USDD Technology Professional Development

(Note - several of these sessions were created for instructional aide PD in the Spring, so you may hear references specifically to them as they were the initial target. The content is still good for everyone, I promise!)

1. An Intro to Google Classroom

   • Classroom skills checklist template

   • Classroom organization guidelines slide deck

   • Classroom organization guidelines video

2. An Intro to Google Docs

   • Keyboard Shortcuts

3. Google Drive Basics

4. All About Google Slides

5. Improve Your Gmail Skills

   • Gmail Slide Deck Resource

6. Chromebook Tips and Tricks

   • Chromebook skills checklist

   • Chromebook troubleshooting poster

   • Chromebook Slide Deck Resource (coming soon)

7. Introduction to Google Meet

   • NOTE: Updates will be coming that add Breakout Rooms, Collaborative whiteboards, and more. In the meantime, check out the extensions below to expand the abilities of Meet as it is currently

   • Extension for Grid View

   • Extension for Attendance

   • Extension to Annotate in Meet

   • Extension for Breakout Rooms

8. Google Forms tutorials

   • Google Forms Slide Deck Resource

9. Youtube Tutorials

   • Especially useful to put videos here due in case Drive gets bogged down

10. Read and Write Chrome Extension (click each bullet item to view a video or document)

    • Read & Write for Websites.mp4

    • Read & Write for Google Docs.mp4

    • Read&Write for PDF.mp4

    • Read-Write-for-Google-Chrome-Quick-Reference-Ca...

11. Google Drawings

• ​Using Google Drawings to create click & drag assignments

• ​Creating images with Google Drawings and setting Background inSlides