tesol 2012 presentation slides
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Katie Dutcher and Heidi Laidemitt's presentation slides featured at TESOL 2012. You may download the file to see notes as well.TRANSCRIPT
Connect, Organize, and Empower: Google Apps for Supervisors and Teachers
Heidi Laidemitt
and
Katie Dutcher
Monterey Institute of International
Studies
Outline
1. Audience Poll
2. What: Our IEP's use of Google sites, calendar, docs
3. Benefits: Connection, Organization, Empowerment
4. How: Using these tools • Small group discussion of current uses and needs• More detailed “how to”
All participants will receive... Our site template
Detailed tutorial for creating Google site
Do you currently use Google apps?Gmail
Docs
Calendar
Sites
Previously...
Too many different tools
Difficult for staff and faculty
Non-participation
Move to Google apps!Site combining calendar, docs,
and more…
Homepage
Quick access to most important, most used components of the site
• Announcements• Blog• Activities• Calendar• Sidebar
Announcements
Short posts
Anyone working in the program can post
Respond to posts
Blog
Same type of page as announcements
Used for longer posts...mostly meeting notes!
Anyone can post and reply to posts
ActivitiesSame same type of page
as announcements
Posts by activity coordinator
Advertise activities and invite instructors
Attach fliers
Comments to RSVP
Program Calendar(with class schedule)
Classes set to repeat until end of session
Activity coordinator adds activities as they are planned
Graduate assistant adds student, instructor, staff birthdays
Coordinator notes holidays/vacation days
View on homepage, make changes on main calendar page
Links (and Embedded Google Docs)
Link to other sites
Resources and tools for the team
“One-stop-shopping”
Have a document and want to link to it?
Embed a Google doc
Sharing the Site
Add email addresses of team members
Gmail accounts work best
Set permissions
View vs. edit
“Subscribe to site changes”
Maintaining the SiteNo maintenance
during session
Between sessions…
update sharing
add/remove staff profile pages
update class offerings
BenefitsConnection, Organization, Empowerment
Connection
Communication between team members working different hours
Stay in touch anywhere
Include entire team in ongoing conversations
Organization
All tools in one place
Google apps work together
Result: better participation
Record of information and decisions (archived)
Email inbox not overloaded with saved emails
Transparent: everyone has access to all info
Shared decision making involvement, satisfaction, commitment(Christison and Stoller 1997)(Bolman and Deal 2002)
Ability to raise discussion topics encourages autonomy
Empowerment
Conclusion
Initial transition time
Change for the better in our program
Team members better informed
Increased collaboration
How…
What tools do you use in your program/classes?
What are you considering doing with Google apps?
What would you like further assistance with?
Follow-up…Make sure that we have your email
address!
We’ll send links to
customizable site templatepresentation
detailed tutorial evaluation of presentation
Our contact information: