Google Certified Educator - 2022 - Online Teacher Training

Access Google apps with your Google account via Gmail, open Chrome, and click the waffle icon to view Blogger, Jamboard, Keep, Hangouts, and Slides—training you to become Google Certified educator.

Create a Google account by visiting accounts.google.com, fill in your name, a unique email, and a strong password, verify your phone if prompted, and review the privacy terms and conditions.

Discover the Google Apps tied to your account and learn to access free tools like Docs, Sheets, Slides, Books, and Hangouts by clicking the Google Apps waffle icon.

Explore how to access and manage your Google account from the account page, covering privacy and data controls, security and devices, personal information, history and activity, and payments and storage.

Master Google search to refine results and locate exactly what you need for students by opening a Chrome tab, entering a keyword, and reviewing related results.

Explore how to use tools and filters to narrow Google search results across images, news, books, and videos, using size, color, type, time, and usage rights to find precise results.

Learn how to refine web searches using modifiers, including adding keywords, using symbols like minus and quotes, and social media handles to target results.

Master Google advanced search to filter by file type, language, region, and date, and craft precise queries for web pages, articles, or news items.

Master Google Chrome tab and window management by grouping tabs, dragging and organizing across windows, pinning and muting sites, and using quick actions like reload and close.

Explore the omnibox, a versatile address bar that acts as a search, calculator, dictionary, translator, and converter, with search history and Google Drive file search.

discover how Google Chrome extensions enhance your browser experience, from finding and installing extensions in the Chrome Web Store to pinning, sharing, and removing them.

Learn how to efficiently save and organize web pages with bookmarks and the reading list, using the omnibox star, bookmarks manager, folders, and read status tracking for future revisits.

Learn to use Chrome settings and preferences, including incognito windows, history management, downloads, and bookmarks. Import bookmarks from other browsers and use find, zoom, and shortcuts.

Explore Google Drive as a storage solution, upload and organize files and folders, color code and star, and share for collaboration with permissions, including priority folders, shared drives, and workspaces.

Access Google Drive, then upload files or folders using new button and file or folder upload. Track progress and understand 15 GB free storage and how to buy more.

Learn practical tips to organize Google Drive by creating folders, color coding by content type, starring important items, and uploading from your computer to keep files easy to find.

Learn how the Google Drive share feature enables collaboration by sharing files or folders via email or link, with viewer, commenter, or editor access and version history.

Explore Google Drive’s extra features, including creating new docs, sheets, slides, and forms. Organize in folders, switch grid or list views, and use sharing, previews, and versioning tools.

Explore Google Docs, a cloud-based word processor for blank documents or templates. Save automatically, share with editors, viewers, and commenters, and upload or download Microsoft documents.

Discover Google Docs essentials across file, edit, and view menus: rename, move, version history, language, page setup, undo/redo, cut/copy/paste, view modes, outlines, and publish to web.

Explore the Google Docs insert menu, adding images, tables, drawings, charts, and Hyperdocs. Master format options, including text styles, alignment, headers and footers, watermarks, links, and a table of contents.

Explore advanced Google Docs options, including extensions, add-ons, and Apps Script. Learn to install, manage, and use built-in tools such as spell check, translations, voice typing, and linked objects.

Explore the full range of Google Docs options, including menus, icon bar shortcuts, modes, sharing access levels, comments, and the Explore tool to enhance document collaboration and web search.

Explore Google Slides, a cloud-based slide maker and free alternative to PowerPoint. Access slides.google.com, navigate the interface, and start from scratch or use templates to design engaging presentations.

Explore the template gallery to select a Google Slides template, then rename, replace placeholder text, adjust colors, and delete unused slides for a lesson plan.

Learn to create and customize Google Slides with templates or blank slides. Master file operations, edit and view menus, and motion features like transitions, animations, and speaker notes.

Learn to insert multimedia and objects in Google Slides, including text boxes, audio, video, shapes, charts, and diagrams. Master slide, format, arrange, and tools menus to refine layouts and storytelling.

Explore how to leverage Google Slides tools, add-ons, and help features to enhance slides, including spell check, linked objects, dictionary, Q&A history, voice typing, and keyboard shortcuts.

Explore Google Slides presentation modes, including slide show and presenter view, with speaker notes, timer, and Q&A history, plus how to share in Meet and control slides.

Master Google Sheets to record, process, analyze, and visualize data with formulas and charts. Format, sort, filter, validate data, and link Google Forms with Google Sheets for recording responses.

Master Google Sheets core functions and tools for teachers, including data import, charts, basic functions (sum, average, count, max, min), data validation, filters, conditional formatting, and collaboration features.

Discover how pivot tables in Google Sheets help teachers find patterns and summarize prize data by class and group for quick, data-driven decisions.

Learn to use google forms for data collection, quizzes, surveys, and assessments, accessing forms via the waffle icon or forms.google.com and templates.

Learn how to use Google Forms templates to create and edit a basic form, rename a worksheet template, customize themes, add questions and images, and share via link.

Create a Google form from scratch, exploring question types, media, sections, and data collection settings, then convert it into a quiz with an answer key and feedback.

Discover Google Sites, a free tool to create and publish class websites, portfolios, and event pages. Learn to access sites.google.com, use templates, and showcase student progress.

Discover how to build a Google site from a blank page, customize banners and navigation, and manage pages and templates. Insert media, content blocks, and drive files with public access.

Learn to maximize google sites with advanced features like collapsible text, image carousel, and an automatically generated table of contents, plus adding forms, YouTube, and calendars.

Explore applying ready-made or custom themes in google sites to personalize your site with colors, fonts, logos, and banners, and preview changes before publishing.

Publish your Google site by clicking the publish button in the top right and selecting a unique web address. Set viewing permissions to public or restricted for your audience.

Master Google sites settings to tailor navigation layouts, color schemes, brand images, and banners, enable analytics, manage custom domains, and control publishing and version history.