Apps - Intermediate


David A. Windham / @windhamdavid

Data Manager | gwd50.org | 864-941-5485


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What are Google Apps ™ ?

They are a suite of web applications made available
as cloud hosted software as a service that can be administered for a group of users at a particular domain name.

Why are These Technologies
Important to Education?

etymology of epistêmê & technê

tools, machines, techniques, crafts, systems,
and methods of organization.

Maine Learning Technology Initiative

Governor Angus King created the program in 1999

with 1:1 Laptop purchase from a budget surplus

Ruben R. Puentedura, Ph.D. was an advisor

developed theories on using technology

in the classroom.

EdTech Quintet

Social - 200,000

Mobility - 80,000

Visualizations - 40,000

Storytelling - 20,000

Gaming - 8,000

SAMR

Blooms Taxonomy

Perspective

15 years into the Maine Technology Initiative

William Gibson - Cyberspace - Cautionary

Research suggest that laptop notetaking is far less
effective than traditional note taking

Clemson Student E-portfolios & Creative Suite

Why use these particular tools?

Easy to Use

Authentication

Organization

Drive



Docs   Slides   Sheets   Forms   Drawings   Scripts   Tables   Folders  

Sharing

Creating & Uploading

Converting

Exporting

Google Drive for Desktop & Mobile

Drag and drop file sync

Apple iOS & Google Android

Scripts

Add-Ons

gClassFolders EasyBib Track Changes Thesaurus Template Gallery Diagrams Document Merge g(Math) Mail Merge etc etc etc ...

Case Use:

Grocery list

Student Papers, Quizes, Presentations...

Helping Students with Assignments

Collaborative Reports

Add Ons: Automating Tasks

Sites

Configuration

Granular Permissions

Sites are available to everyone
in the district by default.

Site Layout

Pick a Simple Theme

Problem with Premade Themes

You can customize it later!

Page Types

Web Page Annoucements File Cabinet List Page Start Page

Embedding Content

WYSWYG HTML Drive Gadgets Charts YouTube Google+

* third-party gadget warning

Embedding Content from Drive

Granular Permissions

No File Size Limits

Update or Remove Documents & Files

Interactive Elements with Forms & Sheets

Collaborative Editing

What is a Wiki

Page Level Permissions

Page Comments

Page Attachments

Subscribe to Page or Site Changes

Case Use:

Class Site

Subject Site

Student Reports

Cumulative Student E-portfolios

Classroom Wiki

Blogger

What is Blogger

Comes from the term Web log

It's now a verb

Microblogging = Twitter

There are over 500 million blogs in existence

Why a Blogger Account?

Easy to use

Social Capabilities

Permissions

Tim O'Reilly's Blogger's Code of Conduct

1. Take responsibility not just for your own words, but for the comments you allow on your blog.

2. Label your tolerance level for abusive comments.

3. Consider eliminating anonymous comments.

4. Ignore the trolls.

5. Take the conversation offline, and talk directly, or find an intermediary who can do so.

6. If you know someone who is behaving badly, tell them so.

7. Don't say anything online that you wouldn't say in person.

My Code of Conduct

1. Understand Your Audience

2. Understand Copyright

3. Cite Your Sources

4. Curate

5. Be Sincere

6. Be Original

7. Inspire and Entertain

8. Don't write anything that you wouldn't say in person!

Case Use:

Personal Blog

Student Blogs

Group Classroom Blog

'Pen Pal' Blog

Subject Oriented Blog

Google+

Why Use Google Plus?

Granualar Permissions

Reduced Liability


Profiles Circles Communities Photos Hangouts
Pages* Local* (business*)

Profiles

Granualar Permissions

Personal Not Private

Circles

Better than 'Friends'

Granualar Permissions

Communties

Create Private Communities

Join Public Communities

Hangouts

On Air Events

Live Stream

Group Chat

Watch Out For:

Permissions

Trolls Link Baiting Flaming Bullying Spam Etc...

Have a Use Policy in Place

Report Spam, Innappropriate Content, & Abuse

Case Use:

Social is Important to students

Student Commenting and Collaboration

Student 'Pen Pals'

Classroom Communties

Hangouts: Guest Lecturers

Hangouts on Air: Professionals

Hands On!

10 Minute Break


"Society needs people who work in hospitals. Society needs all kinds of skills that are not just cognitive; they're emotional, they're affectional. You can't run the society on data and computers alone." - Alvin Toffler

1. Go to https://sites.google.com/a/gwd50.org/demo-site/

2. In 'External Links' click 'Hands On!'

3. Create a New Site & Configure

4. Add About Page with Two Columns

5. Add Site Navigation & Customize Layout

6. Add Contact Page & Form

7. Add Drive Doc with Add-On Enabled

8. Add Video, Images, Maps, & HTML

9. Add Wiki, Subscribe, Invite Neighbor

10. Create a New Blog & Configure

11. Add Page, Post, Widgets, & Commments

12. Create Profile, Private Circle, & Hangout!

Thank You

the presentation is online @
http://davidawindham.com/gwd

the demo site is @
https://sites.google.com/a/gwd50.org/demo-site/

the demo blogger is @
http://windhamd-gwd.blogspot.com/

the source code is @
https://github.com/windhamdavid/gwd-gapps

and the files are shared on
Google Drive



David A. Windham | Data Manager | gwd50.org | 864-941-5485

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