Google Apps for Education - An Overview
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Google Apps is a very power suite of tools that can transform how you work in your school. You can take advangate of a lot of the services with just a personal account, but to really get the power out of Google Apps it is best when your whole district. Below headings of the Main services along with resources a plenty.
Gmail is the foundation of all of the tools within Google Apps. By using the power of Groups. you can share information and collaborate with large groups of people in you district (Principal-All teachers, Teachers-all students or students of a particular class).
Google for Education has just recently revamped its training portal. Here you will find lessons, videos that use teachers and students and the classroom and even quizzes to test your knowledge. By going through these lessons, you will have a firm foundation of how to use Google Apps in the classroom and through out the whole school.
General Google Tools (Apps) Resources
Click Here to go to the Google Training Portal.
50 Ways to use Google Docs in the Classroom
Resource by Tool
Gmail
Become a Gmail Ninga
Google Docs
38 Interesting ways to use Google Docs in the Classroom
How to use Google Docs for a Paperless classroom (or from and admin perspective, a paper school)
Calendar
Google Calendar Help
Create and Calendar and then share it (Youtube)5 Power Tips for Google Calendar (Youtube)Create Resource Calendars for yoru
How to Add an Event (Youtube)
Google Forms.
80+ Google Forms for the Classroom
Flubaroo - a Form Script that helps to make a self Grading Test
10 more advanced tips for Google Forms
How to create a Google Form that uses Branch Logic (give different questions based on different answers)
Google Slide (Presentations)
Getting Started With Google Slides
Google Sites
A Tutorial Site created in Google Sites with lots of examples and tutorial Videos
Google Drawings- Simple drawing tool that allows you to create flow charts and other drawings( mind maps)
Google Drawing Help
Demonstration of How to make a Venn Diagram using Google Drawing
Google Keep - A Reminder app that lets you keep notes and information for future reference- More for personal use than sharing
To get to keep, once you are logged into your Google Services in your browser put in http://drive.google.com/keep
Good Article about Google Keep
Video Introduction to Google Keep (Youtube)
Gmail is the foundation of all of the tools within Google Apps. By using the power of Groups. you can share information and collaborate with large groups of people in you district (Principal-All teachers, Teachers-all students or students of a particular class).
Google for Education has just recently revamped its training portal. Here you will find lessons, videos that use teachers and students and the classroom and even quizzes to test your knowledge. By going through these lessons, you will have a firm foundation of how to use Google Apps in the classroom and through out the whole school.
General Google Tools (Apps) Resources
Click Here to go to the Google Training Portal.
50 Ways to use Google Docs in the Classroom
Resource by Tool
Gmail
Become a Gmail Ninga
Google Docs
38 Interesting ways to use Google Docs in the Classroom
How to use Google Docs for a Paperless classroom (or from and admin perspective, a paper school)
Calendar
Google Calendar Help
Create and Calendar and then share it (Youtube)5 Power Tips for Google Calendar (Youtube)Create Resource Calendars for yoru
How to Add an Event (Youtube)
Google Forms.
80+ Google Forms for the Classroom
Flubaroo - a Form Script that helps to make a self Grading Test
10 more advanced tips for Google Forms
How to create a Google Form that uses Branch Logic (give different questions based on different answers)
Google Slide (Presentations)
Getting Started With Google Slides
Google Sites
A Tutorial Site created in Google Sites with lots of examples and tutorial Videos
Google Drawings- Simple drawing tool that allows you to create flow charts and other drawings( mind maps)
Google Drawing Help
Demonstration of How to make a Venn Diagram using Google Drawing
Google Keep - A Reminder app that lets you keep notes and information for future reference- More for personal use than sharing
To get to keep, once you are logged into your Google Services in your browser put in http://drive.google.com/keep
Good Article about Google Keep
Video Introduction to Google Keep (Youtube)
