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Doodle for Google Info
Apps for Teachers
Angela Christopher
http://bit.ly/TCSgoogle
achristopher@tipton-county.com
@avchristopher

2.
Why Google Apps?
Teachers are BUSY!
• Stay organized
• Stay connected
• Share the work

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Objectives
1. Explain Google Apps
for Education All resources are available at
2. Compare Ed Apps with http://bit.ly/TCSgoogle
Apps for the public
3. Experiment with:
o Calendar
o Docs
o Presentations
o Forms
o Sites?

4.
the Cloud...

5.
the Cloud...
Everything is stored
on Google servers
Productivity from
anywhere
Faster collaboration

6.
10 Reasons
1. Students will love you
2. Easy on the Tech Department
3. Easy to deploy
4. Saves money
5. Large user base
6. Privacy protection
7. Security
8. Real-time innovation
9. Collaborate with anyone anywhere

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Google for Education
http://www.google.com/edu/index.html
FREE suite of the Apps
applications
designed
• Gmail
for schools! • Google Calendar
• Google Docs
Apps for communication &
collaboration. • Google Video
• Google Sites

8.
More Google
• Chrome
• Search
• Maps
• Earth
• Picasa
• iGoogle
• Google Plus
• Google Reader
• Blogger

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What's the difference?
It is like a "school locker."
• Account creation
• Access
• Sharing privileges

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Your TCS account
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www.google.com

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Sign In
Sign in
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TCS e ith your
mail
achristopher@tipton-county.com

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Questions

13.
Google Apps
for Tipton-County.com

14.
Your account

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Calenda
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Stay Organized!

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Calendar k Cale
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Calendar - Tasks
Keep up with your "To-Do
List"

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Calendar
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19.
Make your school
calendar public &
embed on the web

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Mobile
Calendar
Mobile phone
Tablet
Mobile Help for
Calendar

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Let's add calendars
& events...
• Add the TCS calendar
• Appointment slots
• Sports schedule
• School events
• Daily class schedules
• Grade level/Team events
• Computer lab reservations
• Field trips

22.
Questions

23.
Google Docs
an office suite and so much more

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Google Docs

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Documents
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Use the chat fe
to collaborate

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Other Docs Available
anywhere!
Presentation
Spreadsheet
Form
Drawing

29.
Docs in Plain English

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Questions

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Let's try Documents...
As the student
• Write a 1-3 paragraph fictional essay
about your summer vacation.
• Include incorrect grammar, spelling...
• Share the essay with two of your
peers
• Use comments and chat to provide
feedback
• Analyze revision history

32.
Let's try Documents...
As the Teacher
• Write a back to school newsletter
• Upload & edit a lesson plan - share it
with your team
• Plan your Fall Break vacation agenda
and share it with your travel
companions (don't forget links,
photos, etc.)

33.
Questions

34.
Presentations

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Presentations
Admins Teachers Students
•Faculty meetings • Showcase • Slideshow
•Parent night student work project
•Embed on website • "How-tos" • Collaborate for
•SACS • Instructional group
presentations
• Embed on
website • Storyboards
• Make • Create "How-
certificates tos"

36.
Create a Presentation
Crea
te new
or u
p load

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Building your
presentation
• Themes
• Title
• Auto save
• Layout
• Tool Bar
• Animate
• Notes
• Collaborate

38.
Questions

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Let's build a presentation
• Create a new presentation or
upload from a PPT
• Select a theme or blank template
• Title the presentation
• Create a....
a. Back to school presentation -OR-
b. "How-to _____" presentation for your
subject/grade level
• Share the presentation with a
neighbor and collaborate

40.
Google Forms
All your survey data - free & easy!

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Why use Google Forms?
• Free
• Easy
• Flexible
• Streamlined
• Collect Data
• Notification
• Share
• Public & Private
• Mobile Friendly

42.
Let's get started...

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1, 2, 3 - It's Easy!
1
2
1. Open Docs
2. Click Create
3. Select Form
3

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Your 1st Survey
m
Add Ite
Survey Title
Type your
question
Select Type

45.
Survey in
Edit mode

46.
Edit your survey
Click to edit

47.
Share your survey
Email link
Add to
website

48.
Participants
Complete the Survey
Try it now...
How will you use Google
Forms?
http://bit.ly/TCSform

49.
Collect your data
Click to view

50.
Summary
Graphs
Percentages
# of response
Live Data

51.
Download Data
Click to download
Choose format

52.
Questions

53.
Let's create a survey...
With a partner, create a form to
collect...
•student information
o contact, tech availability, etc.
• parent information/feedback
• input for a school wide decision,
committee, clubs etc.
• a record of your own professional
development activities

54.
Spreadsheets

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Spreadsheet Ideas
Teacher Productivity/ Student Collaboration
• Collecting data from various students
• Attendance
• Track Expenses
• Event Planning
• Compare & Contrast activities
• Address books for sharing
• Student data
• Graphs

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Questions

57.
Workshop Evaluation
http://bit.ly/PDgoogle
Thank you!