Google Certified Educator Level 1

From Google:

If you're an educator who knows how to use Google tools in the classroom, this certification proves your proficiency. 
In this unit you will learn:

• How technology can benefit teaching and learning
• Why and how technology can support the work you currently do
• How you can use technology to prepare for the future
• What tools are available in the Google Apps for Education suite
• How to pick the right tool for your objective
• How you can help your students behave responsibly online

Technology can help classrooms be more like real-world environments and better prepare students to enter an increasingly connected and globally-competitive workforce.

Questions to ask myself:

• How has technology affected your life?

I have always been interested in technology. From the day  I owned a Spectrum 48k when  I was 8 years old to studying computer science and working for 12 years in various computers, teachnology has always been a big part of my life. Technology quite simply entertains and engages me.

• Identify one way technology has saved you time and made you more efficient.

In my job as a teacher. Being a globally connected citizen allows me to tap into teaching resources and other brains from all over the world to help me devise lessons that will engage and inspire my students.

• What are other teachers doing with technology in the classroom that you’d like to try?

3D Printing, Flipped Learning, STEM learning, Blended learning, Robotics




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