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2017 Archives
October 2017
Chevron Fuel Your School Education Grants 2017
Chromebooks Basics and G Suite Online Training
Now Registering For a Code.org Class
Learn About The TIPS Cards
SAMR Model: Amber Palmer, Bennion Elementary STS Spotlight
November 2017
Computer Science Week and Hour of Code Coming Soon!
Now Registering for Code.org Winter Class
Green Screen Videos Using Chromebooks and the WeVideo App
Teacher Spotlight: Ashley Moore, Diamond Ridge Elementary
Century Link's Teachers and Technology Grant
OverDrive Digital Library School Checkouts Competition
Google Docs Online Module Available Now
December 2017
Spotlight:Third Grade Team, Arcadia Elementary
Ed Tech Department Hands on Learning Spotlight
December 4th-10th is Computer Science Week and an Hour of Code
Hour of Code Project: Create Your Own Google Doodle in Scratch
Google Slides Basics Online Module is Now Open
August - September 2017
LanSchool For Chromebook Classrooms
TIPS Cards
Be Internet Awesome!
Easy Links For Elementary
Do Your Students Know About OverDrive?
Website Gem: Auto Draw
2018 Archives
January 2018
Kearns Jr. High Spotlight
Digital Breakout Spotlight at Calvin Smith
Epic Reads!
January 2018 Tech Tip
Google Classroom Online Module
February 2018
FlipGrid
Mentimeter
Google Drawings Module
Julia Bossi Teacher Spotlight
FLL Competition 2018
Google's Online Science Fair
March 2018
Google Sites Online Module
FLL Competition Highlights
Google Expeditions at Vista Elementary
Study and Play With Baamboozle
Literacy Night at Olympus Jr. High
April 2018
9 Amazing Google Tips and Tricks
Tech Tip: Make Your Charts Auto Update in Docs
UCET 2018 Session Highlight: Google Tricks of the Trade
How to Use LanSchool Web Limiting
Registration Opens Soon for the GSD Educational Technology Endorsement Prog
May 2018
The Google Forms Online Module is Now Available
Book Creator is a Fun and Simple Online Tool For Telling Your Stories
Battle of the Books 2018
Microsoft Translator
Olympus High Teacher Transforming Music Class With Technology
August - September 2018
Lowe's Toolbox For Education Grant
GSD Ed Tech Tuesdays 2018 - 2019
TIPS Cards for 2018 - 2019
Google Classroom Updates for 2018
Internet Safety Online Resources
October 2018
Sora
Get SMART! Registration
Chevron Fuel Your School Grants 2018
Cyberbullying Warning Signs
Now Registering for Maker Spaces
November 2018
Computer Science Week and Hour of Code 2018
Learn Web Development
Now Registering for G Suite
Now Registering for Code.org
Insert Learning Chrome Extension
December 2018
Closed Captioning in Google Slides
Pick Five December Registration
Let's Get Coding
Now Registering For Code.org
Using Google Meet For Universal Collaboration
2019 Archives
January 2019
Synth For Student Podcasting
NPR Student Podcast Challenge
Now Registering for Hyperdocs
Volunteers Needed
Now Registering for Code.org
February 2019
Digital Assessment and Feedback
iCivics Website
Lego League Highlights 2019
National Archives Website and Other Amazing History Resources
Poll Everywhere and Pear Deck Google Slides Add-Ons
March 2019
Doodle For Google Contest
Flippity: An Awesome Google Sheets Add - On
Utah's Online Library Registration
Google's Jamboard
One Tab Chrome Extension
Code.org Registration
Featured Resource: SMART Learning Suite Online
April 2019
Registration Opens Soon For Granite's ETEP Program
Gamify Your Curriculum Registration
2019 Battle of the Books Competition
Evaluating Online Information
Differentiated Learning With Google Forms
May 2019
The TPACK Model
Website Highlight: Actively Learn
Creating Student Portfolios With Google Sites
Summer Reading With Sora
Explore the World With the 360Cities Website
September 2019
Adobe Cloud Available For Staff and Students
Let's Start Creating With Adobe Spark
Teaching Digital Respons-A-Bility From the Start
Find the Perfect Apps For Your Lessons With Chromebook App Hub
Start Planning Your Chevron Fuel Your School Grant
October 2019
Pick Five Registration: Utah Online Library and Sora
Listen In and Subscribe to UEN's Homeroom Podcasts
Google Certifications for Teachers and Students
Now Registering for Makerspaces 2019-2020 Classes
Gather Around For the New Fall Camp Adobe Webinar Series
Find Helpful TIPS From These TIPS Resource Links
November 2019
Getting Started With eMedia
November 2019 Pick Five Class
Makerspaces November Class 2019: Electronics and Circuits
Engaging Math Challenges For Students
Student Led SEP Conferences in This Academy Park Classroom
Now Registering For Code.org Training
December 2019
Library Spotlight: Student-Led Maker Space at Jefferson Jr. High
Integrating Digital Citizenship and Digital Literacy Skills
Exploring Spaces and Places for Makerspaces
Math Explorations Using Desmos
Scholastic: Winter Math and Science Can Be "Snow" Much Fun!
