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Google Educator Certification
Google Educator Certification
What is it mean to be a Google certified educator? The google educator certification or GEC is a program designed for educators who integrate G suits - Google's collection of cloud computing and collaboration tools - into their teaching. The GEC program combines Google training resources with real-life classroom experiences, which participants are then examined at the conclusion of each level of the fundamental training. After the completion of all 13 fundamental trainings, there is a final exam to earn the official Google Educator certification with is good for three years.
Fundamental Training
Fundamental Training
The GEC fundamental training is comprised of 13 units that feature different readings, videos, and activities to help participants to learn about all the different G suit tools and how to integrate them into your classroom.
Unit 1: Get Ready to Use Technology in the Classroom
Unit 2: Expand Your Access to Help & Learning
Unit 3: Have a (Mostly) Paperless Classroom
Unit 4: Save Time Communicating
Unit 5: Organize Activities for Yourself and Others
Unit 6: Bring Meetings Online
Unit 7: Bring Student Work Online
Unit 8: Measure, Understand, and Share Student Growth
Unit 9: Teach Students Online Skills
Unit 10: Build Interactive Lessons
Unit 11: Captivate Your Class with Video
Unit 12: Facilitate Group Work
Unit 13: Promote Digital Citizenship and Positive Online Behavior
Top 6 Favorite Educator G-Suite Strategies
Top 6 Favorite Educator G-Suite Strategies
Unit 7: Get Your Classroom Organized
Unit 7: Get Your Classroom Organized
Google classroom is one of my favorite G-suite tools because it provides a platform to communicate with students, as well as collect and assign work, all on one completely cloud-based forum.
Unit 8: Collecting Student Data
Unit 8: Collecting Student Data
I love using Google forms for check-ins, assessments, and class activities. These templates provide a variety of different question formats and offer customizable themes to make each form unique to its core subject.
Unit 6: Create More Effective Meetings
Unit 6: Create More Effective Meetings
By using a shared calendar with your students or team. It is much easier to find times that work best for everyone. Additionally, it is an easy source for students to access and know when they will be meeting.
Unit 9: Boost Student Research Skills
Unit 9: Boost Student Research Skills
A rule that was provided in this lesson is the 'Rule of 3' which encourages students to compare three sources of information before coming to their conclusion on any given topic (GEC Unit 9). This a very useful tip to help students understand the importance of checking the validity and reliability of online sources before using them.
Unit 10: Empower Student Learning with Earth
Unit 10: Empower Student Learning with Earth
Google earth is a fun and interactive tool students can use to explore the surface of the earth and navigate through land and sea. I can see myself using google earth for many activities in multiple subjects with my future students.
Unit 12: Check Contributions to Group Work
Unit 12: Check Contributions to Group Work
I appreciate how Google documents, show the history of who's been working on it and at what time they were doing so. As an aspiring educator, I think this feature is very useful to ensure students are putting in their fair share of the work, so it is not all put onto the plate of one student.
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