Google Meet for Education and Distance Learning 2020-21
What you'll learn
- How to use Google Meet with Students
Requirements
- None
Description
Are you a teacher in a Google Apps for Education district? If not, will you be going Google soon? Do you have to teach in a remote or distance setting? If so, take advantage of this course on the Google Meet. Teachers of all levels; elementary, secondary, post-secondary will benefit from using Google Meet as an online synchronous class learning platform. This course would also be beneficial if you are an online or virtual educator. This is a comprehensive course covering topics from the basics of Meet, to how you can use it with your students, to feature available to those districts who have purchased Google Enterprise for Education.
The course is broken down into 6 sections. Each of the 6 learning modules will contain a video lecture and some of them contain templates you can take and use in your own classroom. With 1.5 hours of video showing step-by-step processes you are sure to become a successful online educator with Google Meet. Along with each video lecture, you will have access to a step-by-step written tutorial for each of the 35 video lessons. Enhance your remote learning environment by taking full advantage of everything Google Meet can do. This course is great for educators, secretaries or anyone in a school or remote teaching setting.
Who this course is for:
- Teachers, Administrators, School Counselors, ParaPros, etc.
Instructor
I am a technology coach at the secondary level and a Google for Education Certified Trainer. I conduct professional development for teachers in my district and tutor online. I have an extensive knowledge of all Google Apps for Education, the entire Microsoft Office Suite and numerous other business software. I teach in a Google Apps for Education district where I use and teach other staff members how to use Google products in the classroom.
Besides Google, I have taught computer science courses such as HTML web design, computer applications, technology applications, Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, Access, and Word and software integration. I have also been a high school yearbook adviser.
My passion is helping others integrate technology into their classrooms. I have extensive experience using Camtasia, SnagIt, Google Docs, ScreentoGif and Screencastify all of which help me create high quality screencast videos and animated instructional files.
I spent two years as a high school technology teacher, 3 years as a middle school technology teachers, 2 years as a high school business teacher and technology coach and am now on my third year as a full-time high school technology coach. Prior to teaching I was a marketing and retention specialist for an online company where I created promotional videos, e-mail copy and funnels. I have an integrated business education teaching license in grades 4-12, received my Masters of Business Administration in 2013 and will be finished with my school administrative license in December 2020.