1. Google Apps For Education (And why you might want to use them)
By Ann Bartok-Venetis

2. Google Apps for Education: Main Page Drive 4) Slides Docs 5) Forms
Sheets ) Classroom
Hint: Later on, you can just click on the thing you want to see and the presentation will go straight there.

3. But first, lets talk about how to sign in…
Start off with Google Chrome (it works in Explorer and Safari, but Chrome is easier).

4. Sign in with your P number
Sign in with your P number. At home, your password is your regular sign-in password.

5. This is what your screen will look like
This is what your screen will look like. Look at the upper right hand corner and click on the grey squares. .

6. Now you can see all the apps that are available to you.

7. Looking at Google Drive
What is so wonderful about Google Drive? Did Annie drink the Kool-Aid?
Send large files
Access from anywhere (really – even when board servers are down)
Works on Cell Phones!
It has its own search engine
It has OCR (Optical Character Recognition).
You can store all sorts of files
Google Drive works with the entire Google Suite of GAFE
Google Drive lets you share photos and videos with contacts.

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9. Very close to Word and Pages Add Inserts (all types)
Some reasons you might want to consider using Google Docs:
Very close to Word and Pages
Add Inserts (all types)
Add references (Chicago, MLA, and APA)
Word Count
Share documents
See revision history
Autosave

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12. Some reasons you might want to use Sheets
It is the closest app to Excel or Numbers
You can demonstrate the data sets in pie charts and/or graphs
Like Docs, you have autosave, the work is accessible and easily shareable
For students, they can collaborate on a project and you can see who has made changes/additions and when

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14. About Google Slides…
Google Slides is the equivalent to Microsoft PowerPoint and Keynote
2) If you can do it in PowerPoint, you can (almost) do it in Slides.
3) The bonus features are the same as Docs and Sheets (easy save, cloud, revision changes, and live multiple-user collaboration)

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16. About Google Forms… Collect information quickly and digitally
You can conduct a quick survey
Want a quick comprehension check? Homework check? Done! Students can create/share their own Quizzes
Reflections and exit tickets

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18. Google Classroom is (IMHO) GAFE’s most powerful tool
1) Easy to use and accessible from all devices
Very easy and effective communication tool for getting
messages to students
Similar to Facebook (something the children are familiar with)
You can create assignments and give feedback
When you create a Google Classroom, a shared drive is created so you can share documents, notes, and assignments with students

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21. Probably the best part about Google Apps for Education is that there is so much information available on-line.
For example, there are Google Cheat Sheets available here…

22. One last thing…
Google Apps are just another tool we can use
If you get stuck, ask for help – I’m not an expert, but I’m learning and there are tons of people online who are willing to answer questions

23. Google has a certification program for educators
You can work towards a real certification (but I don’t know if it will mean anything in Peel)
However, the lessons one goes through and the tests and challenges one has to complete are actually really good. I’ve enjoyed the process so far…
… but have yet to take the test
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24. My TeacherWeb is:
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