Questions with Correct Answers
Ms. Pieterson is the deputy principal in a school split across two sites. She travels
regularly between the two sites by bus, but is annoyed with the amount of time she
wastes traveling.
She would like to make better use of her commute time. What can she do? -
ANSWERSShe can turn on the Agenda app on her PC before she travels, which will
sort her tasks and meetings while she's traveling and arrange them in priority order
when she's back at her PC.
Mr. Elba is editing a presentation in Google Slides and wants to improve the
appearance of the slides. What visual elements can he incorporate into his presentation
to make it more visually appealing? - ANSWERS- Embed relevant YouTube videos to
break up the text and presentation
- Insert fonts and color combinations intentionally to attract attention to key elements of
the lesson
Why explain the importance of digital citizenship in a digital classroom? - ANSWERSSo
students understand what they should and shouldn't do online, and to act in a safe and
respectful manner
Mrs. Powell is looking at ways to reduce the amount of printing undertaken in class.
How can Google Drive help? - ANSWERS- Google Drive makes files easily accessible
from anywhere, so there is less need to print and carry documents into class
- Files in Google Drive can be shared with a simple link in an email. No need to print a
copy for someone in class
Students in your biology class sometimes struggle to understand biological processes,
like digestion. What digital activities can help get students more involved in exploring a
process? - ANSWERS- Teacher provides useful videos in a YouTube playlist
- Students create a diagram in Google Drawing to explain the biological process
- Students use Google Search to research the subject
Mr. Kapoor struggles to find inspiration from his peers. What is one benefit of
establishing a Personal Learning Network (PLN)? - ANSWERSBy establishing a
Personal Learning Network, he would develop links with other local and non-local
educators to share ideas and best practices, and to call upon for teaching advice.
Mr. Yarmouth needs to contact a student's parents to congratulate the student on
improved progress. However, their first language is German and they are not fully fluent
in English. What is the quickest action he could do to produce an effective email on his
, own? - ANSWERSSearch the Chrome Web Store for the Google Translate extension
for Chrome. Use the extension to provide a German version of the text within the email
Mr. Brixham is the principal at a large school and receives an overwhelming volume of
emails from teachers, support staff, students, parents, and the school district governors.
He often struggles to find important emails quickly. How can he use the search function
in Gmail to locate emails more efficiently? - ANSWERS- Search for keywords within
emails
- Filter emails that have attachments
- Search for emails within a label
- Search for emails by sender or recipient
Mr. Murakami leaves written notes with motivational quotes for his students by writing
them on paper and leaving them in different locations in his classroom. Occasionally his
students will claim they didn't get a note or admit that they lost it. What can he do to
overcome the issue and still send these motivational messages? - ANSWERS- Use
instant messaging in Hangouts to send messages directly to students, which can be
received on a PC or through a mobile app
- Use Groups to send group messages to all students in his class
Ms. Villagarcia has been tasked by the principal to improve communication and
discussion between teachers and support staff. What is the most appropriate tool to
fulfill this need? - ANSWERSShe can use Google Groups to easily create an online
discussion forum and invite all relevant people to start conversations and participate in
different discussion topics in one accessible place.
Mr. Bentley finds it easy to use Google Docs, Sheets and Slides in his classroom as
they are very similar to other programs he's used in the past. He overhears his
colleague Ms. Bernard talk about using Google Forms as well, but isn't sure how it's
relevant in a school environment.
Which of the following are relevant uses for Google Forms in education? - ANSWERS-
Surveys for collecting data for group projects
- Gathering feedback on field trips
- Create formative quiz checks at the end of each lesson
Students already familiar with a web-connected world will feel immediately at home with
Google Classroom. What benefits will they enjoy from their assignments going online? -
ANSWERS- Students can discuss assignments in a collaborative environment
- Students can see at glance when assignments are due
- Assignments and resources are kept organized in one place
Mr. Jones is keen to move to a paperless class as he finds the process of managing
assignments time consuming. How will shifting to Classroom help? - ANSWERS- When
a teacher sets an assignment in Classroom, email notifications and the class Stream
ensure students don't need to be constantly reminded
- Teachers can define answers when they set assignments to enable auto-grading