Google Apps In The Clasroom For Tesol 2010

Google Apps
in the Classroom
Google Teacher Academy
New York
November 18, 2008
Rita Zeinstejer
Rosario, Argentina

Google Apps in the Classroom

Students can use it:
research class topics
find “ similar pages ”
search for images
search from their cells
The world’s largest search engine

Teachers can use it:
translate webpages
search for instructional material in different formats
restrict search in stds’ pc’s > “ safe search ”
The world’s largest search engine

http://www.google.com/chrome/intl/en-GB/features.html?hl=en-GB
a faster, better and more secure way to access Web-based applications.
will suggest searches, popular sites, visited pages
a new tab will automatically display your most visited pages and closed tabs
warning sites suspected of malware

webmail
free accounts
custom email addresses
shared calendars
collaborative websites
shared online documents
safe instant messaging
easy-to-use customizable start page
use your school domain
http:// partnerpage.google.com / capuchinohighschool.org

You can also….
activate chat and camera!
import contacts from Outlook and other accounts!
customize your site, many options
save your chat scripts

Additional Apps
Google Docs
Goggle Video
Google Sites
Google Chrome
iGoogle
Google Earth
Google Skyline
Google Groups
Google Maps
Google Street View
Google News
Google Alerts
Google Reader
Google Search
Google SketchUp
Google Scholar
Google Patents
Google Friends Connect
Knol
Picassa
Google Calendar

Additional Apps
Google News Timeline
Goggle Similar Images
Google Swirl
Google Goggles
Google Fastflip
Google Living Stories

Why Google apps…?

Why Google apps…?
students can use Google Apps to:
collaborate with classmates using Google Sites
make presentations with Google Docs
keep organized using Google Calendar

Why Google apps …?
Teachers can use Google Apps to:
have easy access to their colleagues using Google Talk
sign up for computerlab or library time using a Google Calendar
collect assingments online using Gmail or Google docs

free online word processor
create, store, share, collaborate on docs
work together online > avoid attachments
http://services.google.com/apps/resources/overviews/welcome/topicDocs/index.html

Why use Google Docs?
Students can:
work on their files from any pc
get instant feedback
publish papers and presentations to an authentic audience

Why use Google Docs?
Teachers can:
provide timely feedback to stds at any point
collaborate with colleagues (material/assessment)
publish handouts for stds and parents
make their presentations

create course website quickly
include subordinate pages to each unit
share documents, videos, calendars, charts and other information
all in one place
offers control over who has access

Students can use Google Sites to:
manage a to-do list for their assignments
create a personal portfolio of their work
collaborate and share ideas for group work and peer tutoring

Teachers can use Google Sites to:
create a class page
allow stds to create pages
include tutorial videos
collaborate with other teachers/ school-wide projects
manage international projects
http://sites.google.com/site/triptoenglandsite/

personalized home page
at-a-glance access to key info
educational gadgets
gadgets: easily removed/ added

http:// www.google.com / ig

Why use iGoogle?
Students can use it to:
stay informed, news & events
add gadgets:
class calendars
to-do lists
encyclopedias & dictionaries
create customized tabs for assignments, activities, personal interests

Why use iGoogle?
Teachers can use it to:
unleash stds creativity by having them make their own gadgets
keep up-to-date with their blogs
plan/organize their instructional day
develop a custom tab to access their professional network

keep track of all your life's important events in one place
add events and send invitations
share your schedule with friends and family
search for events you might enjoy
set up automatic event reminders

free, downloadable
combines satellite imagery, maps, 3D terrain, 3D buildings
explore organizations (NASA, Discovery Education)
explore species/ night sky

Why use Google Earth…?
create tours of their school/community
study climate change
/effects of global warming
track earthquakes in real time
explore animal kingdom with national Geographic content

Why use Google Earth…?
set the scene for various lessons
adapt abstract lessons to the real world : interaction with real-time data
explore night
http://www.googlelittrips.com/

http://www.google.com/sky/skymap.html

start your own email discussion groups/ message boards
browse archives of Usenet groups.
search or browse for information
join a group
join in on what others are talking about
create custom discuss

Why use Google Groups?
extend class discussion online
share ideas, store docs, organize web resources working on a team project
create a private group for school clubs/sports teams to share latest news, announcements, pix

Why use Google Groups?
make class handouts, reading material, assignments, web links available for stds and parents
send email announcements to parents
centralize resources & communication

free web mapping service application
http:// www.google.co.uk / maps
It provides:
terrain maps
satellite imagery
photographic street views
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coverage_details_of_Google_Maps

Why use Google maps?
keep track of class penpals
virtual tour countries (transportation/hotels/sight-seeing)
learn about plant/animal life by embedding info on habitats in maps

Why use Google maps?
plan a field trip with stds
create a school map
teach historical events by embedding docs into interactive maps
http:// www.theteacherscorner.net / penpals / index.php

