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Google Apps for Education

Google Apps for Education. Is it right for you?. About Me. Keeta Holmes Instructional Designer and Asst Director Center for Teaching and Learning University of Missouri – St. Louis. Experience with Google:

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Google Apps for Education

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  1. Google Apps for Education Is it right for you?

  2. About Me Keeta Holmes Instructional Designer and Asst Director Center for Teaching and Learning University of Missouri – St. Louis Experience with Google: Before joining UMSL, I worked at a small liberal arts college managing its academic technology department, where we deployed Google Apps for EDU. NOTE: I am not a lawyer, and I do not work for Google.

  3. Google Apps Overview • Gmail • Docs/Spreadsheets/Presentations/Forms • Calendar • Sites • Plus • Talk / Voice

  4. Google Apps vs. Google Apps for EDU • Standard Edition • Standard apps (ads) only • Hard to predict usernames to share with • Education Edition • Access to standard and premier apps (no ads) • Sync capabilities • Google video • More storage • Institutional administration of accounts/SSO – with search interface • Google Marketplace • Can limit to community members w/single click

  5. Who’s Gone Google? • http://www.google.com/apps/intl/en/edu/customer_list.html • To name a few… • Saint Louis University • School District of Clayton • St. Clement of Rome • University of Notre Dame • University of Minnesota • University of Michigan • Utah State University • Hofstra University • Brown University

  6. Why Google Apps? • Real-time collaboration • Eliminates versioning • Always available • Anywhere available • Plays well with others • Benefit from Google’s innovations • Intuitive • Privacy controls

  7. The Google Apps Process: Step 1 THEN Sign up for Google Apps for EDU account (domain) – http://www.google.com/a/cpanel/education/new

  8. Step 2: Who’s on your team? • Legal: Sign off on contract • IT: Deployment, helpdesk, training, administer • Marketing: Branding, communication • Training: Who? • User Group: Faculty, Staff, Students • Student Life: Coordinate student group use, help with policies

  9. Avoid Trouble

  10. The Contract • http://www.google.com/apps/intl/en/terms/education_terms.htmlTwo clauses of concern…

  11. Decisions to Make • Which apps and for whom? • Handling authentication • Customizing the Start page

  12. Policies and Procedures to Outline • Handling convergence of user accounts • Handling accounts for departing community members • Transferring ownership of sites https://sites.google.com/a/umich.edu/going-google/top-faqs/resolve-conflicting-accounts

  13. Now onto the Apps!

  14. Google Apps for EDU: Portfolios Source: Dr. Helen C Barrett -- http://electronicportfolios.com/google/

  15. Creating a Google Doc You can also upload from Word, PowerPoint, PDF, or Excel Learn More: http://support.google.com/docs/?hl=en

  16. Let’s take a look

  17. Sharing a Google Doc

  18. Google Docs in Higher Ed • Shared notes and folders http://www.tinyurl.com/keeta-ipads (viewable; not editable)http://tinyurl.com/umsl-googledoc (editable!) • Give feedback on assignments (via comment stream) • Easy registration forms • Quick surveys • Lab data collection – STEM Example and Google Apps Script Example • Group presentations • Schedule writing conferences/meetings with students – ask students to sign up for paper topics • Use revision history to monitor progress on an assignment/see who contributed what • Form – see response summary as a chart (like clickers) More examples: http://chronicle.com/blogs/profhacker/revisiting-google-docs-for-classroom-use/23721

  19. Google Sites • Editable website • Multiple authors / editors • Integrates all other apps • Nifty professional themes • Can use Google gadgets to spice things up Learn More: http://support.google.com/sites/?hl=en

  20. Let’s take a look

  21. Google Sites in Higher Ed • Student Portfolios • Teacher Portfolios (P&T dossier) • Quick website to organize information, material, committee work • Student Research • Student organizations/clubs (Vanderbilt) • Student Newspaper • Alternative to research paper

  22. Google Talk • Instant messaging service (text and voice) • Virtual office hoursCase Study: University of Maine System:http://help.its.maine.edu/gtalkreplacesjabber

  23. Google Moderator • Post questions and vote up/down topics to discuss in class • Set up a page for questions about the reading material • Set agenda items for meetings and let group submit topics and vote up/down http://www.google.com/moderator

  24. Google Apps Marketplace Example: Aviary *Image editor *Audio editor *Markup PPTs *Screen capture Works in Google Docs Learn More: www.google.com/appsmarketplace/edu

  25. Resources to Learn More • Google’s Guide for Higher Ed: https://sites.google.com/a/googleapps.com/university-guide-to-going-google/ • Deployment Resource Center:http://deployment.googleapps.com/Home/user-resources/documentation-templates • Google’s Webinars: http://www.google.com/apps/intl/en/edu/webinars.html • Arizona State University Deployment webinar: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nmc3vGZy37Q

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