Life as a Google Certified Teacher

Life as a GCT

2006

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Googley FUN!

You may think that it

is a glamorous life ....

mingling with

brainiacs...

attending parties...

working Google

conference events...

and collecting

schwag,

but...

it is so much more!

When you join a highly engaged

community of practice,

serendipity happens.

Your professional life will be

impacted IF you participate.

Practical Pearls of Wisdom

from

Your New GCT Colleagues

http://goo.gl/BiI2j

‣Join the GCT group; read and respond to posts.

‣Search previous posts within the GCT group when you have a question.

‣Attend meet ups and reboots.

‣Present at Google App Summits.

‣Follow other GCTs on Twitter.

‣Become active in Google+ communities.

‣Google in Education Diigo Group

‣https://groups.diigo.com/group/google-in-education

‣Google+

‣Mystery Hangout community:

‣http://goo.gl/hhQVOZ

‣G+eduhangout community:

‣http://goo.gl/CgrHSp

‣Google in Education page:

‣http://goo.gl/CgrHSp

Infuse Googliness

into your

professional life.

Consider

incorporating 20%

time into your

classroom.

Be open to

opportunities and

challenges.

Advocate for

student-centered

innovation.

Realize that not all

educators are as

excited as we are.

Practice

professional

generosity.

We are highly

connected

educators.

Lucy Gray

@elemenous