An introduction
Font generater link
http://neswork.com/logo-generator/google-font
Who, what, where, why, how is a -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=AU&hl=en&client=mv-google&v=2Z_mfwlrJos&nomobile=1
Options for signing in to Google Apps. DEC Portal address is [email protected].
• at school via the portal. Note: go to Drive & Docs first to access Google+
Once in Drive click onto your name to access Google+
Continued
• logging in to a Drive/G-Whizz! app from your Apple or Android or Google Docs from My Computer. Login with your Portal email as username & Portal password. Another login will appear-login with Portal email address & password blank.
• nonDEC-login to gmail
• Real time creation, sharing & editing
• students collaboration - can trace edits, who made them & when, group work easier to manage
• faculty docs/minutes, exec minutes
• Program builder in BOS will import into Docs
Drive
Document(Docs)
Presentation
Spreadsheet(Sheets)
Form
Drawing
Diagram
Create a diagram - can insert an image & label.
Teachers - to illustrate, ask questions, test, trace edits
Students - answer questions, assignments
Forms
• create templates in forms - quizzes (Flubaroo script can mark, see link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJ60szcUbBE
• create surveys
• some form ideas - bullying, behaviour management, reflection journals, sport selection, subject selection, questionnaire for ASR
• forms can also be embedded into websites, edmodo, blogs
• forms converts answers into a spreadsheet
Sites - teacher only to create, lesson delivery Calendar - communication student
tool, can create multiple calendars for classes, subjects etc. Can combine with twitter, Gmail, feedburner, Docs & more. Setup SMS reminders for Events
+'s• Accessibility
• Auto save
• Instant collaboration
• Instant feedback
• Variety of apps?
• Cloud storage
• Forms to spreadsheets
• DEC support - will be a Google Apps Support tab in Essentials & email support
• Mobile apps-iPad & Android
• YouTube - lots of resources
-'s• Not yet
available• More to learn• Adjustment in
delivery
Some useful links
https://sites.google.com/a/education.nsw.gov.au/gapps-for-education-dec/home
- Apps help
http://www.google.com/accessibility/products/ - Google disability accessibility
Google+ for Schools - by Eric Curts
http://thwt.org/index.php/discussion-collaboration/collaborative-writing - teaching history with technology
http://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/home - online cultural preservation
https://www.udemy.com/googledriveeducators - Drive tutorials
http://www.teachhub.com/100-google-tricks-teachers