John HeffernanCESI

A grand day out …..

London, England29 July 2010

Cristin FrodellaGoogle

Mark WagnerCUE

Welcome and Introductions

The GTA UK Participants

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The GTA UK Participants

The GTA UK Participants

Google Culture

The Mission of The GTA

Improve teaching and learning by leveraging innovative tools.

Google and Education

October 11, 2006

Kern Kelley Director of Educational Technology

Maine R.S.U. #19

Google Apps for Education

The Account

The differences between a Google Apps account and Gmail Account

Google Account using an email address as a login.

Google Account using an email address as a login.

Google Account Gmail Account

Account Differences

kernkelley@rsu19.org kernkelley@gmail.com

Inside a Domain Outside a Domain

Apps apps

The Difference

BothGoogle Ed Apps

AccountsGoogle Account

Gmail Google DocsGoogle SitesGoogle Wave CalendarChatMobileGroups

Admin Control (Postini)

Custom Domain

Video

iGoogleMapsBookmarksGoogle VoiceYouTube

Blogger Picasa Reader

Why Google Apps for Education?

Free for Educators.

Email archiving is an additional cost.

 Educational institutions receive a 66% discount.

Email archiving is an additional cost. Educational institutions receive a 66% discount.

Why Google Apps for Education?

Browser Agnostic

Why Google Apps for Education?

One login for many services.

Why Google Apps for Education?

Automatic Backup

Why Google Apps for Education?

Collaboration

Why Google Apps for Education?

Keep your work private.

Publish for the World.

Collaborate with friends.

Lisa ThumannSr. Specialist in Technology Education

CMSCE, Rutgers University

Google Search

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Google Search video on Youtube

Wonder Wheel

Related Searches

Google Search Timeline

Recent Searches

Subscribe to News

Results

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Alerts for your School

Real-time Search

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Image credit: http://www.denijsdesign.de

Square Purchasing

Square Research

Square Curriculum

Google Images – Advanced Search

Fair Use Images

Customize Image Tools

Customize Image Tools

Customize Image Tools

Similar Images

Google Similar Images

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Google Similar Images

Google News Timeline

Google News Timeline

Google Books

Google Custom Search Engine

CSE – Select Your Sites

http://www.google.com/educators/p_websearch.html

Zoe RossIT Educator & Trainer

Google Docs

29th July 2010

Google Apps for Education

=+ (Hardware)  (Software) 

10 collaborators 10 collaborators

10 collaborators 50 collaborators

What are Google Docs?

Access anywhereFree!

Intuitive Simple & advanced features

Why use Google Docs?

Collaboration

• Collaboratively work on documentso Real time collaborationo Use chat to discuss work

Collaboration

• Peer / teacher review of work

Great Real-Life Examples

Mark Clarkson@mwclarkson

• Student self-assessment of project work

Share Folders

• Easy sharing of folders with colleagues• 3 sharing settings

Multiple Revisions

• View and access multiple revisions

• No more 'over-written' files

Forms

• Collect feedbacko studentso parentso teachers

• Use themes

• Create quizzes

OCR

• Optical Character Recognitiono Extracts text from images & PDFso Edit texto Recognises common fonts / black & white best

Google Docs Blog

• http://googledocs.blogspot.com/

Lisa ThumannSr. Specialist in Technology Education

CMSCE, Rutgers University

Google Sites

July 29, 2010

Your Director of Technology Hat

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In February 2008, Google released as an addition to its suite of applications.*                           is Google's version of a wiki.

What is Google Sites?

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JotSpot *Google Sites is based on JotSpot which Google acquired in October 2006

How much storage will I get?

Each Google Site comes with 100mb of storage.

Each Google Apps account receives at least 10GB of storage in Google Sites. 

Google Apps Premier and Education editions get an additional 500MB for each user account..

The look and feel of Google Sites

As of 11/09, Sites offers 4 page types -- web page, announcements, file cabinet and list.

There are 52 themes to choose from.

Implications for Educators

How would you use Google Sites to organize your information and build community?

Ronald Ho Google Developer

Google Spreadsheets and gadgets

Kevin Mc laughlin video

Danny SilvaAdministrator / Agriculture Teacher

Le Grand High School, California

Google Calendar

July 2010

What can Google Calendar do for you?

Customize your Calendar• Make it yours• Even add the weather

What can Google Calendar do for you?

Create and share multiple calendars• Add a new calendar for every class• Even add a calendar for your

       Football Team

Activity Two...

