AGENDA FOR THE DAY 8:00-8:20: Meet & Greet in Computer Lab
8:25-8:30: Please sign in and be seated at a computer workstation
8:30-8:35: Discuss Agenda for the day 8:40-8:50: Review Edmodo Sign
Up, Join, Notes, Alerts, Quiz, Polls, etc. 8:50-10:00: Edmodo
Making Connections, Joining Learning Communities 10:00-10:15: Break
10:15-11:00: Google Drive Setting up Account (Review), Overview
11:00-12:00: Lunch on your own 12:00-1:30: 40 Ways to utilize
Google Apps for Education 1:30-2:15: Google Apps and Edmodo
2:15-2:30: Q & A 2:30-3:30: Free time to work, explore, or have
one-on-one help with Edmodo Google Apps Slide 2 40 Ways to Start
Using Apps in Schools Slide 3 Objective These tools will help you
to increase teacher efficiency, student engagement and school- wide
collaboration. Slide 4 Core services GMail Keep everything and find
it fast with search. Talk IM and video chat as easy as email.
Groups Create and work in teams easily. Calendar Share schedules
and calendars instantly. Drive Collaborate as you create. Sites
Make and manage your own sites. Slide 5 Google Drive Docs Sheets
Slides Slide 6 Use Docs to work on the same lesson plan at the same
time with a colleague. 1. Collaborate on lesson plans Slide 7 2.
Keep a running record of meeting notes Take meeting notes in a
Google Doc and share the notes with your entire staff. Staff
members can access the notes at any time. Slide 8 Create a folder
for your grade level to share resources. Store your lesson plans in
your school's shared folder so that anyone at your school can find
and access them. 3. Create a shared lesson plan repository Slide 9
4. Improve the writing process Have students work collaboratively
from anywhere. Give students ongoing and simultaneous feedback. Use
revision history to hold students accountable for their work. Case
Study: http://goo.gl/So3PJhttp://goo.gl/So3PJ Slide 10 5. Publish
student work Multiple sharing settings allow you to publish student
work by sharing it within your class, within your school or
district, or by making it public on the web. Slide 11 6. Translate
letters home to parents Translate letters, permission slips, and
newsletters home to parents and guardians. Go to Tools >
Translate document... Slide 12 Use Sheets to track student homework
and share with parents. If you're using one spreadsheet, give each
student an anonymous name or number. 7. Track student homework
Slide 13 8. Coordinate sign-ups Have parents sign up for
parent-teacher conferences or other meetings using a spreadsheet.
Use revision history to ensure that everyone is using the sheet to
schedule fairly. Click here for another way to schedule
conferenceshere Slide 14 Create differentiated flashcards for your
students using the Flash Cards gadget. Go to Insert > Gadget...
> Flash Cards Gadget 9. Personalize flashcards Slide 15 Collect
data in a sheet, then use charts and gadgets - like the motion
chart - to graph and analyze the data. 10. Collect, share and
analyze data Slide 16 11. Brainstorm group names with Google Sets
Activate Google Sets within Sheets. Type in at least 3 related
terms. Highlight the three terms and [hold Control + drag] or [hold
Option + drag] to fill the set. Slide 17 12. Create amazing
presentations Use Slides to create engaging and dynamic
presentations (like this one). Slide 18 Beginner: Share a document
with a colleague. Intermediate: Analyze the revision history of a
document. Advanced: Create a motion chart in Sheets. Go on, try it
out Slide 19 Google Forms Slide 20 Who will win this year's World
Series? Submit your answers in a form:
https://docs.google.com/a/neshaminy.k12.pa.us/forms/d/15fkgki
m9m-ZHNYCZzRqTAFvPMwkXmWjcSd5ajq1PMeQ/viewform See the results:
https://docs.google.com/a/neshaminy.k12.pa.us/forms/d/15fkgki m9m-
ZHNYCZzRqTAFvPMwkXmWjcSd5ajq1PMeQ/viewanalytics Let's try it
together Slide 21 Use Google Forms to give your students a
pre-assessment at the beginning of class. Modify your instruction
based on the results. Then give students an "exit ticket" at the
end of class to see what they learned. 13. Administer assessments
Slide 22 14. Survey your students' interests Survey students at the
beginning of the year to find out their interests. Change the
template to make the form more exciting. Slide 23 Use Forms on your
smartphone or tablet to do teacher or student observations. The
data will automatically populate in a spreadsheet. 15. Collect
observation feedback Slide 24 Encourage students to read by having
them complete their reading records electronically. 16. Submit
reading records online Slide 25 Keep track of discipline referrals
across a school. Recognize discipline patterns and share with key
stakeholders. 17. Keep track of discipline referrals Slide 26
Flubaroo is an Apps Script that allows you to automatically grade
assessments that have been submitted using a Google Form.
www.flubaroo.com 18. Automatically grade forms with Flubaroo Slide
27 Beginner: Create a form and change the template. Intermediate:
Graph the results of the form data. Advanced: Create a formula in
Flubaroo to grade your spelling test. Go on, try it out Slide 28
Google Calendar Slide 29 Look at your work schedule, personal
calendar, and any other relevant calendars in one view. Easily
change events. 19. Manage your schedule effectively Slide 30 Share
your calendar with colleagues (and overlay their shared calendars)
to better schedule meetings and events. 20. Share calendars Slide
31 Schedule shared resources like rooms (libraries, conference
rooms) and equipment (projectors, laptop carts) within a Calendar
invite. 21. Check out shared resources Resources checked out during
this time Slide 32 Create a backwards map of the standards you need
to teach by the end of the week / semester / year to ensure that
you've covered them all. 22. Map out the standards you're teaching
Slide 33 Use appointment slots to schedule parent-teacher
conferences or guidance counselor sessions. 23. Create appointment
slots Slide 34 Teach your students time management by scheduling
due dates and review dates. Intermediate Application 24. Teach time
management Slide 35 Beginner: Create a calendar event.
