Today's Resource Share comes from Google for Education's YouTube. They just released a new episode of EDU in 90, their monthly series sharing what's new in Google. This month they explore some new course offerings and an upcoming Chromebook experience they are planning. They also explore updates to their AI in Everyday Life Applied Digital Skills course. Check out the video at the link below: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxW0iUJeHCM

Today's Resource Share comes from Learn with Google. If you didn't know Google offers a variety of course for classroom educators including their new Generative AI for Educators course. The course explores the concepts of Generative AI in Education including prompt writing, using AI to write instructional resources, and more. The course is self-paced, but is between 2-3 hours in length. You can check out the course at the following link: 

https://skillshop.exceedlms.com/student/path/1176018

Today's Resource Share is an upcoming series of webinars from UEN and USBE. UEN Product Manager Kayla Towner and USBE Library Media Specialist Davina Sauthoff will conduct a series of free webinars on World Book Online. Learn more below: 

We are happy to announce three new upcoming webinars focused on World Book Online.

Please join us for any of  these three webinar sessions:

• World Book Online for Elementary: Tuesday, April 23, 2024, at  4 p.m

      Elementary Registration Link & Description

• World Book Online for our Multilingual Learners (MLLs): Wed, April 24, 2024, at 4 p.m.                                                                                                                Registration Link & Description  

• World Book Online for Secondary: Monday, April 29th, 2024, at  3 p.m.           

      Secondary Registration Link & Description 

We encourage you to use these resources and share them with your districts, schools, and teachers. Support materials and classroom activities can be accessed by visiting the online library.  If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to us. Warmly,

Davina Sauthoff        Kayla Towner

Library Media Specialist Technology Specialist and Product Manager

Utah State Board of Education Utah Education Network

davina.sauthoff@schools.utah.gov kayla@uen.org

Today's Resource Share is our April Meetup! Last night we had a great discussion about some of our favorite updates to Google over the last few months. From dark mode to AI to Calendar, there are some great gems to use Google in your classroom. You can check out the video at the link below: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XL-CC0l15Dw

Also, our leadership team put together a list of all the updates we discussed last night as well as some upcoming events GEGUtah will be at coming up. Here is a link to that document: 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UZ2GkfJruKioR3MCA4M-MkE9mRNIwDCVeB1Mr3TqZgI/edit?usp=sharing

Today's Resource Share is a great update to Google Drive. Personally, I love dark mode for many of my apps to help on eye strain and Google Drive just launched dark mode for Google Drive. Next time you launch the web version of Google Drive it should ask you if you want to switch, but if not go to the settings cog, click settings and then appearance. This should be active for all users today, including your students. Learn more about this change: 

https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/04/dark-mode-now-available-in-google-drive.html

Today's Resource Share is our upcoming GEGUtah Meetup! Our meetup is scheduled for April 17th from 4-4:30 at the YouTube link below. This month GEGUtah co-leader Matthew Winters will be hosting a Google Updates Roundup. There are so many new tools, apps, and AI-infused experiments and our GEGUtah team wants to share some of their favorites. We will explore small updates to existing apps to new tools within the Google ecosystem. Join us for all this and more. If you cannot join us, no fear, the session will be recorded and shared at the same YouTube link: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XL-CC0l15Dw

Today's Resource Share comes from Google Workspace's YouTube channel. Last week after their Cloud Next event, Google announced a new Workspace tool called Vids. Vids is an AI assisted video creation suite. It looks very similar to Google Slides, but allows users to create a full video using content from their drives while also receiving help from Gemini AI to build out the video. The app is currently in beta and will not be widely available until later this year. You can check out the announcement video with a demo of what will be available at the link below: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WB1GtIBrvOg

Today's Resource Share comes from the Utah Nearpod Community. They are having their meetup today at 3:30 PM through Zoom. Here is a quick message from their lead Braxton Thornley: 

Our next Utah Nearpod Community meet-up will be held next week on the 11th from 3:30-4:15 on Zoom. We would love to see you there!

