Skill Checklist - Google Certified Educator Level 2

by Eric Curts

Below is a detailed listing of the topics covered in the Google Certified Educator Level 2 training resources as
found at: ​https://edutrainingcenter.withgoogle.com/certification_level2​ In preparation for the test, you can
use this list to keep track of the skills you have mastered and those you still need to address.

Table of Contents
Google Drive Video Hangouts Blogger
Google Documents Google Calendar Communities
Google Sheets Google Sites Drawings
Google Forms Google Chrome Earth
Google Slides Google Play for Education Maps
Google Classroom Google Search Scholar
Gmail YouTube Translate
Google Groups Google+ Tech Integration
Text Hangouts Add-ons

Google Drive
❏ Upload, create, and share files and folders in Drive
❏ How to use Drive as a lesson repository

Google Documents
❏ Insert Tables in Docs
❏ Insert Images in Docs
❏ Crop and Adjust Images
❏ Create a Table of Contents
❏ Add a Hyperlink
❏ Insert Mathematical Equations
❏ Insert Drawings in a Doc
❏ How to Use the Explore Tool to search sites, images, and Drive
❏ Citing with the Explore Tool
❏ Use the Define tool in Docs
❏ Translate tool in Google Docs
❏ Alert Your Collaborators
❏ Tag and Notify in Comments
❏ How to use a Google Doc as a class syllabus
❏ How to use a Google Doc as a Multi-Media Text Set or HyperDoc

Google Sheets
❏ Create a Chart or Graph in Google Sheets including a Motion Chart, Radar Chart
❏ Create a Pivot table to analyze large data sets
❏ Use functions including Sort, Filter, CountIF, SumIF, Sum, Unique
❏ Use the Filter Tool and Filter Views
❏ Applying Conditional Formatting to efficiently display results
❏ Use Sparklines

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 ❏ Import Data Sets and Spreadsheets

Google Forms
❏ Use Forms to create a survey, collect data, gather opinions
❏ Form settings - collect username, domain restriction, one response per user, confirmation message, etc.
❏ Choose a Form Response Destination
❏ Go to a Page Based on an Answer in Google Forms
❏ Create a Choose Your Own Adventure Google Form

Google Slides
❏ Insert Shapes, Images, and Other Objects in Slides
❏ Student-Created Content Using Google Slides
❏ Use Google Slides as an Individual or Group Alternative Assessment
❏ Package Digital Lessons using Google Slides
❏ Interactive note-taking for students with Google Slides
❏ Hyperlinks for Choose Your Own Adventure slideshows

Google Classroom
❏ Course Materials: In the About section
❏ Class Name and a Section
❏ Editing the look (theme)
❏ How to manage the Classroom stream
❏ How to Share to Classroom from a Mobile Device
❏ How to set up your classes in Classroom to differentiate learning

Gmail
❏ Enable Labs in Gmail
❏ Recalling an Email
❏ Saving Time with Canned Responses
❏ Customizing Keyboard Shortcuts to Customize Your Gmail

Google Groups
❏ Google Groups for Discussions
❏ Google Groups - Web forum
❏ Google Groups - Q&A forum

Text Hangouts
❏ Using Google Hangouts (Text Chat)

Video Hangouts
❏ Using Google Hangouts (Video Chat)
❏ Using Google Hangouts on Air
❏ Hangouts vs Hangouts On Air
❏ Google Hangouts On Air - privacy settings
❏ Ideas for Using Hangouts in schools
❏ Ways to find people to connect with
❏ Using Hangouts for Mystery Location Calls
❏ Best practices to make your Hangouts successful
❏ Scheduling a Hangout through Google Calendar

Google Calendar
❏ Share a Calendar
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 ❏ Creating an Events Calendar
❏ Calendar Attachments
❏ Embedding a Google Calendar
❏ Create Appointment Slots to book appointments with parents
❏ Enable Labs in Calendar
❏ Invite people to an event

