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Google Apps for Classroom Management

Google Apps for Classroom Management. Theory & Overview. What We Will Discuss. What’s the Big Deal? Why Does It Matter? How Are Writers and Teachers of Writing Affected? Schmoozefest – aka Q&A. What We Won’t Discuss. Logging In What button to click

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Google Apps for Classroom Management

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  1. Google Apps for Classroom Management Theory & Overview Perry Glasser

  2. What We Will Discuss • What’s the Big Deal? • Why Does It Matter? • How Are Writers and Teachers of Writing Affected? • Schmoozefest – aka Q&A Perry Glasser

  3. What We Won’t Discuss • Logging In • What button to click • Faciltiy with New Media is never about software • Software changes - ideas stay the same • Besides, “hands-on” is this afternoon’s sessions Perry Glasser

  4. Your Computer is NOT Just A • SO WHAT IS IT?? Perry Glasser

  5. Community Creation • Time and geography are no longer barriers to likeminded people finding each other. Perry Glasser

  6. Collaborative Work • Time and geography are no longer barriers to collaboration. • Teaching is collaborative work Perry Glasser

  7. Models: Collaborative Writing I • Consensus • The slowest model of collaboration • Makes people happy • Accomplishes no product – it’s at best an agreement. Perry Glasser

  8. Models: Collaborative Writing II • Iterative Repetition • Traditional Teaching • Incremental Improvement Perry Glasser

  9. Models: Collaborative Writing III • Teamwork • Defined roles • Defined Processes • Shared Purpose • Vygotsky – Peer Groups Perry Glasser

  10. Modern Computing & New Media • Has anyone bought Yahoo software? • What does Yahoo sell that Microsoft wanted to buy for $47 BILLION dollars??? Perry Glasser

  11. Fat & Skinny Client/Servers • Where does computing intelligence “live?” • Microsoft wins the battle for consumers • Moore’s Law – 45 years and still true! • Metcalfe’s Law • The value of a telecommunications network is proportional to the square of the number of connected users of the system  • Disruptive Technologies Perry Glasser

  12. Cloud Computing Perry Glasser

  13. Why Does It Matter? • Writers will still write, but…they will meet their audience and create in new ways. Perry Glasser

  14. What’s in the clouds? • Wiki – (from Hawaiian for “easy”) - knowledge • Blogs – from “web + logs” – commentary and news • Dooce • Social Networking – community creation • Facebook • MySpace • LinkedIn • Video and Multimedia - sharing • YouTube • Adobe Photoshop Express and Flickr • Slideshare Perry Glasser

  15. Google Apps • Virtual Collaborative Space • Like-minded people with a common task and defined roles can meet for productive work • teaching and learning. Perry Glasser

  16. Convergence • Pictures • Text • Video • Sound • Slideshows • Contacts • Commentary • Community Perry Glasser

  17. Old Media Information transfer Credentialed access High cost of entry Slow interaction Letter to the editor Letter to the writer Dedicated Medium New Media Information transfer Democratic access Virtually zero cost Immediate interaction Email Blog comment Multimedia New Lamps for Old! Perry Glasser

  18. Citizen journalists Huffington Post Literary blogs Bookslut EWN Identity Theory Communities 2009 Book Expo Wiki The Genie is Out of the Lamp!!! Perry Glasser

  19. Wiki – The Wisdom of Crowds Perry Glasser

  20. Open Questions • Wither books? • Music, newspapers revenue sources, video entertainment are all moving to the Internet—why think books will do otherwise? • Wither privacy? • What does “publishing” mean anymore? • What is a Writer? Perry Glasser

  21. Welcome to Google Apps • A virtual collaborative space • Controlled access • Flexible modalities • Sample Perry Glasser

  22. What Do We Think? Perry Glasser

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