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Updated Edition of Bestseller

Google Tools Meets Middle School

By: Michael J. Graham, Jason Borgen

Filled with actionable instruction ideas, this sparkling new edition includes must-have tools that enable all teachers to become masters of learning for 21^st century students.

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Grade Level: PreK-12
ISBN: 9781506360164
Published By: Corwin
Series: Corwin Teaching Essentials
Year: 2017
Page Count: 224
Publication date: August 31, 2017

Price: $39.95

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Become a master of 21st century learning for your students

Google Apps and Chromebooks have become ubiquitous in classrooms, but how can you thoughtfully and seamlessly integrate these tools into day-to-day teaching to prepare your students for the jobs of the future? Filled with actionable instruction ideas, the newest edition of this bestselling book includes:

Step-by-step tutorials on how to use the Google Apps for Education suite so students can create, collaborate, and share their work
How each tool can impact student learning, promote 21st-century skills, and meet and exceed ISTE NETs, Common Core, and other standards
New and updated classroom examples, teaching tips, and sample lessons to help you use these tools most effectively

The exciting second edition will invigorate veteran teachers to implement new strategies while helping novice teachers get familiar with crucial technology components students need for success for high school and later in life.

"Graham and Borgen have hit the nail on the head! They have compiled extensive resources to provide the teachers with a one-stop location to move technology integration forward in a school or district."
Tim Landeck, Director, Technology Services
Pajaro Valley Unified School District, Watsonville, CA

"Given the fact that Google now dominates the edtech market, mastering the tools in the G Suite for Education is no longer a luxury but rather a necessity for 21st-century educators. The authors have written a comprehensive instructional work the covers the full range of Google tools -- from Gmail to Google Drive and beyond. Pedagogy, lesson ideas, and helpful tech tips round out a book that will surely be a must read for any forward-thinking educator."
Dr. John Davenport, Middle School ELA and History Teacher
Portola Valley School District, Portola Valley, CA

Key features

The new edition will include:

Provides step-by-step tutorials on how to use the Google Apps for Education suite.
Describes how each tool can impact student learning, promote 21st century skills, and meet and exceed several types of standards: ISTE NETs, Common Core, and other standards.
Offers completely new and updated classroom examples, teaching tips, and sample lessons aligned to standards to help teachers begin to use these tools effectively.
Lessons and considerations specific to middle school classrooms.

Author(s)

Michael J. Graham

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Michael J. Graham is the Assistant Principal of Westside High School in Jonesboro, Arkansas where he will help lead a 1:1 Chromebook initiative this fall. Westside High School will equip approximately 650 students with devices to improve their educational experience both in the classroom and at home. Michael is a Google Apps for Education Certified Trainer and author of Google Apps Meets Common Core. In his role as assistant principal he manages and develops technology related professional development that improves instruction for teachers at his school and around the nation. He has a special talent for making teachers feel comfortable and confident when implementing 21st Century skills into their classrooms.

Before becoming an administrator Michael taught 8th grade math for 5 years and was the instructional technologist for grades 5-8 for 2 years in a high poverty school. As instructional technologist he worked closely with classroom teachers coaching them on best practices using technology in the classroom. His book is based on real classroom experiences and all of the lesson plans and lesson ideas in the book have been vetted in real classrooms.

Michael is a leading force in education technology in his state and around the nation. He serves on the joint Arkansas Department of Education-California Department of Education’s Technology Information Center for Administrative Leadership (TICAL Project). He also serves on the boards of the Hot Springs Technology Institute and Arkansas iTunesU Education Portal. Michael presents at events around the country including ISTE. Follow Michael J. Graham on Twitter for the latest on education technology and innovative teaching practices @mjgraham0.

Jason Borgen

Table of Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

About the Authors

1. Becoming a Master of Learning

Key Features

Future Ready Learning

Instructional Standards

Pedagogy

Features of G Suite for Education

Google User Experience

Why Google?

Summary

Resources

2. G Suite for Education: Overview

Key Features

The Apps

The Cloud

The Domain Administrator: Behind the Scenes

Resources

3. Google Classroom

Key Features

Setting Up Your Class

Class Activities

Grades

Communicate With Parents

SAMR Implications—Transforming Instruction

Even More

Summary

Resources

4. Google Documents

Key Features

Google Docs Basics and State-Mandated Testing

File Menu

Edit Menu

View Menu

Living Documents

Insert Menu

Tools Menu

Table Menu

Add-ons

SAMR Implications—Transforming Instruction

Even More

Summary

Resources

5. Google Slides

Key Features

Slides and Communication

Accessing Presentations

File Menu

Insert Menu

Slide Menu

Format Menu

Example of Student Work

SAMR Implications—Transforming Instruction

Even More

Summary

Resources

6. Google Sheets

Key Features

Standards for Mathematical Practice

File Menu

Edit Menu

View Menu

Insert Menu

Format Menu

Data Menu

Tools Menu

Add-ons

Auto Fill

SAMR Implications—Transformation Instruction

Summary

Resources

7. Google Forms

Key Features

Advantages of Forms

Creating a Google Form

Editing a Google Form

Settings

Administering the Form

Responses in Google Forms

Google Forms Menu in Google Sheets

Uses for Forms

SAMR Implications—Transforming Instruction

Even More

Summary

Resources

8. Google Drawings

Key Features

Graphic Organizers

Share Versus Publish

File Menu

View Menu

Flowcharts

Drawings as Assessments

Graphical Toolbar

Insert Menu

Edit Icons

SAMR Implications—Transforming Instruction

Even More

Summary

Resources

9. Google Drive

Key Features

Accessing Drive

Managing Drive

Download Google Drive

SAMR Implications—Transforming Instruction

Even More

Summary

10. Even More Google

Key Features

A Google a Day

Google URL Shortener

Google Chrome

Maps

Scholar

Communication

Hangouts

Summary

Resources

Index

Reviews

"Graham and Borgen have hit the nail on the head! They have compiled extensive resources to provide the teachers with a one-stop location to move technology integration forward in a school or district.

By matching specific state standards with technology tools and resources, this book fills a common gap for the educator in the time of CCSS."

Tim Landeck, Director, Technology Services
Pajaro Valley Unified School District, Watsonville, CA

"Given the fact that Google now dominates the edtech market, mastering the tools in the G Suite for Education is no longer a luxury but rather a necessity for 21st-century educators. Providing teachers with the knowledge they need to do so, however, can be a challenge. That is unless one has readily available a handy, detailed, and easy-to-read guide to everything Google. Just such a resource has been produced by Borgen and Graham. The authors have written a comprehensive instructional work the covers the full range of Google tools -- from Gmail to Google Drive and beyond -- and does so in a format and style that makes their slim volume eminently accessible to its target audience . . . teachers. Yet Google Tools Meets Middle School offers so much more. Pedagogy, lesson ideas, and helpful tech tips round out a book that will surely be a must read for any forward-thinking educator."

Dr. John Davenport, Middle School ELA and History Teacher
Portola Valley School District, Portola Valley, CA

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