Google Apps for Education

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Comment by Roger Nevin on November 9, 2010 at 7:49am

Hi Denise,

1. Teachers can see an assignment being created and comment on it before it is "handed in"
2. Students have same software at home as school - so always have access to their work
3. Nothing is ever lost
4. Assignments can be keep for at-risk students to see if they are making progress (our grade 7s keep there logins all the way to grade 12 and have their English assignments saved with teacher comments and marks for future review)
5. Teachers can use their Blackberries or I Phones to access students assignments or any document. Teachers become much more efficient.
6. Saves money - less photocopying
7. Teacher Assignments and resources are search-able on-line. Both parents and students can access course resourses.
8. Good for the environment - less paper
9. Saves teachers and students time

Comment by Denise Stewart on November 9, 2010 at 7:35am

I am now an instructional coach for teachers of ELLs. I think using google writing tools might liven up the writing process for students, but I am not sure about how to go about praising the wonders of google to teachers who feel that these kids just need grammar and vocabulary all day and little else. Google offers options that will give a purpose for writing and reading. Any ideas on how I can "sell" this product to my teachers?

Thanks.

Denise

www.ellteacherpros.com
www.teachingsuccesseswithells.blogspot.com

Comment by Roger Nevin on November 8, 2010 at 8:29am

Hi,

We have been use Google Apps Education for almost 3 years in grade 7-12 school. Here is some information on it.

Google Apps Project Details

connectingeducation.com

Comment by Jim Siegl on October 27, 2010 at 11:06am

Rachelle,
Reader is part of the consumer google account product, not part of apps for education. Google is in the middle of converting apps accounts so they can use reader and other services see this link http://www.google.com/support/accounts/bin/static.py?hl=en&page...

But the transition is not expected to be completed until late Fall. At this point some google apps domains have access to all google services as part of their trusted tester program, but the consumer tools do not yet have the same level of admin control as the existing tools. For example an administrator can't set picassa or blogger so that it is limited to the domain, or turn to tool on/off by group.

Comment by norbert kiprop boruett on October 27, 2010 at 7:55am

nice being here, i have enjoyed using google apps. notably the wiki spaces and i teach adult learners and i have used a lot of persuasions(most of the them are not computer literate and lack computers, but computers are becoming cheaper and now students post the discussions.

Comment by Sally Wan on October 24, 2010 at 2:20am

HI there,
I am also a new member here :) Nice to meet you all here!
Cheers,
Sally

Comment by Bonno Gertrude Paya on October 15, 2010 at 5:21am

Hellow, I am a new member and I would like to learn and share on how Google tools can be integrated in learning and teaching.

Comment by Rachelle Gura on October 11, 2010 at 6:07am

I am a middle school librarian. I'd like our students to be able to create igoogle homepages - including google readers and apps, but they are too young to create gmail accounts and don't all have email. Any suggestions?

Comment by Patty Langley on October 1, 2010 at 9:13am

have organized a weather project for the 2010-2011 school year. It is geared to second grade, but anyone is welcome. It is all on a goggle doc spreadsheet. We are recording the high temperature, low temperature, and weather conditions daily. Each location will have a tab in the spreadsheet. If you are interested in joining us, please email me pattylangley@johnston.k12.nc.us . You can check out our spreadsheet at johnston.k12.nc.us/pattylangley under the Weather Project link in the left.

Comment by Shawn Kibel on September 22, 2010 at 3:43pm

Hi Gerald,

Yes we have students collaborating in real time on docs frequently. It is really quite amazing to witness as the students eat it up and participation is dramatically improved. Connection speeds can definitely be a problem. We are fortunate to have significant bandwidth, but once we turned on Google this year we ended up needing to purchase more. Certainly something to consider as your bandwidth usage may easily double after switching on Google Apps.

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