GOING

Bill JohnsonToni WattChris ClarkLisa Kissner

Integrating Google Apps for Education

Overview Bill

Introduction

Lisa Communication

Toni Integration

Chris Exploring with Google Earth

Webinar Goals

• As a result of integrating Google Applications students will be able to effectively select and use specific digital tools to support authentic lifelong learning.

• Facilitate and incorporate various types of Google Applications into the classroom in order to engage and properly prepare students with 21st century technological abilities.

What we want you to take away!

1. General understanding of Google Apps for Education

2. The key benefits of integrating Google Apps for Education

3. What tools it provides and their potential to enhance learning

Questions

What is Google Apps for Education (GAE) ?

• A free Google provided service containing a suite of customizable web applications that focus on communication and collaboration .

Collaboration Google Docs Google Sites Google Video Google

Groups

Communication

Gmail Google Calendar

Google talks

Benefits of Google Apps for Education

Benefits of GAE

1. Easy for IT to Deploy • Service is entirely hosted on the

web • No software to install • No hardware to buy & install

Benefits of GAE

2. Frees up IT personnel 1. Eliminates the need to

upgrade 2. Reduces time maintaining

systems 3. Provides excellent customer

service

Benefits of GAE

3. Applications• Add-free• Customizable • Non-Google apps may be

added • Accessible from anywhere

Benefits of GAE4. Large pool of Google experience

• Google claims that over 10 million students are currently using GAE.

• Schools that have gone Google • Brown University• North Western University• University of Southern California • Organ Department of Education

K-12 Public Schools

Benefits of GAE

5. Saves Money • GAE (K-12) is free • No Licensing fees • No upgrade cost

• Organ Department of Education • Saved state $1.5 million

• Meade School District, Sturgis SD• Estimated savings of $55,000

One School District’s Experience Going Google

Saline Area Schools, Michigan• 7 Schools

• 5,450 Students • Their story going Google

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7VPie-Yd0U

Video: 2:47

Pilot Program • Integration Team

• IT Personnel (1or 2)• Teachers (Few at each school) • Administrators (One at each

school)

Pilot Program

IT

Students Teacher Other Teachers (Parents )

Administration

Communication!

GOOGLE CALENDAR & GMAIL

Communication

Lisa

Google Calendar &

Gmail

FREE

Simple Formatting

Access to Google Apps

Web-Based

Implementation Organization of Calendar by Class or

group Set to allow invites and updates Easy to embed into Webpage Public or Private Settings Quick mode editing

These options offer the ability to have secure calendar sharing to or from another calendar

Advantages Access 24/7

Offers the chance to use and subscribe to several calendars for your classes, groups or personal use

Displays in agenda, month, or weekly mode

Store time-related information

Syncs with Microsoft Outlook versions 2003, 2007, 2010, Windows XP, Vista, and 7

Application of Google Calendar

Schedules Posting of Student

Assignments & Deadlines

Constant communication with parents and students

Use as a plan book to track content pacing

Embed into igoogle homepage or webpage for up to date information

Classroom application for Elapsed time Historical Moments

• Ability to retrieve homework information and due dates

• Access to post information to the teacher or upcoming birthdays or important events

• Allows for increased organization

• Communication with teacher on homework deadlines and assignments

• Allows for copying into parent calendar for reminders

Students/ParentsTeachers

Easy to insert Google Calendar into your iGoogle homepage and students can have access immediately to your events

Disadvantages

Requires a Google account and email address However – both are free

Offline gives you read only access

Possible to have information deleted or modified on calendar

Issue of Double Syncing

Change – always Difficult

Overall Impression of Google Calendar :

Reinforces organizational skills in the classroom, personal life, and professional life for teachers as well as students.

Cost is right for any Educational institute

Recent news:

An icon will now display the actual current date, making Google Calendar even more useful. By just looking at your browser tab you can check the date.

Advantages

Sign up is Simple Upload Contacts from other accounts Web-based so you can access from

anywhere Offers 7 GB of email storage per user No software or maintenance Allows access to all Google Apps Transferable from existing email

accounts; allowing you to still send replies from original email accounts

Access on a Smartphone Chat available for those in contact list

Application of Email Classroom

Parent and Students can sub-email addresses

Allows for Organizing of incoming emails based on student

Example: Teacher email

account: llkissner@gmail.com Student email account: Llkissner+tarrynkissner@gmail.com

Disadvantages

Regulating Email Accounts

Current school email accounts are monitored by the State as well as technology administrators in districts

Chat Function

Other reported Issues

Overall Benefit to Google Calendar and Gmail The Students are now enjoying the benefits of the

switch to Gmail. With 7 GB of storage, they no longer have to delete their emails.” (Case Study)

Gmail is designed so employees can spend less time managing their inboxes, and more time being productive

Maintenance will dramatically decline – IT staff

Phasing in of Google Calendar and Gmail into an educational setting sets the stage for the integration of Google Apps in the classroom offering additional digital tools to create authentic learning situations.

INTEGRATION~ THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY TO ENHANCE

LEARNING

By: Toni Watt

Advantages/Disadvantages of Google Docs

VIEW VIDEO

http://animoto.com/play/JfNWvzCVmXUmg5YYWPwheQ

Learning Advantagesof Google Docs

~Google Sites~

Learning Advantages of Google Sites1. Student Accountability2. Discussion Threads3. Easy Reference4. Accommodate Special Needs

Students5. May Address Different Learning

Styles

Responsible User Guidelines and Best Practices

VIEW VIDEO

To Xtranormal Policy Videohttp://www.xtranormal.com/watch/11812800/responsible-user-guidlines

“It seems that many administrators are so afraid of legal proceedings that they lose sight of why schools exist-to educate young people as best we can. What good is it if we keep our schools open and litigation-proof but fail to do our job as well as we could?” (Wagner 2009)

Educational Use

Google Docs and Google Sites

Google Docs/Sites Integration Supports the Following

I. Creativity

II. Critical Thinking, Problem Solving and Decision Making

III. Research and Information Fluency

1.Connection/Interaction

2.Reflection

3. Publishing/Presentation

Connection/Interaction

Collaboration/Interaction among classrooms

Create Word Processing, spreadsheet

Digital Archives

Reflection Journaling/blogs

learning journey

Publishing/Presentation

Google sites

E-Portfolios

RESOURCESReferences Barrett, Helen (2010) Creating portfolios with Web 2.0 tools Retrieved from http://electronicportfolios.org/web20portfolios.html.

Wagner. (2009, April 8). Re. Educational technology and life [Google docs does not violate CIPA or COPPA]. Retrieved from http://edtechlife.com/?p=2236

Google MapsAnd/or Earth

Interactive way for learning to come to life

Placemarks with content

Photos of location and page numbers

PLAC

EMAR

KS

Trips are a collection of placemarkers…

Comparisons Between

Maps and Earth

http://www.googlelittrips.com/GoogleLit/Home.html

http://earth.google.com/support/bin/static.py?page=guide.cs&guide=22550&topic=23455

TO LEARN MORE

A Lesson Plan Idea

QUESTIONS