1. Google Tools & Google Docs for Education
Antonia Younge
ITEC 7445
Evaluating Emerging Technologies Assessment (EETA)

2. What Is Google Apps?
A suite of free collaboration and creation tools from Google
Solutions for , documents, websites, shared calendars and more
Available from any computer with an internet connection (including phones)
Requires no local IT support beyond desktop maintenance
Constant updates – no license costs
archiving and online storage

3. What Is Included In Google Apps?
Sites (Webpages)
Docs 
(Office Suite)
Calendar
Gmail
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Google Talk (Communications Suite)
Start Pages

4. What Is Included In Google Apps?

5. GMail  Huge inbox with search: keep and find everything.
Talk  IM and Video as easy as .
Groups  Let students easily create and work in teams.
Calendar  Make sharing calendars and schedules easy.
Docs  Makes collaborating easy.
Sites  Allow students and teachers to manage their own sites.
Video  Using the power of video to teach.

6. Google Mail (Gmail) Fully compatible with POP and IMAP
Threaded conversations
7GB of storage per user (and growing)

7. Google Calendar Shared calendars for individuals and groups
Integrates with mobile devices
Resource/room checkout
Free / busy system
Compatible with Exchange
Invite others to your calendar
Share Calendars
Check-out Resources

8. Google Group
A Google Group is a method of communicating with a group of people who share a common interest. Once a student logs into the NJIT Google domain space via their UCID, they will have the capability to create a Google Group for themselves, their student organization, or any academic or social purpose they desire
Key features:
Easy page creation
Customization - Select pictures, colors and styles to give your Group its own distinct look.
File Sharing - Upload related files to be shared with each other.
Member Profiles - Let members create their own personalized group member profile page. This allows members to share any information about themselves and makes searching for group members possible.

9. Google Group
Instructors can improve communications among students by creating groups for their classes or subjects.
Use groups for discussion or announcement lists for classes
Students can use groups to reach other students in their classes, sports teams, clubs, and extracurricular activities.

10. Google Sites
Unlimited user websites (classrooms, sports teams, resources, etc.)
Users can collaborate on sites like a wiki
Can be used for private intranet sites
Includes gadgets for embedding media and Web 2.0 content
A Google Site is an easy-to-create and maintain web space with a variety of controls.
Key Features:
Easy page creation
Access restriction – Easily control who can view or edit information.
Customizable look and feel

11. Google Sites Managed by teacher
Easy integration with all Google tools including calendars, documents, presentations, spreadsheets, forms, maps, and video.
Include a variety of educational and interactive gadgets using the Sites gadget directory.
Measure participation with revision history, recent site activity, or page notifications within Sites.
Create flexible designs and layouts without needing any knowledge of html code.
Collaborative environment for teachers and students.
Student can create ePortfolios or use sites for projects

12. Chat Room / Video Chat Room:
Invite a Guest Lecturer into your classroom through Video Chat
Hold Office Hours over Chat… even on snow days
Video:
Ability to upload and share videos with everybody at your school domain or just with specific people within your school.
Secure platform to host and share video content inside your domain.
Search across your video content with Google search technology.

13. Google Tools
Book Search: allows you to search the full text of large and growing index of books, from popular titles to old, out-of-print and public domain volumes.
Geo Education: Google Earth, Google Maps, Google Sky, Google SketchUp
News: you can browse headlines from your favorite newspapers and magazines, all on a single page, or you can delve more deeply into the topics that interest you most, by searching thousands of news sources at once. Google News also allows you to search archived news, putting more than 200 years of content at your fingertips
iGoogle: Your personally design Google page
WebSearch: To learn how to search
Blogger: makes it easy for teachers and students to share work, class notes, and pictures online.
Picasa:  free software download that enables you and your students to find, edit and share all the pictures on your PCs
SketchUp: easy-to-use program that lets you and your students create, modify and share 3D models.

14. Google Docs Web-based replacement for Microsoft Office
Includes word processor, spreadsheets, presentations, and data collection forms
Real-time collaboration
Store files like a USB drive
Use Google Documents to:
Work on the same lesson plan at the same time with a colleague.
Take your staff meeting notes and share with the rest of the staff.
Use revision history to hold students accountable for their work.
Have students work collaboratively from anywhere.
Give students ongoing and simultaneous feedback.
Publish student work.

15. How to Use Google Apps in Education?
Classroom and Lesson Ideas
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16. Collaborative Lesson Planning
Work on the same lesson plan at the same time with a colleague using Google Docs.   
Beginner Application

17. Shared Lesson Repository
Store your lesson plans in your school's shared Doc list so that anyone at your school can find and access them.  Create a folder for your grade level to share resources.

18. Improve the Writing Process
Use Google Docs to:
Have students work collaboratively from anywhere
Give students ongoing and simultaneous feedback
Use revision history to hold students accountable for their work
Publish student work
Intermediate Application  
Beginner Application  

19. Reading Response Journals
Instead of lugging home 30 reading response 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!
Intermediate Application  
Beginner Application  
Beginner Application  

20. Translate Letters Home for Parents
Translate letters home to parents by using the translate feature in Google Docs.
Intermediate Application  
Intermediate Application  

21. Sign-up Sheets 
Use spreadsheets to make scheduling parent-teacher conferences really easy.  
Intermediate Application  

22. Science Experiments
Use Google forms and spreadsheet to:
Collect data
Share data
Analyze data
Graph data
Graph data across 5 variables using the motion chart

23. Flash Card Center 
Use the flash card gadget in spreadsheets to set up a flash card center for your class.
Intermediate Application  

24. 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
Intermediate Application  

25. Survey Students: Collect Student Interest Information
Use Forms to collect survey students.  Survey students at the beginning of the year to find out about their interests. 
Intermediate Application  

26. 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. 
Intermediate Application  

27. Why Google Apps for Education?
One login for many services.
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28. Why Google Apps for Education?
Automatic Backup
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29. Why Google Apps for Education?
Collaboration
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30. Why Google Apps for Education?
Keep your work private.
Collaborate with friends.
Publish for the World.
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31. Why Google Apps for Education?
FREE
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32. Additional Resources For Educators
Google Apps K-12 Lesson Plans
Google For Educators Discussion Group
Google Apps Education Community
Using Google In Schools
Google for Teachers Site
Google Summer Camp Site