3. What can Google do to enhance the learning experience in
your classroom?
Allow students to be creators vs. consumers
Give them the freedom to “make things” that matter
When students care about a project, they put more into it
Give students the opportunity to share their work with others,
rather than just the teacher
Google is just a piece of this that is woven into the fabric of our
classrooms
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4. Agenda
Overview of a “Google Classroom”
Drive in the classroom
layout,organizing
Document: templates/calendar/forms/research/commenting
Presentation, Numbers, Drawing
Other apps for student use: chat, youtube, search
Blogger for student use
Google Tricks/Tips/Add-ons
Web 2.0 tools
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5. What makes a Google Classroom?
Students have user names and passwords given to them
Their account is managed by Ipswich Public Schools
Students can login from any computer to access their files, no use
of a file folder on school server or flash drive, no conversion issues
Students can use any of the Google Apps that the teacher has
available: Drive (Documents, Presentation, Numbers, Drawing),
Blogger, Chat, YouTube, Forms, etc.
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6. Google Drive
5 GB of free storage and a synchronization service
Cloud storage, file sharing, collaborative editing
If created in Google, is not considered in the 5 GB of storage
Privacy/File Ownership
Files shared publicly on Google Drive can be searched through any
web search engine
You can have a Google Account without having a gmail email account
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36. Google Calendar
Able to share for teams or classroom use
can be embedded on a blog or site
multiple calendars can be color coded and
stored on one calendar
Very similar to Outlook/Mac: multiple views,
drag and drop
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38. Google Forms
Formative and summative assessments
Data collection
Examples: parent info, science collection,
assessments, study guide practice
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39. Forms Assessment
Diagnostic Formative Summative
survey exit slip multiple choice
pre-test KWL matching
flipped lesson Quiz short answer
pre-assess read & response open response
rating scale
http://www.mrsgregorysclass.com/p/big-night-data.html
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40. Google Forms as a collection tool
https://docs.google.com/a/ipswichschools.org/forms/d/
1VL1b0gcl3_tN9CbUu3dpD85MBkhAoWSJmjeA5zZK8qk/viewform
http://www.draw.to
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45. Tips/Add-Ons#4: Chrome
Using Chrome as your browser will allow you
to sign in with your Google UN/PW and be
able to access all of your bookmarks from
any computer.
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