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Google Educator Level 1 Certification Prep is now Google Educator Foundations!
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Everything you need to learn to prepare yourself to take Google Certification Test. This course is organized and presented in an easy to follow and fun way. Start with Learning about the basics of teaching with the Google Cloud and progress through the following modules.
To become Google Certified you will need to pass the Google Educator Level 1 exam provided by Google. You will need to visit the Google Teacher Center and make an account to register for the test.
Course Instructors
Meagan Markerson, M. Ed.
Kelli Deranger, M. Ed.
Marcus Stein, M. Ed.
Angela Kiser, NBCT
Great Course
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This was so helpful! I love that they broke it down into small sessions. The instructors kept it fun and interesting and made it easy to accomplish my goal!
Christy
Helpful!
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Very informative and fun to watch!
Claire
Enjoyable PD!!
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I truly enjoyed this professional development! Marcus was my fav but ladies you did and amazing job too! Thanks for making this experience a smooth process! I just wish the website wasn’t so glitchy! (If that is even a word!)
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1. FUNdamentals of Google
2min 31sec
6 Topics
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1 Quiz
Without any direction or background information, classroom technology can become overwhelming or a distraction to teaching and learning. That’s why in this module, we explore the rationale behind integrating the G Suite for Education.
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2. Communicating and Organizing with Google
1min 49sec
5 Topics
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1 Quiz
In this course, we will learn how to be the best communicators and organizers using GMail and Google Calendar. Finally tackle that overrun inbox and that overrun calendar.
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3. Teaching in the Clouds with Google Drive
4min 30sec
6 Topics
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1 Quiz
There are many myths about ‘The Cloud” and how Google works and how difficult it is to adapt to. However, believe it or not, the G Suite isn’t designed to create more work for you and stress you out... In this course, you’ll be introduced to the root, the epicenter of being a Google Teacher- Google Drive.
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4. Google Chrome Features, Apps, and Extensions for the Classroom
3min 49sec
4 Topics
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1 Quiz
By the end of this course, you’ll know Google Chrome like the back of your hand. Get ready to continue your journey as a cloud computing teacher with this course all about Google Chrome.
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5. Working Smarter not Harder with Google Docs
2min 23sec
5 Topics
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1 Quiz
You likely already know Google Docs… even if you’ve never used it because most of the functionality is the same as Microsoft Word. What is NOT intuitive however, is how to transform the way you work as a teacher now that you have Google Docs...
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6. Teaching Effectively and Efficiently with Google Slides
2min 09sec
5 Topics
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2 Quizzes
Use intuitive and powerful features of Google slides not only for your presentations but, most importantly, to engage and foster collaboration between your students. Learn how to create, manage, share, and teach with Google slides.
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7. Streamlining Lesson Workflow with Google Classroom
2min 14sec
5 Topics
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1 Quiz
Find out the reasons why everyone loves Google Classroom! You first need to know if it’s a fit for you and your instructional style, and that’s why in this module we are going to filter out the fluff and get directly to how can Google Classroom improve your teacher life and streamline your teaching and learning workflow.
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8. Formative Assessments with Google Forms
2min 7sec
6 Topics
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2 Quizzes
Utilize the powerful tools inside of Google Forms to improve your formative assessment strategy. In this module you will take an example exit ticket, build it from scratch, and convert it into an auto-grading quiz... Improve your assessments and achieve better results using Google Forms.
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9. I Did Not Know Google Could Do That
2min 37sec
7 Topics
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1 Quiz
Integrate some of the lesser known Google G-Suite tools into your instruction. Expand your Google slides skills with introducing close captioning in your presentations or use email groups to communicate in a more efficient and selective way. Did you know you can host an online class with your your students?
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10. Making Better Sense of Data with Google Sheets
3min 14sec
5 Topics
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Why manually calculate everyday classroom data when you can automate the process with Google Sheets? In this course, we will explore the basics of Google Sheets so that any teacher can easily track and analyze everyday teaching and learning data.
