ncetc08 - using google applications for collaboration and communication

Using Google Applications forCollaboration & Communication

Matthew Clobridge,Technology Specialist

Sycamore Creek Elementary Schoolwww.clobridge.net

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http://calendar.google.com

http://calendar.google.com

Ease of embedding into website.

http://calendar.google.com

Ease of embedding into website.

Customization (set size, background color, etc)

http://calendar.google.com

Ease of embedding into website.

Customization (set size, background color, etc)

Ability to keep calendar private or make public

http://calendar.google.com

Ease of embedding into website.

Customization (set size, background color, etc)

Ability to keep calendar private or make public

Ability to allow others to edit

http://calendar.google.com

Ease of embedding into website.

Customization (set size, background color, etc)

Ability to keep calendar private or make public

Ability to allow others to edit

Integration with other Google products

http://docs.google.com

Issues We Had

• Because it is posted on the website, anyone can respond – potentially giving inaccurate results

• Some responders entered response in words rather then numbers.– Ex. “2 adults and 1 child” instead of “3”.

Internal

StaffWebsi

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Web Sites

Problems with Other Options for Teacher Websites

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Staff Development

• During initial teacher work week, I conducted an initial staff development session for Google Sites– Had 20-30 minutes with each group– Got them signed up with a Google account if they did

not already have one, showed them the internal staff website and how to set it as their homepage, and had them setup a Google Site for their class.

– Completed the site on their own and sent me the link for inclusion on the Sycamore Creek web site.

Issues with Google Sites

• No confidential student data on teacher websites or internal staff website.

• In September/October Google tweaked their spam filters for Google Sites which led to a few of our teachers' sites being marked as spam.– Filled out the request for review from with

Google and everything was back to normal within a day.

One Google Account

SitesCalendar

Docs & Spreadsheets

Notebook

GMail

Picasa

Videos

Blogger

Reader

Talk

http://notebook.google.com

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http://docs.google.com

Google Applicationsfor

Administration

Google Applicationsfor

Administration

What’s Next??

www.clobridge.net/presentations

• Step-by-step instructions for setting up Google Sites and the form tool in Google Docs.

• Links to live examples of many of these tools.

• This presentation.