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Google's Applied Digital Skills program has just released a collection of lessons for back-to-school 2023! Ranging from get-to-know-you activities to lessons on how to effectively manage time, there are some great lessons to get your students to use Google tools during the first few weeks of school. Each lesson includes a detailed lesson plan, video tutorials, and the materials needed to complete the project. Check out the collection!

What are Google Applied Digital Skills?

Students, teachers, parents, and adult learners can use this free program to learn practical digital skills needed for the jobs of today and tomorrow. These lessons include everything you need to incorporate Google Digital Tools into your classroom and daily life.

 

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Are you looking for a way to increase your digital skills and knowledge? The DTL team is offering two 16-hour classes, which would meet the 32-hour requirement for your Educator Directed Paid Professional Development.  These courses are self-paced and begin on October 2nd. All coursework must be completed by March 29th to qualify for the program.

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The AI Frontier

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has made a remarkable entry into education, leaving educators with a mix of emotions. In this course we’ll help you navigate this new frontier by looking at different types of AI and how they’re used, the ethical challenges and dilemmas of AI in education, how AI changes teaching and learning, and how you can design activities and assessments with AI in mind.  By the end of the course, participants will be equipped with the knowledge needed to make informed decisions about how AI fits, or doesn’t fit, into their teaching practice.

Kasey Chambers

 

Instructor Contact Information: Kasey Chambers

 

Teaching Digital Citizenship

In this course, participants will learn what digital citizenship is, how to teach students to be responsible digital citizens, and how to talk with students openly about cyberbullying and other potential pitfalls of social media. Participants will learn how to model digital citizenship and develop tools and lessons to use with students of all ages.

 

Instructor Contact Information: Kiera Beddes

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Canva Spotlight - Back to School Toolkit

Canva put together a toolkit for back to school to help you get a head start on the new school year. Explore it to learn ways you can use Canva to prepare for the new school year and to engage your students. It includes suggested activity cards to give you ideas for things you can do to help you have the best school year yet!

Back To School Teacher Toolkit - JSD Copy by Colby Hawkins

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Meet Your New Digital Learning Specialists!

Kelli CannonKelli has been an educator for ten years, teaching 4th and 5th grade prior to her current role as a JSD Digital Learning Specialist. She has a Bachelor's Degree from BYU in Elementary Education and is pursuing a Master's Degree in Educational Technology from UVU. Kelli has endorsements in ESL, Educational Technology, and Instructional Coaching. She is a Google Trainer and co-leader of the Google Educator Group in Utah, a Utah Teacher Fellow and serves on the UCET (Utah Coalition for Educational Technology) Board. She loves finding new ways to engage students through the use of technology.

 

Kasey ChambersKasey Chambers is a Digital Learning Specialist and Coaching Specialist in Jordan School District.  This is her 12th year in education, all of which have been in Jordan School District. She taught 5th grade at Butterfield Canyon Elementary for 8 years in-person, and 1 year fully virtual. This helped her discover a passion for digital learning, and it became her mission to learn effective ways to teach and engage students virtually. She then became the Digital Instructional Coach at Rocky Peak Virtual Elementary.  She loves to learn new things, and is a total geek about educational technology and blended learning.