Google Apps How to use them in your classroom

Tools for Teachers and Students GMail Huge inbox with search: keep and find everything. Calendar Make sharing calendars and schedules easy. Docs Makes collaborating as easy as creating. Drive Create, save and share a variety of files. Hangout Group conversations with voice, video, and chat

Google Drive According to drive/#starthttps:// drive/#start No matter what type of file it is, everything can be stored safely in Drive including photos, videos, presentations, PDFs and Microsoft Office files. Files in Drive are private, until you decide to share them. You can quickly invite others to view, comment, and edit any file or folder you choose. That’s why every file in Drive stays safe no matter what happens to your smartphone, tablet or computer. Drive is encrypted using SSL, the same security protocol used on Gmail and other Google services.

Google Docs Word Processing, Spreadsheets & Presentations

What Are Some Benefits of Google Docs? 1. Available for many file types 2. Ease of communication and collaboration 3. Variety of information to share

1. Google Docs is Available For Many File Types Basic Google Apps file types include: Documents Spreadsheets Presentations Drawings Web Forms With Google Drive you can view and open almost any file type including.doc,.xls, docx,.odt,.xlsx, ppt and others.

Ease of communication and collaboration Google Docs lets students/teachers/staff all work together on single documents at the same time. You can each access the shared folder of files Feedback and changes save instantly Visible revision history throughout the entire process. Real-time and access to documents is available worldwide Ability to translate documents into other languages

Variety of information to share Google Apps integrates with hundreds of Apps to extend functionality and improve collaboration. Lesson Plans Meeting agendas/notes Sign up sheets Journals Group projects/assignments Parent Letters Grades

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Google Docs Ideas and Samples

Collaborative Lesson Planning Collaborative Lesson Planning Work on the same lesson plan at the same time with a colleague using Google Docs. ISTE Teacher Standards: 3. a-d s/20-14_ISTE_Standards- T_PDF.pdf s/20-14_ISTE_Standards- T_PDF.pdf

Staff/Grade Level Meeting Notes Staff/Grade Level Meeting Notes Take your staff meeting notes in Google Docs. Share with the rest of the staff. ISTE Teacher Standards: 3. a-d s/20-14_ISTE_Standards- T_PDF.pdf s/20-14_ISTE_Standards- T_PDF.pdf

Reading Response Journals Reading Response Journals Instead of lugging home 30 journals every week to comment on, have students keep their journals in a shared Google Doc. You can give your comments while students continue to write in their journals ! ISTE Teacher Standards: 1.c-d s/20-14_ISTE_Standards- T_PDF.pdf s/20-14_ISTE_Standards- T_PDF.pdf ISTE Student Standards 1b,2b 14_ISTE_Standards-S_PDF.pdf 14_ISTE_Standards-S_PDF.pdf

Translate Letters Home for Parents Translate Letters Home for Parents Translate letters home to parents by using the translate feature in Google Docs. ISTE Teacher Standards: 3. a-d s/20-14_ISTE_Standards- T_PDF.pdf

Track Student Homework (and Share with Parents) Use spreadsheets to track student homework. Give each student a anonymous number and share the sheet with parents ISTE Teacher Standards: 2.b, 3. a-d s/20-14_ISTE_Standards- T_PDF.pdf

Group Work Use Google forms and spreadsheet to: ● Collect data ● Share data ● Analyze data ● Graph data ● Graph data across 5 variables using the motion chart ISTE Student Standards 1-d, b,2.a- d,6a-d 14_ISTE_Standards-S_PDF.pdf 14_ISTE_Standards-S_PDF.pdf ISTE Teacher Standards: 1.a-d _ISTE_Standards- T_PDF.pdf

Flash Card Center Flash Card Center Use the flash card gadget in spreadsheets to set up a flash card center for your class. ISTE Teacher Standards: 2.c-d, 3. c-d 14_ISTE_Standards-T_PDF.pdf ISTE Student Standards 3.b-c, 6.a-d 14_ISTE_Standards-S_PDF.pdf 14_ISTE_Standards-S_PDF.pdf

Now its your turn!! Beginner: Share a document with a colleague Intermediate: Analyze the revision history of a document Advanced: Create a motion chart Want to learn more?

Google Forms Polls, Surveys, and Assessments

What is Google Forms? Google Forms is a part of Google Docs and lets you run a survey or quickly create a team roster with a simple online form. Then check out the results, neatly organized in a spreadsheet.

Why should you use Google Forms? Create any number of polls and surveys. The forms are mobile friendly and students can send in their responses from mobile phone browsers All the votes and responses are automatically collected in an Excel spreadsheet making it easier to analyze Forms in Google Docs support a wide range of question types You can chose to get notifications as soon as people fill in a Google Docs form with their responses.

