Google Apps and Tools for the Classroom

http://ist.njit.edu/google/

Apps for your ClassroomGMail  Huge inbox with search: keep and find everything.

Talk  IM and Video as easy as email.

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.

WebMail by Google

The email system for students and alumni at NJIT is Webmail by Google.

Student can access Webmail by Google email anytime by visiting https://webmail.njit.edu.

Webmail by Google account's storage capacity starts at 25 GB.

http://ist.njit.edu/email/webmail.php

Google Siteshttp://ist.njit.edu/google/googlesites.php

NJIT Google Sites

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

More info…

http://ist.njit.edu/google/googlesites.php

Use Sites to manage your class

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

Want more? 

Google Apps for Education Training Center, Module 5: Sites: http://edutraining.googleapps.com/Training-Home/module-5-sites/chapter-7

Google Groupshttp://ist.njit.edu/google/googlegroups.php

NJIT Google Groups

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.

More info…

http://ist.njit.edu/google/googlegroups.php

Use Groups to collaborate

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.

Want more? 

Google Apps for Education Training Center, Module 6: Other tools:  https://sites.google.com/a/googleapps.com/edu-training-center/Training-Home/module-6-other-tools/chapter-5

Google DocsWord Processing, Spreadsheets, Presentations

Google SpreadsheetsAggregate, Organize, and Access your data

in useful ways

Use Google Spreadsheets to:

•Record grades with an organized grade book•Track attendance, missing assignment, behavior reports•Store a database of contact information for students and parents•Use a word cloud gadget to visualize written responses

Google DocumentsCreate, Collaborate, and publish

Use Google Documents 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.• 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.

Want more? 

Google Apps for Education Training Center, Module 4: Docs http://edutraining.googleapps.com/Training-Home/module-4-docs

Google Calendar 

Use Google Calendar to:

Invite others to your calendar

Share Calendars

Check-out Resources

Use Appointment Slots for Office Hours

Instructions here!

Instructions how to create Appointment Slots

1. Create appointment slots by clicking on the calendar once

2. Click on “Appointment slots” link located on the top

3. Click on “Edit Details” Pick a block of time you want to offer to others, and choose how

many slots to split it up into; don't worry, you can always change it later.

2. Share your appointment page This is the link to your public appointment page. Anyone who

has this link can book an appointment slot.

Copy the link and send to your students

3. Guests book appointment slots Booked appointment slots appear right on your calendar as

regular events.

Want more? 

Google Apps for Education Training Center, Module 3: Calendar: http://edutraining.googleapps.com/Training-Home/module-3-calendar

Google Talk 

http://www.google.com/apps/intl/en/edu/privacy.html

Use Chat room to communicate

Invite a Guest Lecturer into your classroom through Video Chat

Hold Office Hours over Chat… even on snow days

http://support.google.com/chat/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=159499

http://learn.googleapps.com/chat

Google Tools http://www.google.com/educators/tools.html

Google 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.

Differences between Google Video for Education Edition and YouTube

Tools for your classroom

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.

iGoogle

https://www.google.com/

Click on the iGoogle located in the left bottom corner

Language Tools

Language tools

Customize Google News

Customize it

Google News

Resources

Google Apps Education Training Center https://sites.google.com/a/googleapps.com/edu-training-center/Training-Home

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