1. Google Accounts Student BV E-Mails Google Documents RSS Feeds Voice Threads Cecilia Slenker - Fall, 2011

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3. Students will have access to Gmail, Google Docs, Google Calendar, & Start Page Start Page is a customized version of iGoogle with Apps that are filtered specifically for Blue Valley One function that won’t be available- Publishing web pages Google | What will students have?

4. Go to Website: First Step | Activate Your BV Google Account http://studentemail.bluevalleyk12.net Click on Image for Video Instructions:

5. First Step | Activate Your BV Google Account

8. Step Two | Composing a Message

9. Step 2 | Composing a Message

11. Step Three | Adding contacts

13. Gmail has Themes for your e-mail Doesn’t use Folders, uses “Labels” instead Can also Chat within your Gmail with your Friends Gmail | Cool Features

15. Add all of your Google Gadgets to one page Accessible from whatever computer or location you are working from You could create specific iGoogle pages customized to you… Foreign Language Example: http://teachweb2.wikispaces.com/Uses+of+iGoogle+ in+Spanish+classroom+(gr.+9+%E2%80%93+12)+ %E2%80%93Fran+S. iGoogle Pages | Cool Features

16. Google Docs comes as part of your Google apps Great because you can collaborate with peers and is accessible anywhere from the Internet Also will show you the Revision History of any document, so you know who exactly has changed what part of the document Includes Docs, Spreadsheets, Presentations & Forms http://vodpod.com/watch/240934-google-docs-in- plain-english Google Docs | Let’s talk about it

17. Fill out Google Form Edit Spreadsheet Edit Document Google Docs | Examples

18. Add the “Subscribe” and “Note in Reader” buttons to your Internet Explorer Toolbar (make sure in IE that you have View-Links checked.) and Create a shared page to send out to your peers or email your friends! Extras | Google “Goodies!”

20. RSS in Plain English | by Common Craft http://www.commoncraft.com/video/rss

21. Check out your favorite website for the RSS Button or Choose from the list of Blogs provided by your teacher Second Step | Start adding Feeds

23. An online tool used to talk about & share images, documents, & videos Examples: http://voicethread.com/#q+computers.b223625.i120 5479 http://voicethread.com/#q+computers.b4364.i34389 To understand more about different types of accounts, check out this document: http://voicethread.com/media/misc/getting_started_i n_the_classroom.pdf Voicethreads | What are they?

24. Sign up for a free Voicethread account Voicethreads | Let’s try it!