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Throughout this school year, we've been exploring the Jordan School District's Portrait of a Graduate and how our Digital Learning Big 6 tools can help develop these essential characteristics in our students. Watch this video for quick examples of how Canva can be effectively utilized to nurture each of these traits in our learners.

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Modernize Speedgrader

Grading is at the heart of every educator's workflow, and with large classes and data-heavy tasks, it can sometimes slow you down. The goal of the SpeedGrader modernization is to optimize performance for a faster, more seamless experience, especially for those working with larger courses or complex assignments. By upgrading the backend technology, we’ve ensured that SpeedGrader can handle high-demand tasks more efficiently and with greater reliability.

Key Improvements

  • Faster Load Times
  • With the infrastructure improvements, SpeedGrader now loads grades, submissions, and data more quickly, even for larger classes, with notably faster initial page loads and quicker transitions between students.
  • Increased Stability
  • We’ve made the system more resilient to handle heavy grading periods, minimizing errors and ensuring a more reliable experience across the board.

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Watch the GEG Utah April 2025 Meet Up: Gem "and I" as we discuss ways Gemini can take your home and work life to the next level. Could Gemini be the answer to your daily struggles? 👀 ✨ The slide deck can be found here.

Innovate 💡:

  • Update: The GEG North American groups have standardized their online presence. We've transitioned to a sleek, unified website template. Say goodbye to the old site and hello to our fresh, new digital home! 

Cultivate 🪏: 

Google Training (Your Summer Homework) 📚:

MOST IMPORTANT THING- PLEASE READ:

  • GEG Utah will be hosting our first annual Gemini Academy on June 9, 2025. Join us for an immersive workshop designed to unlock the educational potential of Gemini, where you'll discover innovative ways to enhance teaching and learning. Everyone with an interest in learning more about Gemini is invited to attend!

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Feel free to share this information with other educators! We hope to see you IRL sometime this summer. 🌞

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This year we've used the Jordan Portrait of a Graduate as our focus for our updates each month. As a district, we are committed to developing graduates who are curious thinkers, creative problem solvers, engaged citizens, empathetic communicators, resilient lifelong learners and responsible teammates. As the digital teaching and learning department, we support educators in facilitating the effective use of technology to enhance student learning. Throughout this year, we've shared ways that you can use Adobe to help your students practice these different skills.

Curious Thinker: Have students hone their observational skills by choosing an everyday object and using Adobe Express to illustrate some details and descriptors for that object. Use this lesson plan from Adobe Education Exchange to have the students practice mind-mapping and drawing connections between ideas: https://edex.adobe.com/teaching-resources/finding-evidence-joy-of-creativity

Creative Problem Solver: Check out this short video that discusses how Creative Problem Solving is less about being "artistic creative" and more about thinking outside of the box, especially when facing real-life problems.

Engaged Citizen: This "PRODUCE A BLOG FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT" project will allow you to reflect on your own social justice knowledge in your community will help you better tackle real-world problems by examining current and historical problems from multiple perspectives resulting in authentic dialogues about change. Adobe Express allows you to instantly compose verbal and visual elements into published web pages making documenting and journaling your experiences accessible, fun and easy. Check out the lesson plan here on Adobe Education Exchange: https://edex.adobe.com/teaching-resources/produce-a-blog-for-social-justice-and-community-engagement

Empathetic Communicator: Level up your communication game by using the multimedia and video features in Adobe Express to share your ideas quickly & creatively. Adobe Express makes it easy to create graphics, videos, and web pages to share your message far and wide with the click of a button. Check out this video here:

Resilient Lifelong Learner: Help students keep their Adobe Express and other Creative Cloud files after graduation or when they transfer to another school!

Ensure your students can transfer their Adobe Express and other Creative Cloud files to a personal account using Adobe Student File Transfer service, so they can continue accessing their creative work, no matter where they are. https://graduation.adobe.com/

Responsible Teammate: In this video, you'll hear from expert educators and learn how to create an environment where learners feel comfortable to ask questions, explore ideas, take risks and engage with each other to create collaboratively. Check out the full, free, self-paced course, you’ll learn strategies to support your students’ creativity, communication, critical thinking, and collaboration skills. You’ll learn from expert teachers and access over 100 FREE lesson plans, activities, and projects that combine Khan Academy content and engaging Adobe tools here: https://edex.adobe.com/professional-learning/self-paced-course/teach-creativity-with-adobe-and-khan-academy

There are a million ways to use Adobe Express to build your students skills, both inside and outside of the classroom. What have been your favorite project this year?