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Presented by Patti Wyatt
ESC 15
Back to School
Conference 2011
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What is
“Cloud
Computing?”
I think that’s
where Google
takes all your
stuff and sells it
on Ebay!
Isn't that the
new thing from
Apple?
Isn't that a
bad Windows
promo?
Aren't those
things I draw on
my meeting
notes?
Video about “The Cloud”
Google book about “The Cloud”
Where does your
information live?
• On your local hard drive (or flash
drive, etc)
• On someone else's server/drive
• Some combination of the previous two
You mean someone else has
my info!?
Is that safe???
• It’s still your data.
• Where do you think your data is stored for
online banking?
• Remember, it’s your information anytime
you want it as long as you have an internet
connection.
Examples of Cloud Computing
include:
- Gmail (or Yahoo! or Hotmail or even Outlook
Web Access)
- DropBox/SugarSync
- Box.net
- Evernote
- iCloud/CloudMe/iDisk
OK, are you listening?
Provided by iStockphoto Microsoft Partner
Cloud computing means you have access to
your stuff. Whenever you want it, even if
you aren't at YOUR computer.
But wait! There's more!
What about software?
ProductivityOnline calendars
Email
Google Docs
Zoho Docs
Office 365
SlideShare
SlideRocket
VideoAnimoto
FlixTime
Stupeflix
Image editingPicnik
FotoFlexer
LunaPic
Pixlr
Operating SystemJoli Cloud
CloudMe
Peppermint
Chrome OS
MusicSoundCloud
Google Music
iCloud
Amazon Cloud Drive
Great! So what?
What if learning was not confined to a time or place?
What if learning was available on-demand?
What if you could work on a file in one class, access
it on a different computer in another class, then
work on it at home... without flash drives or redownloading different files?
What if the barriers to digital access were reduced
dramatically?
So, do you want me to just spell it
out?
Sample workflow:
Will starts in Tech Apps using Gaggle, a cloud-based
productivity suite...
Creates docs in Zoho docs, saves them to his digital
locker, turns them in using the drop box.
FROM HIS IPOD TOUCH.
Another sample workflow…..
Natasha and Ashley are partners on a project
They open a Google doc, working simultaneously on
the same document.
They can collaborate and work on instantly-updated
files whether they are sitting next to each other or
not.
What happens when one is sick? Or if they were in
different classes? Or if the project is assigned over
Spring Break?
Let's make it personal...
What do you teach?
Let's look at some ways you could use the cloud
in your classroom!
Don't be shy! Share so everyone can learn!
Created through collaboration by members of Partnership for 21st Century
Skills and the talented folks at FableVision, Above & Beyond is a story
about what is possible when communication, collaboration, critical
thinking and creativity take center stage in schools and transform learning
opportunities for all kids. Visit www.p21.org, www.p21.org/4Cs and
www.fablevisionstudios.com for more info.
Google Docs
Word Processing, Spreadsheets,
Presentations
Google Docs Video
Collaborative Lesson Planning
Work on the same
lesson plan at the
same time with a
colleague using
Google Docs.
Staff/Grade Level Meeting Notes
Take your staff
meeting notes in
Google Docs. Share
with the rest of the
staff.
Picture by K.W. Barrett
Shared Lesson Repository
Store your lesson plans in your school's shared Doc list so that anyone at
your school can find and access them. Create a folder for your grade level
to share resources.
Improve the Writing Process
Use Google Docs to:
• Have students work collaboratively from anywhere
• Give students ongoing and simultaneous feedback
• Use revision history to hold students accountable for
their work
• Publish student work
Case Study:
http://bit.ly/hrZVBk
Reading Response Journals
Instead of lugging
home 30 reading
response journals every
week to comment on,
have students keep their
journals in a shared
Google Doc. You can
give your comments
while students continue
to write in their
journals!
Translate Letters Home for
Parents
Translate letters
home to parents
by using the
translate feature
in Google Docs.
Example: http://bit.ly/g2Jl5G
Track Student Homework (and Share
with Parents)
Use spreadsheets to track student homework. Give each
student an anonymous number and share the sheet with
parents.
Sign-up Sheets
Example: http://bit.ly/hvxANq
Use spreadsheets to make scheduling
parent-teacher conferences really
easy.
Science Experiments
Use Google forms
and spreadsheet to:
• Collect data
• Share data
• Analyze data
• Graph data
• Graph data across
5 variables using
the motion chart
Example: http://bit.ly/dQLtt6
Flash Card Center
Example: http://tinyurl.com/3wcmc8s
Use the flash card gadget in spreadsheets to set up a flash
card center for your class.
Want to learn more?
Google Apps for Education Online Training
Center, Module 4:
Docs: http://edutraining.googleapps.com/T
raining-Home/module-4-docs
FORMS
Formative and Summative Assessments
Use Google Forms to give your
students a pre-assessment at the
beginning of class. Modify your
instruction based on the
results. Then give students an "exit
ticket" at the end of class to see what
they learned.
Tip! Change the template to make
the form more exciting
Example: http://bit.ly/eV5
K22
Survey Students: Collect Student Interest
Information
Use Forms to collect
survey students. Survey
students at the
beginning of the year
to find out about their
interests.
Example:
http://tinyurl.com/3f8thev
Teacher or Student Observations
Use forms on your smart
phone, iPad, or tablet to
do teacher or student
observations. The data
will be automatically
populated into a
spreadsheet.
Online Reading Record
Have students
complete their
reading record
online through a
Google Form.
Tracking Discipline Referrals
Keep track of discipline
referrals across a school
using Google forms.
A Few More Ways to Use Forms...
• Collect Information from Parents or Teachers
• Spelling Tests/ Multiplication Tests (Bonus! Write a
formula to grade the tests)
• Collecting Science Data
Want to learn more?
Introduction to Google Forms Webinar
Advanced Forms Webinar
Google Apps for Education Training Center, Chapter 6:
Forms: http://edutraining.googleapps.com/TrainingHome/module-4-docs/chapter-6
OK, Are you overwhelmed?
Just be glad you’re not a cat herder!
Tips for success in learning to use
Google Docs
• Don’t think you have to learn and use
everything in Google Docs at one time!
• Keep it simple, I started out just using
Google Docs to take notes at meetings.
• Remember there is wonderful online help!
Have a great school year and
remember technology in the
classroom is NOT a new
idea…….
You can learn new things at
any time in your life if you’re
willing to be a beginner. If
you actually learn to like
being a beginner, the whole
world opens up to you.
~ Barbara Sher
• Thanks to Greg Garner for ideas used from his PPT
To the Cloud, and Julia Stiglitz for ideas used from
her PPT Google Apps in Classrooms and Schools.
• Videos Used: Google Docs in Plain English, Using
Forms in Google Docs, Technology in the
classroom in not a new idea…, Start-up To The
Cloud and Cowboys Herding Cats.
Patti Wyatt contact information:
[email protected]
325/481-4075