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 Research and Writing, students research on the Internet, evaluate sources, and draft and publish a document. Duration: 5-10 hours Research and Writing is suitable for: Post-16 Students use Docs and Search. By the end of these lessons, students should be able to: Brainstorm in a document Conduct internet research and evaluate source credibility Create an outline for a paper Collect feedback from a partner Write a rough draft Revise and proofread a draft Publish their work in another digital format 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 Give and Receive Feedback, students learn how to give and receive written feedback. Duration: 45-90 minutes Give and Receive Feedback is suitable for: Post-16 Students use Docs. By the end of this lesson, students should be able to: Work with a partner to give and receive written feedback in a document. Use feedback suggestions to improve a document they create. 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 Plan Effective Meetings, students create a meeting agenda to share with others, collect feedback, run a successful meeting, take notes, and assign action items. Duration: 45-90 minutes Plan Effective Meetings is suitable for: Post-16 Students use Calendar and Docs. By the end of this lesson, students should be able to: Create an agenda template for different types of meetings. Prioritize meeting agenda items. Communicate meeting information with attendees. 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 at Work, students research technology’s impact on the workplace and on people’s daily lives, 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 will be able to: Explain how technology creates new jobs and changes the way people work. Recognize information and innovation as key drivers of today’s economy. Describe various ways technology continuously changes the workplace. Identify different ways technology is used in jobs that may not be typically thought of as “tech” jobs. Plan and employ effective research strategies to locate information and other resources for their intellectual or creative pursuits Publish or present content that customizes 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 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 Edit Your CV, students edit their CV to make it stronger and more appealing to an employer. Duration: 45-90 minutes Edit Your CV is suitable for: Post-16 Students use Docs. By the end of this lesson, students should be able to: Edit a CV to make it more compelling to potential employers by revising content and changing the format. 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 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.

In Annotate Text in Google Docs, students make digital notes in an article to increase their understanding of what they read. Duration: 45-90 minutes Annotate Text in Google Docs is suitable for: Key Stage 3 Students use Docs. By the end of this lesson, students should be able to: Read text closely Identify specific elements in a text Annotate in a digital document 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.