June+2015

== =Now Registering For Summer Technology Classes= =Educational Technology's Website Gems of the Month= =Best Buy Community Grants Registration Information= =Teacher Spotlight: Jody Lynn Tolley, Skyline High ASL Teacher= =Basic Video Editing Using YouTube's Video Editor= =Using Virtual LEGO to Teach Math=

= = = = = Now Registering For Summer Technology Classes =

Please see each class description and register for classes below.

 * = Google Docs For Elementary Teachers =



1 USOE credit or 15 licensure points will be awarded upon successful completion of this course.
=CLICK HERE to register for Google Docs For Elementary Teachers= || = Using iPads To Teach For Elementary Teachers =
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1 USOE credit or 15 licensure points will be awarded upon successful completion of this course.
=CLICK HERE to register for Using iPads To Teach For Elementary Teachers= || = iPad Projects For Elementary Teachers =
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1 USOE credit or 15 licensure points will be awarded upon successful completion of this course.
=CLICK HERE to register for iPad Projects For Elementary Teachers= ||

 = Best Buy Community Grants Registration Information =

**How to Apply**

 * ===Complete the grant eligibility quiz online at [] between June 2-29, 2015.===
 * ===Create a user profile and an organization profile.===
 * ===Preview the required elements of the grant proposal.===
 * ===Identify a Best Buy location near you at [|www.bestbuy.com/storelocator] and enter the store or location number in the grant proposal.===
 * ===Complete the grant proposal by 8 a.m. EDT on June 29, 2015.===
 * ===Notification date: Sept. 15, 2015.===
 * ===For more information: bestbuygrant@easymatch.com or 866-625-4350.===

== = Basic Video Editing With YouTube's Video Editor =

Watch the video below for a quick tutorial. You can also CLICK HERE to learn more.
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 = Educational Technology's Website Gems of the Month =

Booktrack Classroom will save all the projects you are working on.
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Watch the video below to learn more about Zaption.
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== = Using Virtual Lego To Teach Math =

Now you can combine those great ideas with the Build With Chrome website to build virtual Lego structures for all of the following:

 * ==fractions==
 * ==area and perimeter==
 * ==multiplication==
 * ==arrays==
 * ==mean, median, mode and range==
 * ==place value==
 * ==and more!==

 = Teacher Spotlight: Jody Lynn Tolley, Skyline High ASL Teacher =

===Jody Lynn Tolley teaches American Sign Language at Skyline High School, and is a member of the first cohort in the Educational Technology Endorsement Program.===

as well as giving them valuable skills that enable them to succeed in navigating future college classes.
//Spotlight Author: Celia Powell, Granite District Educational Technology Specialist//

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