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UNIT 1:
GET READY TO USE TECHNOLOGY
IN THE CLASSROOM
> How technology can benefit teaching and learning
> Why and how technology can support the work you currently do
> How you can use technology to prepare for the future
> What tools are available in the G Suite for Education
> How to pick the right tool for your objective
> How you can help your students behave responsibly online.
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Technology can
help classrooms be
more like real-world
environments and
better prepare
students to enter
an increasingly
connected and
globally-competitive
workforce.
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UNIT 1 Part 1: The Impact of Technology
Questions:
a. How has technology affected your life?
b. Identify one way technology has saved you time
and made you more efficient.
c. What are other teachers doing with technology
in the classroom that you’d like to try?
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UNIT 1 Part 2: Get Familiar with Google Tools
for the Digital Classroom
and many more
https://about.google/intl/id/products/?tab=oh
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UNIT 1 Part 2: Selecting the Right Tools
> Getting Creative with Technology Tools
1. Know your learning goals.
2. Have basic understanding of what each tool can do.
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Google Classroom
Classroom is designed to
help teachers create and
collect assignments without
having to waste effort (and
paper!) printing things out.
+ See who has or hasn't
completed an assignment
+ Provide direct, real-time
feedback
+ Organize Drive folders for
each assignment, class,
and student
+ Create test with gform
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Google Docs
Google Docs have the ability
for multiple students to edit
the same document at the
same time to create
collaborative project.
+ Able to give comments,
reply, and leave message
+ Images and graphics
can be added as well
+ Personalize fonts using
Google Web Fonts
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Google Form
Google Forms can make use
of a variety of question types
to gather information
(collecting data/test/etc.)
in an organized manner.
+ Can be customized
+ All responses are
automatically collected in
a Google Sheet, which
makes data analysis easier.
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Google Slides
Presentations and speaking
are a big part of many
curriculum areas across all
grade levels. Google Slides
can be used to organize
information to be shared in
engaging and creative ways.
+ Able to add graphics
+ Collaborate at the same time
+ Can link to external sites or
even to other slides within the
same presentation to give an
interactive experience.
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UNIT 1 Part 2: Selecting the Right Tools
> Getting Creative with Technology Tools
Think of a scenarios in your daily school/work.
Then, think about how you might use a Google tool for it.
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UNIT 2:
GET READY TO USE TECHNOLOGY
IN THE CLASSROOM
What Will You Learn?
+ What online resources are available for you to search for answers.
+ How to participate in online help forums to find answers AND help
others.
+ How to create a network of peers that you can contact when you
need help.
+ How to contribute to the user network Google for other Education.
+ How to join the Google Educator Group for networking, support
and fun.
+ How to find local experts when you need a little extra support.
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What Skills Will You Need?
In all of these units, we will ask you to do assignments that require the
following skills.we will show you where to learn each skill here AND
again in each lesson.
1. How to search on Google
2. How to bookmark a webpage
3. How to use Google Groups
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How to search on Google
+ Start with the basics
No matter what you're looking for, start with a simple search like
where's the closest airport?
+ Search by voice
To search by voice, say "Ok Google" or select Microphone
+ Choose words carefully
try to choose words that are likely to appear on the site you're
looking for.
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How to search on Google
+ Don't worry about small things
Spelling Automatically, Google's spell checker will use the most
common spelling of a given word, whether you spelled it correctly or
not.
+ Find answers quickly
Weather: Search weather to see the weather in your location or add
a city name
Dictionary: Put define in front of any word to see its definition.
Calculations: Enter a math equation like 3*9123, or solve complex
graphing equations.
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How to search on Google - Refine web searches
You can use symbols or words in your search to make your search
results more precise.
+ Google Search usually ignores punctuation that isn’t part of a
search operator.
+ Don’t put spaces between the symbol or word and your search
term. A search for site:nytimes.com will work, but site: nytimes.com
won’t.
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How to search on Google - Refine Image searches
Refine image searches:
1. Go to Advanced Image Search.
2. Use filters like region or file type to narrow your results.
3. At the bottom, click Advanced Search.
Search for an exact image size
Right after the word you're looking for, add the text
imagesize:widthxheight. Make sure to add the dimensions in pixels.
Example: imagesize:500x400
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How to search on Google - Refine Image searches
+ Search social media = Put @ in front of a word
For example: @twitter.
+ Search for a price = Put $ in front of a number
For example: camera $400
+ Search hashtags = Put # in front of a word
For example: #throwbackthursday
+ Combine searches = Put "OR" between each search query.
For example, marathon OR race
+ Search for a specific site = Put "site:" in front of a site or domain.
For example, site:youtube.com or site:.gov.
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Find related images with reverse image search
Compatible browsers
Upload a picture
1. On your computer, open a web browser, like Chrome or Safari.
2. Go to Google Images.
3. Click Search by image Search by image.
4. Click Upload an image and then Choose file or Browse.
5. Select a picture from your computer.
6. Click Open or Choose.
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Search, save & download images on Google
Find images
1. Go to images.google.com.
2. Search for a word or phrase. All the results will be images.
You can also do a search on Google for the image you want to
find, then click Images.
Save & download images you find
1. On your computer, do a search on images.google.com to find the
image you want to save.
