Google Certified Educator Level 1

Recently I took the online training through Google to become a Google Certified Educator. As an educator, and thus a life-long learner, I thought it best to continue my experience with Google Apps, particularly with students who are becoming more and more digitally literate. I appreciated the training, which teaches you how to use Google Apps in various ways in a faux classroom. It is a good way to even gain ideas on how to use some of the programs with Google, or even how to modify how I assign or communicate with students. The training is self-guided, which I found helpful; some of the sections I feel quite competent in, while others I needed to learn a few things. At the end of the extensive training, there is an exam. The exam has a time limit, and also costs $10, but it allowed me to show off my knowledge of Google. I plan on continuing this training, to become a Google Certified Educator Level 2. I look forward to learning more about this, and continually working towards integrating technology into the classroom successfully, in order to increase student engagement and achievement.