane, West Valley City, UT 84120 <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #444444; font-family: 'Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #444444; font-family: 'Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">If you have any questions about Battle of the Books, please contact: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #559fd3; font-family: 'Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Nikki Gregerson <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #444444; font-family: 'Open Sans','Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">, District Elementary Library Supervisor in the Educational Technology department.

 = Tech Tip: Using the Google Translate Extension =

===Using the Google Translate Extension you can translate words or passages into a large selection of languages.===

Watch below to see how the Google Translate extension is used.
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