Google Secrets for YOUR Success
Essential Digital Skills for Students
Why Attend?
The more comfortable you are with integrating Google tools, the more successful you will be in your classes next school year.
We will start with basics and end with in-depth hacks you won't be able to live without. I will customize the lessons based on attendees skills and needs. Don't miss this opportunity!
DATES: July 15 - July 19
TIME: 11:00 am to 2:00 pm
LOCATION: Locust Fork High School Library
DEVICES: Chromebooks available OR bring your own laptop
FOOD: Pack a lunch OR eat before class
DAILY AGENDA AND CLASS OVERVIEW
July 15: Classroom, Drive, Docs & Keep
- How to navigate Classroom
- How to organize and search your Drive
- How to Share and manage permission
- How to format Docs
- How to use Add-ons and Extensions to do more
- How to check your spelling and grammar with Grammarly
- How to use Keep for notetaking in class
- How to collaborate with your classmates
July 16th: Slides, Forms & Sheets
- How to take Slides to the next level
- How to use Forms to be a student leader
- How to manage data and charts in Sheets
July 17th: Gmail, Calendar, & Meet
- How to make Gmail work for you
- How to manage your Contacts
- How to organize your life with Calendar
- How Hangouts and Meet can ease the pain of group projects
- How Tasks and Reminders will remember for you
July 18th: YouTube, Sites & other Fun Stuff.
- How to use Google Search like a Pro!
- How to customize your YouTube Channel
- How to manage your Photos
- How to build digital portfolios with Sites
- How to use Maps for more than just directions
July 19th: Cool tools that work well with Google
- Adobe Spark is Awesome!
- Flipgrid is your Friend!
- Screencasting is Super Easy!
- Canva is so Cool!
- Design Cap digital Posters for FREE!
- Wakelet is the Way to Go!
- Padlet is perfect for sharing ideas!
- PDF Candy is Sweet!
- Bookmark like a Boss!
P.S. Parents, feel free to register your student through the link above if you want your student to participate.
Program Provided by: Blount County Education Foundation & Blount County Board of Education
Grindl Weldon
Google Level 1 and Level 2 Certified Educator
Library Media Specialist
Locust Fork High School
Email: gweldon@blountboe.net
Website: www.locustforkhighhornets.com
Location: 77 School Road, Locust Fork, AL, USA
Phone: (205) 681-7846
Facebook: facebook.com/GrindlCookWeldon
Twitter: @GrindlWeldon