Using Google Apps to Drive Collaboration & Communication
Whether you are an administrator, counselor, or teacher, you need a powerful set of tools for collaboration and communication. Google Apps gives you those tools. Stop sending endless revisions by email and start working in the same document, get your students creating great looking group presentations, and begin organizing information and formatively assessing with a few clicks. Start now by imagining the possibilities for Google Apps and your school.
What are Google Apps?
Drive
Cloud-based storage where you can access any of your files from anywhere. Easily share anything you keep here with anyone you would like. It's the heartbeat of Google Apps. Docs
Collaborative word processing that allows multiple users to work into the same document, eliminating endless emailed revisions and miscommunications. Sheets
Google's answer to Excel, Sheets lets everyone contribute information in a central location and then organize it in a meaningful way. Slides
Let all students or staff contribute to a centralized group presentation. Collaborate with people in the same school, across the district, or on the other side of the world. Forms
Need to collect student, teacher or parent information? Create a simple form that gets you everything you need. Great for formative assessments and exit tickets! |
Let's Collaborate!
How will you harness the power of Google Apps for your school?
As a group, you are going to contribute a slide to a presentation to share your ideas with the group. Once you follow the link to the presentation, read the first two slides to see what you need to include. You can use the additional links below to help you get some ideas. After work time, each group will have about 30 - 45 seconds to share their ideas.
Google Slides Presentation
Links you may find helpful:
34 Interesting Ways to Use Google Docs in the Classroom
20 Collaborative Google Apps Activities for Schools
32 Ways to Use Google Apps
How will you harness the power of Google Apps for your school?
As a group, you are going to contribute a slide to a presentation to share your ideas with the group. Once you follow the link to the presentation, read the first two slides to see what you need to include. You can use the additional links below to help you get some ideas. After work time, each group will have about 30 - 45 seconds to share their ideas.
Google Slides Presentation
Links you may find helpful:
34 Interesting Ways to Use Google Docs in the Classroom
20 Collaborative Google Apps Activities for Schools
32 Ways to Use Google Apps