Google Certified Educator Level 1 Exam Answers

This guide helps you get prepared to Google Certified Educator Level 1.

The exam consist in:

- 20 Questions

- 11 Practical (It's recommended to practise before the exam not to waste your time during it)

Although textbooks are useful resources, they have multiple drawbacks when compared to digital content. Drag and drop the attributes of digital content and textbook content to the correct row to highlight their differences.

Multiple sources available to verify and challenge information - Digital Content
Information is continuously being updated - Digital Content
Information can be accessed by anyone, anywhere - Digital Content
Vast amount of information available on a given topic - Digital Content
Additional information can be found to support the primary subject for a broader understanding - Digital Content
A finite number of copies so students may need to share - Textbook
Information can go out of date very quickly - Textbook
School policies can restrict the removal of school property from the site - Textbook
Physical damage can make content unusable - Textbook
Limited amount of information on a given topic - Textbook

Mr Blakeney's students are starting to think about their future careers and which digital classroom skills they need to develop. Use drag and drop to separate digital classroom skills from traditional ones.

Remote collaboration and teamwork with multiple people for the best results - Digital classroom skill
Filing paper-based documents in a physical storage area for safe-keeping - Traditional classroom skill
Finding the best online resource, information and method to solve a problem - Digital classroom skill
Storing documents in the cloud for easy retrieval and editing - Digital classroom skill
Working in groups in-person during set hours to collaborate on a joint project - Traditional classroom skill
Communicating to a wide audience by publishing work online - Digital classroom skill
Pinning printed projects in wall displays around the school - Traditional classroom skill
Looking up an answer in a textbook - Traditional classroom skill

Mr. Bailey is a school IT teacher and has heard that he can access support from Google for Education specialists to help him understand and explore the benefits of Google for Education and Chromebooks. Match the different support options he can access with their definitions by moving the rows up and down.

Google for Education Certified Trainers = Authorized professionals vetted by Google to provide professional development and training services on Google for Education tools.

Reference Schools = A school or district willing to connect with others to provide advice and support on best practices, deployment, and professional development.

Google for Education Certified Innovators = Certified educators who inspire other educators to use technology to transform their teaching methodologies.

Google for Education Partners = Organizations that provide services to schools and other educational institutions, that can include hardware sales, deployment support, and professional development.

Integrating technology in the classroom can benefit a school in many ways, and for various groups of people. Match the benefits of a digital classroom with the pain points they overcome by moving the rows up and down.

Prescriptive teaching methods that do not allow for teacher creativity in class instruction or materials = Students given access to different types of information from a range of sources for enhanced problem-solving
Standardized teaching resources for all students regardless of learning speeds and abilities = Access to resources and information relevant for different learning speeds
High volume of printing for assignments and worksheets, and photocopying from textbooks for take-home resources = Lower printing and copier costs with online resources and file storage
Students limited to school hours when working with other students on collaborative projects = The ability to collaborate remotely in real-time with peers on group projects

You need to speak with local schools to discuss a sports tournament you are hosting at short notice. Your intention is to gain feedback on a planned program of events and share images of available facilities. Match the feature of Google Hangouts with its benefit by moving the rows up and down.

Video calling = Meeting can be extended visually with up to 15 remote participants
Chat = Participants can communicate by text without disrupting the meeting and their conversations are saved
Screenshare = Any participant can share their desktop with the group
Android and iOS app = People can join the meeting even when mobile
Calendar integration = Hangout details are simply added when creating a meeting

Why explain the importance of digital citizenship in a digital classroom?

So students can connect with the most relevant people through social media
So students understand how to get the most views and interaction to make their online content go viral
So students maximize opportunities to earn money online
So students understand what they should and shouldn't do online, and to act in a safe and respectful manner

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? (Select 3 answers.)

Teachers can define answers when they set assignments to enable auto-grading
Teachers can grade and comment on assignments directly in Classroom and students will immediately receive email notifications to view their scores
When a teacher sets an assignment in Classroom, email notifications and the class Stream ensure students don't need to be constantly reminded
Students can exchange messages with each other to help clear up any assignment misunderstanding without having to ask their teacher
Students can call their teacher using Classroom if they need help on an assignment
When a student completes an assignment, Classroom automatically emails all related documents to peers in their class for review

Mr. Swanson's politics students had to create a blog about their policies if they were elected to be on the school's student council. One student received a nasty response from an online user she doesn't know. What advice should Mr. Swanson give her to overcome this type of response?

Block the person from accessing the blog
Check and change privacy settings on her blog to see if she had shared it with just members of her school or with the public
Search for the user through other online networks and retaliate there
Document the user's details
Report the incident to a member of staff if it happens again
Respond directly to the person and challenge their comments

Mr. Perry has bookmarked a large number of webpages in Chrome while researching class topics.
Unfortunately, he's bookmarked so many that he's struggling to find relevant content quickly. What can he do to simplify this? (Select 3 answers.)

Create a Doc that lists all favorite websites with links
Delete bookmarks that are not urgently required and search for them again when they are needed
Use the search function in the Chrome Bookmark Manager
Rename bookmarks so they are labeled clearly
Organize bookmarks into themed folders

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? (Select 3 answers.)

If students are sick from school they can cancel pending assignments from home using the Cancel button
Students can see at a glance when assignments are due
Students can choose to have assignment results sent direct to their phone as a text message
Students can discuss assignments in a collaborative environment
Students can view each other's assignments if they need ideas
Assignments and resources are kept organized in one place

Mr. Elba is creating a presentation in Google Slides on a topic he knows his students find dull. What aesthetic elements can he incorporate into his presentation to make it more interesting?

