Set Up Mentorship and Support Processes to Guide Other Teachers

Introduction
Teachers need support and recognition to successfully integrate technology into their classrooms. While schools might provide varying levels of support, teachers can do a good deal of professional learning on their own.

What Will You Learn?

In this unit, you’ll learn:

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  The importance of support
  
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  Types of support models
  
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  How to choose a support model
  
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  How to use curation and sharing tools
  
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  How to use Drive as a lesson repository
  
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  How to use tutorials and webinars
  

What Products Will We Cover?

Throughout this unit, we’ll be using these products. You don’t have to master them, but if you’ve never used them before, take a moment to get familiar with them. For help, click the icons below.

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  Sites
  
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  Drive
  
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  Blogger
  

What Skills Will You Need?

Throughout this unit, we’ll ask you to do tasks that require the following skills. Don’t worry; we’ll show you where to learn each skill here AND again in each lesson.

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  Label Your Blogger Posts => Learn How
  
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  YouTube Channels => Learn How
  
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  Getting started with YouTube Live => Learn How
  
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  Insert Docs, Sheets, Slides and Forms in a Google Site => Learn How
  
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  Upload Files and Folders to Drive => Learn How
  
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  Create and Delete Playlists on YouTube => Learn How
  

YouTube Channels: => Learn How

Use YouTube Studio to manage your channel
Change your channel homepage
Optimize your channel
Earn certifications & awards
Use the artist center

Set Up Mentorship and Support Processes to Guide Other Teachers

Supporting Each Other

It’s hard enough for teachers to stay current on instructional methodologies and practices, let alone keep up with the shift toward teaching with a growth mindset. Luckily, technology is the perfect vehicle for creating this opportunity!

Many schools are seeking out ways to support teachers with this shift in mindset. Popular support models include:

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  Coaching model, where teachers work one on one with colleagues for lesson planning, technology skill building, and demo lessons. Large group workshops are held for entire school or district faculties.
  
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