Get the latest Google Apps for Education best practice advice. In this deck, Backupify shares tips and tricks directly from the source - successful teachers using Google Apps in the classroom on a daily basis.
2. Get the most out of
Google Apps!
Our all-star panel of educators shares their favorite tips and tricks
for successfully using Google Apps in the classroom.
Jonathan Schmid
Director of Innovation
and Technology
Meadowbrook School,
Weston, MA
Jermaine Newman
Lilla G. Frederick
Pilot Middle School,
Dorchester, MA and
the Putnam Ave Upper
School, Cambridge, MA
Christopher Godfrey
Boston and Cambridge Public
Schools
Vicki Davis
Westwood Schools,
Camilla, GA
David Andrade,
MSed
Alice Keeler
California State University
Karl Rivers
Network Manager
Biddenham International
School, England
4. START SMALL - You don’t need to learn
it all in one day!
- Jonathan Schmid
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5. Start at a comfortable pace for you
and your students. Begin with one or
two apps and see how fast students
understand their use.
- Jermaine Newman
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6. Start with a small selection of apps
and expand as your usage grows.
- Karl Rivers
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9. Don’t be concerned if you don’t know
something. It can be extremely beneficial
when a student can help you. There’s value in
being part of a classroom of learners rather
than all the students learning from you.
- Alice Keeler
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10. Focus on collaboration - the share
button is the killer feature. Use it.
- Jonathan Schmid
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11. Utilize the students for support. Students
are eager to help when it comes to
technology. Find ways to incorporate the
class into the daily technology activities.
- Jermaine Newman
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