Very brief introduction to Google Docs and Google Groups as examples of the interactivity of applications Google offers for educators to use for 21st Century learning.

1. Some information in this presentation is from Patrick Douglas Crispen http://www.NetSquirrel.com Used with permission Sharon Elin 2009 You have a Click here! iGoogle

2. G o o g l e Do You Remember Life Before ?

3. Life in the library… (alone)

4. Labor-intensive research! (alone)

5. Paper avalanche! (alone)

6. Most of our students don’t remember life without Google or the internet… And they don’t work alone.

8. We can meet them where they live by using G o o g l e A p p s

9. (You probably knew this…) Google offers more than a search engine!

10. Much more! That’s a whole lot of stuff!

11. Today’s goal is to introduce a few favorites for educators. That’s a whole lot of stuff!

12. Google knows that times have changed, and so should the tools for learning.

13. Some students consider the old ways of learning tired, weak, and irrelevant…

14. Some students consider the old ways of learning tired, weak, and irrelevant…

15. Shift Happens

16. Shift Happens Times have changed

17. Shift Happens His hairstyle is already outdated Times have changed

18. How do 21 st Century Students Learn? (and how does Google help?)

19. Collaborating Gmail Google Docs (including text documents, slideshow presentations, forms, and spreadsheets) Google Sites Google Groups

20. Creating Google Docs (including text documents, slideshow presentations, forms, and spreadsheets) Google Sites

21. Social Interaction Gmail Google Groups Google Sites

22. It starts with a Google account

24. Inviting collaboration Google Docs

25. Google Docs Live link Create new documents or upload existing documents

26. Google Docs Share a document so others can edit it online

27. Google Docs You can check the history of all revisions by the users. You can roll back to an earlier version.

28. Google Docs Publish a finished file in a webpage or blog… Or download as .doc, .rtf, .pdf, .html, .xls, or .zip files

31. Inviting social interaction Google Groups

32. Google Groups

33. Google Groups

34. Google Groups

36. Google Groups vs Blackboard Did you know you can also enjoy group chats in real time on Google?

37. Google Apps help us reach 21 st Century learners, who are naturally inclined to explore the world online! Watch the following video, showing school systems using Google Apps.

38. Enjoy the video on the next slide, showing school systems using Google Apps.

39. I do not fear computers. I fear the lack of them. ~Isaac Asimov This presentation was prepared under the “Fair Use” exemption of the U.S. Copyright Law and is restricted from further use. Please contact Sharon Elin for permission to use this presentation. She will probably say yes.