During our Zoom call, we'll hear quick tips for using Nearpod effectively from teachers and instructional coaches, but we need your ideas and suggestions. We want to hear what you've done (or seen done) that has helped a Nearpod lesson soar. We're also interested in hearing about the unique ways you're using Nearpod to support your students (think Nearpod "hacks"). 

When you have the chance, take a moment to contribute a quick note to our collaborate board. We'll look at our notes together as a group on April 11 during our meet-up, and we'll discuss how to integrate Nearpod into effective pedagogy. Even if you don't feel like you have a tip to share, you can still contribute by "liking" the ideas on the collaborate board that you'd like to hear more about. 

Here are the links you'll need for the meet-up:

• Zoom link

• Collaborate board

• Meet-up agendas

• Utah Nearpod Community site

• Google Calendar event

• Outlook Calendar event

As a reminder, you can always find our meet-up schedule (along with agendas) on our community webpage, and you're always welcome to send a message to the group if you have an idea or resource you think would be helpful. 

Today's Resource Share comes from Eric Curts over at Control Alt Achieve. On Monday the US collectively experienced an solar eclipse and to continue capturing that in our classrooms, blackout poetry is great activity for students. If you are unfamiliar with blackout poetry, students are given or find a piece of found text. By drawing over the text and leaving certain words clear, they create a piece of poetry. Thanks to Eric Curts we have a great little methodology for doing this using Google Docs and text generators. Check out the post at the link below: 

https://www.controlaltachieve.com/2017/03/blackout-poetry.html

Today's Resource Share comes from Canyons School District. Our own GEGUtah leader Emma Moss, along with some of her team at Canyons School District, are hosting an Edcamp on AI in education. It is after school from 4:30-6:30 on April 18th and will feature a panel keynote about AI in Utah. Check out the details and registration below: 

Join us at AI EdCamp Canyons, a participant driven professional learning experience centered around Artificial Intelligence in education, happening from 4:30 to 6:30pm on April 18th, 2024. Sign-up to attend at bit.ly/aiedcampcanyons24.

Unlike traditional conferences, AI EdCamp Canyons empowers YOU, the educators, to drive the conversation, share experiences, and explore the innovative ways AI can transform teaching and learning. This is your chance to connect with peers, dive into the latest AI trends, and discover practical AI tools and strategies that you can bring back to your classrooms. Whether you're an AI expert or curious about where to start, AI EdCamp Canyons promises an enriching experience full of insights, inspiration, and community. Don’t miss this opportunity to shape the future of education with AI!

Have questions about the event? Please email Emma Moss, emma.moss@canyonsdistrict.org

Today's Resource Share comes from UCET. Edcamp Central Utah (CUT) is coming up on April 27th at Red Hills Middle School in Richfield, Utah! If you have never been to an Edcamp, they are educator driven sessions formed around the topics and conversations you want to learn about. Breakfast, lunch, and prizes are free throughout the conference (the last few Edcamps UCET has given out Minky Couture Blankets). The planned keynote is a panel of Utah leaders on Artificial Intelligence. Register for free at the link below: 

ucet.org/edcampcut24

If you are in the central area of Utah, don't miss out on this opportunity! 

Today's Resource Share comes from Google Workspace's YouTube channel. If you did not hear about Google Slides' new pen tool, make sure to check out the following video. While in presentation mode, this tool allows users to draw on Slides in a variety of colors. It is a great little addition to Google Slides that can be used during class to point to specific issues, practice annotation, and more. Check it out at the link below: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ky6tdjv3cI0

Today's Resource Share comes from Google Arts and Culture. Continuing their building of artificial intelligence experiments that help learners engage with it in creative ways, they just released a new experience called Musical Canvas. In this experiment, users draw a picture using a variety of tools including paint brushes, spray cans, and more in a variety of colors and filters. When the picture is ready, AI analyses the picture and creates a piece of music based on the image. The song can then be shared with the larger community via a direct link. Check it out at the link below: 

https://g.co/arts/PWpGUaH7NGrkS7Jw5