Online Courses for Teachers

Mastering Google Apps for Education

(Grades K-12) / Flex Course

PDI Course Number: 103T02 / UCSD Course Number: EDUC40148

Course Description

Is your school a Google-centric environment? Do you use many of the apps in Google Workspace for Education? Do you wish you knew how to use Google apps to improve teaching and learning? This online course for teachers is designed to help educators learn the basics of the most critical Google apps as well as how to integrate them into your classroom and curriculum. The course begins with an overview of the most popular Google apps as well as an introduction to technology configurations and integration. Then, we jump into an in-depth look at how to use the following apps within the context of the curriculum starting with the apps that help most with productivity including Gmail, Drive, Docs, and Calendar. Then, the course moves to apps that can help students be more efficient including Search and Translate. Teachers will be introduced to apps that can be used in a wide variety of contexts in the classroom from teaching to simply making a teacher’s life easier. These apps include Forms, Slides, Sheets, Keep, and Photos. The basics of two robust Google apps, Earth and Maps will be shared. Teachers will also learn how to effectively use Google Classroom and Sites to make their curriculum more accessible to students. The final step is putting it all together by integrating and using several Google apps into a single lesson. By the end of this continuing education course, teachers will be proficient in both using and integrating all the most popular Google apps. 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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"The content was great! Everything was very clear and easy to follow, and I really appreciated the screen shots that were included. It made it easy for me to go on the apps myself and practice using them." - Marisa Willman