Post on 01-Nov-2014
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Google Tools Part I
Presented by:Alyssa Baker
alyssa@itsco.org
http://tech4admin.wetpaint.com/
Why are Google Appsuseful to Educators?• Free• Works across multiple platforms• Use a web browser of your choice Firefox Internet Explorer Safari• Easily accessible from any computer with internet• Great tool for:
o Organizationo Communicationo Collaboration
• Certain applications can be embedded on websites
Classroom Tools
• Examples:oiGoogleoDocs oBloggeroSitesoReaderoCalendaroGoogle Earth and Maps
iGoogle: Customized Homepage
oPick interests and themeoCustomized for youoCollect useful content all in one location
BlogsCalendarDocsWeatherTop news storiesLanguage translation
Google Docs• Easy to use• Examples of use
o Upload existing documents or create newo Share with a groupo Publisho Embedo Create folders for easy organizing
• Types of Docs Documents Spreadsheets Presentations Forms
http://docs.google.com
Upload existing files
Share and Collaborate
eliminate numerous copies of a file
Export presentations, spreadsheets and documents
Create forms easily to gather data
Results are automatically compiled in a spreadsheet
Alyssa Baker
• alyssa@itsco.org• http://alyssabaker.pbworks.com• Follow Alytechconsult on Diigo and Twitter
http://tech4admin.wetpaint.com/