December+2016

== =December 2016= =Now Registering For a Code.org Technology Class= =Computer Science Week and Hour of Code - December 5th-11th= =Educational Technology Teacher Spotlights= =Educational Technology's Writing Website Gem= =Two Neat New Features in the Updated SMART Notebook 16.1 Software=


 * Now Registering For a Code.org Technology Class **

**Why should a teacher present coding to elementary grade students?**
==//Code.org Computer Fundamentals// teaches students from Kindergarten to 6th grade how to persist to solve a challenge, how to analyze a problem, how to recognize and use mathematical concepts, including degrees, measurements, and directions, as well as developing their understanding of logic. Code.org provides pre-made, ready to use course materials for both online and unplugged coding and programming experiences for your students. It is a fantastic fit for enrichment, after-school programs, at-school clubs, even reward activities.==

You can learn how to use this amazing resource and receive 6 hours re-licensure credit, a manual and a swag bag as well as create a teacher’s dashboard to track your students' progress.

 * ==The class is for elementary grade teachers==
 * ==The class will be held on two Tuesdays, Jan 10th and 17th from 4:30-7:00 (attendance at both sessions is required)==
 * ==We will meet at the GEC Room D228==

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Below is one of our fabulous STSs, Joelle Wilkins, getting a jump on coding with students at Woodstock Elementary.
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 **Educational Technology Teacher Spotlights**

Shelly Prettyman is a 5th Grade Teacher at Arcadia Elementary.
=== Shelly went through Granite's Educational Technology Endorsement Program (ETEP), learning many ways to integrate technology into her lessons. ===

In this video, Ms. Prettyman's 5th Grade students were working on their Colonial Projects.
=== Shelly and Ross worked together, as students learned how to use some new web tools (Google Slides and PowToon) while creating projects around their colonial studies. === media type="youtube" key="oupvxlOGu6E" width="347" height="203"

=**and**= ===**Keri Graybill teaches at Granite Park Jr. High in South Salt Lake, Utah, and is the leader of the school's AVID ("Advancement Via Individual Determination") program. In this video she speaks with Granite Park LMETS, Jeff Curran, about the purpose and values of the AVID program. Granite Park Jr. High was recently re-validated as an AVID Demonstration School.**===


 * Spotlight created by Jeff Curran, Library Media Educational Technology Specialist at Granite Park Jr. High.**

===**(Ms. Graybill also participated in our district's Chromebook classroom pilot program in 2014-15 and has been featured on the EdTech website in the past. Take a look at our digital conversion videos to see how she as well as other teachers and students utilized Chromebooks and digital tools to infuse the classroom environment with communication, collaboration, creativity, and critical thinking.)**=== media type="youtube" key="sqw5JRIsypk" width="369" height="213"

 = Educational Technology's Writing Website Gem =

Read an example story here.
Thank you Stephanie Evens, STS at Monroe Elementary, for sharing this web resource.

 **Two Neat New Features in the in the Updated SMART Notebook 16.1 Software** ==

Teachers can create CFA's with multiple choice or short answer questions and export the data easily into a spreadsheet.
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