Google has created a hub called Teach from Home with information on: Work from anywhere: Use these lessons to learn digital skills that will keep you working efficiently, even when you can't communicate in person. Learn from anywhere: These lessons show you how to learn effectively using digital tools, from the comfort of your own home. Teach from anywhere: Keep your students learning with these lessons to teach digital skills, even when you’re not together. Google’s Applied Digital Skills team created 4 new landing pages to help teachers and learners during the challenging Coronavirus situation:īack to School 2022: Start the school year by incorporating digital skills lessons in your class to jumpstart student engagement. Visit here to sign up: Google Digital Maturity FrameworkĪs you take stock and assess where you and your school is at in terms of your digital maturity, consider using Google's helpful Digital Maturity Framework as part of your data gathering process. Each lesson takes less than 15 minutes to complete and provides basic training videos to get you started with Google Workspace for Education. Every week a bite-size training tutorial is sent directly to your inbox. Google offers a Getting Started with Google for Education 8-week training programme.

Once you have signed up for Google Workspace for education, you will have access to the core applications for communication and collaboration. Getting started with GSuite for Education (Detailed step-by-step video) Signing up for G Suite for Education (Overview video) Check out the links below to help you get set-up. If you don't have the expertise within your school to do the initial setup and you should contact your ICT service provider for help to set up your educational Platform. Setting up Google Workspace for Education in your school.

Their website can be accessed here Getting Started: This group of educators provide webinars and support materials for schools using Google Workspace for Education products. Google for Education provides events and training for Irish schools, along with videos from their reference schools on this webpage: Google Educator Group (Ireland) * Google Workspace for Education also has some paid for models available With Google Workspace for Education, educators and learners can avail of cloud based services such as Google Docs, Google Classroom, Google Calendar, Google Meet, Gmail and more. Google reserves the right to determine an organisation's eligibility for Google Workspace for Education. It is available globally to all educational institutions that qualify. Google Workspace for Education is a suite of free* Google tools and services that are tailored for schools. The following content has been circulated by Google Workspace for Education* and added to by our PDST Digital Technologies Advisors

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