Google as a Classroom Tool for Learning
(Grades K-12) / Flex Course
PDI Course Number: 67T03 / UCSD Course Number: EDUC41509
Course Description
Do you feel overwhelmed by all of the Google tools currently available to educators and are wondering what is the best way to integrate them into your teaching? This online course for teachers introduces K-12 educators to some of the best practices for effectively integrating a variety of Google products and services into their classrooms for educational purposes. This course allows teachers to practice navigating through the general interface of many different Google products including Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Docs, Drawings, Classroom, Sites, Photos, Blogger, Maps, Earth, and YouTube. The searching, organizational, communication, and collaboration components of various Google products will be highlighted in order to help teachers develop a deeper understanding of how Google can enhance learning among and between students. Teachers will learn to utilize the basic tools of many educationally-relevant Google products and, through the use of such products, will become skilled in creating standards-based lessons that will help students learn in an efficient, effective, and engaged manner. Teachers will also be introduced to some of the basics for using Chromebooks in their classrooms. By the end of this continuing education course, teachers will feel comfortable using a wide variety of the most popular Google products. This online professional development course is worth 3 ⅓ semester units/5 quarter units (50 hours of training) from University of California San Diego (UCSD) Division of Extended Studies. For detailed information on receiving university credit for your PDI professional development course, visit our credit page.
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"Excellent course! I learned so much. The notes that were provided online were excellent. Content and resources were relevant and allowed me to learn more about Google than I thought was possible." - McKenzie Costello
This course is worth 3 ⅓ semester units or 5 quarter units of graduate-level credit from UCSD.
You have up to one year from the date you are enrolled to complete a flex course.
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TOPICAL OUTLINE
UCSD Course Number: EDUC41509
Unit One
- Introduction to Google
- Internet Safety
- Why Create a Google Account?
- Google as a Search Engine
- A Googol of Search Tools
- Assignment #1: Write an autobiography
- Test #1
Unit Two
- Managing your Gmail
- Using Google Calendar to Stay Organized
- Assignment #2: Article reflection
- Test #2
Unit Three
- All About Apps
- The Educational Possibilities of Google Drive
- Google Drawings
- Assignment #3: Share your expertise
- Test #3
Unit Four
- An Introduction to Google Classroom
- Organizing Images with Google Photo
- Creating a Classroom Website with Google
- Blogger: A Google Blog
- Test #4
Unit Five
- Staying Current with Google News
- Get Lost in Google Maps
- Student Exploration of Google Earth
- Chromebook Basics
- Test #5
Unit Six
- Using Google Groups to Promote Online Discussion
- A New View on YouTube
- Google Lesson Plans and Resources
- Google Going Mobile
- Assignment #4: Create lesson plans using Google tools
- Assignment #5: Course Reflection
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