In Organise Files in Drive, students use Google Drive to store, access, and share files in one central place. Duration: 45-90 minutes Organise Files in Drive is suitable for: Key Stage 3 Key Stage 4 Post-16 Students use Docs and Drive. By the end of this lesson, students should be able to: Create and color-code folders in Google Drive to save class materials and assignments. Create a file naming convention to easily find assignments and keep track of due dates. Move related files into the appropriate class folder or sub-folder. Share files and folders with a classmate and add to their own Drive. The resource is video-based and features FREE, ready-to-use lesson plans, rubrics to enable teachers to evaluate a student’s work across a variety of skills and levels of proficiency (i.e. beginner, developing, accomplished, and exemplary) and a dashboard to show how each student is progressing. How to get started? Sign in as an Instructor with a Google account here. If you don’t have a Google account, click “more options” and then “create an account”. If you are a teacher in England, you can register here for our free teacher workshops. . If you would like to bring the applied digital skills training event to your school, college or centre near you and can guarantee 20 educators, we can host the event at your school or college.

In Organise College Information in Google Sheets, students build a list of colleges and important criteria in Google Sheets and conduct research and use what they find to compare schools. Duration: 45-90 minutes. Organise College Information in Google Sheets is suitable for: Key Stage 4 Post-16 Students use Search and Sheets. By the end of these lessons, students should be able to: Build a spreadsheet to compare colleges by specifying important criteria, researching it, and documenting the results to make an informed decision about where to go to school. Answer the following essential question(s): How can I ensure that I am making the best possible investment of my time and money when choosing a school to attend? Internalise the following enduring understanding(s): -Making an informed decision requires thoughtful consideration of many different factors. -Spreadsheets can help organise all the necessary information involved with making an informed decision. -Comparing data points requires you to have specific and consistent measurements for each. The resource is video-based and features FREE, ready-to-use lesson plans, rubrics to enable teachers to evaluate a student’s work across a variety of skills and levels of proficiency (i.e. beginner, developing, accomplished, and exemplary) and a dashboard to show how each student is progressing. How to get started? Sign in as an Instructor with a Google account here. If you don’t have a Google account, click “more options” and then “create an account”. If you are a teacher in England, you can register here for our free teacher workshops. . If you would like to bring the applied digital skills training event to your school, college or centre near you and can guarantee 20 educators, we can host the event at your school or college.

In Technology’s Role in Current Events, learners research a topic related to technology’s role in current events, create a project, and present their findings. Duration: 2-5 hours This lesson is suitable for: Key Stage 3 Key Stage 4 Post-16 Students use Docs, Search, Sheets, Slides, Sites. The resource is video-based and features Free, ready-to-use lesson plans, rubrics to enable teachers to evaluate a student’s work across a variety of skills and levels of proficiency (i.e. beginner, developing, accomplished, and exemplary) and a dashboard to show how each student is progressing. By the end of these lessons, students should be able to: Explain technology’s role in current events to reveal how it both informs and transforms our world. Identify and assess the risks, limits, and opportunities surrounding technology’s role in current events. Explain the role of “citizen journalists” and their effect on current events. Plan and employ effective research strategies to locate information and other resources for their intellectual or creative pursuits Publish or present content that customises the message and medium for their intended audiences The resource is video-based and features FREE, ready-to-use lesson plans, rubrics to enable teachers to evaluate a student’s work across a variety of skills and levels of proficiency (i.e. beginner, developing, accomplished, and exemplary) and a dashboard to show how each student is progressing. How to get started? Sign in as an Instructor with a Google account here. If you don’t have a Google account, click “more options” and then “create an account”. If you are a teacher in England, you can register here for our free teacher workshops. . If you would like to bring the applied digital skills training event to your school, college or centre near you and can guarantee 20 educators, we can host the event at your school or college.

In Organise Group Projects in Google Sheets, students collaborate to learn how to use digital tools to organize a group project in a spreadsheet. Duration: 45-90 minutes Organise Group Projects in Google Sheets is suitable for: Key Stage 3 Key Stage 4 Post-16 Students use Search and Sheets. By the end of this lesson, students should be able to: Manage a long-term group project in Google Sheets by setting deadlines, tracking progress, assigning responsibilities, and keeping notes. The resource is video-based and features FREE, ready-to-use lesson plans, rubrics to enable teachers to evaluate a student’s work across a variety of skills and levels of proficiency (i.e. beginner, developing, accomplished, and exemplary) and a dashboard to show how each student is progressing. How to get started? Sign in as an Instructor with a Google account here. If you don’t have a Google account, click “more options” and then “create an account”. If you are a teacher in England, you can register here for our free teacher workshops. . If you would like to bring the applied digital skills training event to your school, college or centre near you and can guarantee 20 educators, we can host the event at your school or college.

In Manage a Project with Digital Tools, students plan a team project, track its progress and costs, and prepare a summary report. Duration: 4-9 hours Manage a Project with Digital Tools is suitable for: Post-16 Students use Docs, Search, Sheets, and Slides. By the end of these lessons, students should be able to: Create and share a document to communicate project details to important people Create and share a spreadsheet to track and organize tasks, schedules, and resources Create a spreadsheet using formulas and functions to categorize and track expenses Create a slides presentation to give a progress report on a project The resource is video-based and features FREE, ready-to-use lesson plans, rubrics to enable teachers to evaluate a student’s work across a variety of skills and levels of proficiency (i.e. beginner, developing, accomplished, and exemplary) and a dashboard to show how each student is progressing. How to get started? Sign in as an Instructor with a Google account here. If you don’t have a Google account, click “more options” and then “create an account”. If you are a teacher in England, you can register here for our free teacher workshops. . If you would like to bring the applied digital skills training event to your school, college or centre near you and can guarantee 20 educators, we can host the event at your school or college.

