Google Educator L2 cheat sheet

SAMR levels in order: Substitution (tech swaps a tool, no functional change), Augmentation (functional improvement), Modification (task redesign), Redefinition (task previously inconceivable); only M and R count as transformation.

TPACK's three knowledge bases are Content (CK), Pedagogy (PK), and Technology (TK); the seven-component model adds PCK, TCK, TPK, and TPACK, so effective integration sits at the intersection, not in TK alone.

Four Cs of integration: Critical thinking, Communication, Collaboration, Creativity; a redesign task should name at least two of them explicitly in the learning objective.

Choice of tool follows the task verb: creation/analysis verbs support Docs, Slides, Sheets, Sites, and Jamboard-style canvases; drill-and-practice verbs are Substitution-level and rarely justify a device.

Differentiation levers inside Google tools: Docs outline and heading styles for navigation, Sheets conditional formatting and data validation for scaffolds, Forms branching for tiered paths, and Read&Write-style or built-in accessibility features for reading support.

Formative assessment loop: assign in Classroom, collect via Forms or a linked Sheet, review responses in the Responses tab or Sheet, then return comments in the Classroom grading view so feedback lands on the artifact.

Rubric design rule: criteria map to observable artifacts (a shared Doc revision history, a Slides speaker note, a Sheet formula), and each criterion states a performance level rather than a topic.

Digital citizenship integration points: Creative Commons and license checking on images, source citation in Explore and Search tools, and privacy review before publishing student work to a public Site.

Device-management constraint: Chromebook-managed apps and extensions deploy per OU in Admin console, so a tool available to one class may be blocked in another; verify availability before lesson design.

Sharing permission ladder: Viewer (read), Commenter (suggest and comment, no edit), Editor (edit and share depending on settings), and Owner; the sharing settings of a Drive item can prevent editors from changing permissions.

Docs suggestion mode records proposed edits for accept/reject; it differs from commenting, which attaches a discussion thread, and from editing, which changes content directly.

Classroom assignment states: Assigned, Turned in, Graded, Returned; a returned assignment becomes editable by the student again, and unsubmit returns it to Assigned.

Classroom co-teaching: a second teacher can be added to a class, and invited teachers can post and grade; students in multiple classes see a combined To-do list on the Classroom home page.

Forms question types: short answer, paragraph, multiple choice, checkboxes, dropdown, linear scale, multiple-choice grid, checkbox grid, date, and time; only short answer and paragraph support response validation.

Sheets essentials: QUERY and FILTER for dynamic ranges, IMPORTRANGE to pull from another file (requires access to the source), ARRAYFORMULA to apply a formula down a column, and protected ranges to lock headers or formulas.

Drive organization levers: shared drives (ownership by the organization, survives staff departure) versus My Drive (owned by an individual), plus folder-level sharing that inherits to children unless a child is shared separately.

Meet and Calendar basics: a Calendar event creates the Meet link, recording saves to the organizer's Drive, and breakout rooms are configured during the meeting by the host or co-host.

Admin console roles: Super Admin has full control, User Management Admin handles accounts, and Storage/Services settings control which Workspace services are on for an organizational unit.