The Google Certified Educator exam consists of two types of questions:
- Short multiple choice questions
- Longer scenario questions
Short Multiple Choice Questions:
For the most part, these questions have an obvious answer or have a logical answer. Take this question:
The correct answer is 'multiple people can edit a doc at the same time'. The second and third answers just don't make much sense. The fourth is an option when using Google Docs but it is not the meaning of collaboration.
How about this question:
Remember - Google products are about ease of use and are aimed at everyone, regardless of their computing capabilities. Therefore, it might seem logical to assume that some coding is required for a Google Site but, in reality, you do not need to have any programming skills.
For a very, very comprehensive list of the types of short questions you might get asked, take a look at this Google Doc. HOWEVER - be aware that this is not an official list of questions (Google does not produce such a list) and contains questions from both the level 1 and level 2 exams. Treat the list with caution. If you need any help or reassurance, please contact Mr. Wiles
Longer scenario questions
The Longer scenario questions tend to consist of either:
- Drag and Drop questions or
- Select the appropriate responses to a scenario
Drag & Drop Example
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.
You then be given several statements that you need to drag to a column called 'Digital' or a column called 'Textbook'. A statement such as "Information can be accessed by anyone, anywhere" would be dragged to 'Digital' whereas a statement such as "Physical damage can make content unusable" would be dragged to the column called 'textbook'.
Appropriate Responses Scenario
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.)
Here are the choices along with with responses should have been selected:
- Create a Doc that lists all favorite websites with links (incorrect - this option is creating more work for Mr Perry)
- Delete bookmarks that are not urgently required and search for them again when they are needed (incorrect - this option is not helpful)
- Use the search function in the Chrome Bookmark Manager (correct - an excellent idea!)
- Rename bookmarks so they are labeled clearly (correct - renaming bookmarks can help locate them quickly)
- Organize bookmarks into themed folders (correct - having folders rather than lots of disparate bookmarks is an excellent organisational idea)
Take a look at this website for all of the questions and answers that you might get asked in the exam. Be warned, it's a very long list! Be also warned that it is not an official list of questions (Google do not produce such materials). If you need any further help, please contact Mr. Wiles.