2020 Archives
January 2020
Pick Five Class: Personalized Learning
Tools and Materials for Makerspaces
Using Google My Maps in the Classroom
Bring History to Life With Google Tour Builder
Code.org Registration
New Books Available in Sora January 2020!
February 2020
Nearpodize Your Lessons!
Makerspaces: Making Art, Music and Movies
Now Registering for Adobe Creative Cloud Photoshop and Lightroom
2020 Lego League District Competition Highlights
March 2020
Pick Five Registration: Adobe Spark
Time to Climb in Nearpod
Simple Drawing Tools With the New Chrome Canvas App
UCET 2020
Minecraft EDU at Upland Terrace
Become a Google Certified Educator
April 2020
Google EDU Video Tutorials
ETEP Registrations Open in May
Distance Learning in Granite
Amazing Hillside Teacher Spotlight
Student Self Paced Lessons in Nearpod
May 2020
Flocabulary Feature in Nearpod
May ETEP Registration Information
Google Meet, New Features and Extensions
Spotlight: Aaron Kammerman's Video Ideas
Highlights From the First Virtual Tech Meet
September 2020
What's New In Flipgrid 2020
What's New in Nearpod 2020
Loom Screencasting
New Tips Cards Are Coming This Year
Getting Started With Google Classroom
October 2020
Tips Card Highlight: eMedia
SMART Learning Suite Online
Zoom License Information and Breakout Rooms
Library Catalog in Student Bookmarks
How To Make a Sora Title Purchase Request
November 2020
Jamboard and Google Classroom Integration
Teach From Anywhere With Wide Open School
Scrible Edu Pro Now Available
TeacherMade: The Digital (R)Evolution of Paper!
Tips Card Highlight: Educational Blogging
December 2020
Soundzabound: Music Makes Everything Better!
25 Things You Didn't Know Google Slides Could Do
Hover Cards Demo Slam by Pam Turley
Screencastify and Kami Licenses
Zoom Account Updates
2021 Archives
January 2021
PBS Learning Media For Utah Educators and Students
Storytelling With Google Earth by Ryan Edel
Padlet Accounts
Study Jams
February 2021
DK Findout! For Curious Minds
Creating Formative Assessments With Google Quizzes
New Product Enhancements in Nearpod
Canvas: 'The Fundamental Five' for Students and Parents
March 2021
Stop Motion Animator Storytelling
Nearpod's Digital Citizenship Lesson Library
Donors Choose: Additional Funding For You Classroom Needs
Featured Resource: NoveList
April 2021
New Features in Nearpod
Sora Sweet Reads 2021
Chrome Song Maker
Tech Tips: One Tab, Grouping Tabs and Menu Bar Folders
May 2021
Newest Screencastify Features
Minecraft For Education Edition
ETEP Registrations For 2021-2023
Featured Resource: Mote Chrome Extension
September 2021
District Premium Subscriptions
TIPS Resources
CANVAS Help and Getting Started
Meet Your School's STS or LMETS
October 2021
Typing Agent Program For K-6 Students
eMedia SEEd Resources
Be An Explorer With Google Maps Trek
Semantris: Word Association Machine Learning
November 2021
Hour of Code 2021
Magazines Now Available in Sora
STEM PD Registration: Cardboard Engineering
How Can Technology Work as a Behavior Support?
December 2021
Online Holiday Math and More
Animals and Plants Prepare for Winter Virtual Field Trip
Nearpod Utah
How Can Technology Support Student Engagement?
2022 Archives
January 2022
Record Videos, Scan Documents and QR Codes On a Chromebook
How To Use the Built In Screen Recording Feature On a Chromebook
Volunteers Needed For the February Lego League Tournament
STEM PD Registration: Cardboard Engineering
Meet Your School's Technology Coach or Library Technology Coach
February 2022
How To Add Live Captions To Any Website
How Can Technology Enhance Lesson Delivery?
