Our map is on the directory page and live!  Of the 100+ people that are on this list thanks to all those who responded - Check it out.  Pretty fun to see where our School staff is from and where they like to go.  I am sure these items will be included in a Goosechase or scavenger hunt next year.  NO, it is NOT too late to send me your info

​E-mail - As mentioned last week about “Contacts” on your phone… along those same lines… Instead of adding your school e-mail account to your phones “Accounts” and mixing your personal email with your work e-mail… Just download the Outlook App and you can have most of the same functionality as you do in other versions of Outlook!  There are rumors that @graniteschools e-mail (via Microsoft) may not work on your phone soon. UNLESS you have the app.  It is so much easier anyway.  Plus you get your Calendars!

Next week I will show you how cool using OneDrive on your phone can be.

​Now that Disney+ is open for teachers, I figured out why it seems blocked on some devices!  Those pesty boxlights!  It’s an easy fix.  On the TV open Opera, the web browser and go to purple.com.  Type it in, don’t search for it.  It should be blocked by iBoss.  It probably says you’re a student.  Click on "Log in" and.. log in.  It should change to Teacher.  You should be able to log into Disney+ now.  BUT be sure to log off as anyone can now use your account on the TV.  IF you want to stream it from your PC you must change your audio source to get A and V.  Seems like many of you may only be getting one or the other.
 
If the audio Is not playing via your sound system… I figured that out too.  Right click the sound settings in the task bar and change the output.  To what you say?  I don’t know – one that works!  Sorry each of you have slightly different setups!

You can create a list in maps.  Much like you would for a list of favorite restaurants. Go to maps.  Click on ETC. (3 dots or bars).  Click on "Your Places." Click the blue link for "+New List".  Give it a name and use the "+Add A Place" button.  Pretty easy and straight forward. But not very detailed.

​Restaurants, Cool stores, Friends houses, Those places you want to go to sometime...

You can also create your own map (not just a list on a map) by adding places and layers! think Places I HAVE visited, and places I WANT to visit.  Each a layer.

Create the map, search for a place. Add to map. Click the icons at the bottom to add "Content" or a description. Level up and click the ETC dots and open the data table to add more.

Personal Devices
If you have a personal device (aka – iPhone*) and have your school e-mail/contacts on it (aka – Outlook)… Please be sure that your PERSONAL contact is your default.  Why you say?...  When you add a contact on YOUR PERSONAL phone you want it in your PERSONAL account.  If / when you leave Granite you do NOT want to lose all your contacts that you have added over the years… You may have been adding them to your GSD account and not your personal account.  To find out or change your default Contacts account.. go to Settings – Contacts… the Default button is towards the bottom.

In Outlook you can Export your contacts and import them into Gmail from a CSV file.   I’d be happy to show you if you’d like.

*I am sure you can do the same thing on other devices... I just don't have one so don' know how!

Even though it is for personal use only (according to their contract)  It appears there is a loophole!  Disney+ is now open FOR TEACHERS not students and only on GSDX.  It is still blocked on the Guest network. 

All (that I know of) streaming services are this way

(PS/FYI – I have nothing to do what is and is not blocked). But I do know this violates copyright law and your usage agreement!

October 2022
​Subject: Nearpod Oct. Badge Challenge 🎃
Teachers,
It’s time for the October Nearpod Badge Challenge! Each month, Nearpod users in Utah can earn a digital badge to show off their Nearpod skills.
October 2022: Digital Citizenship & Literacy CollectionTo earn this month’s digital badge, launch at least one lesson from Nearpod’s Digital Citizenship & Literacy collection with students (minimum 3) during the month of October.
Click here to explore the Digital Citizenship & Literacy collection.
Blog post: The Importance of Digital Citizenship for 21st-Century Students

If you are new (or old) to this I would be more than happy to help get you going in NearPod.

There is an old/new tool in town!
LanSchool Air 
LanSchool for Chromebooks that actually works now!!! There is an icon for it on your desktop that says "LanSchool Air Teach..." It's a bunch of small blue squares.

If you have not seen it yet UEN.org's Online Library (formerly known as Pioneer library) has the same great tools but a new look.   I can help with the tools here also.  I sent the home page so you can click the grade level you are looking for. ​onlinelibrary.uen.org/  If you need students to access this from home be sure to post the log in on your Canvas page.