Learn the Basics and Get Google Teacher Certified

 Completing the Google Certified Educator processes is not just for someone who feels that they are a Google Expert.  The training modules offered for each of the Google Applications are very basic and detailed.  They are designed to teach beginning users how to use Google Apps.   There are easy to follow video tutorials in the modules.  Keep in mind that all of the Google applications are not only useful to you but for your students as well.   

https://teachercenter.withgoogle.com

https://teachercenter.withgoogle.com/certification_level1

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Not interested in becoming Google Certified?  Keep Scrolling down this page for links to basic Google training sessions.  

Fundamentals Training

 Fundamentals training is very broad ideas about how and why Google applications can help you as a teacher. 

https://teachercenter.withgoogle.com/fundamentals/preview

Google Drive

 Google Drive is like the old “My Computer”, “My Documents”, “My Pictures” etc.. that you are used to on a PC only better.  Google drive gives you access to all your files from anywhere with an internet connection from any device.  You can access your google drive from your desktop computer, from a Chromebook, a tablet, even your phone.  You can open and edit or use all your files from anywhere and any changes made sync to your Google Drive in the could.  If you change a file from one device it will be changed from another when you access it later as well.  No more wondering what computer you saved that last project to.   

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Google Slides

 Google Slides is Google’s version of Power Point or any other presentation software.  You create a slide show in which you can add images, embed YouTube videos, etc..  Students could even make stop motion animations.  I use Google Slides to create posters, signs, and other publishing needs.

https://teachercenter.withgoogle.com/first-day-trainings/welcome-to-google-slides

Google Docs

 Google Docs is a word processing program that you or your students would use to prepare any sort of digital document you normally would in Microsoft Word.  You can use Google Docs to create activities for your students that you could assign in Google Classroom.  

https://teachercenter.withgoogle.com/first-day-trainings/welcome-to-google-docs

Google Classroom

Google Classroom is a game changer in education.  Google Classroom assists you in communicating with students and parents, assigning activities, collecting student work, providing feedback, letting students know their grades, facilitating collaboration, and more.  When you start using Google Classroom you will wonder how you survived before it.  Google classroom lets you schedule assignments to be posted at a later date or time.  That allows you to keep your class running smoothly even when you aren’t there.  

https://teachercenter.withgoogle.com/first-day-trainings/welcome-to-classroom

Google Forms

Google forms is in a productivity category of it’s own.  There are several very important uses for Google Forms in school.  You can use forms to collect information from parents or students.  You can create activities and assessments in Google Forms.  Google Forms and Google Classroom together are a powerful combo for the classroom.

https://teachercenter.withgoogle.com/first-day-trainings/welcome-to-google-forms

Google Sheets

Google Sheets is for managing spreadsheets and data like you would in Excel. Google sheets gives you access to your data from Google Forms.   

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