Change the aspect ratio of different slides so that each slide has a different appearance
Embed a Form within the presentation so students can answer questions during the presentation
Insert audio files to play sound effects and music at specific slides
Change the background color of the slides so they are not all white
Embed relevant YouTube videos to break up the text and presentation

Ms. Garcia has divided her class into groups to work on different geography projects. Each group will present their project to the class using Google Slides. What are some benefits of using Slides in group projects?

Students can collaborate on the slide deck at the same time
Students can import videos from YouTube or a Drive folder they’ve shared with each other without additional software
Students can edit speaker notes to help improve each other's presentation delivery
Students can browse and copy slides created by any student at any other school
Students can comment on slides to provide feedback for their group members

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?

Change the background color of the slides so they are not all white
Use as much text as possible to provide a more thorough understanding of the content
Insert audio files to play sound effects and music at specific slides
Insert fonts and color combinations intentionally to attract attention to key elements of the lesson
Embed relevant YouTube videos to break up the text and presentation

Ms. Pietersen 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?

She 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.
She can use the Gmail mobile app on her smartphone to access her school email account to read, send, and reply to emails.
She can use the YouTube app on her smartphone to listen to music and use that time to relax between on-site meetings.
She can use the Offline View app on her smartphone to download an offline version of all unread emails so she can read her emails while traveling.

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?

A) Students create a diagram in Google Drawings to explain the biological process
B) Students use Google Search to research the subject
C) Teacher shares work completed by students the previous year that is shared on a Google Site
D) Teacher gives students relevant textbook chapters to research the subject
E) Students print their findings and paste it in their workbook
F) Teacher provides useful videos in a YouTube playlist
G) Students create a group presentation in Slides to present their findings to the rest of the class for discussion

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 this issue and still send these motivational messages?

A) Use Calendar to set up a task calendar for deadlines
B) Use Groups to send group messages to all students in his class
C) Use Hangouts to video call his students when he needs to talk to them urgently outside of school hours
D) Use instant messaging in Hangouts to send messages directly to students, which can be received on a PC or through a mobile app
E) Use YouTube to send links to relevant videos to help with their research

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?

A) Performing basic calculations with numeric data
B) Creating an interactive presentation
C) Surveys for collecting data for group projects
D) Create formative quiz checks at the end of each lesson
E) Gathering feedback on field trips
F) Designing a logo for a school football team

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?

She can use Google Drive to create a shared folder containing school admin and policy documents, useful templates and other shared resources.
She can use Google Sites to build a website containing all of the school's policy documentation and set up a contacts page so staff members can send their comments directly to her to distribute to relevant people.
She 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.
She can use Google Sheets to take minutes during faculty meetings and share them with participants and missing faculty members.

Ms. Dent wants to use Google Forms and Google Sheets to collect and track different aspects of her students' work. Use drag and drop to show how she could use these Google tools effectively.

A) Create a gradebook to track student scores = Sheets
B) Check class understanding of a topic = Forms
C) Protect collected data from change = Forms
D) Collect anonymous feedback = Forms
E) Analyze trends on a record of books read by students = Sheets

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?

A) Search for emails containing hyperlinks
B) Filter emails that have attachments
C) Search for emails within a label
D) Search for emails by sender or recipient
E) Search for keywords within emails
F) Filter emails by word count

Ms. Jones has divided her class into groups to work on different geography projects. Each group will present their project to the class using Google Slides. What are some benefits of using Slides in the classroom?

A) Students can import and edit a video directly in a slide without additional software
B) Students can export the completed presentation as a flash animation
C) Students can make their own copy of the slide deck from a shared link
D) Students can collaborate on the slide deck at the same time
E) Students can browse and copy slides created by any student at any other school

Mr. Hoffman is using Google Slides to introduce a new class project. He wants to embed and link to Docs, Forms and Drawings in order to make his slides more interactive. Use drag and drop to match the Google app with a way that it can be used within Slides to encourage student participation.

A) Rate the content that is being presented - Google Forms
B) Additional reference material - Google Docs
C) Suggestion notepad - Google Forms
D) Gauge understanding - Google Forms
E) Graphically design ideas - Google Drawings

Mr. Kapoor struggles to find inspiration from his peers. What is one benefit of establishing a Personal Learning Network (PLN)?

A) By forming a Private Learning Network, he would get access to an exclusive website that allows for cloud-based resource sharing and messaging between local educators
B) By joining a Professional Learners' Network, he would get access to teacher training courses, and join regular seminars conducte by teacher training specialists
C) By 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
D) By subscribing to a Professional Learning Network, he would get paid access to educational material and advanced digital teaching tools

Mrs. Powell is looking at ways to reduce the amount of printing undertaken in class. How can Google Drive help?

A) Google Drive can be configured so the printing of files in class is password protected
B) All class print requests can be rerouted in Google Drive to the school office
C) Files in Google Drive can be shared with a simple link in an email. No need to print a copy for someone in class
D) Google Drive makes files easily accessible from anywhere, so there is less need to print and carry documents into class
E) Google Drive can automatically reformat documents before printing to save on paper

Students should use the right tools for each of their classroom tasks. Match the most appropriate Google tool for each task by moving the rows up and down.

A) Data analysis and organization for market research projects = Sheets
B) Viewing assignment details and turning in work digitally = Classroom
C) Creating images, charts, and mindmaps = Drawings
D) Online research for an essay = Search
E) Creating a group presentation = Slides

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?

A) Post the message text on Google+ to see if someone can help translate to German
B) Use Gmail to send a message around the school to search for a student who can help translate the email to German
C) Use Google Search to find someone local offering German translation services to help with the email
D) Search 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

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