Cuba City Google Apps Workshop

From Shifted Learning

Contents 1 Introductions 2 Google Registration 3 Google Maps and Earth 3.1 Maps Basics 3.2 Google Search on the Phone 3.3 Creating and Editing a Map 3.4 Collaborating on a Google Map 3.5 Earth Basics 3.6 Educational Ideas 3.7 Links 3.8 Group Debrief/Notetaking 4 Google Docs, Spreadsheets, Presentations 4.1 In Plain English 4.2 Word Processing 4.3 Spreadsheets 4.4 Presentations 4.5 Educational Ideas 4.6 Group Debrief/Notetaking 5 Google Calendar 5.1 Calendar Basics 5.2 Calendaring Advanced 5.3 Links 5.4 Educational Ideas 5.5 Rubric: Time Management and Organization 6 Google Mail 6.1 Email Basics 6.2 Email Advanced 6.3 Email for Students 6.4 Links 6.5 Educational Ideas 6.6 Rubric: Email

[edit] Introductions

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• Who are you?
• What do they pay you to do?
• What do you know?
• What do you want to get out of today?

[edit] Google Registration

Image:Gmail Account Registration.jpg We need to grab an account with Google. Think of a username that is going to fit you well. It needs to be something you remember...it's going to stick. It also has to be unique.

[edit] Google Maps and Earth

Image:Google Maps.jpg Google Maps - Web-based mapping software.
Google Earth - Free download from Google.

[edit] Maps Basics

• Finding Your House
• Getting Directions
• Finding Businesses
• Google Street View (Selected Cities)

[edit] Google Search on the Phone

Google 411

1-800-4664-411

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[edit] Creating and Editing a Map

To create or edit a map:

• Go to Google Maps.
• Click My Maps > Create new map. If you want to open an existing map, check it in the left panel and click Edit.

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• Add a title and description for your map. You can make your map public or unlisted.
• Use the icons in the the top right corner of the map. These include:
  • Select button Selection tool. Use this to drag the map and select placemarks, lines, and shapes.
  • Placemark button Placemark tool. Use this to add placemarks.
  • Polygon button Line tool. Use this to draw lines.
  • Shape button Shape tool. Use this to draw shapes.
• When finished, click Done.

[edit] Collaborating on a Google Map

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[edit] Earth Basics

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• Download Google Earth
• Exploring Google Earth
• Moving from Google Maps to Google Earth

[edit] Educational Ideas

• Collaborative Mapping Projects Like "The Bucket List"
• Google Lit Trips
• Google Earth "Extreme Places"
• Tornado Paths Using Google Maps and Earth
• Google Maps in the Classroom PDF Handout
• Google Earth in the Classroom PDF Handout

[edit] Links

• Google Maps
• Google Earth Homepage Official Page for Google Earth Downloads and Information
• Google Earth Community Find & Share New Place Marks
• Google for Educators Google Earth Classroom Activities
• Juicy Geography Ideas for using Google Earth in the classroom
• Google Earth Blog Blog Specializing in Using Google Earth

[edit] Group Debrief/Notetaking

Image:Notes.png At the end of each section of today's presentation, I want to throw a quick experiment.

Q1: Focusing on the tool, what do you find are the strengths? What are the weaknesses?
Q2: Focusing on the educational possibilities with the tool, what do you find are opportunities? What are threats?

Jump into the chat!

[edit] Google Docs, Spreadsheets, Presentations

Image:Google Docs.jpg Google Docs, Spreadsheets, Presentations

• Word Processor (Microsoft Word)
• Spreadsheet (Microsoft Excel)
• Presentation (Microsoft PowerPoint)

[edit] In Plain English

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRqUE6IHTEA

Google Docs in Plain English

[edit] Word Processing

• Creating a document
• Collaborating a document

[edit] Spreadsheets

• Creating a spreadsheet
• Collaborating on a spreadsheet

[edit] Presentations

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• Create a SlideShow
• Collaborate On a SlideShow

[edit] Educational Ideas

• Give every student a free word processor, spreadsheet, and presentation program.
• Let students collaborate with each other (peer edit) documents online.
• Break down that home/school boundary.
• Write up your lesson plans (sub plans) in Google Docs.

[edit] Group Debrief/Notetaking

Image:Notes.png At the end of each section of today's presentation, I want to throw a quick experiment.

Q1: Focusing on the tool, what do you find are the strengths? What are the weaknesses?
Q2: Focusing on the educational possibilities with the tool, what do you find are opportunities? What are threats?

Jump into the chat!

[edit] Google Calendar

[edit] Calendar Basics

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• Entering Appointments
• Detailing Appointments
• Printing Calendars

[edit] Calendaring Advanced

• Sharing
• Adding a Public Calendar

[edit] Links

• Google Calendar

[edit] Educational Ideas

• Dale Basler, a science teacher in Appleton, Wisconsin uses Google Calendar to publish his lesson plans. See this post for more infromation.
• Make public calendars available for students/parents of classroom activities.
• Design calendars for your school events.

[edit] Rubric: Time Management and Organization

National Educational Technology Standards References (N/A)

Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4
I do not use electronic tools or devices to help me keep a calendar or organize my tasks and address book.	I can access the school’s calendar for basic schedule information. I can use the directory on the school's website to locate staff e-mail addresses.	I use an integrated electronic calendar program, to-do list, and address book that includes email address to help organize and schedule my professional activities. I can synchronize the information on my computer with that in my PDA (personal digital assistant) or cell phone and my shared online calendar. I can set alerts to help remind me of upcoming meetings or events.	I store my calendar, task manager, web bookmarks, and address book online so it can be accessed from any Internet-worked computer. I can access the shared calendars of other staff members to help schedule meetings and events. I help my students with using technology for time management and organizational purposes.

[edit] Google Mail

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• Free, Powerful, Web Based
• Integrates with Handhelds In A Clean Way
• Can Be Used to Replace Your Email System

[edit] Email Basics

• Sending and Receiving Email
• Contacts

[edit] Email Advanced

• Labels
• Search
• Custom Filters

[edit] Email for Students

One of my Twitter friends, Darren Draper, shared on Twitter how to create Gmail accounts for your students without using any of their personal information.

What you need...

• Your own Gmail account

What to do...

• Give each student a pseudonym, a number, or use their first names
• Use your Gmail account name, then add each student’s pseudonym/number/name
  • My student’s would be ijohnpederson+student1@gmail.com
  • Yours might be mrsjones+student1@gmail.com

You will receive all the emails sent to the above addresses. So, any time you add “+students pseudonym/number/name” to your gmail email name, you have created a new email for your students and you will get any emails that are sent to that name.

[edit] Links

• Google Mail

[edit] Educational Ideas

• Keep your school stuff "school", your home stuff "home".
• It's free. Get accounts for your students.

[edit] Rubric: Email

National Educational Technology Standards References (N/A)

Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4
I do not use email.	I understand the concept of email and can explain some administrative and educational uses for it.	I use email regularly and can: a) read and delete messages, b) send, forward and reply to messages to, c) create nicknames, mailing lists, and a signature file, d) send and receive attachments	I can send group mailings and feel confident that I could administer an electronic mailing list. I use activities that require email in my teaching. I can locate lists of subject oriented mailing lists.