Why use Google Apps for Education?

Getting Started

Google PMI Chart

If you are having difficulty viewing the Google Doc, click this link to go to the file.

Resource File

Link to Book Resource Database file click here

Student Work Samples

Feedback within Students Work

Students begin to interact with each other's work

Student Login

Google Apps for Educators

• Google Search
• Google Drive (formerly Docs)
• Youtube
• Google+
• Gmail
• Calendar
• Sites
• Blogger
• Sites
• Chrome
• Books
• Scholar
• Earth
• Maps

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Google Drive

• Documents (like Word)
• Presentation (like Powerpoint)
• Spreadsheet (like Excel)
• Form
• Drawing

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Google Sites

• create your own website
• create your own portfolio or class site
• embed docs into your website

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Google Calendar

• sync across devices
• share amongst staff or students

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Google Projects

• Google Art Project
• Google Cultural Institute
• Google World Wonders Project

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Learn More

• Google Certification

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PLN for Teachers

Lifelong learner? Great--try these!

• Twitter (follow me @mistermccarron)
• Pinterest (a visual Twitter, my favourite for eye candy)
• Google+ (one stop shop with fantastic potential)
• Yammer (DEC focused and better than Maang)
• Maang (there is Yammer!)
• LinkedIn (sounds good, haven't used it much)
• Facebook (still trying to delete it...)

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Adobe

Adobe have gone to the cloud as well. But first things first--I need to use these great apps. 

• Adobe Connect
• Adobe Photoshop
• Premiere Elements

On a mobile device? 
Try these equivalent apps:

• Phototouch
• Pinnacle
• Photoshop Express

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eBackpack

eBackPack? Love Microsoft Office? Love to share? Collaborate? Then, this is for you!

• Word
• Excel
• Powerpoint 

Learn more here http://vimeo.com/23508703

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