svsla: google foo for online educators
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Curriculum Director, Montana Digital Academy http://www.montanadigitalacademy.org
http://www.neiffer.com Blogging at: http://www.techsavvyteacher.com
Tweeting at: @techsavvyteach
Paperless Handouts
http://www.workshophandouts.com/svsla11googlefoo (svsla11googlefoo is case sensitive)
• Curriculum Director @ Montana Digital Academy
• High School Teacher
• Professional Development Guy
• Doctoral Student @ the University of Montana
• Blogging: http://www.techsavvyteacher.com
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• Tweeting: @techsavvyteach
Expose... today
Explore… later
• Less is more; using a single set of integrated tools over a diverse set of tools
• Adopt the Foo one step at a time; don’t adopt everything at once!
• Adopt tools with a purpose, not a tool for tool’s sake
• Pick one tool today to try; then come back to the presentation later and try more!
Tool Dossier Google Search
• Google’s core project… and the inspiration for the popular culture lexicon: “I just Googled you…”
• Market’s dominate search engine • The vast majority is simple search
without using the most powerful aspects of the search engine
Google Search
Google Image Search
Google Custom Search
Tool Dossier Gmail
• Free • First email service to provide massive
storage; over 7gb of space for each account today
• Even better as part of the Google Apps for your domain
• You can use Gmail as an email client for other email addresses (link in presentation notes)
Typical Gmail Inbox
Advanced: Keyboard Shortcuts
Management Strategy: Archive
Management Strategy: Labeling Email
Gmail Labs
Canned Responses
Priority Inbox
Tool Dossier Google Documents
• Free • Built around collaboration and public sharing • New versions rolling out this fall; even
more functional • For online teachers: Google Documents is a
wonderful content repository!
Document Commenting
Always Updated Content Repository
Google Spreadsheet
Google Presentations
Google Forms
Google Forms for Assessment
Flubaroo
Tool Dossier Google Talk
• Text Chat • Free Video and Voice Chat • Free Phone Calls through 2011 (maybe
longer?) • Desktop Apps • Mobile Apps
Google Talk in Gmail
Google Talk App (Windows only; Mac users use iChat)
Google Chat in iPhone
Google Chat Badge
Google Talk Audio and Video
Tool Dossier Google Voice
• Free service • Local numbers available across the United
State (although not necessarily in your local prefix)
• Forward to one or more numbers • Voicemails sent to email • Voicemail transcription • Can be used with some call carriers for
free long distance calling (see presentation notes)
Google Voice Inbox
Google Voice App on iPhone
Google Talk Badge
Tool Dossier Google Content
• Developed by Google or Google certified teachers
• Go directly to the source
Google Search Curriculum
Google Search Posters
Google Good to Know
Google Plus
Curriculum Director, Montana Digital Academy http://www.montanadigitalacademy.org
http://www.neiffer.com Blogging at: http://www.techsavvyteacher.com
Tweeting at: @techsavvyteach