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Your students love reading books in which they can choose how the story progresses by making choices for the characters. These books are also know as “create-your-own-adventure” stories. You want to deliver more dynamic content to your students based on their answer choices and discussions in class.

What are some ways you can do this with Google tools?

• Create Sheets that contain links to jump to a particular slide in a separate Slide presentation

• Record topics that were discussed with the most enthusiasm in a Sheet and share it with the students.

• Create Slide presentations that jump to particular slides based on certain responses or discussion points

• Create a YouTube video containing a Form with a list of questions, with responses fed directly into a Sheet

• Create Forms that redirect students to specific questions or content based on their answers

 

Explanation:

The two options that would allow you to deliver more dynamic content to your students based on their answer choices and discussions in class are:

Create Slide presentations that jump to particular slides based on certain responses or discussion points: This method allows you to create interactive presentations where the flow of the presentation can change based on the discussion points or responses from the students.

Create Forms that redirect students to specific questions or content based on their answers: Google Forms has a feature that allows for conditional branching, meaning the next question a student sees can depend on their answer to the current question. This can create a more personalized and dynamic experience for each student.

 

You want to create a classroom full of independent learners. Why should you first teach your class how to search, browse and explore effectively online?

• So students will understand how to get assistance beyond their teacher

• Because it’s too easy for students to get distracted by online games

• So students can find answers to their questions quickly

• So students never have to carry paper books again

• Because YouTube is full of disruptive content

 

Explanation:

Teaching students how to search, browse, and explore effectively online is crucial for creating a classroom full of independent learners. The two main reasons are:

So students will understand how to get assistance beyond their teacher: This empowers students to take charge of their own learning, seek out resources, and find answers on their own. It fosters self-reliance and independence.

So students can find answers to their questions quickly: Efficient online research skills can help students find reliable and accurate information quickly. This not only saves time but also encourages curiosity and exploration.

These skills are essential in today’s digital age and can greatly enhance the learning experience.

 

Google offers tools that expose students to faraway places, people, and things without actually leaving the school grounds. Match the tool to its description.

• users can access high-resolution images, watch videos of artworks and cultural artifacts from partner cultural organizations, explore places in 360, or play games

• users can interview subject matter experts, sync with another classroom in another country, witness live events and more

• users can explore the world with satellite imagery and 3D terrain of the entire globe and 3D buildings in hundreds of cities around the world

• users are able to plot points, draw shapes, create layers, and measure distance

 

Explanation:

Google Arts & Culture – users can access high-resolution images, watch videos of artworks and cultural artifacts from partner cultural organizations, explore places in 360, or play games

Google Meet – users can interview subject matter experts, sync with another classroom in another country, witness live events and more

Google Earth – users can explore the world with satellite imagery and 3D terrain of the entire globe and 3D buildings in hundreds of cities around the world

My Maps – users are able to plot points, draw shapes, create layers, and measure distance

 

An enthusiastic geography teacher wants to inspire other geography teachers to make use of Google tools to help their students understand the world they live in.

What activity could they do to promote cross-continent discussions?

• Send a questionnaire using Forms to teachers around the world to distribute to their students asking about their life where they live

• Offer Mystery Location Calls using Hangouts with his class and other classes across the world for students to guess where they are based

• Get his students to create a group class presentation using Slides about what they do in their spare time, and share it with schools in other countries

• Send a Calendar invite to schools across the world to see who would be available for a face-to-face discussion

 

Explanation:

These are all excellent ideas to promote cross-continent discussions and make geography more interactive and engaging for students. Here’s a brief overview of how each activity could work:

Send a questionnaire using Forms: The teacher could create a Google Form with questions about students’ lives, cultures, and environments. This could include questions about local geography, climate, culture, etc. The form could be shared with teachers around the world to distribute to their students. The responses could then be used to create a global perspective in the classroom.

Offer Mystery Location Calls using Hangouts: This is a fun and interactive way to learn about geography. The teacher could arrange video calls with other classrooms around the world using Google Hangouts. During the call, each class would give clues about their location, and the other class would have to guess where they are based on the clues.

Create a group class presentation using Slides: Students could work together to create a presentation about their local area or about what they do in their spare time. This could then be shared with schools in other countries, providing a personal and engaging way to learn about different cultures and lifestyles.

Send a Calendar invite for a face-to-face discussion: The teacher could use Google Calendar to schedule a virtual meeting with other schools. This would provide an opportunity for students to have direct conversations with their peers in other countries, promoting cultural exchange and global understanding.

 

Students in a programming class have asked if you can help them arrange a robotics competition to support their autonomous robot development project. Move the rows up and down to show the best way each Google tool could be used to help facilitate the planning and execution of the competition.

 

• Creating a print-friendly event schedule

• Creating a project timeline to ensure everyone knows what deadlines and responsibilities they have

• Gathering feedback from other programming students on their preferred development tools

• Presenting the final solution to an audience

• Creating a flow diagram for the development process

 

As well as being a place to type in URLs from websites, Google Chrome’s omnibox (search box) can also:

• Give definitions of words

• Work as a calculator

• Act as a timer for tasks

• Correct my students’ work for me

 

Explanation:

As well as being a place to type in URLs from websites, the omnibox also gives definitions of words, acts as a timer of tasks and also works as a calculator.

Not only does the omnibox double as a search field and an address bar, but it has many in-built features which streamline work. Type “define: teacher” into the omnibox and the definition of a teacher will be delivered (including a speaker icon to read the word to you).

To use the omnibox as a calculator, type in a math equation and when you hit enter/return your equation will be completed. You can even convert mass, temperature, and distance by typing the conversion right in.

This question is a part of the Use Chrome to Explore the Web with Your Class chapter from the Unit 9 Teach Students Online Skills lesson unit. You can find all the answers asked in this exam on our Unit 9 Teach Students Online Skills Answers page.