R N Podar School presentation on use of Google Docs and Apps in Education

1.
PRESENTED BY
R N PODAR SCHOOL

2. THE PRESENT ENVIRONMENT
• Sweeping changes have brought about a paradigm shift in the
landscape of education.
• With so much talk of education reform, the day of reckoning is
here. This is a defining moment in the history of education.

3.
• Our education system is becoming more decentralized in terms of
transferred authority from the centre to schools, giving them
greater autonomy.

4.
• As we enter a new era of accountability, we need to bring our
school system into the 21st century.
• The challenges ahead of educators are formidable. A great degree
of responsibility and accountability is called for from schools and
teachers.

5.
• Assessment and accreditation essentially aims at institutional
capacity building for continuous quality improvement through self-
analysis and self-monitoring of quality enhancement processes
• Assessment and accreditation provides an incentive for self-study
and self improvement.

6. ACCOUNTABILITY WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF CCE
• Large amount of data handling
• Documentary/concrete evidences
• Continuous mentoring and monitoring
• Multiple parameters/checklists
• Extensive recording
• Checks and balances
• Teacher training and motivation
• Transparency
• Objectivity
• Effective Communication
• Real-time Collaboration

7. SCHOOL QUALITY ASSESSMENT & ACCREDITATION LOOKS
AT....

8. INSTRUMENTS FOR SCHOOL QUALITY ASSESSMENT &
ACCREDITATION
SQAAF SQAA CHECKLIST

9. WHAT WILL ACCREDITATION TEAM LOOK
FOR
1. PHYSICAL EVIDENCES....infrastructure, safety
2. CONCRETE EVIDENCES....documentary records
3. INFERENTIAL EVIDENCES....interactions, observations,
opinionnaires, 360 degree feedback

10. PROJECT CLOUD COMPUTING
AT R N PODAR SCHOOL
Use of Google docs and Google apps as a new way of
communication, collaboration and customization

11. The Purpose (Mission)
• Complex and multiple tasks to be completed and documented
under the new CCE system
• Need for efficient and effective tools to optimize time, resources
and effort
• Need for cost-effective and simple tools that can be customized to
our needs
• Need for digital solutions

12. Our Targets
Improvement in school processes in following aspects:
1. planning
2. organization
3. implementation
4. coordination
5. monitoring
6. review
7. effective intra-school and inter-school communication and
collaboration

13. Measurable Objectives
PHASE I
1. All team members have gmail accounts and are part of R N Podar Google Group
2. All team members have seen the Google Docs Tutorial
3. The entire team has planned on Google Calendar
4. The team is creating and sharing all work on Google Docs
5. All Programs of Work prepared on Google Docs and shared by all staff
6. All schedules of worksheets, activities, exam cycles, dates for completion etc.
prepared on Google Docs
PHASE II
1. All Lesson Plans/Presentations created and shared on Google Docs
2. All team members have own personal virtual (classroom) sites
3. All students and/or parents have access to their Virtual Classrooms
4. All communication done through Cloud Computing
5. At least one collaborative project done by every team member
6. At least one collaborative project done by every student

14. Gains for the Organization
1. Optimum use of resources: time, effort, expertise
2. Cost-effective tools
3. Innovative solutions to problems
4. Sharing of resources, ideas, best practices, strategies
5. Effective and improved communication
6. Collaborative group work
7. Self-dependence
8. No virus through USB pendrives
9. Accountability
10.Accreditation

15. Project Constraints
1. Online internet access for all stakeholders
2. Appropriately configured computers
3. Computer literacy of all
4. Willingness to learn new developments

16. • Work Dedicated versus Work Smart
• Analog to Digital
• Productivity versus Technology
• Planning schedules together
• Death of distance
• Bulky e-mails and heavy attachments
• Various versions of presentations
• Interconnectedness
• Only your browser your companion
• Audit a mouse click away
• Online meetings
• Death by PPT vs interactive presentations

17. A day at school with Google
Docs & Google Apps .....

18. Create your Google Account...it's simple

19. Make Google Groups for instant communication and
collaboration with team mates

20. Begin your day with your Google Calendar

21. Check your schedule/agenda for your meetings

22. Share your Google Calendar with team mates

23. Create documents, presentations,
spreadsheets,forms using Google Docs

24. Share your documents/files with team mates

25. Multiple users/editors/collaborators on one document
working together real-time (1)

26. Real-time conversation between multiple users

27. Multiple users/editors on one document
working together real-time (2)

28. Multiple viewing/editing

29. Check revision history for collaboration

30. See 'who' made 'what' changes to the
document....accountability

31. Example of word doc...Lesson Plan

32. Worksheet

33. Example of spreadsheet....Attendance Record

34. Program of Work/Break-up of Syllabus

35. Anecdotal Record

36. Power Point Presentation

37. Example of Form....Board Registration Details

38. Administrative Report

39. filled in and submitted...

40. Online MCQ Logic Test

41. responses submitted and collated....

42. responses analyzed....

43. Create your Google Site ...virtual classroom

44. Upload and store all your files/docs....