boost your teaching with google tools
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Dawson College: Ped Day 2015
Boost Your Teaching with Google Tools
Rafael Scapin, Ph.D.Coordinator of Educational Technology
Dawson College
October 16th, 2015
• Using Google Search: Tricks and Techniques
• Learn how to use Google Drive to store and share your files
• Creating your First document in Google Docs
• Starting with Google Sheets and Google Presentation
• Create surveys using Google Forms and get instant feedback
• Improving Google Docs Features with Add-Ons (Apps)
Content
• How to use Google Calendar on your Teaching
• Learn How to Use Google Images Effectively
• How to Use Google Sites to create your own website
• Using Youtube: Creating and Sharing your Videos
• Google Hangout: Bring Keynote Speakers to Your
Classroom!
Content
Before We Start: Create a Google Account
Before We Start: Create a Google Account
https://accounts.google.com/SignUp
Source: Go-Globe.com
InfoWhelm
Source: http://youtu.be/cWkQq5qmdmc
How the World is Searching
Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2443825/Google-rules-West-Japan-prefers-Yahoo-Map-reveals-different-internet-giants-dominate-countries-globe.html
Image Source: : http://www.fastcocreate.com/3019595/creativity-by-the-numbers/see-a-map-of-the-world-revealing-each-countrys-most-visited-websit
How Google Search Works
Source: http://youtu.be/BNHR6IQJGZs
Searching as Part of Our Daily Life
Google Search Tricks
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/guide-google-tools-tips-tricks-cant-live-without/
Google Search Operators
Google Search Operators
Google Advanced Search
https://www.google.com/advanced_search
Google Search Operators: Examples
Google Search Operators: Examples
Google Search Operators: Examples
Google Search Operators: Examples
Google Search Operators: Examples
Google Search: Tricks
Source: http://mashable.com/2011/11/24/google-search-infographic/
Google Operators: http://www.googleguide.com/advanced_operators_reference.html
Google Search Poster
http://www.socialscience.uq.edu.au/documents/forms/infoskills_operators1.pdf
Hands-On
A Google A Dayhttp://www.agoogleaday.com/
The three-lobed leaves of a tall tree are powdered and used in a traditional New Orleans dish, and the bark is the traditional flavoring for a soft drink. What drink is it?
Answer:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1qaa4UUMdvvulG3IK0bbNsxZwdhiDXGxMtaHgg0-Yw54/edit#slide=id.p18
Google Power Searching Courses
Source: http://www.powersearchingwithgoogle.com/
Improve your Google search skills with Power Searching and Advanced Power Searching online courses.
Google Search: Exercises
1. Use the site: operator to search for armchairs on IKEA’s site, www.ikea.com.
2. Find all pages on The New York Times (nyt.com) which include the word “Montreal” but not “Toronto”.
3. Find pages whose titles include surfing that are not about surfing the World Wide Web.
Storing Information
Storing Information
Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkfOYtaumew
Problems With USB Keys / Flash Drives
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What’s The Cloud?
http://youtu.be/TTNgV0O_oTg
Popular Cloud Storage Platforms
Popular Cloud Storage Platforms
Online Storage & Sharing Websites
2 Gb for free. 500 MB for each referral person up to 18 GB (free). $99/year for 1 Terabyte
15 GB for free. $1.99/month for 100 Gb. $9.99/month 1 Terabyte
How Safe is it?
http://www.cnet.com/news/google-now-encrypts-cloud-storage-by-default/
How Safe is it?
Why Using Cloud Storage?
Traditional Way to Exchange Files
Why Using Cloud Storage?
Exchanging Files in the Cloud
Why Using Cloud Storage?Exchanging Files in the Cloud: Multiple Devices
Why Using Cloud Storage?Cloud Storage Platforms Create Folders on your Computer
Why Using Cloud Storage?Google Drive Folder (on your Computer)
Why Using Cloud Storage?Google Drive (online)
Why Using Cloud Storage?Google Drive – Sharing Files/Folders
Why Using Cloud Storage?Google Drive – Synchronous Editing
Source: http://youtu.be/A7y7NafWXeM
Why Using Cloud Storage?Sharing Files in Moodle / Lea
Advantage
Files are updated automatically in Moodle after you make any changes in the original one in Google Drive!
Store Students’ Documents Online Storing Assignments & Sending Feedback
Google Docs Google’s equivalent to MS Word
https://docs.google.com/document/
Google Docs Google’s equivalent to MS Word
https://zapier.com/blog/google-docs-tips/
Google Sheets Google’s equivalent to MS Excel
https://sheets.google.com/document/
http://bit.ly/dawsonexcel
Google Slides Google’s equivalent to MS Powerpoint
https://slides.google.com/document/
http://www.slidescarnival.com/category/free-templates
Editing Google Docs Offine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-ZaUJ44X2s
Office Editing Chrome Plugin
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/office-editing-for-docs-s/gbkeegbaiigmenfmjfclcdgdpimamgkj?hl=en
Google Docs Add-OnsLet’s add useful “add-ons” to our documents!
