google certification exam (multiple choice)

Mr. Kapoor struggles to find inspiration from his peers. What is one benefit of establishing a Personal Learning Network (PLN)?

By establishing a Personal Learning Network, he would develop links with other local and non-local educators to share ideas and best practices, and to call upon for teaching advice.

Mr. Swanson's politics students had to create a blog about their policies if they were elected to be on the school's student council. One student received a nasty response from an online user she doesn't know. What advice should Mr. Swanson give her to overcome this type of response?

Check and change privacy settings on her blog to see if she had shared it with just members of her school or with the public Document the user's details Block the person from accessing the blog Report the incident to a member of staff if it happens again Respond directly to the person and challenge their comments

Standardized teaching resources for all students regardless of learning speeds and abilities (paint points)

Access to resources and information relevant for different learning speeds (benefit)

Screenshare (hangout feature)

Any participant can share their desktop with the group (benefit)

Ms. Garcia has divided her class into groups to work on different geography projects. Each group will present their project to the class using Google Slides. What are some benefits of using Slides in group projects?

Students can browse and copy slides created by any student at any other school Students can comment on slides to provide feedback for their group members Students can collaborate on the slide desk at the same time Students can import videos from YouTube or a Drive folder they've shared with each other without additional software

Students already familiar with a web-connected world will feel immediately at home with Google Classroom. What benefits will they enjoy from their assignments going online?

Students can discuss assignments in a collaborative environment Assignments and resources are kept organized in one place Students can see at a glance when assignments are due

Students already familiar with a web-connected world will feel immediately at home with Google Classroom. What benefits will they enjoy from their assignments going online?

Students can discuss assignments in a collaborative environment Students can see at glance when assignments are due Assignments and resources are kept organized in one place

Prescriptive teaching methods that do not allow for teacher creativity in class instruction or materials (paint points)

Students given access to different types of information from a range of sources for enhanced problem-solving (benefit)

Mr. Bentley finds it easy to use Google Docs, Sheets and Slides in his classroom as they are very similar to other programs he's used in the past. He overhears his colleague Ms. Bernard talk about using Google Forms as well, but isn't sure how it's relevant in a school environment. Which of the following are relevant uses for Google Forms in education?

Surveys for collecting data for group projects Gathering feedback on field trips Create formative quiz checks at the end of each lesson

Students limited to school hours when working with other students on collaborative projects (paint points)

The ability to collaborate remotely in real-time with peers on group projects (benefit)

Students in your biology class sometimes struggle to understand biological processes, like digestion. What digital activities can help get students more involved in exploring a process?

The teacher provides useful videos in a YouTube playlist Students create a diagram in Google Drawing to explain the biological process students use Google Search to research the subject

Mr Blakeney's students are starting to think about their future careers and which digital classroom skills they need to develop. Use drag and drop to separate digital classroom skills from traditional ones.

Traditional classroom skill Looking up an answer in a textbook Pinning printed projects in wall displays around the school Working in groups in-person during set hours to collaborate on a joint project Filing paper-based documents in a physical storage area for safe-keeping digital classroom skill Remote collaboration and teamwork with multiple people for the best results Storing documents in the cloud for easy retrieval and editing Finding the best online resource, information and method to solve a problem Communicating to a wide audience by publishing work online

Mr. Elba is editing a presentation in Google Slides and wants to improve the appearance of the slides. What visual elements can he incorporate into his presentation to make it more visually appealing?

Embed relevant YouTube videos to break up the text and presentation Insert fonts and color combinations intentionally to attract attention to key elements of the lesson

Mr. Murakami leaves written notes with motivational quotes for his students by writing them on paper and leaving them in different locations in his classroom. Occasionally his students will claim they didn't get a note or admit that they lost it. What can he do to overcome the issue and still send these motivational messages?

Use instant messaging in Hangouts to send messages directly to students, which can be received on a PC or through a mobile app Use Groups to send group messages to all students in his class

Mr. Perry has bookmarked a large number of webpages in Chrome while researching class topics. Unfortunately, he's bookmarked so many that's he's struggling to find relevant content Quickly. What can he do within the Bookmark manager of Chrome to simplify and organize his list of bookmarks?

