Post on 15-Dec-2015
Alice Christie, Ph.D.Arizona State University
President’s Professor Emeritus
Using Google Apps for Education and Chromebooks
Google Apps for Education
Free suite of hosted email, productivity, and collaborative applications exclusively for schools
Registration required to set up the EDU domain
Suite is free of advertising Google use data provided by PUSD
integrate services within your domain
Overview of the Core Apps G-Mail Google Drive Google’s Productivity Suite
Documents – Docs Presentations – Slides Spreadsheets – Sheets Forms Drawings
Overview of the Core Apps Google Sites Google Calendar Google Groups and
Contacts Google Maps PicassaWeb Albums YouTube and Video
Channels Chrome Browser Extensions and Apps
Gmail
• Google Apps core services are integrated through Gmail
• Gmail extras • Instant messaging• Video chat and advanced conferencing• PhoneCall and other voice features• Translation bots and other geeky
features
Google Drive
Both a web-based service and an ‘extra’ driveEach user gets unlimited storage (5 or more
users) or 1 TB of storage (4 or fewer users)Supports all file types for file storage and
transferAllows users to view Microsoft and Adobe
filesAllows users to convert files to appropriate
Google formats for editing Plays most video formatsSynchs files across devices– PC, Mac, iPad,
phone
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Google Productivity Suite Applications
Documents – Docs
Presentations – Slides
Spreadsheets – Sheets
Forms
Drawings
Google Productivity Suite
All open from Drive Create new or import from existing file in
another format Privacy settings: private, anyone with the
link, public Collaboration options: up to 50 users at a
time, with editing, commenting and viewing rights adjustable
Google Sites
A tool for teachers and students to create powerful, dynamic, and secure web sites
No coding or HTML requiredEmbed documents, presentations and video and moreStudents and parents have anytime, anywhere accessSystem and site-level security controls
Administrators can manage site sharing permissions across the school and authors can share and revoke file access at any time.
Cross platformCross browserFree
Google CalendarIntegrated into Gmail A tool for teachers to easily:
schedule meetings share event calendars manage class timetables, club meetings, office
hours, games stay organised overlay multiple calendars to see when people are
available send invitations and manages RSVPs
Calendars shared school-wide or with selected colleagues
Share with classes, colleagues, teams and clubs
Google Calendar
Use a range of sharing permission controls to help maintain security and privacy
Access with mobile devicesReceive calendar notifications via SMS (text
messaging)Publish calendars for students, parents and
community membersPublicize major school events by publishing an
events calendar for all to seeEasily embed calendars into web pagesUse https://www.gtimereport.com/ to crunch many
calendars into one print out
Google Groups & Contacts
Teachers and students can: Set up mailing lists to share docs, sites,
calendars, shared folders, or videos with colleagues or students
Create and manage their own small groups and lists without burdening IT
Google Groups & Contacts
Robust API (application programming interface – a set of routines, protocols, and tools for building software applications) allow for integration with: LMS (Learning
Management Systems) SIS (Student Information
Systems) CMS (Course
Management Systems)
Google MapsProvides
directions interactive
maps satellite/aerial
imagery of the world
keyword searches
PicassaWeb Album
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YouTube for EDU
YouTube EDU lets you discover, create, and share educational videos
Educational and instructional videos are some of the most popular videos on YouTube
YouTube EDU is YouTube’s corpus of 700k+ high quality educational videos from partners: Khan Academy Stanford TED-Ed
YouTube for EDU
Two programs to help schools and teachers utilize YouTube EDU most effectively:
YouTube for Schools allows schools to access all of the YouTube
EDU content while limiting access to non-educational content
YouTube for Teachers provides tips and tricks for bringing
YouTube into the classroom and organizes YouTube EDU videos to align with common core subjects
YouTube for EDU
Start at YouTube EDU (www.youtube.com/edu)
Browse to: Primary and Secondary: Channels PK-12 Higher Education: Channels colleges and
universities Lifelong Learning: Channels those
learning independently
Google Keep
Google App Partners
Apps that sync with Chromebooks WeVideo Lucidcharts Sliderocket Conceptboard Simplebooklet Sumopaint And hundreds more… Let’s explore
Chrome Browser
one of the unsung heroes of the setas of February 2013, it had a 37%
worldwide usage share of web browsers making it the most widely used web browser in the world
provides access to the various Apps and Extensions
provides easy access to the Google Play Store
allows you to see what you have been doing on all of your connected devices
Summary
What’s not to like in Google Apps for Education? Cost free Used by thousands of schools and
universities worldwide Supported by a growing community of
Google certified teachers, trainers, conferences and communities
Works on PC, Mac, or Chrome platforms Works on school networks and on android
and iOS devices Allows for collaborative working, rapid
feedback, roll-back on revisions and history
Gone Google – Where Next?
As software disappears:Harden up the curricular by offering
programming coursesIntroduce Gaming (Minecraft Edu) and other
innovative initiativesDevelop digital leaders to include layers of
Google Certified IndividualsDevelop Android solutions, and further develop
BYOD optionsUse university research to confirm that this
approach is helping to achieve higher standards