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Winter 2009 Workshop Sat. 1/10 8:30-11:30 am West Warwick HS

Winter 2009 Workshop Sat. 1/10 8:30-11:30 am West Warwick HS. Fritz Benz N. Smithfield High School. First, The IMPORTANT STUFF…. Bathrooms (Down the hall take a left-”Faculty Workroom”) Coffee/etc… PD Forms .

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Winter 2009 Workshop Sat. 1/10 8:30-11:30 am West Warwick HS

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  1. Winter 2009 Workshop Sat. 1/10 8:30-11:30 am West Warwick HS Fritz Benz N. Smithfield High School

  2. First, The IMPORTANT STUFF…. • Bathrooms (Down the hall take a left-”Faculty Workroom”) • Coffee/etc… • PD Forms

  3. 8:30-8:45 Orientation/Overview….What we currently use and know in Google (Search/Google Earth/Gmail etc.) -Create Google accounts • 8:45-9:15 Tools for Organization: Google Calendar/ iGoogle Homepage/Google Chrome • 9:15-9:45 Tools for Productivity and Collaboration: Google Docs • 9:45-10:00 Break! • 10:00-11:00 Tools for Communication: Google Sites • 11:00-11:30 Playtime/additional Google resources shared as time permits

  4. We Already know and Use? • Google Search: finding web pages, images, maps, directions and more…. • Google Earth: for seeing how insignificant we REALLY are (and finding any place in the world!) • Google Mail (Gmail): the BEST web-based email I have used for checking all email accounts, filtering, file size and storage Do you have YOUR free Google account to access more advanced and personalized Google features???

  5. Create Events/calendars for work, home, classes, etc. • Create a calendar with assignments due/events, etc for your classroom or any student committee/work team, etc. • Create MULTIPLE calendars that can be viewed in layers in any combination needed to share with students, parents, colleagues, etc. • Set up alarms, reminders sent to your email or cell phone • Post a link to your calendar on your webpage, WIKI, or blog

  6. Create your personalized, centralized Google Homepage! • Locate your most important links, favorites easily • incorporate your Calendars/email/and any other Google products and “gadgets” • Choose a theme and view anything you need on multiple pages of your home page • Preview your email without “opening” it

  7. Google’s Own Web Browser (developed from scratch in ’08) • Search and type web addresses in the same window • New Tab page adds thumbnails of Most Visited Sites • More stable and faster loading for today’s web-based applications, not just viewing webpages (great for multi-tasking users)

  8. Upload your Office Documents for editing from anywhere! • Upload or CREATE Excel/Word/PowerPoint/Text docs/PDF files • Create a NEW document from scratch or from a growing list of TEMPLATES! • Collaborate on document editing between students, teachers, teams, etc. • See THIS LESSON in student collaboration w/Google Docs • CREATE basic versions of all Office documents for FREE from any computer, anywhere! • Incorporate Google docs into your iGoogle Homepage • See this simple/useful explanation of Google docs on YouTube:

  9. Break! (15 min)

  10. Free and Easy to create/share/and edit websites (up to 100mb per website for free!) • Built-in templates for themes, basic structure, etc. • Designate authors/collaborators as needed • Add-in any Google docs/calendars/links, etc. • Puts the emphasis on Content by restricting many “bells and whistles” • For Help with Google Sites- go to http://sites.google.com/support • Some sample teacher sites created in Google sites: • www.nsmusic.org • http://sites.google.com/a/googleclassrooms.org/mrs-richau/Home • http://sites.google.com/a/googleuniversity.org/ski-club/Home

  11. Picasa: For storing pictures, uploading and sharing to photo albums • Clip and collect Clip and collect information as you surf the web • For for finding and managing discussion groups all over the web • For a complete list of Google-related products and sites, go to http://www.google.com/intl/en/options/ or simply hot the “more” or “even more” buttons at the top ledt of your google search page

  12. Fritz Benz email: fbenz@cox.net • All Google products and sites can be accessed from the main Google webpage at www.google.com • Look for the Help menu in the upper right corner of each Google product site. You’ll find: • -Tutorials/Interactive help/Video Clips, etc.. • All materials shared today are in the RITTI MCG Project Site in Sakai Portal: (MCG 2008 site) • https://portfolio.ri.net/xsl-portal

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