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2009 Teaching and Learning Showcase

2009 Teaching and Learning Showcase

What are some daily online practices that need managing?

• Emails scattered and un-manageable?– Try using Gmail to organise them: forward other emails into the

one

• Frequently visited sites (bookmarked) not always there when you move to another computer?– Try using iGoogle to aggregate and list them in your PLN home

page

• Need to share your calendar with students and clients outside the Holmesglen network?– Try using a shared Google calendar

• Tired of ‘version control’ for collaborative documents?– Try sharing them with Google docs

2009 Teaching and Learning Showcase

Google Power

Use the following tools for managing your daily online practices

2009 Teaching and Learning Showcase

Google Tools we'll explore today

• Gmail– Your flexible mail

• iGoogle– Your PLN organiser

• Google Calendar– Your shared scheduler

• Google Docs– Your shared library

2009 Teaching and Learning Showcase

What you’ll need to do first!

• Create an iGoogle account for yourself– Open the Mozilla Firefox browser– Go to the iGoogle page www.google.com/ig – Create an account

• Note: if you already have a Google account you can login from here

• First create your Gmail account• Next create your iGoogle page

2009 Teaching and Learning Showcase

Gmail –your flexible mail

All other Google tools

Who’s online

Tasks

Labels

2009 Teaching and Learning Showcase

iGoogle – your flexible organiser

Your choice

of themes

Your choice

of gadgets

Your bookmarks

Your Gmail notifications

2009 Teaching and Learning Showcase

Google Calendar –your shared schedulerSetup

multiple calendars

Share others’

calendars

Share your work

calendar with other teachers or

learners

Enable SMS or email

reminders

2009 Teaching and Learning Showcase

Google Docs – your shared libraryCollaborate

on contentMake it public

Work in document simultaneously

2009 Teaching and Learning Showcase

Other Google Tools to explore

• Google Sites– An easy way to deliver content, activities and links to learners

outside the Holmesglen network system

• Google Reader– An easy way to aggregate your RSS feeds and subscriptions

• Google Groups– An easy was to setup a collaborative network

ENJOY YOUR GOOGLE POWER!