What can Google Calendar do for you?

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

What can Google Calendar do for you students?

Ding!! Reminder: History paper due tomorrow @ Fri July 30 12pm - 1pm• Set up SMS service for last minute reminders

Activity Three...

What can Google Calendar do for you students?

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

What can Google Calendar do for students?

Students can create and share multiple calendars• Great for group projects

o Students to create deadlineso Send messages from calendar to their groupo Even link files for the group

Google Confidential and Proprietary

What can Google Calendar do for your class?

Keep events organized• Add the "Assignment" to the event (Calendar

Labs)• Ad Event Flair to the event (Calendar Labs)• Send a message without leaving calendar

Google Confidential and Proprietary

Taking Google Calendar to the next level

Use your calendar with your cell phone• Stay informed with Google Mobile• Google Sync allows you to use your phones

calend

Taking Google Calendar to the next level

Event Publisher Guide• Link to event 

• Link to an entire Calendar 

http://www.google.com/googlecalendar/event_publisher_guide.html

Taking Google Calender to the next level

Google Calendar to Twitter• Publish to Twitter automatically

o Post to a website with RSS All Automatic

Tom BarrettDeputy Headteacher

John Davies Primary School

Google Maps

London :: 29 July 2010

At a glance

We have come a long way - SF 1915Ideas - Using Streetview ImageryIdeas - The Earth is our paper

ActivityMaths / Story Maps

Earth view in MapsPractical thoughts about classroom useMashup Magic

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10

10

Streetview Imagery

1 Explore your local area

2 Visit historical sites linked to your topic

3 Geographical sites 

4 Panoramio Photos

Story Mapping

1 Be a location scout

2 Start stories with a route or location

3 Write in the placemarks

4 Extend existing stories or write new ones

Actvity

ONEMaths Maps

http://bit.ly/GTAUKPARIS

Explore the map and placemarks currently included. Check out the

map description for more information and the purple

START HERE pin.Make sure you are looking at the

SATELLITE imagery and find something to do with the mathematical understanding of

SHAPE .

Add a PLACEMARK and question regarding the interesting feature you have found.

Use the colour guide on the START HERE pin for the age group.

EXT: Add photos and other media to your Q.

TWOStory Maps

http://bit.ly/STORYMAP

Read the map/activity description on the left and read the story

starter pin.

Choose a path you want to take the story and work with your team or on your own to

add placemarks that move the story on.

Match the placemarks to the colour of the path.

Ext: Create your own path, take an existing one off in a different direction, add further

media to your placemark.

Activity ONE Activity TWO

Maths Mapshttp://bit.ly/GTAUKPARIS

Story Mapshttp://bit.ly/STORYMAP

Mappy Birthday

mappybirthday.appspot.com

Dana NguyenProduct Marketing Manager

Google Apps for Education Training programs

Where to begin...

You don't know what you don't know

• Help center: useful when you know what to look for

• Not everything is documented

• Beyond basic how-to's"Where do I start?" "How can I use these tools in the classroom?"

• Adopt the "Train the trainer" model 

http://edutraining.googleapps.com

Guided tutorials

Visual cues

Test your knowledge

http://google.starttest.com

• $90 for qualification - $15 for each of 6 tests• Completion of all 6 exams leads to Individual Qualification • Test content directly maps to Training Center

Lesson plans

• Google Certified Teachers submitted lesson plans • (Action Plan)• Designed & published in Docs with CC licensing• Filter by product, grade level, subject

www.google.com/apps/eduresources

Community site

http://edu.googleapps.com

Google Apps Education Edition site built for decision makers - encourage schools to sign up for Apps.

• Community site is built for educators - learn & share• Built on Google Sites• New discussion forum

o GCTs - Please join!• Community map• Moderator pages• best practices of Google Apps

Training Tiers

Level 1 (free)Online Google Apps Education training curriculum, lesson modules with checklist tasks, videos, printable guides. Paid exams for "Google Apps Education Qualified Individuals"

Level 2 (economical)Training lead by experienced individuals:Google Apps Education Certified Trainer individuals

Level 3 (elite)Training by Professional Development orgs: Google Apps Education Certified Trainer organizations

Google Apps Education Certified Trainers

www.google.com/apps/teachertraining

Benefits:Listed on the Apps EDU website (launching 8/15)Listed in the Apps MarketplaceShared training resources

Requirements:• Complete 6 Exams for Apps Education Individual Qualification• Application process