Google Forms Ideas and samples

Formative and Summative Assessments Use Google Forms to give your students a pre-assessment at the beginning of class. Modify your instruction based on the results. Then give students an "exit ticket" at the end of class to see what they learned. Tip! Change the template to make the form more exciting ISTE Teacher Standards: 2.d, 3. c-d, 4. a-d _ISTE_Standards- T_PDF.pdf ISTE Student Standards 6. a-d 14_ISTE_Standards-S_PDF.pdf 14_ISTE_Standards-S_PDF.pdf

Survey Students: Collect Student Interest Information Use Forms to collect data and survey students. Survey students at the beginning of the year to find out about their interests. ISTE Teacher Standards: 2.d, 3. c-d, 4. a-d _ISTE_Standards- T_PDF.pdf

Teacher or Student Observations Use forms on your smart phone or tablet to do teacher or student observations. The data will be automatically populated into a spreadsheet. ISTE Teacher Standards: 2.d, 3. c-d, 4. a-d _ISTE_Standards- T_PDF.pdf

Now its your turn!! Beginner: Create a form and change the template Intermediate: Graph the results of the form data Advanced: Create a formula to grade your spelling test Want to learn more?

Google Calendar Create and share schedules and calendars

Why use Google calendars? Lesson plans and objectives can be added quickly from any computer (and most mobile devices) with internet access. As teachers get more experienced using Google Calendar, they can embed their calendars on their classroom websites. Advanced users can add their Google Calendar to the smart phones and help students and parents subscribe to the classroom calendar so that they can set up reminders on their devices. Educators can use Google Calendars to share schedules with colleagues, from computer lab schedules to athletics practice.

A few ways to use calendar Shared Calendars (School, Grade Level, Team) Checking-out Resources (Laptop Carts, Library) Standards Mapping Pacing Guides Schedule/availability ISTE Teacher Standards: 2.d, 3. c-d, 4. a-d, 5.b _ISTE_Standards- T_PDF.pdf

Now its your turn!! Beginner: Create a calendar event Intermediate: Invite others to your event Advanced: Create a grade level calendar. Send out a weekly meeting invite and grade level notes. OR Try out a lab feature. Want to learn more?

Gmail Stay connected and organized

Some Benefits of Gmail 1Gmail 'stacks' and organizes conversations into threads. As you receive and send messages, the s are automatically grouped according to subject line Storage space and capacity (10+ GB of storage space. 25MB per capacity) Themes allow you to customize the look and feel of your Gmail account You can create files, and mark and star messages

Communication with Parents including in Communication with Parents including in Different Languages Turn on the translate feature in Gmail labs to communicate with parents in different languagestranslatelabs ISTE Teacher Standards:, 3. c-d, cs/pdfs/20- 14_ISTE_Standards- T_PDF.pdf

Global Pen Pals Give students pen pals in another state or country. With Google translate it's OK if they don't speak the same language! ISTE Student Standards 1. a-d, 2. a-d 14_ISTE_Standards-S_PDF.pdf 14_ISTE_Standards-S_PDF.pdf

Now its your turn!!! Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced: Enable a new lab feature Want to learn more?

Google Hangouts Bring your conversations to life with photos, emoji, and even group video calls for free

What is a “Hangout” A Hangout is a web-based tool created by Google for communicating through video. Up to ten people can "hang out" at one time in a virtual "room."

Benefits of Google Hangouts One integrated service that allows for text and video conferencing Accessibility: Access using Google account or join Hangouts as a guest. It also works across computers, Android and iOS devices Low Cost: To run a Google Hangout simply requires a device with a webcam and microphone.

Google Hangouts Examples and Ideas

Discussion Based Forums Connect different classrooms for book clubs, art critiques, or other discussion based forums. ISTE Teacher Standards:, 1-4. a-d cs/pdfs/20- 14_ISTE_Standards- T_PDF.pdf ISTE Student Standards 1-6. a-d s/pdfs/20- 14_ISTE_Standards- S_PDF.pdf s/pdfs/20- 14_ISTE_Standards- S_PDF.pdf

Virtual Office Hours E stablish set office hours or appointment times for them to engage in virtual discussions about their grades, a project they are working on, or extra help on an assignment. As Google Hangouts will allow you to access Google ISTE Teacher Standards: 2.b, 3.a-d cs/pdfs/20- 14_ISTE_Standards- T_PDF.pdf

Record Instructions For Later Playback By recording a Google Hangout, you can provide your students with instructions that they can later playback. Record yourself giving a lecture, working out a problem, or physically demonstrating a concept and then post it to your class YouTube channel or embed it on your website or blog. ISTE Teacher Standards:, 1-4. a-d cs/pdfs/20- 14_ISTE_Standards- T_PDF.pdf

Guest Speakers Guest speakers can be challenging and expensive to organize. However, you can easily bring the world to your students by hosting a guest speaker with Google Hangouts. ISTE Teacher Standards:, 1-4. a-d 14_ISTE_Standards-T_PDF.pdf ISTE Student Standards 1-6. a-d 14_ISTE_Standards-S_PDF.pdf 14_ISTE_Standards-S_PDF.pdf

Now its your turn Beginner: Invite students or staff to a hangout and host a discussion Intermediate: Establish virtual office hours and include them on your calendar Advanced: Arrange for a guest speaker to address your class Want to learn more?

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