2. Right-click the image you want to save.
3. Click Save image as.
4. Choose where you want to save the image.
5. After you save the image, you’ll have a downloaded copy on your
computer.
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Filter your search results
You can filter and customize your search results to find exactly what
you want.
Add or remove filters
1. On your computer, in a browser like Chrome or Firefox, do a
search on Google.
2. Below the search box:
3. To pick the type of result you want to see, click the type of result,
like Images or News.
4. To see extra choices, click More.
5. To see more filters you can use, click Tools.
Tip: The tools you see will change based on your search and filters. So
you won't see all the options every time.
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Ways to filter search results
Type of result
At the top or bottom of a search results page, you’ll see ways to filter
your results to one content type.
For example:
+ To get only pictures as search results, select Images.
+ To get search results that help you find ways to buy the things you
searched for, select Shopping.
Types of search tools
Some Search tools are available in only some languages, or show only
if you're signed in to your Google Account.
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Search, save & download images on Google
Add a bookmark
1. On your computer, open Chrome.
2. Go to the site you want to visit again in the future.
3. To the right of the address bar, click Star Bookmark this page.
4. Find a bookmark
5. On your computer, open Chrome.
6. At the top right, click More Bookmarks.
7. Find and click a bookmark.
Edit bookmark
1. On your computer, open Chrome.
2. At the top right, click More Bookmarks Bookmark Manager.
3. To the right of a bookmark, click the Down arrow Down arrow
Edit.
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Search, save & download images on Google
Delete a bookmark
Important: After you delete a bookmark, you can't get it back.
1. On your computer, open Chrome.
2. At the top right, click More Bookmarks Bookmark
Manager.
3. To the right of a bookmark, click the Down arrow Down arrow
Delete.
Alphabetize your bookmarks
1. On your computer, open Chrome.
2. At the top right, click More More and then Bookmarks and then
Bookmark Manager.
3. At the top right, click More More and then Sort by name.
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Organize your bookmarks
Rearrange your bookmarks
1. On your computer, open Chrome.
2. At the top right, click More More and then Bookmarks and then
Bookmark Manager.
3. Drag a bookmark up or down, or drag a bookmark into a folder on
the left. You can also copy and paste your bookmarks in the order
you want.
If you use the bookmarks bar, you can drag your bookmarks into the
order you want.
Put your bookmarks in folders
1. On your computer, open Chrome.
2. At the top right, click More More and then Bookmarks and then
Bookmark Manager.
3. At the top right, click More More and then Add new folder.
If you use the bookmarks bar, you can add a folder by right-clicking the
bookmarks bar. Click Add Folder.
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How to use Google Groups
Starting Google Groups
You can use online or email-based groups with Google Groups to:
+ Hold discussions and make plans with a team, organization, or
social group.
+ Meet people who have the same hobbies, interests, or
backgrounds.
+ Study a topic and follow the discussion about that topic
+ Hold meetings, conferences, and social events.
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Create a group & choose group settings
You can use Google Groups to create an online group for your team,
organization, class, or other group to do things like:
+ Email each other
+ Host group discussions
+ Collaborate on projects
+ Organize meetings
+ Find people with similar hobbies or interests
+ You can also change your group's type, name, or description, and
choose who can join, post, and view topics.
There is a feature
• Create a group
• Make your group an email list, forum, or collaborative inbox
• Change your group’s name, description & email settings
• Set features included in every email
• Set how members display their identity
• Set who can post, view topics, and join the group
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Make it easier to find your group & posts
• Allow people to see your group in Groups search results
• Allow people to see your group in the Google Groups directory
• Turn on tags or categories
Add people to your group
• Invite someone via email
• Add someone without getting their approval
• Approve people who applied to join
• View all members of a group
Set who can view, post & moderate
• Set permissions for owners, managers or members
• View all permissions
• Create a new role
• Change roles and settings for individual members
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Approve or block new posts
• Turn on message moderation
• Approve or deny pending messages
• Block people from replying to topics
• Delete a group or stop members from posting
Organize events with a group
• Share a Google Calendar with your group
• Invite a Google Group to an event using Google Calendar
• Export a list of names and email addresses
Take & assign topics
• Allow topics to be taken and assigned
• Take a topic
• Assign or reassign a topic
• View topics that are assigned to you
• Mark a topic as unassigned
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Fix problems signing in & viewing posts
• Can’t access Google Groups via email
• Can’t access a group through the website
• Not getting a group’s emails
• Getting summaries instead of emails
• Can't post messages
• Posted messages not appearing
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How to Find Answers
• Using Google Search to Find
Answers
• Using the Google Help Center
to Find Answers
• Using the Google for
Education Help Forums to
Find Answers
Knowing where to go first will help
you save time and impress your
colleagues with your instant access
to answers!
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A Personal Learning
Network (PLN) is a
supportive network of
people you can learn from.
These people might be
other teachers in your
school or, they may be
teachers you’ve never met
in person, but who you’ve
connected with online.
UNIT 2 Part 3: Build Your Own Network
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Create Your Own PLN
One way to kick-start (or
add to) your PLN is to
join a Google Educator
Group.
Google Educator
Groups (GEGs) are
open to any educator
and are communities of
learning professionals.
Learn. Share. Inspire.
Empower. These four
words represent the
essence of GEGs.