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Google Starter Pack: Getting Started with Google Workspace

  Great for All Educators starting to use Google Workspace for Education
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Whether you're just starting with Google Workspace for Education or want to learn more about a specific tool, the Google Starter Pack is the perfect resource for learning the basics of each Google app and understanding all the benefits of working in the collaborative cloud. In this course, we dive into learning about each tool with activities and interactions that truly help you understand what each tool offers and how it integrates into your daily life. Included in our asynchronous course are the Chrome browser, Drive, Docs, Drawings, Slides, Forms, Sheets, Jamboard, Classroom, Sites, YouTube, Groups, Gmail, Meet, Chat, Calendar, Keep, and Tasks.

Online courses are accessible for 10 months from the date of delivery. This course is worth 12 hours credit.

12-Hour
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Broken into thirteen course components

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Total Time: 12 Hours

Google Chrome
  • Sign into and explore the features of the browser

  • Learn Bookmarks Basics

Google Drive

  • Create, organize, and share files and folders

  • Search and alternate view

Google Docs

  • Create and share new Docs

  • Translate,voice type, grammar & spell check, comments, fonts, Version History, download and export


Google Drawings

  • Create a project, page setup, and insert elements

  • Share and download drawing

  • Resize the canvas, add Word Art, images, text

Google Slides

  • Create and share new slides

  • Add slides, change themes, text boxes, Word art, shapes, backgrounds, images, videos

  • Presentation Mode and Publishing to the Web

  • Blank screens, audio in slides, Closed Captions

Google Forms

  • Create, edit, publish, send Forms

  • Analyze data

  • Create a Quiz using Google Forms

Google Sheets

  • Create and format Sheets

  • Add, sort, and average data

  • Make a chart, protect data, apply filters

Google Jamboard

  • Understand basic features of Google Jamboard

  • Create a Jamboard with activities

Google Classroom

  • Create and join a Classroom

  • Basic features

  • Understand the folders, assignments, student discourse, grading assignments 


Google Sites

  • Create a Google Site

  • Basic features

  • Add Pages, Content, Collaborators, and Publish to the Web

YouTube

  • Add YouTube videos to Slides, Classroom, and Forms

  • Create a YouTube channel

Groups

  • Understand the purpose of Groups

  • Join Groups

Gmail

  • Basic features 

  • Inbox Zero (Archiving, Replying, Create Tasks)

  • Settings

  • Organizing Inbox

Google Meet

  • Basic features (host controls, knock block, alternate backgrounds, view options)

  • Breakout Rooms, Polls, Q&A, Recording, Whiteboard Activities

  • Present from Google Apps

Chat

  • Basic features 

Google Calendar

  • Basic features (Change View, Settings, Layers, Sharing)

  • Create Events, recurring events, virtual events

  • Integration with Google Classroom

Keep

  • Basic features 

Tasks

  • Basic features 

Meet the Expert

Allison Yeager

Allison spent the first 10 years of her career as an elementary educator in a large district in DFW. She taught 1st-3rd graders through the years, in both regular and dual language programs. As a teacher, she loved finding ways to integrate technology to engage and create new learning experiences for her students. She then spent 3 years serving as an EdTech specialist for the same school district where she was able to share her passion for EdTech with teachers and administrators. Allison’s most recent experience was in the corporate world where she was able to hone her training and instructional design skills for an auto-finance company. Her true passion for education and educators brought her to friEd Technology where she joins the friEdOnline team as a Learning Experience Specialist.
Lauren is a Google Level 1 & Level 2 Certified Educator, Google Certified Innovator, and a Google Certified Trainer.
Thanks for an energetic experience. So many online CEU opportunities are dull and have a difficult time staying focused. Thanks for making it exciting.
Bethany
This was perhaps the best virtual, self-paced professional development I have ever taken. I found Mr. Legaspi to be very entertaining.
Stephani
This course was fantastic! I love how it is self paced and you can rewatch any section to fully understand. The practice drills are quick mini lessons I know helped to benefit my learning of the content.
Heather
I loved this PD. Self-paced means I can still be a teacher, wife and mom while getting CEU's at the same time. Perfect for me!
Leah
I definitely learned useful tools that I already began using. I learned how to split the screen, how to keep my video showing even when I need to move over to another tab, and I love the captions on any page. These tips are already making me a better, more efficient educator. Thank you!!
Cecilia
This is by far one of the best course/training I have ever experienced. I love the checklist and completion list thats provided in my course. It kept me on track and I could see my progress which kept me focus and motivating me to finish the course. I also loved how smooth everything was and the resources you all provided during each section I was learning about. I learned so much!! I feel like I have a wealth of knowledge and I thought knew a lot about Google prior to coming to this course but, boy was I wrong. I discovered so many features and resources that I wasn't aware of. I will be able to utilize what I have learned and take it back to my classroom. It was overall just a great and fantastic experience. I would highly recommend you all to my co workers and to all teachers.
Heather

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