Michael J. Graham - Google Tools Meets Middle School

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Every student deserves a high-quality, technology-rich learning environment. Students who enter kindergarten today will retire sometime in the 2070s. No one knows what education, the world economy, and jobs will look like then, but one thing is certainthe future will be increasingly technology dependent. Educators have a mandate to ensure that students will be ready to enter college and the workplace with the necessary skills to perform in the technology-based economy. That is why college- and career-readiness state standards across the United States focus on preparing students for the unknown challenges of the 21st century. Given this reality, the most pressing questions for educators today are the following:

• How will educators incorporate technology into their lesson plans to meet the expectations of the various college- and career-ready standards?
• To be successful, how proficient do teachers and students need to be in using technology?
• What are the technology and software products available that will help educators meet the rigorous standards, while also offering students experiences that will ensure their success in high school and beyond?

One of the best ways to tackle meeting standards and preparing students for the future is to take advantage of Googles free service built exclusively for schools, called G Suite for Education. Google provides a robust and vigorous suite of educational tools for schools that include everything necessary to meet and exceed the technology integration components of the various college- and career-ready standards. Over 40 million students and teachers around the world are using G Suite for Education every day. If your school uses Gmail as its email, then your school is a G Suite for Education school. If your school is not a G Suite institution, it is easy to get started. Direct your technology department to www.google.com/edu/products/productivity-tools/ to get signed up. Even if your district does not sign up for G Suite for Education, individual educators may still use most of these tools to organize, collaborate, and share content with students and faculty.