Google Apps#!

Google Tools Part I

Presented by:Alyssa Baker

alyssa@itsco.org

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Why are Google Appsuseful to Educators?• Free• Works across multiple platforms• Use a web browser of your choice     Firefox     Internet Explorer     Safari• Easily accessible from any computer with internet• Great tool for:

o Organizationo Communicationo Collaboration

• Certain applications can be embedded on websites

Classroom Tools

• Examples:oiGoogleoDocs    oBloggeroSitesoReaderoCalendaroGoogle Earth and Maps

iGoogle: Customized Homepage

oPick interests and themeoCustomized for youoCollect useful content all in one location

BlogsCalendarDocsWeatherTop news storiesLanguage translation

Google Docs• Easy to use• Examples of use

o Upload existing documents or create newo Share with a groupo Publisho Embedo Create folders for easy organizing

• Types of Docs Documents Spreadsheets Presentations Forms

http://docs.google.com

Upload existing files

Share and Collaborate

eliminate numerous copies of a file

Export presentations, spreadsheets and documents

Create forms easily to gather data

Results are automatically compiled in a spreadsheet

Alyssa Baker

• alyssa@itsco.org• http://alyssabaker.pbworks.com• Follow Alytechconsult on Diigo and Twitter

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