Google Apps for Education WCPS Summer Institute 2011.
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Google Apps for EducationWCPS Summer Institute 2011
We All Know Google….
• As a search engine….
• But Google Apps are so much more!!
Our Agenda This Afternoon….We will briefly review:
- Our role as education professionals in teaching digital citizenship
- How the learning environment has changed- How technology that supports learning has
changed
We will look in depth at:
- What is Google Apps?- What can be done with this tool- How educators and students are using this tool- Where Wolf Creek’s future use of Google Apps
can apply to your classroom or subject area
We live in a globally connected society
21st century learning is all about preparing young people to become caring, competent Canadians with the knowledge, skills, and attributes to be
successful global citizens
Our vision is to create Excellent Learning Environments that ensure we meet our
mandate to prepare our students for adult life.
Excellent Learning Environments
1. Outcomes are clear to the student.
3. Where are students relative to the outcome…a pre-
assessment phase?
10. Final evaluation based on authentic compilation of
assessment devices.
5. Revisit outcomes to think about Instructional design. (Learning styles, complexity of outcome, hidden skills, etc.)
2. What evidence will show that students have met the
outcomes?
11. A plan to assist students when the outcome is not being met… a new course of action.
4. What does good learning look like? (Rubrics and exemplars)
6. Selection of input structure for new knowledge.
7. Giving students an opportunity to interact with new knowledge.
8. Giving students an opportunity to experiment or use new knowledge.
9. Constant assessment feedback so students can modify learning efforts.
12. Classroom structure, peer relationships, culture of school and student strategies for their more independent or collaborative learning .
Citizen: a member of a society
Citizenship: The character of an individual in a society
Digital Citizenship: The character of an individual in a digitally-mediated society
But…
raised in a media rich networked world
21st C
entu
ry
Stu
den
tsself-empowered
tech savvy
highly connected
collaborative
skilled communicators
innovative
have to realize that online choices have offline consequences
underdeveloped sense of risk and responsibility
lack an adult perspective on safety, responsibility and general citizenship
They Need to be Good Digital Citizens
Today’s digital world is considerably different
than the world most of our teachers grew up
and went to school in
Technology tools are the contemporary tools of literacy, yet for many of our teachers both
the tools and the environments that they enable are foreign
Ch
alle
ng
es
Yet these are essential tools and learning
environments in the 21st Century
To help guide students wisely, we need to develop a deeper understanding of the digitally connected world and what it means to be good digital citizens
Yet many of our schools may not yet be ready
A Different Generation
Different Expectations & Work Habits
Technology & Cloud Computing Connects Us Everywhere
1950 Computing
The Original google.org
Today’s Google Servers
Yesterday’s Portable Computer
Today’s Computing Options
1950’s Classroom
Today’s Classroom
• Pic of LCHS
Google Homepage in 1997
Google Home Page August 2011
The Pace of Innovation
Skills Needed in Today’s World
• Employers are looking for new skills from our student graduates today.
Essential 21st Century Skills for Canadians
Essential Skills are the fundamental skills that make it possible to learn all others. They are enabling skills that help people participate fully in the workplace and in the community. They are:
• Reading Text • Document Use • Numeracy • Writing • Oral Communication • Working with Others • Thinking Skills • Computer Use • Continuous Learning http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/en/hip/hrp/essential_skills/essential_skills_index.shtml
Web 1.0, Web 2.0 – Huh???
Web 1.0 Web 2.0
One-Way Two-Way
Authoritarian Democratic
Passive Active
Static Dynamic
Closed Collaborative
What’s Next? Voice?
Computing Has Become Complex
Emerging Non-Complex Solutions
How Will We Use the Cloud?
We live in mobile times
Student Staff Device Zone• The project initially
involved ESLCHS having the potential to impact 800 students at our pilot school.
• The design approach addresses phased scaling these benefits to all Wolf Creek schools.
• Today – the SSDZ is available in all Wolf Creek Schools – the decision to (how/when) move forward rests with the school admin team
Google Mobile
Google Products Work Together and Closely Integrated
Google Apps has a full suite of products accessed 24/7 from any internet connection
Why a Wolf Creek Google Domain?
Google has powerful editing capabilities right inside the tool
Products like Google Translator provide instant translation from a variety of languages
Google Sites allows you to create a website quickly and easily
Let’s Take A Quick Look…..
Google Forms provides instant survey or quiz feedback
Tutorial on Google Apps from an Educator Perspective
Student & Educators Share HowThey Use Google Docs
Google Apps Online Traininghttp://edutraining.googleapps.com/
Future Applications Abound
Remember to practice Digital Citizenship skills around privacy and security
When is this coming to my school?• Currently in the early discovery stage• Setting up accounts and access
• Creating our own Wolf Creek domain known as:
WolfApps• Soon to pilot this in a select location, select
committee groups, etc.• Begin implementation throughout this year as
schools are interested
Google Apps for Education
Questions or Comments?
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