Using Street View http://tinyurl.com/yfx75ez
virtual field trips: informationally rich experiences
virtual city tours : acting as a tour guide
combining with G o o g l e maps : direction giving activities
combining with real life websites

… added to
now Picasa photos in Street View!!!
http://tinyurl.com/l3w4of

makes news available in a single place
thousands of sources
browse top stories
search for a specific topic
personalize your news page
http://news.google.com/

Why use Google News?
compare and contrast events
find primary docs (+200 years)
access news from cells

Why use Google News?
personalize their news page: stay informed
search news for particular story relevant to lesson
model for stds to examine bias and reliability

email updates of the latest relevant Google results (web, news, etc.) based on your choice of query or topic.
alerts can be delivered via feed to Google Reader or to your iGoogle page

Six variations of alerts:
News
Web
Blogs
Video
Groups
comprehensive

feed aggregator, feed reader, news reader
constantly checks your favorite news sites and blogs for new content.
aggregates syndicated web content such as news headlines, blogs , podcasts , and vlogs in a single location for easy viewing.
checks for new content at user-determined intervals and retrieves the update.

Why use Google Reader?
keep updated on current events and news
collect, annotate, share research for collaborative project
read items teacher shares for current assignments

Why use Google Reader?
keep track of stds blogs all on one page
read other educators blogs and follow best practices
share news articles with colleagues and stds using the “ Shared items ” feature (+ annotations!)

an authoritative article about a specific topic
write & share
invite collaborators
keep authorship
http://knol.google.com/k
http://www.google.com/help/knol_screenshot.html

Why use Knol?
do research and verify authority of info
publish project about topic researched
collaborate to improve richness of their knols

Why use Knol?
teach info literacy/evaluate reliability of source
publish lessons for colleagues
provide doc with school rules/expectations

http://sketchup.google.com
modeling software for 3D designs
construct 3D models of buildings, trees, cars.

Why use SketchUp?
visualize geometry/ mathematical concepts
create model buildings
learn about architecture
design full scale 3D environments
share designs with others via web

Why use SketchUp?
engage stds in the 3D world around them
recreate historical settings
illustrate theoretical concepts

With you can...
search diverse sources from one convenient place
find papers, abstracts and citations
locate the complete paper through your library or on the web
learn about key papers in any area of research

texts of scholarly literature
includes most peer- reviewed online journals
claims to cover more websites, journal sources and languages

http://www.google.com/patents
search the patent corpus
7 million patents
over a million patent applications
search by detail, classification codes, date

Adds social features to your site:
visitors can join your site with their own G o o g l e account
lets visitors post comments and start a discussion
lets visitors engage with others and invite them to see their websites

http:// picasa.google.com /
allows photos to be uploaded easily
locates pix and sorts them out into visual albums
organize, edit, share pictures
makes advanced photo editing simple
crop, reduce red-eye, add light, text, colour, adjust
access an online slideshow and download pix

Why use Picasa?
organize/manage photos for projects/reports
quickly edit photos/images
share photos of school events

Why use Picasa?
create an album for each std
create a slideshow for open house
share fieldtrips online

web-based module
add to your iGoogle
like Gmail chat > talk everywhere
see Picasa web albums and YouTube videos from this gadget

www.blogger.com
create rich multimedia posts including text, links, pictures, videos
comments
subscription

Why use Blogger?
keep a reflective learning journal
post messages, photos,videos
share schoolwork

Why use Blogger?
post resources, assignments, homework, lessons
keep parents updated
reflect on their teaching practices
follow stds progress
share ideas with other educators
organize project work

Google pack http://pack.google.com/intl/en/pack_installer.html

… .and more!!!
Google Experiments:
Google Labs

Google News Timeline
organizes information chronologically
allows users to view news, scanned newspapers, magazines, blog posts
zoomable, graphical timeline .
http://newstimeline.googlelabs.com/

refines your image search with visual similarity
allows you to search for images using pictures rather than words
http://similar-images.googlelabs.com/

clusters similar images into representative groups in a fun, exploratory interface.
http:// image - swirl.googlelabs.com /

http://www.google.com/mobile/goggles/#landmark
point a camera at something and Google figures out what it is

lets users discover and share news articles
"flip" through pages online as quickly as flipping through a magazine.
follow friends and topics
discover new content
create custom magazines around searches
http:// fastflip.googlelabs.com /

in collaboration with The New York Times and The Washington Post.
complete coverage of an on-going story is gathered together
quickly navigate between news articles, opinion pieces and features
each story has an evolving summary of current developments
an interactive timeline of critical events
stories can be explored by themes, significant participants or multimedia
http://livingstories.googlelabs.com/

want to explore what is coming up….?
blends instant messaging, wikis, and image and document sharing into one seamless communication
interface

… .one tool instead of four http://tinyurl.com/y98ycfs
a Wiki to post work
Google Docs to collaborate on documents
email to communicate asynchronously
instant messaging services to communicate synchronously

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