Module 2: Internet Communication and Productivity
Duration
4 weeks
Facilitation
1-on-1 Mentorship sessions
Learning Topics
- Writing
- Messaging Basics
- Video Conferencing
- Calendar Basics
- Financial toolsˤ
- Google Drive
- Google Suite
- Mentees are enroll into our Google Classroom for these exercises by:
- Go to g.co/AppliedDigitalSkills
- Click “Sign in” in the top right
- Sign in with your Google account, or create a new one
- Click “I am a student”
- Click “Join a class” and enter class code found here
- Otherwise, they can complete these lessons on their own:
- Mentees are enroll into our Google Classroom for these exercises by:
Key Mentee Deliverables
- Configure Google apps (gmail, calendar, contacts, drive)
- Create Zoom account
- Create a Linkedin profile
- Write a recommendation for their peer (in cohort) (Linkedin)
- Upload this to Google Drive
- Complete module 2 checkpoint
- Finish all Google Suite lessons
Supplemental Activities
- Complete the Password and Google Sheets Exercise
- Create a cookbook in Google Slides
- Discover AI in Daily Life
Learning Outcomes
- Educate mentees on importance of public posts on social media, including how they may be viewed by potential employers and LE
- Use online services to better understand their financials
- Mentees will have an understanding of how to create / manage a digital workspace
- Workflow Management
Footnotes
* = Already included in the section’s link
† = Articles for mentors to read before teaching the subject
ˤ = Mentors should not be giving financial advice. Instead, they should help mentees feel comfortable navigating verified online tools.