Google Apps and Live.eduBW High SchoolJanuary 21, 2011

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•Google AppsGoogle – it’s not just a search engine anymore

Online in the “cloud” . Gives students the ability to create, collaborate, and store.

Publish public calendars for groups and activities

Photo online storage and editing

iGoogle –page widgets on one page; Earth – explore the world; Chrome – web browser; Google Sites – free CMS for building websites.

Docs

Calendar

Others

Gmail

Picasa

Free web based email with IM and video chat

•Microsoft Live.eduMicrosoft’s answer to Google Apps

Word, Powerpoint, Excel, One Note – all online cloud apps – available anywhere. Have collaboration ability

Same as gmail – free web based,

Online blog/website

Music, Pictures, Videos

Office Online

Hotmail

Other

Skydrive

Blog

25Gb of online storage for Documents, favorites, and photos

• Both are free• Both have Docs, presentation, spreadsheet, email,

• storage, photos, video, websites, etc.• Both give students and teachers ability to collaborate online• Both give students the ability to access from a wifi device• Both are web-based cloud applications

• Accessible to anyone with internet no matter what platform

Both give students access to their work wherever there is internet•They both can…

• Has many different apps available.• Integrates well across platforms

• Android, Apple, Microsoft• No filtering, turn off email• Free

• Totally integrates with and looks like a Microsoft Environment

• Office, SharePoint, Outlook• SkyDrive offers 25GB of online

storage for documents and media• No filtering, turn off email• Free

Google Apps Vs. Live.eduBoth provide students with many options for homework wherever they are.

• All kids will have WiFi device• Teacher presents lesson on SmartBoard• Students use their device to go to the cloud

and complete assignment• Read textbook• Watch video• Type journal, report, assignment• Interactive project with cloud app• Submit assignment online to teacher: portfolio,

website, CMS – Moodle, etc.• Teacher grades and gives feedback in person or

online

•A look at the classroom of the future…How to we facilitate all this?