• Cloud computing and Web 2.0• What is Google Apps- Docs (Text, Presentations and Spreadsheets (forms), Sites, Email and Video

• Who uses it and why should I?• Section breakdown Docs w/ how to and examples of collaborative projects

• Section Breakdown- Presentations• Section Breakdown- Spreadsheets (forms)• Brief description of Sites/Example• Questions 

Presenter: Jim Puglia, Bedminster School DistrictThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Non-

commercial Share Alike License

What is cloud computing?

Google Docs- A type of cloud computing?You use it now.

Microsoft now offers a free version

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What is the “Read Write Web” and Web 2.0?  

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What is it? Google Docs and Sites

Docs Include- Text, Presentation, Spreadsheets (Forms)

Sites- collaborative websites for teachers and students.

Email, Contacts, Start Page, Video Feature (like YouTube) only teachers can upload to private network.  It is meant to work with, not replace, Microsoft Office.

• Contract w/ Gaggle to provide (COPPA) compliant accounts with filtered mail. 

• Students can only send docs, email, sites to others in School Network.

• Apps will not work outside School Network even with signed letter.

• Site/document control as the administrator.

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Google Apps School Edition or Individual Gmail Accounts

• Distinct advantage- Education Edition (free) • Recommend Gaggle Partnership• Gaggle Cost- $3 per student- ERate availalbe for this 

 

Google Docs DescriptionVideo by Google

Who uses it?

Business

Colleges

MS/HS- K-12

Other NJ Public Middle Schools

Commissioner Davy leads way as New Jersey is 9th state to join Partnership for 21st Century Learning Skills- December 2008 Source NJDOE

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Why use it?

Content Creators- PEW Internet Studies –Most teens created 1 or more forms of online content. Lenhart, A., & Madden, M.

(2005) Good Digital Citizenship Some 57% of online teens create content for the internet. That amounts to half of all teenagers 12-17, Content Creators-  Lenhart, A., & Madden, M. (2005)  

PEW Internet Study- >90% Home Internet Access Nationally (Lenhart, Madden, Macgill, & Smith, 2007).

95% of schools in the U.S have Internet connected computers U.S. Department of Education (2005)

Cloud computing is easy and convenient- Young Adults Horrigan (2007)

Why use it?

• Use with other Teachers- sharing – Version Control

• Sharing, collaborative work- Teachers see revisions see revisions

• Excellent Share-alike Presentation by another teacher- Tom Barrett- Creative Commons Non-commercial Share Alike Presentation

• Link to 14 ways to use it http://docs.google.com/Present?docid=dhn2vcv5_8323t58h3ft

How is it used?

• Promotes group collaboration/creation: put group projects in one doc or presentation

• Collaborate on a doc with fellow teachers

• Facilitate writing process-

• Letters2president.org (National Writing Project), Mock Election ?s, Global Warming

• Evaluation websites- real and a hoax

Student Reflections- BPS

"It would be easier to put a Google Presentation or Spreadsheet on a site because you could see it automatically instead of clicking on an attachment. If I did make a change, I wouldn't need to worry about uploading the presentation for Google would do it for me."  "If we were doing a group presentation for reading and language arts, (which we actually have done) we could work on it at the same time and do our part without needing to copy-and-paste the night before working on it each day in class."  "One advantage is that the people you share the document with can correct any mistakes. If you needed help, you could type it in and someone who's working on it from another computer can do it so it won’t be hard to finish."    http://farm1.static.flickr.com/40/112404324_3ab729d4a9_m.jpg

Student Reflections

Google Apps- Docs Emphasis (text, presentations, forms and spreadsheets)

• School Gmail w/ Gaggle Filtering

• Calendar and contacts

• Private Video Portal

• Sites- integrates w/ docs

• Google Docs (heart of Google Apps)– Text, Presentations and

Spreadsheets (Forms)

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Folders and Main Docs Page

Overview- using Docs- Sharing the Doc with Others

Overview- Creating a New Document

Overview- sharing and inviting others- Docs

Teachers/Principals Video about Docs

Docs- Global Warming Example

Overview- using Docs - Inserting Comments

Docs -Table of Contents- Great for assigning topics

Overview- using Docs - Sharing the doc- Tables Work Well

Now let’s see some examples….Docs- (Text)

Rules- <10 at one time

• Pros/cons 1 and Pros/cons 2

• Evaluating a Website to see if it is real or a hoax at www.dhmo.org

• Global Warming Project- Used with Tables

• Mock Election Questions

• Newsletter- Write and upload document for others to comment. Pick 5 or 6 format back in Word Newsletter.

