Skill Checklist - Google Certified Educator Level 1

by Eric Curts

Below is a detailed listing of the topics covered in the Google Certified Educator Level 1 training resources as
found at: ​https://edutrainingcenter.withgoogle.com/certification_level1​ 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
Tech Integration Gmail Google Sites
Google Apps Contacts Google Chrome
Google Drive Google Groups Google Search
Google Documents Text Hangouts YouTube
Google Sheets Video Hangouts Google+
Google Forms Google Calendar Google Help
Google Slides Google Tasks Digital Citizenship
Google Classroom Google Keep

Tech Integration
❏ 4 C's - Collaboration, Creativity, Communication, Critical Thinking

Google Apps
❏ What tools are available in the Google Apps for Education suite
❏ Overview of Google Apps for Education

Google Drive
❏ Creating files
❏ Accessing files
❏ Organizing files
❏ Working with Office files and other non-Google files
❏ Uploading Files
❏ Converting Files
❏ Sharing files with specific people
❏ Sharing non-Google files
❏ Sharing files as a link
❏ Creating and Managing Folders in Google Drive
❏ Share a Resource Folder in Drive

Google Documents
❏ Create a Google Document
❏ Share a Google Document
❏ How to collaborate using Google Docs
❏ Provide Feedback with Comments and Suggested Edits in Docs
❏ Direct Comments to specific users
❏ Add links to comments
❏ Access and Review Revision History in Google Docs
​ ontrolAltAchieve.com​ - Page 1 of 6
Skill Checklist - Google Certified Educator Level 1 - Eric Curts - C
 ❏ Review Comments in Google Docs for Contributions
❏ Revert to Earlier Versions of Google Docs
❏ Citation tools to avoid plagiarism including footnotes

Google Sheets
❏ Create a Google Sheet
❏ Spreadsheet Vocabulary
❏ Formatting cells
❏ Using Formula and Functions including Sum, Average, Unique, Count, If
❏ Sorting Numbers, Text, or Dates
❏ Organize Data Collected in a Google Sheet
❏ Analyze the Data in a Google Sheet with Charts and Graphs
❏ Move charts to their own sheets
❏ Trendlines
❏ Copy and paste a Chart to Docs or Slides
❏ Publish Results from a Google Sheet
❏ Share Sheets with others
❏ Protecting sheets and ranges

Google Forms
❏ Create a Google Form
❏ Add/Edit different Question types in Google Forms
❏ Choose a Response Destination
❏ Edit Form settings
❏ Email Google Form to users
❏ View Responses
❏ Using Google Forms for Feedback
❏ Grading with Google Forms quizzes
❏ Using Google Forms to Collect Data
❏ Embed Video in Google Forms

Google Slides
❏ Create Google Slides
❏ Insert and Arrange Text, Shapes, Lines, and Word Art
❏ Format fonts and colors
❏ Create Linked Text
❏ Change background color of Slides
❏ Embed a Video in Google Slides
❏ Add comments to Google Slides
❏ Direct Comments to specific users
❏ Share Slides
❏ Collaborate inside a slideshow
❏ Edit speaker notes

Google Classroom
❏ Set up Your Classroom Classes
❏ Add Students to Your Classroom Roster Using a Class Code
❏ Invite Students to your Classroom
❏ Create Your Classroom Roster with Groups and Contacts

​ ontrolAltAchieve.com​ - Page 2 of 6
Skill Checklist - Google Certified Educator Level 1 - Eric Curts - C
 ❏ Communicating in the Classroom stream
❏ Create an Assignment in Classroom
❏ Set a due date for Classroom Assignments
❏ Add Links, Videos, and Files to Classroom Assignments
❏ Add Drive Files to Classroom Assignments
❏ Viewing Assignments
❏ View Classroom docs before turn in
❏ Use Classroom app on tablets
❏ Turning in non-Google files
❏ Making a copy for each student
❏ Marking complete when nothing is to be turned in
❏ Grading Google Classroom Assignments
❏ Private messages in Classroom
❏ Notifications in Classroom

Gmail
❏ Personalize the Format of Your Gmail Inbox
❏ Create Filters so Messages Instantly Go Where They Belong
❏ Apply Visual Star Icons to Organize Relevant Messages
❏ Create and Apply Multiple Labels to Diverse Conversations
❏ Search Gmail for Anything
❏ Gmail Translate feature
❏ Gmail mobile app

Contacts
❏ Use Contacts to Create User Groups

Google Groups
❏ How Google Groups can be used in school
❏ Create a Google Group
❏ Establish General Group information
❏ Set Basic Group Permissions
❏ Select Group Type
❏ Add or Invite Members to a Group
❏ Share information with your entire Group by sending one email

