40 Ways to Use Google Apps in the Classroom

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40 Ways to Start Using Apps in Schools

created by: +Becky Evans


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Access to the presentation
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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 increaseteacherefficiency, student engagementand school-wide collaboration.


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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.


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Google Drive

Docs

Sheets

Slides


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Use Docs to work on the samelesson plan at the sametimewith a colleague.

1. Collaborate on lesson plans


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2. Keep a running record of meeting notes

Take meeting notes in a Google Doc and share the notes with your entirestaff. Staff members can access the notes at any time.


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Create a folder for your grade level to share resources. Store yourlesson 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


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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
http://goo.gl/So3PJ


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5. Publish student work

Multiple sharing settings allow you to publish student work by sharingit within your class, within your school or district, or by making it

public on the web.


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6. Translate letters home to parents

Translate letters, permission slips, and newsletters home to parentsand guardians. Go to Tools > Translate document...


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Use Sheets to track student homework and share with parents. If you'reusing one spreadsheet, give each student an anonymous name or

number.

7. Track student homework


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8. Coordinate sign-ups

Have parents sign up for parent-teacher conferences or other meetingsusing a spreadsheet. Use revision history to ensure that everyone is using

the sheet to schedule fairly.

Click herefor another way toschedule conferences


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Create differentiated flashcards for your students using the FlashCards gadget. Go to Insert > Gadget... > Flash Cards Gadget

9. Personalize flashcards


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Collect data in a sheet, then use charts and gadgets - like the motionchart - to graph and analyze the data.

10. Collect, share and analyze data


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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.


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12. Create amazing presentations

Use Slides to create engaging and dynamic presentations (like this one).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bt9F7tKcZcUhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bt9F7tKcZcUhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bt9F7tKcZcU


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Beginner:Share a document with acolleague.

Intermediate:Analyze the revision

history of a document.

Advanced: Create a motion chart in

Sheets.

Go on, try it out


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Google Forms


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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
http://goo.gl/ELXC1http://goo.gl/ELXC1http://goo.gl/Pz4ET


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Use Google Forms to give your students a pre-assessment at thebeginning 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


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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.


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Encourage students to read by having them complete their readingrecords electronically.

16. Submit reading records online


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Keep track of discipline referrals across a school. Recognize disciplinepatterns and share with key stakeholders.

17. Keep track of discipline referrals


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Flubaroo is an Apps Script that allows you to automatically gradeassessments that have been submitted using a Google Form.

www.flubaroo.com

18. Automatically grade forms with Flubaroo
http://www.flubaroo.com/


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Beginner:Create a form and changethe 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


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Google Calendar


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Look at your work schedule, personal calendar, and any other relevantcalendars in one view. Easily change events.

19. Manage your schedule effectively


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Share your calendar with colleagues (and overlay their shared calendars)to better schedule meetings and events.

20. Share calendars


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Schedule shared resources like rooms (libraries, conference rooms) andequipment (projectors, laptop carts) within a Calendar invite.

21. Check out shared resources

Resources checkedout during this time


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Create a backwards map of the standards you need to teach by the endof the week / semester / year to ensure that you've covered them all.

22. Map out the standards you're teaching


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Use appointment slots to schedule parent-teacher conferences orguidance counselor sessions.

23. Create appointment slots


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Teach your students time management by scheduling due dates andreview dates.

24. Teach time management


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Beginner:Create a calendar event.

Intermediate:Invite others to yourevent.

Advanced: Create a grade levelcalendar. Send out a weekly meeting

invite and grade level notes.

Go on, try it out


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GMail


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25. Communicate in different languages

Use the translate feature in GMail to communicate with parents whomight speak a different language.


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Give students access to pen pals in another state, province, orcountry. With Google Translate it's OK if they don't speak the same

language!

26. Find global pen pals


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Labs is a testing ground for experimental features that aren't quiteready for primetime. Some of them may be useful to you, so take the

time to explore.

27. Enable labs to increase productivity


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Beginner:Compose and send a newmessage to a colleague.

Intermediate:Enable 3 new labs.

Advanced: Find a class in another state

or country and set up a global pen palsystem.