The Best Google Docs Add-OnsEasyBib allows you to cite your sources the easiest way you can all in Google Docs. You can have sources cited in MLA, Chicago, and APA format.
The Best Google Docs Add-OnsHellofax allows individuals to send faxes to and from other people through Google Drive.
The Best Google Docs Add-OnsKaizena allows teachers to give voice feedback to their students.
The Best Google Docs Add-OnsThe Speech Recognition add-on will allow you to use speech recognition to write your Google Docs documents.
The Best Google Docs Add-OnsThe Translate add-on uses Google Translate to translate text in your documents.
The Best Google Docs Add-OnsTag Cloud Generator generates a tag cloud for Google Docs with more than 50 words
Google Docs in the Classroom• Promote group collaboration and creativity by having your
students record their group projects together in a single doc.
• Keep track of grades, attendance, or any other data
• Facilitate writing as a process by encouraging students to write in a document shared with you.
• They can provide feedback in the document. Teachers can offer advice which may lead to higher grades.
• Teachers can use the revisions history to find out who has actually helped on the project and evaluate individual participation and content.
• Teachers can discover who is not participating and have the opportunity to correct the situation.
Collaborative Lesson Planning
Work on the same lesson plan at the same time with a colleague using Google Docs.
Department Meeting Notes
Picture by K.W. Barrett
Take your department meeting notes in Google Docs.
Share with the rest of the staff.
Shared Lesson Repository
Go Paperless!
Improve the Writing Process
Use Google Docs to:
• Have students work collaboratively from anywhere • Give students ongoing and simultaneous feedback
• Use revision history to hold students accountable for their work
• Publish student work
Google Calendar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHPzCckcmXg&t=45
Google Calendar
• Create your personal calendar
• Create your Dawson College calendar
• Integrate it on your smartphone/tablet (through apps)
• Tasks
• Offline Calendar
• Share your Calendar
Presentation: https://
docs.google.com/presentation/d/1jn37bntLWwrwwnJCW-EvWzyqluvr76evGI9SD6cRXcM/edit#slide=id.g1c722964b_078
Google Calendar Tricks
Receive a daily email with your agenda
Google Calendar can email you a daily agenda so you can see your entire schedule at a glance.
First access the Reminders and Notifications menu, and then check the box next to Daily Agenda.
Each morning at 5 a.m. in your time zone, Google will send a complete agenda straight to your email inbox.
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/guide-google-tools-tips-tricks-cant-live-without/#googlecalendar
Google Calendar + Youcanbooke.me
Google Calendar + Youcanbooke.me
https://rscapin.youcanbook.me/
Your students can book your office hours
Google Images
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t99BfDnBZcI#t=22
Google Images: is a search service that allows users to search the Web for image content.
Google Images
http://images.google.com
Google Images: is a search service that allows users to search the Web for image content.
Google Images: Search
Searching by Images
http://www.visualnews.com/2013/12/30/22-pictures-famous-people-young/
Storing and Sharing Images
Source: http://picasa.google.com/
Image software for your computer
Storing and Sharing Images
Source: http://photos.google.com
Google Photos Online storage
Understanding Copyright
Source: http://www.cmec.ca/Publications/Lists/Publications/Attachments/291/Copyright_Matters.pdf
Understanding Copyright
Source: http://library.selkirk.ca/servicesfor/cautcopyright.pdf
Source: http://creativecommons.org/choose/
Source: http://www.commoncraft.com/video/copyright-and-creative-commons
Creative Commons Licence - Example
BY = Attribution NC= Non CommercialND = No Derivation
http://edudemic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/teachers-copyright.jpg
Finding Free Images (No Copyright)
Finding Free Images (No Copyright)
Finding Images With Specific Sizes
Finding Animated Images
Google Siteshttp://sites.google.com
Tutorial: https://sites.google.com/site/mflynchsites/
Create your Website (Google Sites)
Source: http://www.wix.com
Let’s Work with Videos
http://www.tubechop.com/
Selecting parts of a movie
Let’s Work with Videos
http://keepvid.com/
Downloading Movies from Youtube
Can you download any video from Youtube?
Let’s Work with Videos
http://youtu.be/NLNuv7jAIhg
Flipping the Classroom
Google Hangout: Bring a Keynote to your Class!
http://hangouts.google.com
Creating a Google Hangout
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGHdqCkf9Ik
Google Hangout in Education
https://sites.google.com/a/lsr7.net/hangoutsforteachers/home
Google Forms: Instant Feedback
http://bit.ly/dawsonsurvey
Go to the survey below and answer the questions:
Questions
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