UbD Unit Plan

Title of
Unit
Curriculu
m Area

Google Classroom

Grade Level

3-5

Professional Development/
Instructional Technology

Time
Frame

1 Hour

Stage 1 Identify Desired Results

Performance Standards
ISTE Standard 2: Design and develop digital age learning experiences and assessments.
Teachers design, develop, and evaluate authentic learning experiences and assessments
incorporating contemporary tools and resources to maximize content learning in context
and to develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes identified in the Standards
a. Design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to
promote student learning and creativity
b. Develop technology-enriched learning environments that enable all students to pursue their
individual curiosities and become active participants in setting their own educational goals,
managing their own learning, and assessing their own progress.
c. Customize and personalize learning activities to address students diverse learning styles,
working strategies, and abilities using digital tools and resources
d. Provide students with multiple and varied formative and summative assessments aligned with
content and technology standards, and use resulting data to inform learning and teaching.

Understandings
Participants will understand that:
Understand the educational benefits of using Google Classroom.
How to navigate through Google Classroom
How to create classes
How to invite students and teachers
How to manage settings
How to create announcements, discussion questions, assignments, and add materials
How to grade assignments and provide commentary in Google Classroom

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Related Misconceptions:

Google Classroom is time consuming.

Google Classroom can take the place of face to face teaching.
Teachers must be technologically savvy in order to use Google Classroom.

Essential Questions:

Overarching Question:

How can Google Classroom be used as

an educational collaboration tool?

Topical Questions:
Why should I use Google Classroom?
What features of Google Classroom will
work best for me and my students?

Knowledge and Skills

Knowledge
Participants will know:
Educational benefits of using Google
Classroom
Variety of Uses of Google Classroom

Skills
Participants will be able to:
Create a Google classroom
Invite students and teachers to join a
class
Create announcements, discussion
questions, and assignments.
Add materials for students to
view/explore
Grade and provide commentary on
assignments

Stage 2 - Evidence
Performance Task(s)

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Participants will be able to:
Understand the educational benefits to using Google Classroom.
Log in to school email.
Open Google Classroom
In Student View:
Join a class
Identify tabs in Google Classroom (Steam, Classmates, About)
View an Announcement
Complete a discussion question
Complete an assignment
In Teacher View:
Create a Google Classroom
Select a name/theme/picture for the class
Invite students/co-teacher to join the class.
Create announcements, assignments, and discussion questions.
Understand the class permission and choose one for each class.
Complete a Survey using Google Forms.

Other Evidence
(e.g. tests, quizzes, work samples, observations)

Workshop Observations
Completion of Google Classroom classes
Completion of Survey

Participant Self-Assessment and Reflection

Self-assess the classes you created.

Reflect on your level of comfort using Google Classroom.
Reflect on your ability to use Google Classroom. Are you able to do more with Google

Classroom than you were before you began the training?

Reflect: Has your opinion changed? If so, how?
Reflect: How could the demonstrator improve on the workshop presentation? What needs
to be changed to the participant performance task?

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Stage 3 Plan Learning Experiences

1 Hour Workshop
Step 1: Introduction to Google Classroom Google Slides Presentation video
Step 2: Getting Started -Student View
Step 3: Join a class- Student View
Step 4: Navigate through tabs (Stream, Classmates, About) the classroom- Student View
Step 5: View Announcements, Complete Discussion Question, and Complete Assignment(Google
Forms Participation Survey)
Step 6: Create Google Classroom- Teacher View
Step 7: Choose Name/Theme/Picture for classroom
Step 8: Create Announcement/Assignment/Discussion
Step 9: Add course materials
Step 10: Participants complete Evaluation Survey