Valentines STEM Challenges
March 2022
Elementary Canvas Cohort 2022-2023
Adobe Creative Educator Courses Through UEN
Learn How To Use Adobe Character Animator
Lego League Tournament Highlights 2022
April/May 2022
Registration Opening Soon For New ETEP Cohort
UCET Highlight: Minecraft Education Edition
Digital Literacy Workshop Registration For Secondary Teachers
Docs and Sheets Smart Chips and Other Subtle Features
September 2022
Collaborating With Your School's Technology Coach
Adobe Express Now Available
New Features In Nearpod and Clever Integration
October 2022
Google Translate Tips and Tricks
Be an Explorer With The Explore Tool in Google Sheets, Docs and Slides
Utah's Online Library and the Gale Reference Collections
Easy to Use Screencast App Now Available in Chrome
November 2022
Hour of Code Coming Soon in Dec. 2022!
Wakelet For Capturing, Organizing and Sharing Learning Resources
Using the Interactive Q & A Feature In Google Slides
Pageless Google Docs - UCET Demo Slam
December 2022
Teacher Spotlight: Stop Motion Animation in the Classroom
Differentiate Your Lessons With Nearpod
Live Minecraft For Education Workshops For Hour of Code
Canvas Tips and Tricks: Save Time Updating Due Dates!
2023 Archives
January 2023
Teacher Spotlight: Technology Coach, Sam Mitchell, and Hour of Code
Now Registering! Minecraft For Education Teacher Academy
All Star Winter Reading at the County Library
Library Endorsement Program Opportunity
Canvas Tips and Tricks: Customizing Course Navigation Links
February 2023
Canvas Tips and Tricks: Providing Feedback Using Canvas Speedgrader
Student Podcasting Using Google Slides
Online Training to Learn Google Sheets and Microsoft Excel
QR Code Creativity In the Classroom
March 2023
UCET 2023: March 14th-15th
NBA Upgrades the Lincoln Elementary STEM Lab and Gym
Get Googley With Google Sheets
Canvas Tips and Tricks: Inserting Images Made Easier
Highlights From the GSD 2023 Lego League Qualifier Event
April 2023
Google Demo Slam/UCET 2023: Setting the Table With Google Doc
UCET 2023 Highlight: Digital Breakouts by Eric Curts
Information For Viewsonic and Boxlight Display Users
ETEP Registration Coming Soon!
May 2023
Registrations Opening Soon For ETEP
Get Googley: Video Resources Made Easy With Docs, Slides and Forms
Adobe Create Utah: Empower Students and Teachers to Express Their Creativit
Sora Sweet Reads Returns May 15th - August 28th 2023
September 2023
Become a Granite Ed Tech Champion Kickoff
Using the Tech Help Portal
New in Sora: September 2023
Digital Citizenship Content For K-12
October 2023
Adobe Firefly: Using Text to Image Generative AI in Education
Supersonic Phonics & Decodables and 200+ Magazine Titles For Kids in Sora!
Ed Tech Champions: Collaboration Challenge for October
New! Google Classroom Add-Ons
November 2023
Ed Tech Champions: Communication Challenge for November
Computer Science Week 2023 Coming Soon in December
Goosechase Now Available to All Granite District Staff Members
Adobe's November Creative Challenge
December 2023
Computer Science Week Dec. 4-10: Get Started With Hour of Code
Adobe Express: Using the Generative Fill AI Tool
Ed Tech Champions: Creativity and Innovation Challenges for Dec./Jan.
Four Things To Try With Kami
New in Sora: Get Hold Notifications on Your Device or Computer
2024 Archives
January 2024
Ed Tech Champions: Creativity and Innovation Challenges for January
11 Quick Lessons to Get Started With the Basics of Canva
Two New Features in Padlet: Polls and the "I Can't Draw" AI Tool
Adobe's 2024 Goals Challenge Using Animate From Audio
February 2024
Magic AI Tools For Teachers in Canva
UCET Conference 2024: March 19th and 20th
Ed Tech Champions: Critical Thinking Challenge for February
Accessing Employee Resources/Employee Portal
Exciting News For the Ed Tech Champions Program
March 2024
Comic Strips For the Classroom: Create Comic Strips in Canva
Ed Tech Champions: Select Relevant Technology Tools Challenge for March
Highlights From the GSD First Lego League Competition
Harness the Power of AI to Create Impactful Lesson Plans
April 2024
New Record Feature In Google Slides
Ed Tech Champions: Agency Challenge For April
Adobe Express: Creative Challenge For National Creativity Month 2024
Registration Now Open For the Educational Technology Endorsement Program 2
May 2024
Granite Ed Tech Champions Celebrations
New Read to Me Feature in Sora
Do Breakouts With Padlet
Subject Tutors in SchoolAi
Sora Summer Sweet Reads and More!