Intermediate: Invite others to your event. Advanced: Create a grade
level calendar. Send out a weekly meeting invite and grade level
notes. Go on, try it out Slide 36 GMail Slide 37 Intermediate
Application 25. Communicate in different languages Use the
translate feature in GMail to communicate with parents who might
speak a different language. Slide 38 Give students access to pen
pals in another state, province, or country. With Google Translate
it's OK if they don't speak the same language! 26. Find global pen
pals Slide 39 Labs is a testing ground for experimental features
that aren't quite ready for primetime. Some of them may be useful
to you, so take the time to explore. 27. Enable labs to increase
productivity Slide 40 Beginner: Compose and send a new message to a
colleague. Intermediate: Enable 3 new labs. Advanced: Find a class
in another state or country and set up a global pen pal system. Go
on, try it out Slide 41 Google Groups Slide 42 Intermediate
Application 28. Group students by subject and skill level Create
classroom placement groups to better distribute differentiated
materials and resources. Groups also encourage discussion among
peers. Slide 43 Intermediate Application 29. Create parent support
groups Create groups for parents so that they can easily
communicate with each other and share news and updates. Slide 44
Beginner: Join an existing Google Group, like the Google in
Education group.Google in Education group Intermediate: Create your
own group and invite 5 members. Advanced: Create your own group and
categorize topics by discussion categories. Go on, try it out Slide
45 Google Talk Slide 46 Invite an expert into your class to do a
guest lecture through Video Chat. Or invite a grandparent who lives
in another state to read to the class during story time. 30. Invite
a guest lecturer into your classroom Slide 47 Case Study:
http://goo.gl/yhj8phttp://goo.gl/yhj8p 31. Hold office hours and
homework help Let students know that you'll be available to help
online at a certain time. Video conference with students who are
absent. Slide 48 Beginner: Start a video chat with someone in the
room. Intermediate: Start a multi-person video conference session.
Advanced: Share your screen and co-edit a document while in a
multi-person video conference. Go on, try it out Slide 49 Google
Sites Slide 50 Examples: 5th Grade Class Site | US History Class
Site | School Website5th Grade Class SiteUS History Class
SiteSchool Website Create a site for your class. Embed a class
calendar, videos, and presentations. 32. Create a classroom website
Slide 51 Use sites to create student ePortfolios. Showcase student
work and pass it on from year to year. Example: Clemson University
ePortfoliosClemson University ePortfolios 33. Manage student
e-portfolios Slide 52 Have students do projects or create reports
using sites. You can also have them do their submission for the
Global Google Science Fair!Global Google Science Fair 34. Submit
student projects Slide 53 35. Build a curriculum portal Build a
portal that houses lesson plans, resources, and other grade-level
or subject-specific resources. Slide 54 Beginner: Create a basic
classroom website with information about your class. Intermediate:
Create a website that embeds a calendar, form, multiple documents,
and video. Advanced: Build a curriculum portal for your grade level
and/or subject area. Go on, try it out Slide 55 Video within Drive
Slide 56 36. Bring approved video clips to the classroom Upload
approved video clips to share during class time. Slide 57 37. Share
professional development videos Record teachers as they demonstrate
various instructional strategies and share the video within your
school or district. Slide 58 38. Control sharing settings on
student videos Allow students to create videos, but give them the
ability to keep the videos private to their teacher, class, and/or
school. Slide 59 More Slide 60 Use Blogger to structure and run
your lessons. Students can access their "Do Now," independent
practice, and exit slip through the blog entry. 39. Run your
classroom through Blogger Example:
historywithsanders.blogspot.comhistorywithsanders.blogspot.com
Slide 61 Have students reflect on their daily learning through
Google Moderator. Students can read each other's reflections and
vote up the responses that they like the best. 40. Use Moderator to
extend classroom discussions Slide 62 Ready to go Google?
www.google.com/a/edu Slide 63 Additional Resources Slide 64 Google
Apps for Education Online Training Center
http://edutraining.googleapps.com/Training-Home/module-4-docs
http://edutraining.googleapps.com/Training-Home/module-4-docs
Google Drive Blog googledrive.blogspot.com Google Drive Plus Page
http://plus.google.com/+GoogleDrive/posts Recorded Webinars
http://www.google.com/enterprise/apps/education/resources/recorded-webinars.html
More information on Drive Slide 65 Google Apps for Education Online
Training Center
http://edutraining.googleapps.com/Training-Home/module-4-docs/chapter-6
http://edutraining.googleapps.com/Training-Home/module-4-docs/chapter-6
Recorded Webinars
http://www.google.com/enterprise/apps/education/resources/recorded-webinars.html
Introduction to Google Forms Advanced Forms Webinar More
information on Forms Slide 66 Google Apps for Education Training
Center
http://edutraining.googleapps.com/Training-Home/module-3-calendar
More information on Calendar Slide 67 More information on GMail
Google Apps for Education Training Center
http://edutraining.googleapps.com/Training-Home/module-2-mail GMail
Blog http://gmailblog.blogspot.com GMail Plus Page
http://plus.google.com/+Gmail/posts Recorded Webinar Slide 68
Google Apps for Education Training Center
http://edutraining.googleapps.com/Training-Home/module-2-mail/chapter-8
More information on Talk Slide 69 More information on Sites Google
Apps for Education Training Center
http://edutraining.googleapps.com/Training-Home/module-5-sites
Recorded Webinars
