Google Apps and Tools for the Classroom

1. http://ist.njit.edu/google/ Google Apps and Tools for the Classroom

2. GMail  Huge inbox with search: keep and find everything. Talk  IM and Video as easy as email. Groups  Let students easily create and work in teams. Calendar  Make sharing calendars and schedules easy. Apps for your Classroom Docs  Makes collaborating easy. Sites  Allow students and teachers to manage their own sites. Video  Using the power of video to teach.

3. WebMail by Google • The email system for students and alumni at NJIT is Webmail by Google. • Student can access Webmail by Google email anytime by visiting https://webmail.njit.edu. • Webmail by Google account's storage capacity starts at 25 GB. http://ist.njit.edu/email/webmail.php

4. Google Sites http://ist.njit.edu/google/googlesites.php

5. NJIT Google Sites • A Google Site is an easy-to-create and maintain web space with a variety of controls. • Key Features: • Easy page creation • Access restriction – Easily control who can view or edit information. • Customizable look and feel • More info… http://ist.njit.edu/google/googlesites.php

6. Use Sites to manage your class • Managed by teacher • Easy integration with all Google tools including calendars, documents, presentations, spreadsheets, forms, maps, and video. • Include a variety of educational and interactive gadgets using the Sites gadget directory. • Measure participation with revision history, recent site activity, or page notifications within Sites. • Create flexible designs and layouts without needing any knowledge of html code. • Collaborative environment for teachers and students. • Student can create ePortfolios or use sites for projects

7. Google Apps for Education Training Center, Module 5: Sites: http://edutraining.googleapps.com/Training-Home/module-5-sites/chapter-7 Want more? 

8. Google Groups http://ist.njit.edu/google/googlegroups.php

9. NJIT Google Groups • A Google Group is a method of communicating with a group of people who share a common interest. Once a student logs into the NJIT Google domain space via their UCID, they will have the capability to create a Google Group for themselves, their student organization, or any academic or social purpose they desire • Key features: • Easy page creation • Customization - Select pictures, colors and styles to give your Group its own distinct look. • File Sharing - Upload related files to be shared with each other. • Member Profiles - Let members create their own personalized group member profile page. This allows members to share any information about themselves and makes searching for group members possible. • More info… http://ist.njit.edu/google/googlegroups.php

10. Use Groups to collaborate • Instructors can improve communications among students by creating groups for their classes or subjects. • Use groups for discussion or announcement lists for classes • Students can use groups to reach other students in their classes, sports teams, clubs, and extracurricular activities.

11. Google Apps for Education Training Center, Module 6: Other tools:  https://sites.google.com/a/googleapps.com/edu-training-center/Training-Home/module-6-other-tools/chapter-5 Want more? 

12. Google Docs Word Processing, Spreadsheets, Presentations

13. Google Spreadsheets Aggregate, Organize, and Access your data in useful ways

14. Use Google Spreadsheets to: • Record grades with an organized grade book • Track attendance, missing assignment, behavior reports • Store a database of contact information for students and parents • Use a word cloud gadget to visualize written responses

15. Google Documents Create, Collaborate, and publish

16. Use Google Documents to: • Have students work collaboratively from anywhere. • Give students ongoing and simultaneous feedback. • Use revision history to hold students accountable for their work. • Publish student work. • Work on the same lesson plan at the same time with a colleague. • Take your staff meeting notes and share with the rest of the staff.

17. Google Apps for Education Training Center, Module 4: Docs http://edutraining.googleapps.com/Training-Home/module-4-docs Want more? 

18. Google Calendar

19. Use Google Calendar to: • Invite others to your calendar • Share Calendars • Check-out Resources

20. Use Appointment Slots for Office Hours Instructions here!

21. Instructions how to create Appointment Slots • Create appointment slots by clicking on the calendar once • Click on “Appointment slots” link located on the top • Click on “Edit Details” • Pick a block of time you want to offer to others, and choose how many slots to split it up into; don't worry, you can always change it later. 2. Share your appointment page • This is the link to your public appointment page. Anyone who has this link can book an appointment slot. • Copy the link and send to your students 3. Guests book appointment slots • Booked appointment slots appear right on your calendar as regular events.

22. Google Apps for Education Training Center, Module 3: Calendar: http://edutraining.googleapps.com/Training-Home/module-3-calendar Want more? 

23. Google Talk http://www.google.com/apps/intl/en/edu/privacy.html

24. Use Chat room to communicate • Invite a Guest Lecturer into your classroom through Video Chat • Hold Office Hours over Chat… even on snow days http://support.google.com/chat/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=159499 http://learn.googleapps.com/chat

25. Google Tools http://www.google.com/educators/tools.html

26. Google video • Ability to upload and share videos with everybody at your school domain or just with specific people within your school. • Secure platform to host and share video content inside your domain. • Search across your video content with Google search technology.

27. Differences between Google Video for Education Edition and YouTube

28. Tools for your classroom Book Search: allows you to search the full text of large and growing index of books, from popular titles to old, out-of-print and public domain volumes. Geo Education: Google Earth, Google Maps, Google Sky, Google SketchUp News:you can browse headlines from your favorite newspapers and magazines, all on a single page, or you can delve more deeply into the topics that interest you most, by searching thousands of news sources at once. Google News also allows you to search archived news, putting more than 200 years of content at your fingertips iGoogle: Your personally design Google page WebSearch: To learn how to search Blogger: makes it easy for teachers and students to share work, class notes, and pictures online. Picasa: free software download that enables you and your students to find, edit and share all the pictures on your PCs SketchUp: easy-to-use program that lets you and your students create, modify and share 3D models.

29. iGoogle https://www.google.com/ Click on the iGooglelocated in the left bottom corner

30. LanguageTools Language tools

31. Customize it Customize Google News Google News

32. Resources • Google Apps Education Training Center https://sites.google.com/a/googleapps.com/edu-training-center/Training-Home

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