Grand School District's 'Big Five'

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SESC is proud to support Grand County School District by providing professional development on Grand's "Big Five" software platforms! Check out the list below for more details and suggested professional development sessions, and then click the button below to schedule a professional development for your classroom, school, or district!

If you are a principal or superintendent seeking year-long comprehensive PD for your faculty or LEA, please click on the PD Information button below.

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Year Long Comprehensive PD Information
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Canvas

Canvas is a web-based Learning Management System (LMS) that allows educators to create and manage online courses and students to access and complete coursework.

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Adobe

Adobe provides a suite of software applications for creative design, video editing, web development, photography, and document management.

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Canva

Canva is a user-friendly graphic design platform that allows users to create various visual content like social media graphics, presentations, and posters using templates and drag-and-drop features.

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AI for Schools

  • Chat for Schools: An AI chatbot designed specifically for educational settings, providing safe and controlled AI interaction for students while allowing teachers to monitor and guide usage.

  • School AI: An AI platform designed to enhance student learning by providing personalized learning experiences, automated tasks for teachers, and engaging activities.

  • Magic School: An AI-powered toolset that assists educators in various tasks, including lesson planning, assessment creation, and communication with students and parents.

  • Gemini: A large language model developed by Google AI, capable of generating human-quality text, translating languages, writing different kinds of creative content, and answering your questions in an informative way.

Frequently Requested PD Sessions Include:

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Google Workspace, including Notebook LM and Google Classroom.

Google Workspace is a suite of cloud-based productivity and collaboration tools developed by Google. It includes applications like Gmail, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Meet, and more.  

  • NotebookLM: An AI-powered tool within Workspace that helps users summarize and analyze information from various sources, aiding in research and note-taking.

  • Google Classroom: A specific application within Google Workspace designed for educational institutions, enabling teachers to create, distribute, and grade assignments, as well as facilitate communication with students.

Essentially, Google Workspace provides a comprehensive set of tools for communication, content creation, storage, and collaboration, with NotebookLM adding AI-powered research capabilities and Google Classroom focusing on educational workflows.

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