Applied Digital Skills Lessons Are Moving to a New Platform

Google's Applied Digital Skills lessons are moving

What is happening and why?

Since 2017, Google’s Applied Digital Skills has helped equip teachers and learners with essential technology skills for the evolving digital world. To continue providing the best possible experience, we're happy to announce that Applied Digital Skills lessons have moved to a new Google for Education learning platform on June 30, 2025. Applied Digital Skills lessons will still be available free of charge. This new platform is now live and will house the best of Google’s teacher and student learning content.

What is the Google for Education Learning Center?

The Google for Education Learning Center is now live, and features our most popular Applied Digital Skills lessons! This new platform provides free, online, on-demand training designed to help educators, school leaders, and students gain Google product knowledge and learn new skills. Please note that the Google for Education Learning Center is still growing, and we will continue to add additional content and resources in the coming months. Stay tuned for more!

How do I get started with the new platform?

To get started on the new platform:

Go to goo.gle/AppliedDigitalSkills
Select Sign In with Google to complete profile and register
Once signed in, select the Browse tab and then select Applied Digital Skills to view lessons and collections.
Begin learning on the new platform by exploring our lessons and collections.

What features from the old Applied Digital Skills website will be available on the new Google for Education Learning Center?

The new Google for Education Learning Center shifts away from built-in class management, empowering educators to leverage existing Learning Management Systems like Google Classroom for lesson distribution and grading, thereby streamlining integration into their established teaching practices.

What features are available?	What features are no longer available?
Creating a teacher or student profile Bookmarking your favorite lessons Quizzes and reflections at the end of each lesson Access to lesson plans, rubrics and certificates of completion.	Teacher dashboard or class management features. Does not integrate directly with Google Classroom or allow for roster importing The ability to create a class The ability to monitor student progress

What will happen to my account and data?

No Applied Digital Skills accounts or data will be transferred to the new platform. If you currently manage your class and assignments directly within Applied Digital Skills, this data will not transfer to the new site and will be deleted after June 30th. If you wish to retain your data, you may download your account data in a JSON file. Instructions for downloading lesson resources, certificates, and quiz data are available in this help center article.

What data is being deleted?	What data is not being deleted?
Teacher, student, and learner profile information Quiz and survey responses completed through the Applied Digital Skills website Created classes and class membership managed through the Applied Digital Skills dashboard Certificates for completed Applied Digital Skills units	Your Google Classroom rosters that were used to sync to the Applied Digital Skills dashboard Any projects students created using Google tools (Docs, Sheets, Slides, etc.)

Exporting Your Data:

To export a copy of your content, follow these steps:

Sign in to your Applied Digital Skills account.
Select the "Profile" tab in the top right-hand corner.
Scroll down and select "Download."

Your data will be downloaded in JSON format. JSON is a standard, readable format that is easily processed by computers. The download may take up to 30 seconds to begin, depending on the amount of data in your account.

Deleting Your Account:

If you wish to delete your Applied Digital Skills account yourself, you must do so by June 30, 2025. Any user data remaining after June 30th will be deleted. To delete your Applied Digital Skills account, go to the Applied Digital Skills website and login. In the top, right hand corner, click your account type (Teacher, Student, or Independent Learner) and then select Profile. On the next web page, scroll down to the bottom and select Delete my Applied Digital Skills Account.

What should I do to prepare for this change?

You may consider downloading your account data for your records given that no account data will be migrated to the new platform. Additionally, while our most popular lessons will be accessible on the new platform, if you’d like, you can also download materials like lesson videos, starter projects, lesson plans, rubrics, or certificates from your favorite lessons on the current site between now and June 30, 2025.

What lessons are moving to the new platform?

While the majority of lessons will be available on the new platform, there are some that will be deprecated for quality purposes. You can reference this list to see which lessons will be migrated over to the new platform. All supplemental lesson materials (i.e. lesson plans, rubrics, etc) will remain available for migrated lessons.

What happens after the transition date?

After June 30, 2025, the old Applied Digital Skills website will no longer be available and will automatically redirect to the new Google for Education Learning Center. All accounts and data will be deleted, and you will be encouraged to create a new account on the new platform.

Will Applied Digital Skills lessons still be free of charge?

Yes, Applied Digital Skills lessons will continue to be offered free of charge on the new platform.

Will I still be able to manage my classes and track student progress?

Over the years, we've learned that many of you primarily use Applied Digital Skills lessons with Google Classroom or another Learning Management System. To simplify your experience and avoid having two separate class management systems, the current Applied Digital Skills dashboard and class management features won't be available on the new Google for Education Learning Center. You'll still be able to easily share lesson links with your students through Google Classroom, other learning management systems, or by directly sharing the lesson links. This will allow you to integrate Applied Digital Skills seamlessly into your existing teaching workflow.

Will the new platform work with Google Classroom?

The new platform won't integrate directly with Google Classroom, however, you can add Applied Digital Skills lesson links into your Google Classroom assignments (or your favorite Learning Management System!), enabling you to use grading tools and streamline your workflow with your existing Learning Management System.

How can I stop receiving emails regarding this transition?

Emails regarding the product transition are sent to all teachers and learners who have created an Applied Digital Skills account. To stop receiving emails regarding this transition, you will need to delete your Applied Digital Skills account. To do so, go to the Applied Digital Skills website and login. In the top, right hand corner, click “Teacher” or “Learner” and then select Profile. On the next web page, scroll down to the bottom and select Delete my Applied Digital Skills Account.