September 2024
Ed Tech Champions Kickoff!
Adobe Express: Great Instructional Ideas and See What's New
Google Classroom: Interactive Video Questions and Practice Sets
New Features in Padlet
October 2024
Digital Citizenship Week: Oct. 14th - 18th
Ed Tech Champions: Digital Citizen October Promotion
Write a Review of a Book to Promote Reading in Your School Library
Introducing the Goosechase Studio Update
November 2024
EdTech Champions: Knowledge Constructor November Promotion
Resources to Get Started With SchoolAi
Lanschool Air Now Has On Task Monitoring
Adobe's November Challenges
Halo: Tech Help Articles and Submitting Help Tickets
December 2024
December Hour of Code and Minecraft EDU Challenge
Supercharge Reading With TeachingBooks
Six Strategies for Getting the Most From AI
Ed Tech Champions: Innovative Designer December/January Challenge
2025 Archives
January 2025
Nearpod's New AI Create Feature
Civics Endorsement Application Window Open Through January
UEN's Highlight: Adobe Express' Guided Activities
February 2025
UEN Educational Technology Courses For 2025
New Features In Padlet For 2025
New In Sora 2025
Ed Tech Champions: Computational Thinking Challenge for February
March 2025
Registrations Now Open For the Library Media Endorsement
Using Lanschool Effectively In the Classroom
Ed Tech Champions: Creative Communicator Challenge for March
Lego League 2025 Event Highlights
April 2025
Ed Tech Champions: Global Collaborator Challenge for April
Google Vids: Simple Video Tool in Google Drive
Organize Your Google Docs Using Tabs
May 2025
Now Registering For the Educational Technology Endorsement Program
Canvas Summer Bootcamp Registration
Registrations Open for the Adobe Creativity Institute - Limited Spaces!
Celebrating Another Amazing Year of EdTech Champions!
September 2025
Ed Tech Champions is Back for 2025-2026!
Teaching Smarter With AI Free Weekly Newsletter
Halo Knowledge Base and Chatbot for Tech Help
Gemini AI Now Available for Teachers and Students
NotebookLM Now Available for Teachers and Students
New Books Available In Sora
October 2025
UEN AI Courses, Podcasts and More
New Books Available In Granite's Sora
Digital Citizenship Week: October 20th-24th
Ed Tech Champions: Digital Citizen October Promotion
November 2025
Gemini Storybook Creator for GSD Staff
Free Online Scrible Training: Scrible 101
Ed Tech Champions: Knowledge Constructor November Promotion
Gemini and Notebook LM Integrations in Canvas and Google Classroom
December 2025
Ed Tech Champions: Innovative Designer December Promotion
Sora Has All Access Comics and Graphic Novels
Google's Gemini Guided Learning Tool
Create Interactive Podcasts With NotebookLM
2026 Archives
January 2026
Use NotebookLM To Create a Video With Your Content
Using Canva to Code an Educational Game
Gemini: Ready to Use AI Prompts For Teaching
February 2026
District First Lego League Qualifier Event: February 7th
Ed Tech Champions: Computational Thinker February Challenge
Gemini AI Now Available in Google Vids for Staff
Gemini Certified Educator Information
March 2026
Create a Podcast With Adobe Podcast
Highlights From the Granite District Lego League Qualifier Event
Create or Use Already Made Educational Games With Padlet TA
Ed Tech Champions: Creative Communicator March Challenge
April 2026
Learn the Essentials of Canva With This Beginners Course
State Level First Lego League Championship Results
Granite's Academic Service Learning Show Case
Ed Tech Champions: Global Collaborator April Challenge
Summer Canvas Bootcamp
May 2026
Easily Generate Presentations, Videos and MoreUsing NotebookLM
Summer Sora Sweet Reads: May 18 - Aug. 24
Ed Tech Champions Celebration and Final Submissions Due
2026-2028 Educational Technology Endorsement Program Registration Now Open
GSD Ed Tech Newsletter
Now Registering For the Educational Technology Endorsement Program
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