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3 40 ways to use google apps in the classroom

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This document provides 40 ways for teachers to start using Google Apps in schools. It introduces core Google services like Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Sites, and more. It then provides examples for how each app can be used, ranging from collaborating on lesson plans to tracking student homework to creating classroom websites. Teachers of all experience levels can find ideas to engage students and increase efficiency.

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40 Ways to Start Using Apps in Schools created by: +Becky Evans
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Objective ● Use this training deck to implement Google Apps in meaningful ways in your schools. ● These tools will help you to increase teacher efficiency, student engagement and school- wide collaboration.
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.
Google Drive Docs Sheets Slides
Use Docs to work on the same lesson plan at the same time with a colleague.   1. Collaborate on lesson plans
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.
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
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/So3PJ
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.
6. Translate letters home to parents Translate letters, permission slips, and newsletters home to parents and guardians. Go to Tools > Translate document...
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
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 conferences
Create differentiated flashcards for your students using the Flash Cards gadget. Go to Insert > Gadget... > Flash Cards Gadget 9. Personalize flashcards
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
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.
12. Create amazing presentations Use Slides to create engaging and dynamic presentations (like this one).
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
Google Forms
Who will win next year's World Series? Submit your answers in a form: http://goo.gl/Pz4ET See the results: http://goo.gl/ELXC1 Let's try it together
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
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.
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
Encourage students to read by having them complete their reading records electronically. 16. Submit reading records online
Keep track of discipline referrals across a school. Recognize discipline patterns and share with key stakeholders. 17. Keep track of discipline referrals
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
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
Google Calendar 
Look at your work schedule, personal calendar, and any other relevant calendars in one view. Easily change events. 19. Manage your schedule effectively
Share your calendar with colleagues (and overlay their shared calendars) to better schedule meetings and events. 20. Share calendars
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
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
Use appointment slots to schedule parent-teacher conferences or guidance counselor sessions. 23. Create appointment slots
Teach your students time management by scheduling due dates and review dates. 24. Teach time management
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
GMail  
25. Communicate in different languages Use the translate feature in GMail to communicate with parents who might speak a different language.
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
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
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
Google Groups
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.
29. Create parent support groups Create groups for parents so that they can easily communicate with each other and share news and updates.
Beginner: Join an existing Google Group, like the 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
Google Talk
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
Case Study: http://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.
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
Google Sites
Examples: 5th Grade Class Site |  US History Class Site | School Website Create a site for your class.  Embed a class calendar, videos, and presentations. 32. Create a classroom website
Use sites to create student ePortfolios.  Showcase student work and pass it on from year to year.  Example: Clemson University ePortfolios 33. Manage student e-portfolios
Have students do projects or create reports using sites.  You can also have them do their submission for the Global Google Science Fair! 34. Submit student projects
35. Build a curriculum portal Build a portal that houses lesson plans, resources, and other grade-level or subject-specific resources.
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
Video within Drive
36. Bring approved video clips to the classroom Upload approved video clips to share during class time.
37. Share professional development videos Record teachers as they demonstrate various instructional strategies and share the video within your school or district.
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.
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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.com
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
Ready to go Google? www.google.com/a/edu
Additional Resources
Google Apps for Education Online Training Center 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
Google Apps for Education Online Training Center 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
Google Apps for Education Training Center http://edutraining.googleapps.com/Training-Home/module-3-calendar More information on Calendar
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
Google Apps for Education Training Center http://edutraining.googleapps.com/Training-Home/module-2-mail/chapter-8 More information on Talk
More information on Sites Google Apps for Education Training Center http://edutraining.googleapps.com/Training-Home/module-5-sites Recorded Webinars

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  • 1. 40 Ways to Start Using Apps in Schools created by: +Becky Evans
  • 3. Objective ● Use this training deck to implement Google Apps in meaningful ways in your schools. ● These tools will help you to increase teacher efficiency, student engagement and school- wide collaboration.
  • 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.
  • 6. Use Docs to work on the same lesson plan at the same time with a colleague.   1. Collaborate on lesson plans
  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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/So3PJ
  • 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.
  • 11. 6. Translate letters home to parents Translate letters, permission slips, and newsletters home to parents and guardians. Go to Tools > Translate document...
  • 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
  • 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 conferences
  • 14. Create differentiated flashcards for your students using the Flash Cards gadget. Go to Insert > Gadget... > Flash Cards Gadget 9. Personalize flashcards
  • 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
  • 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.
  • 17. 12. Create amazing presentations Use Slides to create engaging and dynamic presentations (like this one).
  • 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
  • 20. Who will win next year's World Series? Submit your answers in a form: http://goo.gl/Pz4ET See the results: http://goo.gl/ELXC1 Let's try it together
  • 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
  • 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.
  • 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
  • 24. Encourage students to read by having them complete their reading records electronically. 16. Submit reading records online
  • 25. Keep track of discipline referrals across a school. Recognize discipline patterns and share with key stakeholders. 17. Keep track of discipline referrals
  • 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
  • 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
  • 29. Look at your work schedule, personal calendar, and any other relevant calendars in one view. Easily change events. 19. Manage your schedule effectively
  • 30. Share your calendar with colleagues (and overlay their shared calendars) to better schedule meetings and events. 20. Share calendars
  • 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
  • 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
  • 33. Use appointment slots to schedule parent-teacher conferences or guidance counselor sessions. 23. Create appointment slots
  • 34. Teach your students time management by scheduling due dates and review dates. 24. Teach time management
  • 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
  • 37. 25. Communicate in different languages Use the translate feature in GMail to communicate with parents who might speak a different language.
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 42. 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.
  • 43. 29. Create parent support groups Create groups for parents so that they can easily communicate with each other and share news and updates.
  • 44. Beginner: Join an existing Google Group, like the 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
  • 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
  • 47. Case Study: http://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.
  • 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
  • 50. Examples: 5th Grade Class Site |  US History Class Site | School Website Create a site for your class.  Embed a class calendar, videos, and presentations. 32. Create a classroom website
  • 51. Use sites to create student ePortfolios.  Showcase student work and pass it on from year to year.  Example: Clemson University ePortfolios 33. Manage student e-portfolios
  • 52. Have students do projects or create reports using sites.  You can also have them do their submission for the Global Google Science Fair! 34. Submit student projects
  • 53. 35. Build a curriculum portal Build a portal that houses lesson plans, resources, and other grade-level or subject-specific resources.
  • 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
  • 56. 36. Bring approved video clips to the classroom Upload approved video clips to share during class time.
  • 57. 37. Share professional development videos Record teachers as they demonstrate various instructional strategies and share the video within your school or district.
  • 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.
  • 59. More
  • 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.com
  • 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
  • 62. Ready to go Google? www.google.com/a/edu
  • 64. Google Apps for Education Online Training Center 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
  • 65. Google Apps for Education Online Training Center 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
  • 66. Google Apps for Education Training Center http://edutraining.googleapps.com/Training-Home/module-3-calendar More information on Calendar
  • 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
  • 68. Google Apps for Education Training Center http://edutraining.googleapps.com/Training-Home/module-2-mail/chapter-8 More information on Talk
  • 69. More information on Sites Google Apps for Education Training Center http://edutraining.googleapps.com/Training-Home/module-5-sites Recorded Webinars