Google Classroom Comprehensive Video Training

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Google Classroom | Communication | Mobile App Student Support

Today I am going to guide you through a video training on the Google Classroom mobile app. The Google Classroom mobile app is available on the Google Play Store for android users, and the App Store for IOS users. The Classroom mobile app allows teachers to complete similar tasks from their mobile devices. Having the opportunities to have mini computers aka phones wherever we go makes communication between teachers and students even more accessible. Classroom mobile app enables learners to continue learning opportunities straight from their mobile devices. Learning and communication have never been more accessible and the Google Classroom app is no exception.

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Google Classroom | Communication | Excess Notifications?

Today I am going to guide you through a video training on the Google Classroom notifications. The purpose of notifications in google classrooms is to notify students of things such as new assignments, posts, and comments. As a teacher or student you can also be notified when students turn in assignments, and when assignments are graded and returned. As we might face notification fatigue from all of the technology in our lives Google Classroom allows you to edit which and how often notifications are sent to you. This is just another way that you can make small adjustments in your classrooms that can create a more effective communication between teachers and students. We will be covering how to turn off individual notification features, turn off specific classroom notifications, turn off all classroom notifications, and the teaching: to review section.

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Google Classroom | Communication | Engaging Students in their Learning

Today I am going to guide you through a video training on student engagement in Google Classroom. Positive student engagement in the classroom usually results in a more permanent learning experience. Creating relevant and engaging material throughout your classroom can keep your students on their toes and waiting to see what comes next. As teachers, we can utilize the features that are provided to us in the Google Classroom stream, classwork, and people sections. We have opportunities in the classroom to create, add, and collect material while maintaining student participation. As long as we are able to create with the intention of measuring engagement and not compliance, then we can determine if our students are truly engaged. We will use Google Classroom as a tool to help achieve this goal by motivating students to turn in work and connecting with students on a personal level.

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Google Classroom | Communication | Using Google Meet to Connect with Students

Today I am going to guide you through a video training on Google Meet settings in Google Classroom. Google Meet in Google Classroom is a great communication tool used for a variety of purposes. A few of these are having synchronous class, office hour meetings with students and parents, as well as a way to record lessons for future use. Having a communication tool inside of our Google Classroom allows students to access more within the same Learning management system. As we know communication is one of the most important factors to long term student success, allowing audio/video capabilities is nothing short of enhancing all of our students' opportunities for success.

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Google Classroom | Communication | Digital Storytelling

Today I am going to guide you through a video training on Digital Storytelling in Google Classroom. Digital storytelling in google classrooms have become more prevalent as new technologies in educational systems have increased and are more available than ever before. As we continue to see an increase of new technologies, adaptation is necessary in solving how to enhance student engagement to provide a more sustainable learning environment. Digital storytelling is designed to create a constructivist learning environment and google classroom is the tool in which teachers can use to have students create said environment. Using digital storytelling in google classrooms has the potential to enhance student engagement and provide better educational outcomes for all learners. We will be covering how to create a digital storytelling assignment as the teacher, and how to complete a digital storytelling assignment using google draw and google slides.

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Google Classroom | Communication | Give Students a Voice

Today I am going to guide you through a video training on giving students a voice in Google Classroom. Google Classroom has a variety of ways to promote student communication as well as giving them a voice in their own learning. When students have a voice or say in their own learning, teachers can teach content to fit into student interests and engage students on a deeper level. Today we will be covering how to give students a voice through interacting on Google Classroom stream, assigning student discussion assignments, as well as demonstrating how students can reply to discussions and private comments.

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Google Classroom | Communication | Social & Emotional Learning

Today I will be guiding you through a video training on social and emotional learning in Google Classroom. Social and emotional learning in Google Classroom can be demonstrated through communicating assignments between teachers and students. As students communicate their feelings or reactions towards a subject topic, teachers can adapt in the way they approach that topic in order to foster social and emotional learning in their students. We will be covering some ways you can promote positive social and emotional learning through classwork wellness check assignments, stream social feed posts, and providing students with open hours to meet.

