Educational Technology

Digital Badges

Digital Badges are a way for teachers to share the ways they are using technology in the classroom with students and earn recognition.

Digital Badges DO NOT count for exchange time.

Since 2018 we have granted over 5500 digital badges!

How to Apply for Digital Badges
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How to Enroll

How to Complete & Apply for Credit

Available Badges

All available badges can be viewed in Eduphoria. See below for some of our current digital badges.

Apple
Google
Microsoft
Promethean

Apple Teacher - iPad
Professional Learning program designed to support and celebrate educators using Apple products for teaching and learning. Receive all 8 iPad badges to receive this GCCISD digital badge.

Apple Teacher - Mac
Professional Learning program designed to support and celebrate educators using Apple products for teaching and learning. Receive all 8 Mac badges to receive this GCCISD digital badge.

Apple Teacher - Swift Playground
Professional Learning program designed to support and celebrate educators using Apple products for teaching and learning. Receive all 4 Swift Playground badges to receive this GCCISD digital badge.

Drive
Google Drive is an online storage space for creating and storing files in the cloud.

Classroom
Google Classroom is a learning management system that allows teachers to communicate, collaborate, assign student work, and create a paperless classroom.

Docs
Google Docs allows for creation, editing, and collaboration on documents.

Sheets
Google Sheets allows for creation, editing, and collaboration on spreadsheets.

Slides
Google Slides allows for creation, editing, and collaboration on presentations.

Forms
Google Forms allows for collection and organization of information quickly and easily.

Drawings
Google Drawings allows for creation, editing, and collaboration on images, infographics, and more.

Maps
Google Maps provides detailed information about geographical regions around the world.

Certified Educator Level 1
If you're an educator who knows how to use Google tools in the classroom, this certification proves your proficiency.

Certified Educator Level 2
If you're an educator who is a super user and enthusiast of Google tools in the classroom, this certification proves your expertise.

Certified Trainer
Combine your expertise in Google tools with your love of helping others. Support educators as they redefine learning with technology.

Word
Microsoft Word allows for creation, editing, and collaboration on documents.

PowerPoint
Microsoft PowerPoint allows for creation, editing, and collaboration on presentations.

Excel
Microsoft Excel allows for creation, editing, and collaboration on spreadsheets.

OneNote PLC Notebooks
OneNote allows for easy collaboration and tracking for PLC meetings, activities, testing, and more.

Sway
Sway allows for the creation of professional web-based presentations that include images, text, videos, and other media.

ActivInspire
Promethean ActivInspire can be used to create interactive lessons for student interaction.

ActivExpression
Promethean ActivExpression devices are used in 2nd through 12th grade classrooms for quick and easy student feedback and responses.

ActiVote
Promethean ActiVote devices are used in Pre-K through 1st grade classrooms for quick and easy student feedback and responses.

ActivSlate
Promethean ActivSlate devices are available for teachers and students to manipulate the information displayed via the Promethean ActivBoard or ActivPanel.