Analysis

I. Task Analysis
1. Description of major tasks and sub-tasks
a. Increase teacher familiarity and comfort with Google Drive
i.
Learn which tools are available and reasons for use
ii.
Create a Google account
iii.
Navigate to and access Drive
b. Learn how to create an activity or assessment in Drive and share it
with students
i.
Create a new Google Doc
ii.
Add text and insert image
iii.
Learn how to name/rename a file
iv. Learn how to share a document with others
(teachers/students)
v. Learn how to use tools such as grammar check,
spell check, and thesaurus
c. Learn to monitor student process and metacognition using Google
Forms
i.
Reviewing student feedback in Google Sheets
ii.
Learn how to create a Form
iii.
Learn how to send a Form to share and collaborate
iv. Uses for Google Forms: quizzes, peer feedback,
organizing groups
d. Learn how to give students feedback in Google Drive on their
writing using the editing functions and rubrics
i.
Mark up a text and insert a rubric
ii.
Adding, editing, and deleting comments
iii.
How to accept/reject suggested edits
iv. Voice comments
2. Subordinate skills
a. Willingness to try new things
b. Basic web savvy
c. Willingness to allow student tech use
d. Willingness to model using Drive for a classroom
e. Basic computer use, such as click and drag
f. Basic typing skills
g. Understanding of how to save and upload files
h. Ability to take a screenshot
II. Learner Analysis
1. General characteristics:
a. Middle School Language Live Teacher
b. 29 year old, Biracial, female
c. Bachelors Degree in Middle Grades Education
d. Currently in her 6th year of teaching
e. 1400 Lexile Reading Level

f. Teaches a diverse group of 53 students total in 6th, 7th, and 8th

grade
g. Teaches students who are 4+ grade levels below grade level
h. Currently teaching a technology-driven course focusing on
improving reading comprehension skills
i. Students engage in writing assignments at least twice per week
2. Prerequisite knowledge, skills, or experience
a. Never used Google Drive in the classroom
b. Very limited knowledge of Google Drive
c. Open and supportive of technology in the classroom
d. Has experience using laptops and desktop computers for
educational sites
e. Has created a teacher webpage
f. Uses Edmodo--an educational site similar to a social networking
website
g. Majority of students are tech-savvy
III. Context Analysis
1. Description of learning or instructional context
a. Timing: Learning will be safe paced
b. Setting: Modules can be completed in any setting with access to a
computer and the internet
c. Accessibility: A Google Drive account will be necessary to
complete the training.
2. Delivery methods
a. This course will be delivered 100% online.