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Google Classroom | Creativity & Innovation | Gamification

Today I will be guiding you through a video training on gamification in Google Classroom. A commonly held teaching theory is that students learn best when they are enjoying themselves. Adding enjoyable goals, targets, and achievements reinforce this “fun” learning. Involving game elements like score points, competition, teamwork, and rewards assist in propelling engagement. Not only can this logic apply to school subjects, but in the real world as adults. We will be covering how to promote gamification in google classroom through competition in the main page banner, utilizing forms to unlock rewards, and creating digital awards.

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Google Classroom | Creativity & Innovation | STEM

Today I will be guiding you through a video training on STEM in Google Classroom. STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. STEM is a curriculum based on the idea of educating students in these four content areas. The idea for creating STEM was to equip students with skills such as critical thinking, problem solving, creative and collaborative skills, which connects with K-12 to real life jobs. Google Classroom is a perfect online learning management system to incorporate STEM into your classroom. We will be covering an example of how to create a STEM assignment, as well as assigning an exit ticket.

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Google Classroom | Creativity & Innovation | Adding Paper Documents to Classroom (Mobile)

Today I will be guiding you through a video training on adding paper documents in Google Classroom. (mobile) Not all education is equal, and not every single classroom can be completely paperless. For these situations Google classroom offers opportunities to reduce paper usage by the teachers only having to print 1 copy of an assignment or document and uploading/scanning it to Google Classroom. Not only does this bring classrooms to becoming a paperless classroom but can reduce wasted time making copies and distributing papers to each student. That is assuming all students are physically in school to be able to get the paper assignments. We will cover how to attach images to Google Classroom, and how to combine multiple images into a single document.

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Google Classroom | Creativity & Innovation | Dynamic Classroom Posts

Today I will be guiding you through a video training on dynamic classroom posts in Google Classroom. Dynamic classroom posts start with understanding what dynamic learning is. Dynamic learning is defined by constant change and activity. This can take place organically, or through dynamic teaching techniques. Dynamic learning can be broken down into skills like collaborating, creating, and communicating that can extend the physical classroom. Using Google Classroom is another opportunity for teachers to create more dynamic learning environments. We will cover using RTF in Google Classroom, creating custom assignment attributes, and providing peer feedback opportunities.  Music by Audionautix

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Google Classroom | Creativity & Innovation | File Type Compatibility

Today I will be guiding you through a video training on file type compatibility in Google Classroom. Google Workspace allows for a large variety of file types to be compatible with its products. When you attach a file to a Google Classroom assignment, you can have students view files, students edit files, or make a copy for each student. Teachers should base this decision on how we are choosing the student to interact with the file. We will cover the basics on how to open non-Google files in Google Workspace and how to save Google files as a non-Google file type.

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Google Classroom | Creativity & Innovation | Time Saving Tips

Today I will be guiding you through a video training on time saving techniques in Google Classroom. Within the last few years, technology has solidified its place in education. Utilizing technology effectively and efficiently can be used as an advantage in education. Whether you are teaching to students in person, or remotely, time management will always be in the forefront of a teacher's mind when it comes to teaching. In Google Classroom, there are many ways in which we can save time by using what is already available. We will be covering a few time saving techniques in Google classroom using shortcut links bulk features.

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Google Classroom | Differentiation | Differentiate Student Learning

Today, I will be guiding you through a video training on differentiating student learning. Differentiated instruction, known as differentiated learning, is a teaching philosophy that considers the needs of all students of all levels, in the same classroom. The main objective of differentiation in education is to increase the performance of all students at all levels, including said students in meaningful learning. Even though providing differentiated instruction to students in a digital setting seems difficult, the digital classroom settings are well suited for differentiated instruction. Google Classroom provides an easy interface which results in a small technical learning curve for educators to transition to. Today we will be covering how to assign assignments to individual students, reuse past assignments, and add additional resources to an assignment.

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Google Classroom | Differentiation | Efficient Asynchronous Learning

Today, I will be guiding you through a video training on efficient asynchronous learning. Asynchronous learning is a type of learning that occurs on the students schedule. Teachers provide lectures, assignments, material, and various tasks to be completed on a flexible time frame. Using Google Classroom teachers can provide self guided lesson modules using the Google Workspace Apps, streaming video content live or previously recorded, collaborative and interactive posts, and discussion boards for student communication. We will be covering how to create module categories, module content, and office hour appointment slots.

