This document summarizes Google Apps for Education, which provides free hosted solutions for schools including Gmail, Google Docs, Google Calendar, Google Sites, Google Video, Google Voice, Google Books, Google Custom Search, Google Maps, Google Sketchup, and more. It highlights features such as browser-agnostic access, single sign-on for multiple services, real-time collaboration, automatic saving, and publishing documents to wider audiences. Examples are given of how teachers can use the various tools for assignments, communication, planning, and more. Training resources are also listed.

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2. Agenda
1.who is this guy?
2.Google Apps for Ed
3.Google Docs
4.Google Sites
5.Google Calendar
6.Google Video
7.Google Voice
8.Google Books
8.Google Custom Search
9.Google Maps and Earth
10.Google Sketchup
11.Google Search Curriculum
12.Keep Updated...and more

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8. Why Google Apps for Education?
Browser
Agnostic

9. Why Google Apps for Education?
One login for
many services.

10. The Power of
Google Apps
Google offers hosted solutions for both educational institutions and businesses.
Google Apps Education Edition is free of charge to schools – a value of $50/person/year over
what we offer to our business customers in Google Apps Premier Edition.
Here is a comparison chart of Education Edition vs. Premier Edition:

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14. The Power of
Google Docs

15. docs.google.com/demo

16. Google Docs
Google Docs is a free, web-based word processor, spreadsheet and presentation
tool that allows you to create and edit documents from anywhere and collaborate
with multiple people at the same time.

17. Anywhere access & collaboration
Google Docs is different:
• Documents are saved online and can be accessed from any computer
with an Internet connection
• Collaboration: Multiple people can work together on the same
document. No need to email documents back and forth

18. Saves changes automatically
Google Docs saves automatically, on a regular basis. Each change
is tracked as a new revision. You can see exactly what’s been
revised, by whom, and when.
“Teachers are able to individually assess student participation and
content using the revision tab on Google Docs to see how editing is
proceeding and to encourage students as they work.” -
Technology coordinator, Lafayette, CA

19. Collaboration gets students
excited and engaged
“Students love it, no more coaxing kids to do their writing assignments. They
beg to go to the computer lab to work on a collaborative assignment with their
partner.”
- High School Journalism teacher, Palo Alto, CA

20. Add collaborators to documents
After students invite you to their documents:
• you can review, comment, and grade their work at any time
• it's hard for students to tell fibs when you can see their work at all times
Also, students can work together on projects and get peer feedback

21. Folders organize your students’ work
• Folders keep student work organized
• Standard naming schemes allow you to sort by “Name” to easily find a class
period

22. Writing for an authentic audience
• Publish a document to make it visible to an authentic audience: parents,
peers, and friends
• You can even publish directly to your blog.

23. Not just
documents…
Spreadsheets and
presentations, too.

24. Online spreadsheets

25. Spreadsheet forms simplify data collection
• Create a survey or poll in a few easy steps
• Your respondents’ data appears in your spreadsheet as they fill it out

26. Online presentations
• You can import existing PowerPoint presentations or create new ones from scratch
• Insert images and videos, and format your slides to fit your preferences.
• Publish and embed your presentations in a website, allowing access to a wide
audience.

27. Students can chat while others are presenting
“One student talked aloud while everyone listened and chatted about the presentation… For the first time I can
EVER remember as a teacher - 100% of the students were engaged in the presentation and participated in the
chat. The students were enthusiastic and offered insightful and appropriate comments.“
- Computer Applications teacher, Beaverton, OR

28. Example Exercises
1.Documents
§ Journaling
§ Essays (individual or co-edited)
§ Collaborative research papers (history,
geography, science)
§ Collaborative book reports
§ Creative writing (script writing, poetry)
§ Writing portfolios
2.Spreadsheets
§ Stock portfolio (live data)
§ Graphs, charts, and data presentation
techniques
3.Presentations
§ Presenting group research
§ Active student participation during a
presentation

29. Makes planning and admin tasks easier
Teachers create and share lesson plans, meeting notes, and contact information
in Google Docs

30. Forms make life easier

31. Google Sites

32. Google Sites

33. What’s New in Docs?
http://www.google.com/google-d-s/whatsnew.html

34. Google Sites

35. Google Calendar
- Create and share multiple calendars

36. Google Calendar
Never miss a meeting with Google Calendar reminders
• Default Reminders
• Email Reminders
• Daily Agendas
• Pop-ups

37. Google Calendar
Google Calendar SMS Tricks
• Create & check your events by SMS
o 48368 (GVENT)
§ ex. - Maths Exam at 10am Monday
§ help
§ next
§ day
§ nday
http://www.google.com/
googlecalendar/new.html

38. Google Calendar

39. Google Calendar

40. Google Calendar
Students can create and share multiple calendars
• Great for group projects
o Students to create deadlines
o Send messages from calendar to their group
o Even link files for the group

41. Google Calendar
Publish school calendars on your teacher/school website
• Multiple calendars: One Page
o Multiple calendars = Multiple Classes
o Use the Agenda view

42. Google Calendar
Keep events organized
• Add the "Assignment" to the event (Calendar Labs)
• Send a message without leaving calendar

43. Google Calendar
Event Publisher Guide
• Link to event
• Link to an entire Calendar
http://www.google.com/googlecalendar/event_publisher_guide.html

44. Google Calendar
Add a QR code to an assignment
• Use w/ Event Publisher Guide
• Add a link on paper
o Students can "Click" on it with a smart phone
http://www.google.com/googlecalendar/
event_publisher_guide.html

45. Google Video
• Private
• Unlimited time
• Host your school PD videos

46. Google Voice:
phone calls, podcast and more...

47. Google Voice:
phone calls, podcast and more...

48. Google Custom Search:
You pick, and then
let them search

49. Google Books

50. Google Books

51. Google Books

52. Google Maps and Earth
http://www.googlelittrips.com
http://www.davidrumsey.com/view/google-maps

53. Google Sketchup
http://sketchup.google.com/intl/en/training/
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54. Google Apps For Ed.
Training and Support
http://edutraining.googleapps.com/

55. Search Curriculum
http://www.google.com/educators/p_websearch.html

56. Stay Posted
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http://googleapps.blogspot.com/
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