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Google Apps for Education Maddy Anderson and Christina Schulz Gear. UP! April 29 th, 2016

How has technology changed in recent years?

Session Objectives Shift from Personal Web Pages, Moodle, Microsoft Office to Google Apps Provide an overview of the primary Google Applications Demonstrate features of each app Provide practical classroom/educational applications Easy strategies for effective use Apply skills to share ‘technology’ resources Our Goal: Create a Google Classroom

Benefits of Google Drive Mirrors Explorer with ‘Collections’ Unlimited storage for educational accounts Instantly saves work Ability to work from various locations Easily collaborate Share folders, subfolders, or individual documents Caution: be careful about desktop space

Google Forms ● Easy way to collect data with quick results ○ View data results/allow students to view their own results ● Excellent way to compare data ● Can be modified for assignments/quizzes/tests ● Flubaroo: ○ Computes assignment score, average score,

Google Spreadsheet ● Excel features ● Collaborative data collection ● Conditional formatting ● Multiple tabs ● Socratic Seminar ○ Live data tracking ○ Student Accountability

Google Documents: Beginner Application #1: Collaborate ● Work on the same lesson plan at the same time with a colleague from different devices ○ Shared assignments/Group Work ● Take meeting notes ● Select ‘share level’ ○ Limit range of sharing ● https: //goo. gl/9 Ppgxf ● User icons

Google Documents: Beginner Application Key differences from Microsoft Office ● Revision history ○ Previous drafts ● Track student work/progress ● Real-time collaboration for differentiation

Google Documents: Intermediate Application Key differences from Microsoft Office ● Use ‘preview’ to zip through documents ● Provide feedback for key elements ● Easily add/comment/resolve edits ○ Resolved comments disappear, but can be viewed in revision history ● Group Writes ● Peer-edit in real time ○ Allows for multiple editors

Google Documents: Intermediate Application Improve the Writing Process Use revision history for student accountability Publish student work Journals (1 to 1) Dialectical Journals Lab write-ups Differentiate instruction

Google Documents: Intermediate Application Improve Research Students can use tool ‘Research’ to add information Assists with accurate citation

Google Documents: Advanced Application Don’t forget Add-ons Always changing Enhances already robust tools Highlighter

Google Slides ● Ability to upload presentations from personal computer ○ Portability ○ Back-up ○ Easily provide notes for absent individuals/IEP requirements ● Provides a collective medium for class presentations ○ Visual vs. Auditory Learners ○ Saved note page

Google Slide Features ● ● ● Select a theme Add animation Collaborate with peers Provide commentary Insert: ○ Images ○ Links ○ Videos ○ Tables Embed in Google Classroom

Google Docs

Google Slides

Google Sites

How do you use technology in the classroom? 1. Access Shared Folder: ‘GEAR-UP for Google’ 2. Open Google Slides: Technology for the Classroom 3. Create a New Slide 4. Share one interesting way (app, video, web page etc. ) you are using technology in your school/classroom 5. See what others are doing

Google Classroom

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