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Google Classroom | Differentiation | Efficient Synchronous Learning

Today, I will be guiding you through a video training on efficient synchronous learning. Synchronous learning is a type of learning that occurs in real time. Teachers and students interact in a specific virtual space at a specific time. Using Google Classroom this virtual space would be known as Google Meet. Learning that takes place can be through virtual lectures, virtual class activities, virtual discussions, and assignment walkthroughs. Students being present in real time is crucial to student success in a synchronous setting. In Google Classroom we can use a multitude of tools to add posts to the stream, provide material to our students, and reuse old material all while differentiating instruction. We will also be covering how to use Google Classroom assignments as class reminders just to make sure our students know when and where class is.

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Google Classroom | Differentiation | Classroom Learning through Accessibility

Today, I will be guiding you through a video training on classroom learning through accessibility. All students do not learn the same way as we see everyday in the classroom. Some students may need more support or accessibilities in order to succeed. Google Classroom provides a plethora of resources to accommodate all students. Google Classroom has integrated features that address impaired vision or hearing, physical disabilities, and other possible learning disabilities. Some of the features we will be covering today include read aloud support apps/extensions, dyslexic support app/extensions, and chromebook accessibility features.

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Google Classroom | Differentiation | Differentiate Using Google Workspace Apps

Today I will be guiding you through a video training on differentiation using Google Workspace Apps. Humans having daily choices affect our daily lives as well as helping us learn. As educators we need to meet students that succeed differently where they are, accommodate their struggles, tap into their skills, and help them improve. Google Classroom provides us with Google Workspace apps (Or tools) that we will use to differentiate our student learning. Classroom was designed and improved to support differentiation for students and learning. We will be addressing different level assignments, learning processes, and interests and skills.

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Google Classroom | Differentiation | Use Data to determine a Differentiation Plan

Today, I will be guiding you through a video training on how to use data to determine a differentiation plan. Data can be used in educational settings to determine what works and what does not work. By using data in the grades section on Google Classroom we can determine which students struggle or have success with certain types of assignments. If we have an assignment that is reading and comprehension based, those types of assignments will show me which students have more or less success with that type of learning. By strategically using data to identify strengths and weaknesses of students in a classroom, we can effectively and efficiently take action to support all students. We will be covering how to differentiate using Google Classroom Grades and how to use individual grades to create differentiation plans.

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Google Classroom | Family & Community Engagement | Connecting with Families

Today, I will be guiding you through a video training on connecting with families in Google Classroom. Now more than ever in education are parents involved in their child's education. Google Classroom builds upon that by providing “Guardian Summaries”. Soon parents will be able to rewatch their child’s class lectures in order to add more support to their learning. Having parents more involved in their child’s education means better communication which decreases absenteeism, academic performance increases, and student behavior in the classroom is improved! Guardian summaries is the first step in a long staircase of opportunities for parents to be more involved in their child’s education. We will be covering “Guardian Summaries” in Google Classroom including how to turn it on, invite guardians, email guardians, and the guardians perspective of the summaries.

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Google Classroom | Family & Community Engagement | Support Family Learning

Today, I will be guiding you through a video training on supporting family learning in Google Classroom. We all have moments where a student will ask us how to complete an assignment moments after teaching it. Parents may email teachers asking why their student doesn’t know the assignment or how to complete their designated work. Parental involvement improves teacher performance. With improved communication between the teacher and parents the better they understand each other's situations and the challenges they face. Parents will feel more at ease and happier being more involved in their child’s education. Providing families with resources and insight into your class can help parents help teachers improve student learning and understanding. We will cover how to create family resource topics, how to create tutorial class videos using screen recording tools, and how to upload and post material to the family resource topics.

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Google Classroom | Family & Community Engagement | Sync Google Site with Google Classroom

Today, I will be guiding you through a video training on syncing Google Site with Google Classroom. Having Google Classroom is a great way to break into the Learning management system. Being able streamline posts, assignments, and grades to students is powerful while guardian summaries is a great way to start communicating with parents in education. Taking it a step further can be by having a class website. This will be very valuable in helping promote better communication with parents providing information, links to classroom posts and assignments, and up to date information. While the parents are limited in what they can see in Google Classroom, having a Google Site for your class can create more transparency to the parents of your students. Creating discussions and encouraging more communication will go a long way in helping build a stronger community. We will be covering how to add your class Google Site to Google Classroom and how to add material to Google Sites from Google Classroom.

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