# Facilitating Technical Writing Courses

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This section provides resources for anyone facilitating or considering
facilitating technical writing courses. The following table contains links to
relevant material for facilitators:

> [!NOTE]
> **Note:** To access the slide decks, see [Gaining access to the slide decks](https://developers.google.com/tech-writing/for-instructors/one/instructors-guide#gaining-access-to-the-slide-decks).

|   | for facilitators ||| for students ||
| Course | Facilitator's Guide | slide deck\* | log | pre-class | in-class |
|---|:---:|---|---|:---:|---|
| Technical Writing One | [Facilitator's Guide](https://developers.google.com/tech-writing/for-instructors/one/instructors-guide) | [slide deck](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Q7mpI2KNuh1kALXYbG-PqA9sRV9M-1IoKxy_PFB2J0E/view) | [log](https://developers.google.com/tech-writing/for-instructors/release-notes#One) | [pre-class](https://developers.google.com/tech-writing/one) | [in-class](https://developers.google.com/tech-writing/onel) |
| Technical Writing One: Virtual Edition | [Facilitator's Guide](https://developers.google.com/tech-writing/for-instructors/one/instructors-guide) | [slide deck](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1XuObj6nQXglpUwaKkCk01hzzvocL7ngxwVP0851IjO8/view) | [log](https://developers.google.com/tech-writing/for-instructors/release-notes#One) | [pre-class](https://developers.google.com/tech-writing/one) | [in-class](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cehyl5xt4MKZ3mbcJvIdpVCUWMXty7SXKJkVAeN802g/copy) |
| Technical Writing Two | [Facilitator's Guide](https://developers.google.com/tech-writing/for-instructors/two/instructors-guide) | [slide deck](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1hsusV5rt34HP4IXOFfdyJGryFJfeuPkee3XoFKp5qgA/view) | [log](https://developers.google.com/tech-writing/for-instructors/release-notes#Two) | [pre-class](https://developers.google.com/tech-writing/two) | [in-class](https://developers.google.com/tech-writing/twol) |
| Technical Writing Two: Virtual Edition | [Facilitator's Guide](https://developers.google.com/tech-writing/for-instructors/two/instructors-guide) | [slide deck](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/14HyKKRE2e04lPUYxSYQtYAy0Vg2J9uZztJtNBgimEYY/view) | [log](https://developers.google.com/tech-writing/for-instructors/release-notes#Two) | [pre-class](https://developers.google.com/tech-writing/two) | [in-class](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1g_z1l55-Ku7aolLX2_u8P9W-Ip-Xtv1MThZEknpRMHk/copy) |
| Tech Writing for Accessibility | [Facilitator's Guide](https://developers.google.com/tech-writing/for-instructors/accessibility) | [slide deck](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1zN-g4W5fq-8OwWZo8ueEtz07WbU7TSVpfj8XHbOU0mw/view) | [log](https://developers.google.com/tech-writing/for-instructors/release-notes#a11y) |   |   |
| **\*** To access the slide decks, see [Gaining access to the slide decks](https://developers.google.com/tech-writing/for-instructors/one/instructors-guide#gaining-access-to-the-slide-decks). ||||||

If you'd like to facilitate a particular course, you can get started by reading
the course's Facilitator's Guide.

## Facilitator video guides

This page also provides links to a series of videos that go beyond the speaker
notes in the slides and aim to help you prepare to facilitate your own classes.

### Technical Writing One

[Video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtwXJrd2iHw)

The embedded video in this section introduces Technical Writing One. The
following videos cover the activities in Technical Writing One:

- Exercise 1: [Audience](https://youtu.be/4XdbqTGgqss)
- Exercise 2: [Active voice](https://youtu.be/ElkvdifyW0I)
- Exercise 3: [Lists](https://youtu.be/MILzzM3euPM)
- [Intermezzo](https://youtu.be/q3MKgROJEmQ)
- Exercise 4: [Sentence length](https://youtu.be/IQY2lldT8io)
- Exercise 5: [Clarifying paragraphs](https://youtu.be/6aXeteMCb90)
- Exercise 6: [Describing a project](https://youtu.be/T66GzYqeHOc)

### Technical Writing Two

[Video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DlplPHgan4)

The embedded video in this section introduces Technical Writing Two. The
following videos cover the activities in Technical Writing Two:

- Exercise 1: [Writing is Rewriting](https://youtu.be/UXlz5_2Btz4)
- Exercise 2: [Illustrations](https://youtu.be/j_tUYu7wHoY)
- [First intermezzo](https://youtu.be/A1YVaDCCNe0)
- Exercise 3: [Descriptions](https://youtu.be/V50MbL7Ay2A)
- [Second intermezzo](https://youtu.be/RxNwhgSVeUE)
- Exercise 4: [Tutorials](https://youtu.be/z6TnIEWC7LE)

### Virtual class logistics

[Video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmsWS5DTKOE)

You can also watch a short video that explains the basic technical requirements
for running the virtual editions of Technical Writing One and Technical Writing
Two.