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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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