Use the search function in the Chrome Bookmark Manager Rename and organize bookmarks into themed folders so they are labeled clearly

Mr. Jones in keen to move to a paperless class as he finds the process of managing assignments time consuming. How will shifting to Classroom help?

When a teacher sets an assignment in Classroom, email notifications and the class Stream ensure students don't need to be constantly reminded Teachers can define answers when they set assignments to enable auto-grading Teachers can grade and comment on assignments directly in Classroom and students will immediately receive email notifications to view their scores

Mrs. Powell is looking at ways to reduce the amount of printing undertaken in class. How can Google Drive help?

Google Drive makes files easily accessible from anywhere, so there is less need to print and carry documents into class Files in Google Drive can be shared with a simple link in an email. No need to print a copy for someone in class

Integrating technology in the classroom can benefit a school in many ways, and for various groups of people. Match the benefits of a digital classroom with the pain points they overcome by moving the rows up and down.

paint points and benefits on the following flashcards

Mr. Hoffman is using Google Slides to introduce a new class project. He wants to embed and link to Docs, Forms and Drawings in order to make his slides more interactive. Use drag and drop to match the Google App with a way that it can be used within slides to encourage student participation.

Google docs Suggestion notepad Additional reference material Google Forms Gauge understanding Rate the content that is being presented Google Drawings Graphically design ideas

Ms. Dent wants to use Google Forms and Google Sheets to collect and tract different aspects of her students' work. Use drag and drop to show how she could use these Google tools effectively.

Google sheets Analyze trends on a record of books read by students Create a gradebook to track student scores Protect collected data from change Google Forms Check class understating of a topic Collect anonymous feedback

Calendar integration (hangout feature)

Hangout details are simply added when creating a meeting (benefit)

You need to speak with local schools to discuss a sports tournament you are hosting at short notice. Your intention is to gain feedback on a planned program of events and share images of available facilities. Match the feature of Google Hangouts with its benefit by moving the rows up and down.

Hangout features and benefits on the following flash cards

High volume of printing for assignments and worksheets, and photocopying from textbooks for take-home resources (paint point)

Lower printing and copier costs with online resources and file storage (benefit)

Video Calling (hangout feature)

Meeting can be extended visually with up to 15 remote participants (benefit)

Chat (hangout feature)

Participants can communicate by text without disrupting the meeting and their conversations are saved (benefit)

Android and iOS app (hangout feature)

People can join the meeting even when mobile (benefit)

Mr. Brixham is the principal at a large school and receives an overwhelming volume of emails from teachers, support staff, students, parents, and the school district governors. He often struggles to find important emails quickly. How can he use the search function in Gmail to locate emails more efficiently?

Search for keywords within emails Filter emails that have attachments Search for emails within a label Search for emails by sender or recipient

Mr. Yamouth needs to contact a student's parents to congratulate the student on improved progress. However, their first language is German and they are not fully fluent in English. What is the quickest action he could do to produce an effective email on his own?

Search the Chrome Web Store for the Google Translate extension for Chrome. Use the extension to provide a German version of the text within the email

Mr. Yarmouth needs to contact a student's parents to congratulate the student on improved progress. However, their first language is German and they are not fully fluent in English. What is the quickest action he could do to produce an effective email on his own?

Search the Chrome Web Store for the Google Translate extension for Chrome. Use the extension to provide a German version of the text within the email

Ms. Pieterson is the deputy principal in a school split across two sites. She travels regularly between the two sites by bus, but is annoyed with the amount of time she wastes traveling. She would like to make better use of her commute time. What can she do?

She can turn on the Agenda app on her PC before she travels, which will sort her tasks and meetings while she's traveling and arrange them in priority order when she's back at her PC.

Ms. Villagarcia has been tasked by the principal to improve communication and discussion between teachers and support staff. What is the most appropriate tool to fulfill this need?

She can use Google Groups to easily create an online discussion forum and invite all relevant people to start conversations and participate in different discussion topics in one accessible place.

Why explain the importance of digital citizenship in a digital classroom?

So students understand what they should and shouldn't do online, and to act in a safe and respectful manner