1. Google Tools for your Classroom. 6/15/2009

2. Agenda 1. Google Accounts 2. What is Web 2.0? 3. Intro to Google calendar 4. Google Docs 5. Google Forms and Spreadsheets 6. Google Presentations

3. Setting up a Google Account Gmail is not necessary Go to google.com, click on more and calendar. Use your school, yahoo or other email as login Make password the same…

4. Web 2.0 and Google Web 2.0 Defined- Wikipedia (a web 2.0 web site) Web 2.0 Defined- The internet is now more than a place to obtain information It is a place to collaborate, create and communicate. Web 2.0 has provided this forum to collaborate, communicate and create. http://www.go2web20.net/ Google docs and calendar and forms are all web 2.0.

5. Using Google Calendar Posting Lesson Plans If you type your lesson plans currently, consider typing them in google calendar. You can embed the calendar in your web page for students and parents to view Any changes you make on your calendar are updated on the web site Club Events/ School Calendars etc. Sharing access to the Calendar Teacher to teacher Parents and teachers Students and teachers

6. Google Calendar Setup

7. Google Docs Uploading Documents to be shared synchronously or asynchronously. Documents Spreadsheets PowerPoint Presentations How I have used it in my classroom. Study Guides Sharing Data from lab activities between classes Posting files/ documents to be accessed from the web. Any updates I make to the document will be updated automatically Posting files/ documents

8. Google Doc activity How can we use Google docs in our classes across the curriculum?Google docs Brainstorm with your partner and post on our shared Google document.

9. Google Spreadsheets Share Information/ Data Easily Publish Lists on your website Can embed spreadsheets. Multiple users can edit at once.

10. Google Forms All your responses go into 1 spreadsheet Surveys from parents, students or staff Class Assignments Writing Assignments, essays The Form, The Results The Form The Results Critiques Response to a question Embed them in your website Create a Google form, Post it on the Tech Camp Website in the forum, relate it to NETSrelate it to NETS

11. Google Presentations Work much like PowerPoint Some features are limited Advantage- can post online and embed presentation in your website Make a NETS presentation (at least 2 slides, link it in the forum)