Level 1

TASK

Cards

Made by: Christy Cate

Modified by: Hunter McConnell

Tip

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Google Chrome

#1

• Be sure you Sign-in to Chrome
• Add your school district website to your Bookmarks Bar
• Add ISTE website to your Bookmarks Bar and Edit the title, so it just shows the icon (no words).
• Add the Edutraining Center to your Bookmarks Bar
• Pin the tab to the training center website
• Open a new Incognito Window - Why?

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Google Search

#2

• Do a search for bulldogs
• Locate Images
• Now find only those Labeled for Reuse
• Play with other options

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EduDirectory

#3

• edudirectory.withgoogle.com
• Search Tyler, TX at the very top
• What is MY designation?

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Google Drive

#4

• Create a new Folder called “Level 1 Workshop”
• Create a subfolder called “Practice”
• Create a Document in your “Practice” folder called “<Your Name> - Notes”
• Write a sentence on your doc suggesting how you might use a shared document this school year.
• Share the “Practice” folder with someone at your table/group. Change the permissions to “Can Edit”.
• Change the color of your folder to red or yellow
• Go to Settings in Google Drive.
• What are your Convert Uploads and Offline Settings for Drive?

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Google Docs

#5

• Open your doc called “Notes” from Task 5
• Use the Explore feature to search for an appropriate image about Level 1 certification
• Insert the image
• COMMENT on why you might benefit from being Level 1 certified
• In the COMMENT, ASSIGN someone at your table to the task of completing the exam by typing in their email after a + symbol.
• Change the share setting to “Anyone with the link can view”

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Google Slides

#6

• Create a new Slides called “My Playground for Level 1”
• Insert a WordArt Title on the title slide
• Try to center the title in the exact middle...Hint: use the red lines to help.
• Add 3 more slides
• On Slide 2, insert an image of your favorite Google Tool
• Add a text box and type your favorite Sonic drink, change the Font and Size.
• On Slide 3, insert a YouTube video on Google Sheets Basics
• On Slide 4, insert an arrow and another shape of your choice
• Try rotating these shapes. You can rotate text boxes too!
• Add text to one of the shapes
• Hyperlink the other shape to the ISTE home page

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GMail

#7

• Compose an email to someone at your table with the subject “I love school!”
• Create a label called “Level 1 Workshop”
• Tag the email from someone at your table/group with the new label
• Create a Task called “Level 1 Exam” and assign it the due date of tomorrow
• Create a Filter for email from your principal and have it add a Star
• Do an advanced search for all email you currently have with an attachment

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Send from Gmail extension

Google Forms

#8

• Create a Form called “Favorite Things”
• Add a checklist question about food with 6 options
• Add a multiple choice question about shapes with 4 image choices
• Add a short answer question
• Make all questions required
• Create a new spreadsheet for responses
• Limit the form to 1 response
• Send to someone at your table/group to respond

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Google Sheets

#9

• Create a new Sheet called “Student Grades”
• Add the following column headers: Name, Chpt 1, Chpt 2, Chpt 3
• Freeze this row (Row 1)
• Add 5 students under column A (Give them a first and last name)
• Add grades for each student for each chapter
• Sort the sheet by Column A (names) in ascending order (A-Z)
• Add a column to the right of Column A and split the column text so Column A is first name and Column B is last name.
• Make a different formula after each students grades. (=SUM, =AVG, =COUNT)
• Explore different Charts: Bar, Pie, Line

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Google Classroom

#11

• Create a new class called “My Playground”
• Choose a theme
• Invite 2 people at your table to be students
• Create an assignment
• Add a due date
• Add the document Notes as an attachment
• Make a copy for each student
• How do you create a differentiated assignment?

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Google Sites

#10

• Create a new site called “My Playground”
• Choose a Theme and Color
• Use a Textbox to introduce yourself
• Add a Page called “Student Showcase”
• Add 2 subpages with the name of two students
• Add an Image to one subpage and your Notes doc (from Task #5) to the other subpage
• Embed a YouTube video on the homepage
• Include a brief description next to the video
• Insert your Favorite Things (from Task #6) survey on the homepage
• Preview and Publish

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Google Keep

• Create a new note
• Title it Take the Level 1 test
• Change its color
• Create a new note
• Title it Read about Google Drawings online and set a reminder to go off on August 1st at 8:30am.
• Add an image to it (can only upload from the computer).
• Free range explore
• Check out Google Calendar to see the reminder showing up in it. (Hint: Reminders, shish-kabob)

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#11

Google Calendar

#12

• Create a new calendar called “Level 1 Workshop”
• Create an event next week called “Study”
• Add a time and location
• Set both email and pop-up notifications for the event
• Add your Notes document as an attachment
• Find a common time in the calendar of someone at your table
• Send an invite to the event
• Join the Hangout call from the event and ask someone at the table to join too
• Do you see the Task (Aug. 1st) you added from your Gmail earlier?
• Check out Google Keep

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Google Hangouts - Text

#13

• Find Hangouts in your Gmail and instant message someone at your table (Hint: +)
• Make it a group chat by adding someone else
• How do you archive, receive notifications, delete history, block?

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Google Hangouts - Video

#14

• Go to Hangouts (Remember the TIP?)
• Send a message invite to two people at your table
• Accept the invite
• Open the chat window and share one thing you’ve learned today
• Take turns doing a Screenshare, Share the ISTE website, the Google Classroom website, or another website except the Google Hangouts window.

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YouTube

#15

• Open YouTube and Create a Channel
• Search for videos about Thanksgiving
• Create a playlist called “Thanksgiving Fun”
• Make the playlist private
• Add three videos to the playlist
• Add a description to your playlist
• Share one video with a delayed start time to someone at your table
• Email one video with a message to someone else at your table

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Google Drawing

• Create a Google Drawing in Google Drive
• Create a title for your Drawing
• Create a Title with Word Art
• Insert a picture of a school bus
• Insert 4 text boxes and write 4 different ways that students can be safe online.

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Google Groups

#17

• Create a group called “Level 1 Workshop - <Your Name>”
• Invite someone at your table to the group
• Accept the invitation from someone else at your table
• Post a message with a suggestion for how you could use Google Groups this school year
• Reply to the post of someone else
• What are the 4 types of groups?

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Non-district account

Google Search - Smarter

• Do a search for planets
• Locate Images
• Now filter for “red”
• Clear the filters
• Now search for jaguars -cars
• Click on Images
• Now add -football
• Clear the filters
• Search “who”, “the who”, “a who”
• Explore the lesson plans here: https://goo.gl/gcs6jn

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#19

Google Chrome - Apps and Extensions

#20

• Use the Omnibox: calculator, timer, conversion tool, flight schedules, game schedules, etc.
• Go to the Chrome Web Store (Remember the TIP?)
• Add the extension Share to Classroom
• Under Apps/Education, find 1 app you would use this year and add it to Chrome
• Pay attention to the FEATURES listed on the left

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