Google DriveDebbie Fucoloro, PhD

Google In-Service

3-13-15

About Me

● Ph.D. in C & I, SLU

2012

● B.A. & M.A.T. in

EdTech, Webster U.

● 21 years in education

● #grandbabychat

Google Drive vs Google Docs

Google Drive

● “the new home for Google Docs”

● a cloud storage service

● “beefed up” version of Google Docs

● GAFE offers unlimited storage space...FREE

What is Google Apps for Education?

● aka = GAFE

● free for educational institutions

● provides files storage

● online tools - documents, presentation,

spreadsheet, forms, etc.

● and opportunities for student...

Why GAFE?

● multiple collaborators

● shared folders/collections

● access anytime, anywhere

● communication tools: commenting & chat

● upload pre-existing docs & folders

● template galleries

● customizable sharing & publishing options

● revision history

Why Collaboration?

● group projects

● connect with others

● work simultaneously on projects

● add constructive comments

● edit or viewing rights

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google-drive.html

http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2014/08/38-ideas-to-use-google-drive-in-class.html

GAFE is Protected

● walled garden

● your Google administrators decide the type

of access teachers and students have

● different from public Google applications

● GAFE stricter filtering and content controls

GAFE is Secure

● no personal student info is collected by

Google

● your data belongs to your school

● Google does not sell info to 3rd parties

● no advertising

GAFE = Anytime, Anywhere

● students may communicate, collaborate, and

create whenever and wherever they have

Internet access

● available on most devices and across

platforms

● allows for differentiated instruction and

timely, descriptive feedback

Revision History

● saves changes every few seconds

● Don’t worry about saving...ever!

● view progress/process

● includes name of author/s by date/time

● Make a mistake? Revert to a previous

version.

Google Apps Suite

● Gmail

● Calendar

● Drive

● Docs

● Spreadsheet

● Presentation

● Forms

Let’s Talk Google Drive!

Microsoft Google

Word Documents

PowerPoint Presentation

Excel Spreadsheet

Forms

Open Google Drive

Choose ‘Create’ and type of file

Untitled document

Select ‘Rename’

After selecting ‘Untitled

document’ this

dialogue box appears.

Rename and Click ‘ok’

Begin composing

Saving and ‘Move to folder’

Files are

continuously

saved in Drive...no

need to ‘save’ a

file.

Create or Choose folder

Choose ‘Move’

Google Document Demonstration

Google Classroom

● new online learning management platform

● works seamlessly with GAFE

● keeps classes organized

● improves communication between Ts & Ss

● paperless

Questions?

Resources

● GAFE Wiki Page

● Google Apps for Education (official site)

● Shake Up Learning (Google Cheat Sheets)

Connect

Contact me:

● Blog: The Educators’ Cafe

● Twitter: @debbiefuco

Consider joining or attending:

● GEG Eastern Missouri

● EdcampSTL

Thank you!

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