Fundamentals of Google Apps for Online Teaching
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(Digital Bloom’s Taxonomy Framework Guides the Course) Mernathan Sykes, MATC Faculty Liaison/Instructor Basic Communications with Google Apps a. Introduction to Basic Google Apps for Education: i. Basic Gmail Features ii. Basic Google Calendar Features Using Technology in the Online and FaceToFace Classroom a. What other tools are available in the Google Apps for Education suite (Introduction to the basic Google Apps Suite basic overview) b. How to pick the right tool for your objective Expand Access to Help and Learning (Basic Help features) a. Accessing Help using Google +, Google Groups and Google Search Increasing Classroom Efficiency and Saving Time a. How Google Drive can be used for your own cloud storage b. How to upload documents to Google Drive c. How to create documents within Google Drive d. Tips for organizing your Google Drive e. How to collaborate using Google Docs f. Tips for using the Google Docs suite in your classroom g. How the online classroom works with Docs and Drive Have a (Mostly) Paperless Classroom a. Using Google Docs in the Online and/or FTF Classroom for student communications (Students and Faculty using shared documents) Save Time Communicating a. Apply the organizational benefits of Gmail in your classroom b. Explain how to use the Translation feature in Gmail to communicate with a diverse audience(for ESL and second language audiences) c. Identify the benefits of realtime communication with students Organize Activities for Yourself and Others a. To create and share Google Calendars b. To set reminders and notifications for events in your calendar c. How to manage multiple calendars d. To manage to do lists in Google Tasks and Google Keep e. To integrate Google Tasks with Google Calendar f. To add media and share notes in Google Keep Bring Meetings Online a. How to hold more productive and efficient meetings
b. How to schedule a meeting, add participants and book resources c. How to keep track of who will be attending your meeting d. Why you should use a shared Google Doc for meeting agendas, minutes and followup e. Which tools from the Google Apps for Education suite can help you run more productive meetings f. How you can use Google Hangouts to conduct productive online meetings g. How to invite others to a Hangout h. How to share your screen with others during a Hangout 9. Bring Student Work Online a. Why creating rosters will help you organize your assignment workflow b. How to use different Google tools for creating rosters c. How to assign work to your students d. What strategies are available for managing assignments e. The importance of providing feedback to students f. Different strategies for giving student feedback 10. Measure, Understand, and Share Student Growth a. Determine what lessons are needed to help students keep their information secure b. Pick the right tool for the learning objective you are trying to reach 11. Teach Students Online Skills a. The essential digital literacy skill of searching online b. Simple steps to evaluate sources c. Easy processes for filtering search results and an understanding of why this is important d. How to avoid plagiarism in the context of Web research 12. Build Interactive Lessons a. How to make your presentations look better and more effectively communicate your point b. How graphic design can help with your messaging c. How to add dynamic and engaging content into your presentations d. Where to find resources for class that other teachers have tried and recommend 13. Captivate Your Class with Video a. Search and find content creators and videos using YouTube b. Identify best practices for using YouTube in the classroom c. Harness the YouTube subscription feature to develop a stream of top quality educational content d. Curate educational videos based on topic, genre, or standard in playlists e. Share videos through playlists, forms, and slides f. Create the optimal viewing experience for students by adjusting YouTube controls 14. Facilitate Group Work a. How to create meaningful and effective collaboration in the classroom
b. How to support collaborative learning with Google Docs and Drive c. The insandouts of using Google Docs to review group contributions d. How Google Docs can support the writing and revision process e. Best practices for driving discussion inside and outside of the classroom 15. Promote Digital Citizenship and Positive Online Behavior a. How to manage your online identity b. The importance of privacy settings