Using Free Online Office Tools for Learning and Teaching in School Session 2

Course Outline Introduction to the online spreadsheets tools Hands-on practice on using online spreadsheet tools Discussion of the means to create electoronic data-collection forms Hands-on practice on creating online forms Discussion on how it use in teaching and learing Discussion on how it applied to mobile learning Assignment and Wrap-up

Common Spreadsheet Tools Offline Spreadsheet Tools Microsoft Excel Openoffice Calc iWork Numbers Online Spreadsheet Tools Zoho Sheet ThinkFree Calc Google Spreadsheet EditGrid

Online Spreadsheet Tools Simple Functions (sort, filter….) Work together in groups Publish online Assess speed rely on bandwidth Limitations on size, nos of docs and functions Bound with mobile device interface

Introduction First function launch in Google Docs Launch the function of “Form” (Jan 2008) Real-time access for about 30 users in a time (Apr 2008) Well prepared for 29 languages (Jan 2009) Read and write on iphone mobile version (Feb 2009) Ability to add, edit, sort, and filter rows. (March 2009) New features on Drawing and Diagrams. (March 2009)

More Info Limitations http://docs.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=b5&answer=37603  Getting Started Guide (Apr 09 – Eng version only) http://docs.google.com/support/bin/static.py?hl=en&page=guide.cs&guide=20322  New Features http://www.google.com/google-d-s/whatsnew.html 

Login to a demo Gmail account in Google Docs Free use for 5 mins Hands-on Practice Login to a demo Gmail account in Google Docs Free use for 5 mins

Hands-on Practice Join into a shared spreadsheet(下學期測驗成績)and edit the data in real-time mode together To achieve the graphic changes according to the data changes in real-time Check out the edit history of the spreadsheet Create a new spreadsheet by using the given data

Hands-on Practice Insert a graph to the spreadsheet Change the graph to another format Invite classmates as an viewer or a collaborator of the spreadsheet Demonstrate how to publish the spreadsheet and graph separately on web Google Spreadsheets Tutorial http://www.youtube.com/results?search_type=&search_query=google+spreadsheets+tutorial&aq=0&oq=google+spreadsheets 

Take a break! For 15 mins

Forms Intro Electronic data-collection forms An derivative service of Spreadsheet Create, send, publish, collect data and analysis online Data analysis report generate easily Best choice for doing online survey and questionnaire

Forms You can test the output result anytime while you are creating a form Once you click “Edit Confirmation” the form will change to a spreadsheet The form can be fine tune after it publish, by “form -> edit form” The analytics result can be generated at once by “form -> show summary”

Hands-on Pracitice (Forms) Choose the “RSVP Form for a Holiday Party (Lights Theme)” on the Google Docs Templates      http://docs.google.com/templates Edit the form to a “Free Online Office Tools Party” as show in your email Add one or more question by your own on the form Testing the result by sending the form to your own email and fill it in Check the analytics result

Hands-on Pracitice (Forms) Sending the form to target recipient by email and web-page Collecting duly-completed forms and analyzing the data by a one-clicked button Check the Saved the data in a spreadsheet for further use. Invite classmates to view their own findings by sharing the spreadsheet as a viewer or collaborator.

Demostrations (Forms) Demonstrate how the Google Forms can also published though website or embed in blog Check the Google Docs Templates again to find new ideas of using a form and other areas

For Schools Examples on how schools using Google Spreadsheet and Forms Discussion on how it can be use in Teaching and Learning Project-based learning Voting Controversial issue in learning history or liberal studies Online quiz Discussion on its real-time collecting features could be use for collaborative learning and real-time presentation of the voting results.

Introduction Google Mobile Website Google Mobile Official Blog www.google.com/mobile/ Google Mobile Official Blog googlemobile.blogspot.com/ Ready for : Android, BlackBerry iPhone, Motorola, Nokia phone , Nokia S60, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, Windows Moible

Mobile: Minimum phone requirements support Android, iPhone and Blackberry-brand mobile devices. At this time, presentations are only supported on the iPhone. Google documents and spreadsheets should also work on other phones that offer rich-browser support. http://docs.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer= 

Demostration Demonstration the Google Docs work in iPhone / iPod Touch Introducing other applications that could assess the Google spreadsheets and documents on mobile devices Discussion on how these free mobile applications can be applied to mobile learning

iPhone screen capture

iPhone screen capture

for Netbook building online resources for Google Sites Besides mobile for Netbook building online resources for Google Sites

Assignment Presentation and Wrap-up Presentation of selected assignments Feedback from the course instructor and other teacher participants Wrap-up on the advantages of using free online office tools in learning and teaching, and the probable limitations and practical issues Q&A

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