Go on, try it out


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Google Groups


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28. Group students by subject and skill level

Create classroom placement groups to better distribute differentiatedmaterials and resources. Groups also encourage discussion among

peers.


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29. Create parent support groups

Create groups for parents so that they can easily communicate witheach other and share news and updates.

G i


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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
https://groups.google.com/a/googleproductforums.com/forum/#!forum/google-educationhttps://groups.google.com/a/googleproductforums.com/forum/#!forum/google-education


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Google Talk

30 I it t l t i t l


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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

31 H ld ffi h d h k h l


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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 certaintime. Video conference with students who are absent.

G t it t
http://goo.gl/yhj8phttp://goo.gl/yhj8phttp://goo.gl/yhj8p


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Beginner:Start a video chat withsomeone 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 videoconference.

Go on, try it out


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Google Sites


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33 Manage student e portfolios


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Use sites to create student ePortfolios. Showcase student work and pass iton from year to year.

Example: Clemson University ePortfolios

33. Manage student e-portfolios

34 Submit student projects
http://www.clemson.edu/academics/programs/eportfolio/gallery.html


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Have students do projects or create reports using sites. You can also havethem do their submission for the Global Google Science Fair!

34. Submit student projects

35 Build a curriculum portal
http://www.google.com/events/sciencefair/


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35. Build a curriculum portal

Build a portal that houses lesson plans, resources, and other grade-level orsubject-specific resources.

Go on try it out


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Beginner:Create a basic classroomwebsite with information about your class.

Intermediate:Create a website that

embeds a calendar, form, multipledocuments, and video.

Advanced: Build a curriculum portal foryour grade level and/or subject area.

Go on, try it out


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Videowithin Drive

36 Bring approved video clips to the classroom


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36. Bring approved video clips to the classroom

Upload approved video clips to share during class time.

37 Share professional development videos


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37. Share professional development videos

Record teachers as they demonstrate various instructional strategies andshare the video within your school or district.


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More

39 Run your classroom through Blogger


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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
http://historywithsanders.blogspot.com/


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Ready to go Google?

www.google.com/a/edu
http://www.google.com/a/edu


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Additional Resources

More information on Drive


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Google Apps for Education Online Training Centerhttp://edutraining.googleapps.com/Training-Home/module-4-docs

Google Drive Bloggoogledrive.blogspot.com

Google Drive Plus Pagehttp://plus.google.com/+GoogleDrive/posts

Recorded Webinarshttp://www.google.com/enterprise/apps/education/resources/recorded-webinars.html

More information on Drive

More information on Forms
https://plus.google.com/+GoogleDrive/postshttp://googledrive.blogspot.com/http://www.google.com/enterprise/apps/education/resources/recorded-webinars.htmlhttps://plus.google.com/+GoogleDrive/postshttp://googledrive.blogspot.com/http://edutraining.googleapps.com/Training-Home/module-4-docs


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Google Apps for Education Online Training Centerhttp://edutraining.googleapps.com/Training-Home/module-4-docs/chapter-6

Recorded Webinarshttp://www.google.com/enterprise/apps/education/resources/recorded-webinars.html

Introduction to Google Forms Advanced Forms Webinar

More information on Forms

More information on Calendar
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4KqEBn2lwEhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7u6ozCGQWr4http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4KqEBn2lwEhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4KqEBn2lwEhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7u6ozCGQWr4http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7u6ozCGQWr4http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4KqEBn2lwEhttp://www.google.com/enterprise/apps/education/resources/recorded-webinars.htmlhttp://edutraining.googleapps.com/Training-Home/module-4-docs/chapter-6


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Google Apps for Education Training Center

http://edutraining.googleapps.com/Training-Home/module-3-calendar

More information on Calendar
http://edutraining.googleapps.com/Training-Home/module-3-calendar


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More information on Talk


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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
http://edutraining.googleapps.com/Training-Home/module-2-mail/chapter-8


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More information on Sites

Google Apps for Education Training Centerhttp://edutraining.googleapps.com/Training-Home/module-5-sites

Recorded Webinars
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbK2S95jUschttp://edutraining.googleapps.com/Training-Home/module-5-siteshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVa1ba4-AGUhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbK2S95jUsc

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