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FRIT7739
FacetoFaceInstructionalDesignUnit

LearningProblemandLearnerCharacteristics

Thetargetaudienceiscomposedofcertifiedteachersofvaryingages,certificationlevelsand
experience.Thetargetaudienceteachesorprovideseducationalsupporttostudentsingrades
PreKindergartenthroughfifthgradeintheJacksonCountySchoolDistrict.Theagesofthe
studentstheyteachrangefrom4yearsto11yearsold.

AsstatedinthemissionofJacksonCountysInformationServices&Technology,
The
TechnologyDepartmentrelentlesslystrivestoprovideatechnologicallyenhancedlearningand
workingenvironmentforstudents,teachers,administrationandparents,thestakeholders,of
JacksonCountySchools.Districtleadersresearchedandplannedthroughthesummermonths
anddecideduponseveralnewresourcesthatwouldbeuseddistrictwide.Icreatedaneeds
assessmentsurveyandsentitouttoelementaryteachersat2schools,EastJacksonElementary
andSouthJacksonElementary.Thesurveylistedthenewresourcesandaskedteacherstorank
theimportanceofneedforthenewresourcesacquiredbythedistrict.Aneedforprofessional
developmentforalltheresourcesisnecessary,buttheresourceteachersstatedthegreatestneed
forprofessionaldevelopmentinbothschoolswasGoogleAppsforEducation.Theteachersare
atmanylevelswhenitcomestotheirknowledgeofGoogleApps.Thisstaffdevelopmentis
targetedtowardsthoseteachersthatneedprofessionaldevelopmentintheverybasicsofthe
applications.

TaskAnalysis
IresearchedGoogleAppsforEducation(GAFE)tutorials.Ithenreflectedonthetarget
audienceandgoalsforthisinstructionalunit.Thegoalistogiveteachersthebackground
knowledgeandreasonswhyusingthesetoolswillhelptoenhancetheirowncollaborationwith
othereducatorsaswellaswiththeirstudents.Inorderforteacherstofeelcomfortableusing
GAFEwiththeirstudents,theymustfirstlearnhowtousetheapplicationsfortheirown
collaborationpurposes.Thisisthemaingoalforthisstaffdevelopment.Afterlearningand
applyingtheapplicationsthemselves,teacherswillbemorelikelytobeginusingitwiththeir
students.

InstructionalGoals
Participantswilllearn

HowstudentsandteacherswilllogintotheirGoogleAppsforEducationSuite
WhattoolsareavailableintheGoogleAppsforEducationSuite
HowGoogleDrivecanbeusedforcloudstorage
HowtouploaddocumentstoGoogleDrive
HowtocreatedocumentswithinGoogleDrive
TipsfororganizingtheirGoogleDrive
HowtocollaborateusingGoogleDocs
TipsforusinggoogleDocssuite
HowClassroomworkswithDocsandDrive

ContentOutline/Sequencing
1.
2.
3.
4.

Introduction
PreAssessmentsurvey
HowteachersandstudentslogintothedistrictGoogledomain
BriefoverviewofthecoreappsavailablewithinGoogleAppsforEducationSuite:
Gmail,Calendar,Drive,Classroom
5. UnderstandingcloudstorageandGoogleDrive
6. IntroduceGoogleDocssuite:Docs,Sheets,Slides,Forms,andDrawings
7. PracticecreatingDocs,uploadingfiles,convertingfiles,andsharing
8. WaysGoogleDocscanbeused
9. WaysClassroomworkswithDocsandDrive
10. Endofcourseassessment

ISTEStandardsTeachers

3.Modeldigitalageworkandlearning
Teachersexhibitknowledge,skills,andworkprocessesrepresentativeofaninnovative
professionalinaglobalanddigitalsociety.
a.Demonstratefluencyintechnologysystemsandthetransferofcurrentknowledgetonew
technologiesandsituations
b.Collaboratewithstudents,peers,parents,andcommunitymembersusingdigitaltoolsand
resourcestosupportstudentsuccessandinnovation
c.Communicaterelevantinformationandideaseffectivelytostudents,parents,andpeersusinga
varietyofdigitalagemediaandformats
d.Modelandfacilitateeffectiveuseofcurrentandemergingdigitaltoolstolocate,analyze,
evaluate,anduseinformationresourcestosupportresearchandlearning

InstructionalStrategiesandDesigningtheMessage
Thelearnerswillbeengagedinthisstaffdevelopmentthroughactivelearning.Theywillbe
giventheopportunitytousethetoolsandhearexamplesofhowothersareusingGAFEasa
collaborationtoolaswellasusingGAFEintheirclassrooms.Thelearnerswillpracticeapplying
theproceduresnecessaryforcreatingandsharingwithintheGoogleApps.Themessagewillbe
deliveredthroughanumberofformats.Learnerswilllistentostepbystepproceduresfor
completingthetasksandwillhaveaccesstovideosandwritteninstructionstoreviewif
necessaryafterthestaffdevelopment.Theywillpracticethestepsandexplorethecapabilitiesof
theapplications.
InstructionalDelivery
ClickheretoaccesstheGooglePresentationforthisstaffdevelopment
1. Introduction:UsingtheGooglepresentation,presentanoverviewforthestaff
developmentbysharinggoalsandobjectives.ProvidealinktotheGooglePresentation
forlearnerstofollowalongthroughoutthestaffdevelopment.
2. PreAssessmentSurvey:OntheGooglepresentation,providethelinktotheGoogleForm
ofthesurveyandallowteachersthetimeneededtocompletethesurvey.

3. DemonstratehowteacherscanaccesstheirdistrictGAFEaccountandhavelearners
accesstheiraccounts.ShareinformationabouthowstudentscanaccesstheirownGAFE
accounts.Troubleshootanysigninginissuesiftheyarise.
4. Learnerswillfollowalonginthegooglepresentationtolearnwhatapplicationsare
availablewithintheGoogleAppsforEducationSuite.Teachersandstudentshave
differentaccesstocertainapplications.Sharewithteacherswhatapplicationshavebeen
disengagedforthestudents.
5. TakeparticipantsthroughthestepbystepprocessofhowtohavetheirJCSSGmail
forwardedtotheirNovellaccount.
6. BriefoverviewofDriveandcloudstorage.ShareproductivitytoolswithinDrive.
7. TakeparticipantsthroughthestepbystepproceduresofuploadingdocsintoDrive,
creatingnewdocs,organizingfileswithinDrive,andwaystoshareadoc.
8. Allowtimetopracticeandexplore.Participantscomplete5tasks:
LogintoyourDrive
andfindadocumentonyourcomputertouploadintoDriveCreateanewDocinyour
DriveCreatefoldersinyourDriveShareadocwithacolleague.Givethemrightsto
editthedocument.ExplorewiththecommentsfeaturewithindocsAnalyzetherevision
historyofadoc.
9. SharetipsforusingdocsandDrive.
10. IntroduceClassroomandbenefitsofClassroom
11. EvaluationSurvey

References:
Morrison,G.R.,Ross,S.M.,Kalman,H.K.&Kemp,J.E.(2013).
DesigningEffective
Instruction(7thedition)
.NewYork:JohnWiley&Sons.