In this presentation I refer a small part of the "immense Google world" while showing the extent to which it is embedded in my daily life simplifying personal work, group work and communication, not only academically as an educator, but also as a member of an extensive network of colleagues worldwide. I highlight a relevant task from my experience as an EFL educator as well as the importance of my having adopted some Google apps as part of an online professional development workshop I co-coordinated for 10 years. Finally, I show some of the apps I currently use when working with my online professional groups. Hopefully, it will clearly reflect the way Google users can benefit from adopting Google apps to maximize communication, collaboration and sharing with students and peers.

1. Google, a world within the World!
Teresa Almeida d’Eça
Google for Education Portugal Summit 2014
St. Julian’s School, Carcavelos
30 November 2014

2. Google, a world in itself!
This presentation is at
http://goo.gl/vquFjR

3. Brief bio
Retired EFL teacher
Certified teacher trainer
Award-winning teacher
Author
Former student of St. Julian’s School
Member of

4. Agenda
● Google apps in my daily life
● Student project using Google Maps
● How some apps can be used in class

5. Google
(http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/the-35-best-google-search-tips-and-tricks/#ixzz3IrqRot2e)

6. Google apps: functional tools

7. Google apps: personal level
Personal level
Communicating &
Sharing

8. Google apps: professional level
Professional level
Communicating,
Creating &
Sharing

9. Personal & professional levels
Most of these apps overlap and intersect at both levels. I move between them
seamlessly.
Let’s take a brief look at each and see
● what they represent to me
● how I use them regularly, and
● a few suggestions of how to use them with students

10. Chrome: window to the world
connectivity & navigation
anytime, anywhere
read news,
ebooks...
search & research
email
watch videoschat

11. Chrome: navigate the world
very reliable
fast &
user-friendly
multiple tabs
“pin” tabs

12. GMail: communications center
read
reply
delete

13. GMail: communication tool
communication tool
● 1 to 1
● 1 to many (create groups)

14. GMail: personally
contact with family and friends

15. GMail: professionally
in touch with peers
● prof dev
● submit queries, doubts
● give & get help
in touch with students
● announcements
● reminders
● submit projects & homework
● timely help

16. Maps: professional development
Participants of Becoming a Webhead 2013

17. Maps: personal greetings
Greetings I got for EU Schoolnet “e-Learning Awards 2007”

18. Maps: a class project
Interviewing mystery guests

19. Maps: a class project
Mystery guest “down under”

20. Our own map: session attendees
http://goo.gl/Kx2bhk
● create your placemark with your name, town & country of origin, email
(so I can stay in touch)

21. Maps: in the classroom
● give/follow directions using “Street view”
● give a tour of places being studied
● show & describe a favorite town/village with “Street view”

22. Drive: collaboration center
Connect
Create
Communicate
Collaborate
Chat
Comment
Share

23. Drive: collaboration center
50 people can collaborate
text comments
audio comments
share
organize folders
“my drive” & “shared with me”& more!
“demo” in real time

24. Drive: personally & professionally
enables local or global simultaneous collaboration

25. Docs: in the classroom
Imagine:
you, “the teacher”, commenting (and editing)
while students are working!
you, “the teacher”, leaving voice comments!
(Kaizena: Add-ons)

26. Docs: in the classroom
Imagine:
● researching & automatic citing within a document! (EasyBib)
● editing history & restoring a version!
● working across devices!
● being able to work offline!

27. Docs: in the classroom
● collaborative projects
o brainstorm ideas
o plan - create - implement
o local or global
● multimedia: text, images, audio, video
● peer editing with text & audio comments

28. Docs: in the classroom
● project ideas for worldwide partnerships
o recipes
o school & hometown
o young people & leisure time
o online world: in control of your life?
o environment
● end products as presentations to share with world,
an authentic audience!

29. Docs: in the classroom
brainstorm
plan
implement
create
present ”live”
in a hangout
present in
slides
Share
from creation to sharing!

30. Forms: surveys, questionnaires
● a Form with results in real time
● please answer two questions in this survey
http://goo.gl/forms/idPV1yJQyf

31. Google Search: Q&A tool
● answers at our fingertips
● text search: word or expression
● audio search
● def:word to define
● & more!

32. Images: the world before our eyes
● search by
○ word, expression, topic
○ image
○ URL

33. Google+: social network
● social and professional network
o create Circles
o join Communities
● profile: http://gplus.to/teresadeca
o posts texts with links, videos…
o mention people with +name
o +1 (equivalent to Like)
o share posts
show my G+ profile

34. YouTube: repository of videos
● create your YT Channel
o create Playlists
o my channel ( https://www.youtube.com/user/teresadeca )
● Teachertube & Schooltube: educational videos (search or upload)
● YouTube Edu: “most popular educational videos across YouTube”

35. YouTube: tips & tricks
● tips
o remove ads/clutter from the videos (to avoid ‘distractions’)
 go to http://www.viewpure.com/
 paste the video URL
 click the Purify button
o to start a video at a specific timestamp, add “#t=31m08s” (the exact
time) at the end of the URL
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFetUitCTYA#t=06m39s

36. Hangouts: meeting places
● social and professional get-together tool
● meetings, webinars, interviews, prof dev workshops...
o desktop sharing
● types of hangouts
o hangouts
o hangouts ‘on air’
● access a hangout from G+

37. Hangouts: a place to explore
● fun to explore with a group of up to nine

38. Hangouts: in the classroom
● guest speaker
● two classes connecting in real time
● students discussing a project they’re working on
● students presenting live to a partner class

39. Translate: a go-between
● a communication “mediator” between 2 languages
● great when you’re stuck with a word in another language
● translate words, sentences, paragraphs, texts

40. Google apps wrap-up
Apps allow us to
& much more!!!
wordle.net

41. Google wrap-up
Whether at the personal, classroom
or professional development level,
Google is bound to have a solution for you!

42. Useful resources
Google
Get More out of Google…: http://goo.gl/LrUUXb
Google Docs
10 Things Every Teacher Should Know How To Do With Google Docs: http://goo.gl/vq6ZDc
Google Drive
Collaborating with Students using Google Drive: http://goo.gl/u1cnEI (tutorial)
12 Effective Ways To Use Google Drive In Education: http://goo.gl/yKEuUD
New Google Docs Research Tool: http://goo.gl/bFWhvv
Google Search
11 Google Search Tips & Tricks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A69yumUAzj4

43. Useful resources
Google Images
Google Images (Advanced Search): http://goo.gl/wKC67O
Google Forms
80 Interesting Ways to use Forms in the Classroom: http://goo.gl/OnNSFs
Google+
Google+ for Schools: http://goo.gl/6V7l7q

44. Thank you!
You can contact me at:
teresadeca@gmail.com
http://gplus.to/teresadeca
http://linkedin.com/in/teresaalmeidadeca
@teresadeca