Google Docs, Sheets, Forms and Earth

1) Google Docs: Familiarization

a. Watch the YouTube video “Beginner’s Guide to Google Docs".

b. Assignment: Create a Classroom/Parent News(letter), Classroom Flyer, or an Educational Chart focusing on a subject matter, behavior expectations, inspirational encouragement, or a related visual or informational document. Share your final document in Google Drive under the Block 2 folder.

i. Once signed into Google, open Google Drive from the “Google App” button

ii. Click “New” and scroll to “Google Docs” and click “From a template”.

iii. There are 10 Templates, choose one to complete the Google Docs assignment:

2) Google Sheets: Acquainted

a. Student’s perspective: Review and note take on Alice Keeler’s “5 Google Sheet’s Essentials” video and website.

b. Teacher’s perspective: Review the two ways to become acquainted with Google Sheets as an educator by either:

i. A new sheet in Google Drive, by scrolling under Google Sheet to a template in the Education section or

ii Embedded in the Google Classroom as a GradeBook

c. Assignment: Choose one of the following options below and using Google Docs, write your thoughts of how you could have used or will use either of these Sheets in the classroom:

i. Fill out and complete “Copy of Getting Started with Spread Sheets”

ii. Read through “Google Sheets Training and Help” with G Suite Learning Center

3) Google Forms: Note-taking

a. Familiarize yourself with all of the possibilities to use Google’s Forms for.

b. The next three sites offer activities for creating Google Forms for:

i. All ages

ii. Elementary

iii. Middle School to High School

c. Assignment: Using the grade appropriate form, create a Google Form for your class that you would have be able to use or may use in the future. Share the form with the rest of the Educators so they may complete it and present your results from the form via Gmail, Hangout, or Drive.

4) Google Earth Education: Explore, Get Lost, Have *FUN*

Google Earth Education uses Google Geo Tools with 5 tabs to explore:

1. Home Page: 3 sample options of how to use Google Earth with Education:

a. Guidelines in Earth w/ Carmon Sandiego (latitude and longitude)

b. Immerse Global Imagery Street View 360-degree Imagery

c. Timelapse (satellite images through space and time)

2. Explore Earth offers Interactive Stories from Around the World with:

a. Earth Voyager- visualization and geospatial storytelling by using Street View. To open Voyager click here. Voyager topics:

b. 5 possible Educational Activities

c. National Geographic Society and Google Earth Activities

d. Explore other Voyage Stories

3. Inspiration turns students into explorers, storytellers, cartographers by using Google Earth and other Geo Tools by:

4. Resources Search filter for step-by-step guides and tutorials using tools and category

5. More Tools (drop-down option)

a. Google Earth

b. My Maps

c. Tour Builder

d. Street View

e. Google Earth Engine

f . Geo VR but you may find AR by clicking https://vr.google.com and locate Augmented Reality