In Equal Access to Technology, students research a topic related to technology access, and create a report to communicate their findings. Duration: 2-5 hours Plan an Event is suitable for: Key Stage 3 Key Stage 4 Post-16 Students use Docs, Search, Sheets, Slides, Sites. By the end of these lessons, students should be able to: Apply the technology skills learned in previous lessons while using these technology practices: ethics, analysis, collaboration, research, creativity, connections, communication, and computational thinking. The resource is video-based and features FREE, ready-to-use lesson plans, rubrics to enable teachers to evaluate a student’s work across a variety of skills and levels of proficiency (i.e. beginner, developing, accomplished, and exemplary) and a dashboard to show how each student is progressing. How to get started? Sign in as an Instructor with a Google account here. If you don’t have a Google account, click “more options” and then “create an account”. If you are a teacher in England, you can register here for our free teacher workshops. If you would like to bring the applied digital skills training event to your school, college or centre near you and can guarantee 20 educators, we can host the event at your school or college.

In Create an Editing Tool with Programming, students learn basic coding concepts and create an automated editing program that will help improve a writing assignment. Duration: 4-6 hours Plan an Event is suitable for: Key Stage 3 Key Stage 4 Post-16 Students use Apps Script, Docs and Slides. By the end of these lessons, students should be able to: Identify and define common programming concepts Create a slide presentation with a partner and digitally share it with others Create a program that implements an algorithm to achieve a given goal, individually and collaboratively Use debugging skills to iterate on a computer program Recognise that computer programs need initial conditions (e.g., set initial score to zero in a game, initialise variables, or initial values set by hardware input) The resource is video-based and features FREE, ready-to-use lesson plans, rubrics to enable teachers to evaluate a student’s work across a variety of skills and levels of proficiency (i.e. beginner, developing, accomplished, and exemplary) and a dashboard to show how each student is progressing. How to get started? Sign in as an Instructor with a Google account here. If you don’t have a Google account, click “more options” and then “create an account”. If you are a teacher in England, you can register here for our free teacher workshops. . If you would like to bring the applied digital skills training event to your school, college or centre near you and can guarantee 20 educators, we can host the event at your school or college.

In Pick the Next Box Office Hit, students act as a movie producer to analyse movie data trends to pick the next box office hit. Duration: 6-9 hours Pick the Next Box Office Hit is suitable for: Key Stage 3 Key Stage 4 Post-16 Students use Apps Scripts, Docs, Drawing and Sheets. By the end of these lessons, students should be able to: Make a decision and justify it based on intuition and data Visualise data using graphs Analyse data using formulas The resource is video-based and features FREE, ready-to-use lesson plans, rubrics to enable teachers to evaluate a student’s work across a variety of skills and levels of proficiency (i.e. beginner, developing, accomplished, and exemplary) and a dashboard to show how each student is progressing. How to get started? Sign in as an Instructor with a Google account here. If you don’t have a Google account, click “more options” and then “create an account”. If you are a teacher in England, you can register here for our free teacher workshops. If you would like to bring the applied digital skills training event to your school, college or centre near you and can guarantee 20 educators, we can host the event at your school or college.

In Program a Progress Bar, students program a progress bar in Google Slides to inform their audience of how far along they are in the presentation. Duration: 45-90 minutes Program a Progress Bar is suitable for: Key Stage 3 Students use Apps Script, Search, and Slides. By the end of this lesson, students should be able to: Use Google Apps Script to program a progress bar in Google Slides The resource is video-based and features FREE, ready-to-use lesson plans, rubrics to enable teachers to evaluate a student’s work across a variety of skills and levels of proficiency (i.e. beginner, developing, accomplished, and exemplary) and a dashboard to show how each student is progressing. How to get started? Sign in as an Instructor with a Google account here. If you don’t have a Google account, click “more options” and then “create an account”. If you are a teacher in England, you can register here for our free teacher workshops. . If you would like to bring the applied digital skills training event to your school, college or centre near you and can guarantee 20 educators, we can host the event at your school or college.

In Guide to an Area, students research and organise information about a location to create an interactive guide. Duration: 4-6 hours Guide to an Area is suitable for: Key Stage 3 Key Stage 4 Post-16 Students use Maps, Search and Sheets. By the end of these lessons, students should be able to: Identify and explain common terms and concepts related to spreadsheets Organise and manipulate data in a spreadsheet Break down data, processes, or problems into smaller, manageable parts Write a program to automate a task The resource is video-based and features FREE, ready-to-use lesson plans, rubrics to enable teachers to evaluate a student’s work across a variety of skills and levels of proficiency (i.e. beginner, developing, accomplished, and exemplary) and a dashboard to show how each student is progressing. How to get started? Sign in as an Instructor with a Google account here. If you don’t have a Google account, click “more options” and then “create an account”. If you are a teacher in England, you can register here for our free teacher workshops. . If you would like to bring the applied digital skills training event to your school, college or centre near you and can guarantee 20 educators, we can host the event at your school or college.