Presentations – VideoFocus on content- Google Presentations Does That

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cagxPlVqrtM Don McMillan

Google Presentations – Navigation Simple

Fewer bells/whistles- focus on content

Pros- Presentations Shareable/Export PDF No file version issue Stick to content Easy movement of slides Insert appropriate videos Use anywhere, anytime Import Slides from other presentations and PPT Chat during live presentation

Cons- Presentations Fewer font and formatting options Can't record No animation/motion possible good network connection can't embed video/sound from computer ---- yet Can't type in outline mode to write Can't copy/paste images..must save first

Presentations -Start Presention

Start Presentation Arrow keys or mouse to move Presentation has live links Embed to Website- School or Google Sites Can chat or have someone else take control of presentation Video embedded Share and Publish   

Presentations – Share and Collaborate Anywhere and Anytime

Present with another teacher for PDP and update regularly

Students- PPT on slides working on Albert Einstein and other projects for Language Arts, Science, S.S. and Math

How are Spreadsheets used?Promotes group collaboration/creation: put group projects in one doc or presentation

Collaborate on a spreadsheet w/ students and teachers- E.g. (shared grades inclusion)

Shared database of names for group w/ items Complete math problems- Stock Market Project Census Data- make graphs and insert them

Election Polls and Predictions

Work in Spreadsheets collaboratively, export to Excel for advanced graph calculations.

 

How are Forms Used- answers in spreadsheet form and graph.

• For quizzes or general information

• Can post to your school site with a link – (Log in to G. Apps required before/after that.)

• Open ended tests and/or surveys

• Quick responses troubleshooting concepts

• 1 to 1 laptops or many computers in room.

Spreadsheets- Census Example

Similar to Excel

Some functions easier and others are more difficult.

Fewer bells/whistles.

Graphs can be made go to Insert chart. They will change automatically when data is entered.

Need to leave enough rows below if you make the graph bigger. Graph does not export well to Excel

Can embed into your site or publish to School Website.

Spreadsheets and Forms Examples

Stock Market Project

Election PredictionsCensus Example

T. Barrett – Forms for the Classroom http://tbarrett.edublogs.org/2008/08/23/10-google-forms-for-the-classroom/

Forms- Copyright Quiz

Google Site Example- Great for topic discussion

Create a Group Website - Collaborative

Any topic- volcanoes, ski club, civil rights, etc.

Student Portfolio- Tech and Other Projects

Your presentation, spreadsheet and/or document will automatically get updated.

Study Skills- Roman Empire Example Study Skills example and Look at Page With Video Questions  ******

Election Site Example

Forms Example- Copyright Presentation

Resources

http://docs.google.com/Present?docid=dhn2vcv5_8323t58h3ft 14 Ways to Use it in your class  My online bookmarks to Google Docs and Sites- constantly updating http://delicious.com/jvpuglia/googledocs From Google-  Google Docs and Sites Online- Short Quick Training Modules

Search within Google and type Google Apps Education Docs Tutorials, etc.

This presentation and the tutorial presentation is available at Bedminster School, Teacher Pages, Puglia – Techspo 2009 Link or http://www.bedminsterschool.org/70327062145616/blank/browse.asp?A=383&BMDRN=2000&BCOB=0&C=56134

ResourcesPodcasts from other Schools

http://www.garageband.com/mp3player?|pe1|WdjZPXLrvP2rYVC0YGxgAg Podcast- review from Caldwell High School Principal- Caldwell High School

Special Education Teacher Use of Google Docs podcast

Docs Training and Ideas

http://www.letters2president.org/about Letters2President Middle and High School

http://docs.google.com/Present?docid=dhn2vcv5_8323t58h3ft 14 Ways to Use it in a classroom- from another educator

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYPjJK6LZdM Other Middle School Teachers and Principals say why they use it

Google Apps Link http://docs.google.com/Present?docid=dd2d8h8d_54f6zt7vgw Presentation link on how it was used in another school

http://www.google.com/educators/weeklyreader.html Collaborative Revision

Sites Example

http://sites.google.com/site/googlitics/election-dashboard

Please email upon request to see sites that students have made at jpuglia@bedminsterschoo.org or if you have any further questions.

References• Barrett, T. 14 interesting ways to use google docs in the classroom. http://docs.google.com/Present?

docid=dhn2vcv5_8323t58h3ft&pli=1 retrieved on January 12, 2009.

• Davidson, Hall- Copyright and Fair Use

• Google. (2007). Google docs in plain english. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRqUE6IHTEA

• Google (2008) Teachers and principals talk about google docs. http://docs.google.com/Present?docid=dhn2vcv5_8323t58h3ft&pli=1

• Horrigan, J. B. (2008). Use of cloud computing applications and services. Washington, DC Pew

Internet and American Life Project

• Lenhart, A., & Madden, M. (2005). Teen content creators and consumers. Washington D.C.: Pew Internet & American Life Project.

• Lenhart, A., Madden, M., Macgill, A., & Smith, A. (2007). The use of social media gains a greater foothold in teen life as they embrace the conversational nature of interactive online media, Teens and Social Media Washington, DC Pew Internet and American Life Project

• New Jersey Department of Education (2008). New Jersey Joins National Coalition to Bring 21 st Century Skills to the Classroom. Retrieved at http://www.nj.gov/education/news/2008/1217skills.htmU.S. Department of Education (2005). Internet access in U.S. public schools and classrooms: 1994-2005.

• McMillan, Don (2007). How not to use powerpoint. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cagxPlVqrtM on January 12, 2009

• U.S. Department of Education (2006). Internet access in u.s. public schools and classrooms: 1994-2006.