1. Teaching and Learning with
Google Apps
Martin Hamilton
martin_hamilton
http://martinh.net
These slides: http://goo.gl/PI8o4

2. Google Apps: Selected
Highlights
Gmail 25GB of storage for email
Groups Self-service mailing lists
Calendar Makes sharing calendars and schedules easy
Docs Collaborate to create documents, spreadsheets, surveys and
presentations
Sites Self-managed websites with easy to use editing
Hangouts Free videoconferencing with collaborative Docs editing
Marketplace Extend the functionality of Google Apps

3. Gmail

4. Google Calendar

5. Google Docs

6. Google Docs

7. Google+ Hangouts

8. Joining Google+

9. Google Apps Usage Stats

10. Google Apps Usage Stats

11. Use Cases in Education
● Engaging with pre-sessional students, alumni etc
● Online tutorial groups, part time distance learners,
multiple campuses
● Inter-institutional research collaboration, developing
papers and funding proposals
● Remote IT support (platform neutral)
● Promoting your "brand"
● Student clubs and societies

12. Google tools via my.Lboro

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14. Death of the (institutional) VLE?

15. Post-PC: Some Early Indications
● 700,000 Android devices activated/day
○ Amazon Kindle Fire particularly
successful
● Over 75 million iPads sold
● Microsoft reported to be porting Office to the
iPad
The new IT environment is "curated" by
Amazon, Apple or Google, not the institution

16. Chromebook Boots in <10 seconds

17. Citrix Receiver on Chromebook

18. Remote Powerpoint app on Chromebook

19. Remote CAD app on Chromebook

20. Wrapping Up
● Google Apps already well established with
Loughborough students
● Trial staff system available - easy access to
this via my.Lboro
● Looking for opportunities to test in Teaching
and Learning context
● Aiming to get practical Post-PC experience
through MEGS

21. Teaching and Learning with
Google Apps
Martin Hamilton
@martin_hamilton
http://martinh.net
These slides: http://goo.gl/PI8o4