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Google Apps Overview

Pat BohnetCARC

pbohnet@carcpd.ab.ca

All images in this presentation found at http://www.flickr.com/creativecommons/

Google Searches!

• It is important to teach your students to search the internet with the following in mind– Search with a purpose– Ethics & Copyright

Tips for Google searches:- Advanced Search Option (specify words, use and)- Preferences (Safe Search Filtering)- Advanced image/video search (Usage Rights)

Session Description

• Learn the various features and functions that Google applications such as Google Docs, Sites, Calendar Picasa and Sketchup have. You will be surprised the ease of these applications and how students can create and collaborate in an online environment.

GMail

• Spam Filters• Allows for registering for Web 2.0 Applications• Custom filters Setting• Gmail Voice and Video Chat– Select video and more icon

• Searchability, labelling and grouping ability with threads

• Chinooks Edge will be setting up school Gmail Accounts in a private domain.

Google Calendar

• Share class calendars with students/parents– Activity schedules– Exam schedules– Major assignments– Meetings– School/class events– Customize with school branding

Google Docs

• Word Processing• Spreadsheets• Presentations• Forms• Drawing• Folders

• These applications effectively work with 30 participants working together at once!!

Google Sites

• Create your own class webpage•Insert a Google Calendar•Insert Google Docs to display student work•Class reminders•Assignments•And more!!!

•Sample: Mrs. Richau’s Classroom•Sample: Body Systems Survivor•Sample: Mrs. Schroeder’s Classroom

Google Picasa• The Picasa software lets you organize, edit, and upload your photos in quick,

easy steps. Download Picasa at http://picasa.google.com• Two things to know – photos are not stored on your computer, original photos

are preserved!• Add your photos – shows the photo and video, import photos from various

sources (memory card, camera, cd)• Organize your photos – In folders, albums, or organize by person!• Edit your photos – Basic editing features like cropping, redeye, add text. Tune

photos by adjusting color and lighting. Add effects like b&w, tinting, from 12 different effects.

• Share your photos – email or upload photos to the web as entire folders or albums.

• Discover more features – resize, collages, captions, tag, and more!

• How would you use this with your students?

Google Sketchup

• Download at http://sketchup.google.com/download/ • 3D Creation

– Orbit tool, Zoom Tool, Pan Tool– Draw shapes and pull into 3D!– Draw edges (full closed loop & must be coplaner, infer by using

colored axis, use inference points, and draw to and from edges)– Use push and pull tools to create 3D

• Training Videos online for various abilities!

• How would you use this with your students? Math 3D shapes, surface area, volume. Science Structure & design…..

Google Earth

25 Interesting Ways to use Google Earth in the Classroom

Ideas:

Google Literature Tours (google lit trips)Grade 9 Space Science (Moon)WeatherHistorical Timelines

Others!• Google Lesson Plans!• Google Resource Center• Google Apps Education Community

Contact Information:Pat BohnetCARC – River Glen Schoolpbohnet@carcpd.ab.ca403-848-1663Twitter: patrickbohnet

• Today’s Presentation can be found at:http://arpdcworkshops.pbworks.com/Chinooks-Edge-PD-Day-Sept-25-

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