This document provides an overview of Google Apps for Education, including features such as Gmail, Google Drive, Google Docs, Google Sheets, Google Slides, Google Forms, Google Drawing, Google Sites, and Google Calendar. It describes how these apps can be used for file storage, document creation and editing, presentations, forms, online websites, and calendar management. It highlights capabilities like cross-platform use, one login for many services, automatic backup, collaboration in real-time, and integration with other Google services. The document aims to educate users on the various educational applications of Google Apps.

1. GOOGLE
APPS
for
Education
An Overview of Google Apps
and Program Features
Adv
1K.THIYAGU, Assistant Professor, Department of Education, Central University of Kerala, Kasaragod

2. Motives

3. Traditional Classrooms

4. Introduction The Traditional
Classroom
✔ Teachers: Lecturing
✔ Students: Listening
The Traditional
Result
✔ Teachers: Still
Lecturing
✔ Students: Out Cold

6. Atari Breakout
Breakout is an arcade game developed and published by Atari, Inc.

8. Google – Googol (Misspelling) - “Origin Nick Name: BackRub" March
1998 - by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Ph.D. students at Stanford
University.
Larry Page Sergey Brin
Google Founders

10. Stay in Touch
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11. Gmail
Email by Google
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12. Google Allo
A smart messaging app that helps you
say more and do more.
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13. Google Duo
A simple video calling app that
lets you preview incoming calls.
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14. Google+
Discover more of what you love and the
people who love it, too.
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15. Organise
Your
Stuff
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16. Contacts
Your family and friends’ addresses and
numbers, together at last.
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17. Calendar
Organise your schedule and share
events with those in your life.
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18. Keep
Save your thoughts as notes, lists and
voice memos from anywhere.
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19. Work Smarter
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20. do a barrel roll
Barrel Roll on your screen with the search interface
performing a 360-degree somersault before your eyes.

21. Agenda
• Google Mission
• Google Drive
• Google Doc
• Google Sheet
• Google Slides
• Google Forms
• Google Drawing
• Google Mindmeister
• Google Sites
• Google Calendar
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23. WebVideo
Books Personal/Internal
Google’s
Mission
Organize allthe world’s information and make it
universally accessible and useful
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24. Google Apps
Overview
Google Drive :
• File storage (15 GB)
• Google Docs (Word)
• Spreadsheets (Excel)
• Forms
• Presentations (PowerPoint)
• Drawings (Publisher)
Google Sites:
• Creating online webpages
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26. Zerg rush

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29. How to Access Google Drive
http://drive.google.com
Login using your Email address
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37. The Neo-Gen
Alphabet
Digital Kids’
Way of Thinking

39. Google Zipper

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Bicycle

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44. Google Docs
• Change document title in upper
left-hand corner
• Use top toolbar to access
document features
• Use quick access toolbar to find
frequently used tools
• NOTE: all changes are saved
automatically in Google drive.
No need to save your
document.
• Share your document with
other collaborators.
• Collaborators can edit your
document in real-time while
you are editing your
document. Changes will
appear while you are working.
• Simply close out of web
browser tab when done
editing your document.
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45. Collaborating With
Others
• See who is working on your file.
• Watch users editing in real-time.
• Collaboration works in all Google
applications.
• Max 50 collaborators at one time.
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46. Sharing Google Files
• Within Google Drive, right-click, then choose “Share”
• Within a Google Doc, click the “Share” button
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48. Google Mirror

50. Google
Spreadsheet
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51. Google
Spreadsheet
• Similar to Microsoft Excel
• Insert charts, images, videos
• Create calculations and formulas
• Create multiple sheets
• Protect cells, sheets or the entire
workbook
• Configure notification rules
notifying you of changes to your
spreadsheet.
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54. Apple
2050
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55. Addict

56. Technology Penetration…!

57. Technology
Penetration…!
Password

58. Verse

59. Google Slides
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60. Creating a Google
Presentation
• Similar to Microsoft PowerPoint
• Choose your title and theme
• Top toolbar gives you access to more features
• Quick-launch toolbar gives you quick access to commonly used features
• Insert text, images, video, etc.
• Insert tables
• Presenter Views
• click screen or scroll up/down to advance
• Full screen views
• Presenter with speaker notes opens up additional notes window
• Share your presentation with collaborators
• Configure who can view your presentation
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63. Specs
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64. Google Forms
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65. Google Forms
• Create simple questionnaire type forms
• Questions types such as:
 Text
 Multiple choice
 Dropdown boxes
 Grids
 Checkboxes
• Select different theme backgrounds
• Publish your form online
• Save form results to Google Spreadsheets
• Set notification rules to notify you of changes
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Black Hole

69. No
Generation Gap…!

70. New Learning Environments
NET GENERATION LEARNERS

71. Google Drawing
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72. Google Drawing
• Picture editing tool similar to Microsoft Publisher
• Create different kinds of boxes, arrows, lines,
scribbles, etc
• Change font colors or fill in shapes with different
colors
• Insert pictures and even take a snapshot using
your computer camera
• Other fun tools
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75. Future
Tech
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76. Google Sites
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77. Google Sites
http://sites.google.com – login with email address
• Easily create websites to share with others
• Create announcement boards
• Post documents and link to other websites
• Embed YouTube videos
• Embed Google docs, forms, etc
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80. Google Calendar
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81. Calendar Agenda
• Set up your Preferences
• Add events to a calendar
• Delete events
• Invite people to events
• Accept an invite to a shared calendar
• Share a calendar
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82. Reasons to use Google Calendar
• Keep track of academic events, meetings, and important dates
• Posting day-by-day assignments, homework, for students and parents to access
• Have separate calendars for each class
• Sync with Smartphones
• Easily schedule appointments
• Integrate with your email system
• Share project calendars
• Access with your mobile device
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84. Features of Google Apps
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85. Features Google Apps for Education
Cross Platform
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86. Browser Agnostic
Features Google Apps for Education
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87. One login for many services.
Features Google Apps for Education
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88. Automatic Backup
Features Google Apps for
Education
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89. Collaboration
Features Google Apps for Education
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90. HELPFUL RESOURCES
https://support.google.com/a/answer/1631886?hl=en
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91. THANK YOU
Jai Bharath!
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92. Traditional
Classroom
21st Century
Classroom

93. Old Crow Modern Crow
UDATE YOURSELF – IT SAVES LOT OF EXTRA EFFORT

95. Conclusions
We think too much about effective methods of teaching
and not enough about effective methods of learning.
John Carolous S. J.

96. Future generations will have no future
if the present generation continues to live in the past.
- Mark Amend

97. Attitude is a little thing
that makes a big
difference.
Positive attitude
Creates a success

98. Technology Won’t Replace Teachers…
But teachers who use technology
will probably replace teachers who do not.

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100. Jai Hind !!!
Thank You…
Thank You…
Thank You…