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11. Getting Organized with Google Tasks and Keep
2min 29sec
6 Topics
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2 Quizzes
Sometimes, you can’t get to a pen and paper quick enough to write down something important. So, what do you do? In this course, we will learn how to organize important notes, reminders, and to-dos using Google Tasks and Keep. Gone are the days of misplaced post it notes and dry ink pens.
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12. DIY Website Creation with Google Sites
2min 59sec
6 Topics
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With Google Sites, any G Suite user can easily create a site and instantly load it with existing Google Apps and Google Drive files.
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Nice presentation,
Marcus is the perfect combination of expert and charisma! Great job to all of the presenters as well.
Marcus was my favorite presenter
Thanks
Thank you for everything and all the presenters were great and easy to understand.
It was great learning from you again Marcus! Everyone was great! This course is very helpful! Thanks!
very engaging and overall helpful
Marcus was great.
Thank you for this amazing resource!
Loved Marcus on here as much as in person(almost)!!
Very informative and engaging!! Love being able to go back and review when I need to.
Great training! Very helpful!
This was very helpful to me. I have not been great with technology, and now I am more comfortable using the Google Sites and other resources. The presenters were very good. Marcus kept me engaged throughout the modules. He also helped to make me feel more comfortable. L. Combs
This was very informative. It will be a great resource to reference back to as needed! -L.Whitty
This was very helpful and engaging. Marcus was AWESOME…the absolute best presenter of any pd I have ever attended!! -SBell
I really enjoyed this course especially Marcus. He made learning fun!!
Excellent & engaging!
I really enjoyed watching all the videos and learning all i could about Google. i am looking forward to use my new Google Classroom this Fall. Thank you
Thank you! I have been a Google disciple for several years and it’s always interesting to learn new things. I’m encourgaged to teach in a hybrid situation now. I appreciate all the positive encourgement in this learning process.
I totally enjoyed watching all the videos and learning everything I could about Google! I am very excited to use my new Google Classroom this fall. But, I am super excited about my new Google Web Site….Thank you, Marcus!
Excited about trying out what I learned!!! I enjoyed the videos. Thanks
I was very excited to learn all the available possibilities with google suite. I will definitely be using many of these resources from today on. The videos were very well done.
Great videos. I really have learned a lot about Google. All of the presenters were great. Marcus is so humorous and has an excellent way of keeping my attention.
I learned a lot during this course, and I will definitely apply it this coming school year. Thanks!!!
Loved the Marcus Videos!
Liked that the videos were short and to the point.
Love
I sure did learn a lot with this training. I hope that I can successfully navigate through Google when I really start using it.
Great training videos! I learned a lot! Thank you for all that you do!
I thought I knew quite a few things about using Googe, but this course helped me discover the full potential of the G Suite.
I had fun learning about keep, tasks, sites, etc.
This course is a valuable tool to help anyone become more familiar with the great resources Google has to offer! The instructors are fun to watch, and they always give information that is valuable.
I thought I knew Google, but I learned so many tips and shortcuts. I am ready to put them to use:)
I learned so much!!!! I can’t wait to apply it!
I learned SO much useful information from this course. I am very excited to start using this!
This course was awesome! I learned many knew things and even got my daughter interested in learning more about it.
I learned much about Google that I can share with my students and connect us in the future.
This was an excellent online course. I learned a great deal and this will help me to become more organized. I would like to thank all of the instructors. They made this course interesting and fun.
I’ve learned a lot!! I liked that segments were broken into short easy chunks.
Thank you! All the instructors made my coursework painless:) It is exciting learning about Google!
Well I guess you can teach an old dog new tricks. It just takes a little longer. There are a lot of really neat things we can do to help our students and our selves. Very informational. Thanks
Loved creating my own site. Great course!
I thought this was an excellent course! Well-done!
Extremely informative!
Lots of useful info!!
Enjoyed this learning experience!
I thoroughly enjoyed taking this course! I can’t wait to start implementing everything that I’ve learned!
I really enjoyed the course. Very informative.
Good course, Plenty of helpful info!
Great information!
I loved all of it!!!
lots of great information!
Well Done! Very helpful!