1. Google Apps-
Google Drive, Google Groups & Google Docs

2. Google Apps
How Google Apps work

3. Google Drive, Google Docs and
Google Groups…What are they?
Google Drive and Docs
Google Drive is a Internet cloud storage service that
allows you to store your documents, photos, videos
and more online in one place. From Drive, you can
also access Google Docs and Google Groups, where
you can create, share and collaborate on
documents, spreadsheets, presentations and more
from anywhere while online.

4. Google Drive
Google Drive is a free service from Google that allows you to store files from your
computer online and access them anywhere, with multiple devices, using the cloud.
Google Drive also gives you access to one of Google's most popular services, Google
Docs. Google Drive really evolved from Google Docs.
In order to use Google Drive, you need a Google Account. Google Accounts are free,
during the signup process, you also receive a Gmail (Google Mail) address and
Google+ profile.
Once your account is created, you can use your Gmail address to access not only
Google Drive, but other Google services like Groups, Calendar, YouTube, Reader, and
more!
Fortunately, none of you have to create your Google account here at SVSU, you
already had one created by your dedicated IT dept. The Google Login Username
should read as follows: First Name.LastName@apps.svsu.org. The Password should
be the same as the one used to login into the SVSU domain
Remember, if you already have a “PERSONAL” Google Account, don’t use it for any
SPED related tasks, they are separate entities when accessing SPED related
materials!!!

5. Google Drive
After login, make sure you install Google
Drive’s software to your personal or
work PC/laptop/PDA, this will enable
your device to synchronize all your
Google documents.

6. Google Drive
Google Apps
Google Reader
Google Docs
Google Groups
Google Earth
Synch.

7. Google Drive
http://www.gcflearnfree.org/googledriveanddocs/1.2

8. Google Drive
http://youtu.be/wKJ9KzGQq0w

9. Google Docs
Google Docs is a free, web-based application that lets you create, share, and
manage documents, or docs. If you've ever used a productivity suite like Microsoft
Office, Open Office, or Libre Office, some things about Google Docs might seem
very familiar.
For instance, the types of docs you can work with in Google Docs resemble files
that can be created with various Microsoft Office programs, such as:
Word Documents: For composing letters, flyers, essays, and other text-based
files (similar to Microsoft Word documents).
Spreadsheets: For storing and organizing information (similar to Microsoft Excel
worksheets).
Presentations: For creating and presenting slides (similar to Microsoft PowerPoint
slideshows).
Also:
Forms: For collecting and organizing data.
Drawings: For creating simple vector graphics or diagrams.
Tables: For creating visual representations of your uploaded data.

10. Google Docs
So…Why Use Google Docs?
You can access it anywhere, and it's easy to share and collaborate
on docs. Google Docs lets you decide exactly who you want to see
your docs by offering three sharing settings.
You can choose to:
•Keep a document private
•Share it with a few people
•Make it public on the web
You can also customize these settings to allow others to edit your
doc. This can be extremely useful if you're working on a document
with a group of people.
Instead of sending multiple versions of a document back and forth as
you each make edits, you will all be able to make comments and edit
the same file in real time.

11. Google Docs
What kinds of files would you keep on your Google Drive?
Can you think of any files you'd like to sync across
multiple devices?
Try using one of the demos on the Google Docs Demo
page. How does Google Docs compare with other
programs you've used before?
Think of a few situations when you might need to
collaborate on a file with others.

12. Google Groups
SVSU Plus Student
Projects on Google
Docs
2012 SVSU Para
educators on Google
Docs Family Cooking
Forum on Google
Docs
Volleyball Club on
Google Docs

13. Group
What is an online group anyway?
A group is an online environment for discussing items
related to a specific subject, such as soccer or Gmail.
A group can contain multiple topics. Topics are different
discussions related to the group's subject. Topics in a
group about soccer might be “What are the rules of the
game?” or “Soccer game this Saturday.”
Topics can contain multiple posts. Posts are replies from
readers to the topic.

14. Google Groups
Google Groups is a Google online application allowing you to create
email groups. Google Groups is free of charge and available at
www.groups.google.com. Again, you don’t have to create your Para
Group, as you can access it in your SVSU Google Drive Account.
There's a lot you can do with Google Groups:
•Engage in discussions about a specific subject.
•Create a question and answer customer support group for a product, such
as a piece of software your company has written.
•Organize meetings, conferences, or social events among members of a
group.
•Find people with similar hobbies, interests, or backgrounds.
•Read group posts through email, the online interface, or both.

15. Types of Google Groups User Roles:
Administrators vs. Participants
There are two types of Google Groups user roles:
Participants and Administrators.
Administrators create new groups and manage group members,
discussions, and other settings.
(E.g. Meg posts an article on Autism to share with the Para
Educators)
Participants subscribe to groups and participate in group
discussions.
(E.g. Para in Sped posts her or his view on Meg’s article.)
A role's permissions determines what a user can do within a group.

16. Class Lab Exercise
Let’s Find Our User Group and Post a Reply on
one of Meg Seff's Articles.

17. Class Lab Exercise
Let’s Create Our Own User Group, Create A
Google Document and Share it with Our
Created Group

18. Helpful Google Tutorial Websites on
Google Drive, Google Docs, Google
Groups and other Google Apps
Google Drive
http://www.gcflearnfree.org/googledriveanddocs/1.2
Google Groups
https://sites.google.com/site/teachertechtutorials/g
oogleapps#TOC-Groups
http://www.google.com/google-d-s/tour2.html
Google Docs
http://youtu.be/wKJ9KzGQq0w
http://edutech.msu.edu/online/googledocs/googledocs.html