K-12 Ed Tech Summit and IENM Conference 2009

GOOGLE FOR EDUCATORS (

Presenter: Susie Bussmann, Ph.D., RETA Co-Director (

Conference Presentation

Session Goals

  • Learn about the many free classroom resources at Google for Educators (GE)
  • Learn about the GE professional learning community and other teacher resources
  • Explore how GE tools can be integrated into the classroom
  • Enjoy the session!

EDUCATOR LEARNING COMMUNITY

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Welcome to the Google for Educators Discussion Group. We'll be using this group is to keep you updated on Google's K-12 Education initiatives, but our real hope is that this will become the home of a vibrant community of educators. We encourage you to use this space to start discussions with fellow teachers. /
/ For Educators
Tools for your classroom
Search / Communicate, show & share
/ Book Search
/ / Blogger
/ Earth
/ / Calendar
/ Maps
/ / Docs & Spreadsheets
/ News
/ / Groups
/ iGoogle
/ / Page Creator
/ Web Search
/ / Picasa/Picasa Web Albums
Newly Featured Products / / SketchUp
/ Custom Search Engine
/ / Google Apps Education Edition
/ Google Notebook
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Custom Search Enginecreate a personalized, customized search engine that searches only across sites that you specify and displays results that you know will be right for you or your students.

Google Notebook browse, clip, and organize information from across the web in a single online location that's accessible from any computer.

iGoogle collect useful content from across the web and see it all in one place.

Google Docs, Spreadsheets, & Presentations create, store and share documents and spreadsheets instantly and securely and collaborate online in real time.

Google Groups set up your very own place to communicate and collaborate, safely and securely, with others online.

Page Creator create functional, attractive websites in just minutes—without having to learn code.

New! Sites allows you to create collaborative group websites and wikis.

Picasa find, edit and share pictures with Web Albums feature, which enables you to easily upload photos from your computer to the web for sharing with others.

/ Fun Picasa Web Albums Stuff
  • Share pictures
  • Create slide shows
  • Place photos on maps
  • Play slideshows
  • Place photos in Google Earth

SketchUp is a great tool for easily teaching kids to construct 3D models of buildings, trees, cars, and the like. You can use it as a stand-alone tool, or in conjunction with Google Earth and the 3D Warehouse. SketchUp Pro is FREE for educational use.

Welcome to Google Apps

Communicate and connect

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Collaborate and publish

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Manage your services

/ Gmail
Email with 2 GB of storage per account, mail search tools and integrated chat.
/ / Start Page
Access your inbox, calendar, docs and campus info, plus search the web from one place.
/ / Control Panel
Manage your domain and user accounts online.
/ Google Talk
Free text and voice calling around the world.
/ / Google Docs
Create, share and collaborate on documents in real-time.
New! Google Docs now includes presentations.
/ / Extensibility APIs
Integrate with your existing IT systems or 3rd party solutions.
/ Google Calendar
Coordinate meetings and school events with sharable calendars.
/ / Page Creator
Easily create and publish web pages.
/ / Help and support
24/7 assistance, including phone support for critical issues.

GOING FOR GOOGLE

Google Match Up

1.) Sketch Up a) create group websites and wikis

2) Google Notebookb) collect useful content from the web in one place

3) The Infinite Thinking Machine c) create a webpage or website

4) Google Groups d) browse, store, & organize web information in one location

5) Picasa Web Album e) blog for educators

6) Page Creatorf) 3-D modeling software

7) Google Docs, Spreadsheets, Presentationsg) graphic editing software

8) Sites h) create, store, share, and collaborate on files securely online

9) Picasa i) create and share slideshows online

10) iGooglej) communicate & collaborate securely with others online

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GOING FOR GOOGLE

Presenter: Susie Bussmann RETA Project Coordinator

Session Goals

  • To provide an overview of the resources available at Google for Educators
  • To highlight different ways that educators are using G4E in the classroom
  • To enjoy the session

Session Evaluation

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PRESENTATION EVALUATION
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The presentation provided useful information. / 1 2 3 4 5
The presentation was well-organized. / 1 2 3 4 5
The presentation was enjoyable. / 1 2 3 4 5
I would recommend this presentation to by colleagues. / 1 2 3 4 5
PRESENTER EVALUATION
The presenter met the goals of this presentation. / 1 2 3 4 5
The presenter was organized and prepared to do this presentation. / 1 2 3 4 5
The presenter used a variety of presentation aids (handouts, PowerPoint, web sites) effectively. / 1 2 3 4 5
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