Google Sites
❏ Create a Google Site
❏ Add pages to a Google Site
❏ Add text to a Google Site
❏ Add links to a Google Site page
❏ Embed a Google Doc in a Site
❏ Embed a YouTube video in a Site
❏ Embed a Calendar in a Site
❏ Add items to your site - Maps, Images, Forms, Charts, etc.
❏ Customizing your site - theme
❏ Share the site
❏ How Google Drive can work with Google Sites to create an online portfolio
❏ Google Sites - student created sites

Google Chrome
❏ Searching for Chrome Apps and Extensions
❏ Manage Chrome Apps and Extensions
❏ Create a private Chrome app collection
❏ Managing Chrome Apps by Organizational Unit
❏ Managing Chrome Apps Individually
❏ How to share apps and extensions

Google Search
❏ Google Search
❏ How Search Operators Work
❏ Advanced Search Web Filters
❏ Search by filetype
❏ Search by copyright license
❏ Search by region
❏ Google Image search and search filters
❏ Use other search tools, such as Google News, Trends, Books, Alerts, Maps, Finance
❏ Use A Google A Day
❏ Use the Search Research blog

YouTube
❏ Create and Manage a YouTube Channel
❏ YouTube Channel - upload videos
❏ YouTube Channel - video sharing settings
❏ YouTube Channel - create, curate, share, and delete playlists
❏ Create and Edit Cards
❏ Use the YouTube Editor to create interactive videos where students can be self-directed learners

Google+
❏ Create or Respond to a Google+ Poll
❏ Create and Manage Google+ Events
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Add-ons
❏ Add-ons for Sheets
❏ Add-ons for Forms
❏ Add-ons for Docs
❏ Finding and Installing Add-Ons
❏ Filtering Add-ons by subject
❏ Using and Managing Add-ons
❏ Send Personalized Emails (YAMM / FormMule)
❏ Create Personalized Documents (Autocrat)
❏ Yet Another Mail Merge to contact participants
❏ Doctopus to distribute group documents
❏ How to assess more effectively using Add-ons

Blogger
❏ Why you would use a blog as a teacher or student
❏ How to create a blog
❏ Create blog posts
❏ Inviting more authors
❏ Add photos, videos, or documents to a blog post
❏ Label Your Blogger Posts
❏ Visibility settings
❏ Comment moderation
❏ Word verification

Communities
❏ Find and Join Google+ Communities
❏ Create a Google+ Community
❏ Posting and commenting in Communities
❏ Community access control
❏ Uses for Communities in schools
❏ Inviting people to a Community

Drawings
❏ Paint and Create Charts and Diagrams with Google Drawings
❏ Google Drawing for Demonstrating Understanding

Earth
❏ Using Google Earth
❏ Save locations to My Places
❏ What Google Lit Trips are and how you can use them to inspire your students

Maps
❏ Google Maps and directions
❏ Street View
❏ My Maps - Create and Edit Custom Maps
❏ Google Tour Builder
❏ What the Google Cultural Institute is and how to use it in class
❏ Ideas for using Maps in class

Scholar
❏ Google Scholar Search Tips
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 ❏ Searching for Relevant Publications (date range)
❏ Advanced Scholar Searches (authors, publications)
❏ Related articles
❏ Cited by articles
❏ Articles by author
❏ Creating a Personalized Google Scholar Library (save option)
❏ Creating Citations (cite option)
❏ Scholar Alerts (create alert)

Translate
❏ How to Use Google Translate

Tech Integration
❏ How to personalize learning through Project-Based Learning, Flipped Learning, and Blended Learning
❏ Provide opportunities for students to follow their interests and be more self-directed in their learning
❏ Develop an authentic audience for student work

Other resources
● Bring me to your organization: My training and consulting services - on-site or online - ​link
● All of my free training materials, help guides, presentations, videos, and more - ​link

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