Google Graveyard

Leave a virtual flower on the grave of your favorite deceased Google products.

Google regularly kills off things we grow to love. It's just part of their creative process that we have to learn to accept. But that doesn't mean we can't grieve.

http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/map_of_the_week/2013/03/google_reader_joins_graveyard_of_dead_google_products.html 

Voicethread in Spanish Language Classes

An oldie but goodie- Voicethread!
My Spanish teacher needed to upload Power Point shows and narrate them online for her students.  Our solution- Voicethread!

Voicethread How-Tos

Here's a sample of her project- SUPER simple to upload, record voice, and share the URL.
https://voicethread.com/?#q.b5382116.i27380964

There is also a free app for using VT on an iPhone or iPad.

#GAGAFE 2014 Google Apps Closing Keynote

Molly Schroeder -Closing Keynote: Moonshot Thinking. 

Be ready for failure and you'll be successful. Improve on what you do in your classroom by creating an environment where it is ok to fail. 

PROJECT LOON- Google's vision for Internet access for all. 

http://www.google.com/loon/

An incomplete manifesto for growth. http://www.brucemaudesign.com/4817/112450/work/incomplete-manifesto-for-growth

Capture some accidents next week. Don't get frustrated. 

tinyurl.com/moonshotmanifesto we will write one single idea that has changed me this weekend. 

The 20% project: All Google employees get to create a project of their choosing... A passion project... Using 20% of their time. 

Allow events to change you. 

Turn the worksheet over. There's a blank space on the back! 

10 reasons I NEED #GoogleGlass NOW!

Google Glass: #ineedthisnow
Today I learned how Glass works, and got details on the features, functions, and limitations of Glass. I learned where Glass is moving in the future. Why do educators need to know about it? What are the implications of such technology? I determined I NEED it.  Now. 

Here are 10 reasons I need Google Glass!!
- I can get real-time VOICE activated driving directions.  If you know me, you'll know this is critical.
- I can make videos for my students, co-workers, friends, and family demonstrating how to do all the the things around the house I do... like setting up my Google Chromecast, connecting wireless TV receivers, installing printer drivers, etc.  (side note: This will come in handy when I go to summer workshops like #DENSI2014 or any other event and I'm not around to troubleshoot my family's tech issues!)
- I can document all the things I learn quickly and efficiently
- I can update social media more frequently
-I can translate foreign languages
- I can improve my sports abilities
- I can use Apps to help my quality of life improve (such as in the kitchen!)
- I can record myself traveling and share with others
- I can model lessons for other librarians
- I can read books and share stories by sending videos to You Tube

Sign up to be a Glass Explorer-  or just cross your fingers that they'll pick me.  Soon!
http://www.google.com/glass/start/how-to-get-one/

P.S.-
Check out this classroom application- 365daysofglass.com
Follow https://twitter.com/googleglass 
#ifkidshadglass #GAGAFE #googleglass

#GAGAFE 10 Ways to Drive Google Apps Adoption at Your School

#GAGAFE Georgia Google Apps for Education Summit 2014:
 10 Ways to Drive Google Apps Adoption at Your School- Peter Henrie  peterhenrie@amplifiedit.com http://www.amplifiedit.com/
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• 1. Plan your adoption and set milestones (example: everyone upload one Power Point file into Google Apps per month)
• 2. Track usage with Reports (Admin console> Reports> Drive & Docs> hover over graph)
• 3. Curriculum Focused PD: Transform Current Lessons with GAFE- not use technology for technology's sake
• 4. Synergyse Google Apps Training: http://www.synergyse.com/ Use Synergyse Google Apps Training- a fee-based service-- it is  interactive, low cost- 10.00 per staff member per year & students are free, online, current & up-to-date training ... when Google changes the training always stays up to date.)
• 5. Prepare a Rich Template Gallery (Create> Document> File> From Template.. to submit your own, click "submit template" on top right.  In your Admin console you can create your own template gallery for your district.)
• 6. Identify Administrative Use Cases (Calendar- shared calendar for reserving rooms or resources), Groups ("Google Groups" previous conversations archived, shared mailboxes, discussion groups), Sites (including internal staff portal), Drive (- document repository, data gathering with forms)
• 7.  Highlight useful 3rd Party Apps
• 8. Remove Obstacles: Do not give anyone an excuse to not use the new system
• 9. Teacher Dashboard-- http://hapara.com/ It communicates with your LMS (4.00 per student or 6.00 per student with remote control ~real time observation of tasks~ push out websites to a class~ management factor.  Makes digital classroom safer, easier to set up/use/manage/reset passwords... need a browser policy to only use Chrome browser not firefox or safari)
• 10. Lead by Example (Don't attach Word Docs, use Google Calendar, what Chrome Extensions do you use regularly?)

#GAGAFE -Getting Started with Google Apps

Georgia Google Apps for Education Summit 2014:
The Google in Education Southern Summit is all weekend at The Lovett School in Atlanta.  I'll post a few interesting findings over the next couple of days.

Getting Started with Google Apps- w/ speaker Chris Craft-   www.christophercraft.com
We are trying to get Google Apps set up for our students to use in conjunction with Edmodo in our 1:1 iPad initiative.

My main takeaways:

Google Apps for Business= $
Google Apps for Education= FREE
SAME PRODUCT!

You get 30 gig free space w/ Google Apps for Education account (combined mail + docs)- however-- if you create an item in Google is DOES NOT COUNT toward your space!

Use Google Hangouts to archive parent conferences in a private environment on You Tube.  The conferences are easier for busy parents to attend, and you have a video record of the discussion.

DOCTOPUS: http://youpd.org/doctopus  deploy documents to your students all at once- a spreadsheet is also created with links to each student's document.
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Google Sites for e-portfolios-- purchase domain for each child with their name at the end of senior year so they have a complete personal portfolio to take with them.

http://www.google.com/inputtools/: type in any language with new chrome keyboard add-in on top right

Comments in Docs: File Revision history for writing process, highlight text > insert> comment

I'm Speaking at ISTE 2014 in Atlanta!

Join me in person at ISTE 2014- I am presenting with my colleague and parter in crime Selena Ward- aka The Tech Tiger. 

Our session is called 'Baby Got Back- Engage all Students with Backchanneling'

The session will be MONDAY at 10:45. 

We hope to meet some of our blog followers in person!