This document discusses using Google Apps for communication and collaboration. It recommends using Google Apps to push information out to others through email and shared documents, while also allowing people to pull information through embedded documents on websites. Features covered include Gmail, calendar, drive for document sharing and collaboration, and forms for surveys. The overall message is that Google Apps can help share and embed work for transparency and ease of communication.

1. Google Apps
Mail/Drive

2. Branded Accounts
• You already have an account

3. Tactic
• Use Google Apps for the Push part of your
strategy
• Push out information to Pull people to the
website
• Avoid double data entry

5. TV Mail/Drive

6. Gmail
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Better web interface than FC
Devolution of mail groups
Importing groups
Canned replies

7. Canned Response

8. Boomerang
Send mail later
Follow up reminders
Reminds you if you
don’t hear back

9. Calendar/s

10. Embed Calendar

12. Embed

13. Calendar
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One point of entry – no double entries
Grant access to others to add
Multiple calendars to show
See whatever calendars you need
Make calendars available to parents
Team Calendar/Club Calendar

14. Drive (Docs)
• Online collaboration
• Share and access docs within your school
• Share docs outside of school
• Share and access docs with a group
• Share collections with individual or group

15. • Store your files/documents/anything
• Available everywhere
• Digital Locker

16. On your iPhone/iPad/laptop/desktop/tablet
Android or Apple or PC
@Work………….@Home………..Anywhere

17. Access to Docs
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Word processor
Create Word documents
Import Word documents
Download

18. Publish/Share
• Collaborate
• Share-see

20. Documents Are Alive
• Embedded means alive
• When you edit the document in your drive
the changes you make will be reflected in
your online version immediately
• No more converting to pdf and uploading
and re-linking in your website
• Email parents about update to policy and
include the link

21. Forms
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Survey Tool par excellence
Automatic Summary created
Online elections ?
Online response to requests for meetings
Gather feedback
Survey

22. Tactic
• Embed and share your work for
transparency and ease of communication
“It’s on the website”
Student Handbook