Text Hangouts
❏ Using Hangouts Instant Messaging
❏ Archive a Hangout
❏ Hangouts Notifications
❏ Manage/Delete Your Hangouts History
❏ Create and Name Group Hangouts
❏ Blocking Inappropriate Users

Video Hangouts
❏ Start a Video Hangout from Gmail, Google+, or the Hangouts site
❏ Start a Video Hangout from Your Android or iOS Device, including dial in
❏ How to invite others to a Video Hangout
❏ Get People into the Hangout with Links and Calendar

Skill Checklist - Google Certified Educator Level 1 - Eric Curts - ​ControlAltAchieve.com​ - Page 3 of 6
 ❏ Share Your Screen with Others during a Hangout
❏ Managing Your Bandwidth in a Video Hangout
❏ Using Google Hangouts for Online Meetings
❏ Text chatting inside a video Hangout

Google Calendar
❏ Create a Calendar Separate from Your Personal Calendar
❏ Create an Event in a Calendar
❏ Share a Calendar
❏ Set Customized Reminder Notifications for Events
❏ Attach a Shared Google Doc to a Calendar Event
❏ Using Calendar to check availability and schedule meetings
❏ Using Calendar to send invites
❏ Use Resource Calendars to reserve items

Google Tasks
❏ Manage to do lists in Google Tasks
❏ Integrate Google Tasks with Google Calendar
❏ Create Google Tasks from the Tasks tool
❏ Create Google Tasks from a Gmail message
❏ Add due dates and notes to Google Tasks

Google Keep
❏ Manage to do lists in Google Keep
❏ Add media and share notes in Google Keep
❏ Create and Manage Notes in Google Keep

Google Sites
❏ Create a Google Site
❏ Create Pages within a Site
❏ Add Text and Images to Your Site
❏ Insert/Embed Docs and Calendars on Your Site
❏ Control Access and Grant Permissions to Your Site

Google Chrome
❏ Sign in to Chrome for syncing
❏ Creating, Managing, Searching, and Editing Bookmarks
❏ Keeping information private with incognito
❏ Using the Chrome Web Store
❏ Installing Apps from the Chrome Web Store
❏ Installing Extensions from the Chrome Web Store

Google Search
❏ How to Search on Google
❏ Use the Omnibox for instant searches
❏ The essential digital literacy skill of searching online
❏ Simple steps to evaluate sources
❏ Utilizing Filters and Modifiers in Search
❏ Digital footprint - Google search and image search your name

Skill Checklist - Google Certified Educator Level 1 - Eric Curts - ​ControlAltAchieve.com​ - Page 4 of 6
YouTube
❏ YouTube Channels
❏ YouTube Playlists
❏ Filter Your Search, by playlist, channel, duration, etc
❏ Save or Bookmark a Video, watch later option
❏ Share videos with others
❏ Subscribe to Channels
❏ Access Playlists and Subscriptions in the Guide
❏ Create a Playlist
❏ Add videos to a playlist
❏ Edit playlist settings, description, visibility
❏ Save Another User’s Playlist
❏ Share Playlists with Students, through email, link, Blogger
❏ Safety Mode
❏ Subtitles and Closed Captioning
❏ View Modes, full screen, in Slides
❏ Dealing With Low Bandwidth, change resolution, preload

Google+
❏ How to Use Google+
❏ Joining Google+

Google Help
❏ Using Google Search to Find Answers
❏ Using the Google Help Center to Find Answers
❏ Using the Google for Education Help Forums to Find Answers
❏ Join your local Google Educator Group (GEG)
❏ Using a Professional Learning Network (PLN)
❏ Google for Education Certified Trainers
❏ Google for Education Certified Innovators
❏ Reference Schools
❏ Google for Education Partners
❏ Search the Google Education Directory

Digital Citizenship
❏ Digital footprint
❏ Copyright and fair use
❏ Schoolwide Policies - AUP’s
❏ Digital Citizenship Curriculum
❏ How to protect yourself with good, strong passwords
❏ Be able to spot a scam or hoax online
❏ Behave properly online, respect others
❏ Understand privacy

Other resources

​ ontrolAltAchieve.com​ - Page 5 of 6
Skill Checklist - Google Certified Educator Level 1 - Eric Curts - C
 ● 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

©​ 2015-2018 - Eric Curts​ - ​ericcurts@gmail.com​ - ​www.ericcurts.com​ - p

​ lus.google.com/+EricCurts1​ - @
​ ericcurts
This document is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial 3.0 United States license. For more information about this
license see​ ​http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/​ (In short, you can copy, distribute, and adapt this work as long as you give proper
attribution and do not charge for it.)

​ ontrolAltAchieve.com​ - Page 6 of 6
Skill Checklist - Google Certified Educator Level 1 - Eric Curts - C