We’ve 'Gone Google'...
Amy McCauley
now what?
Tools
Training
Stories
Chrome
Chrome Apps: like on your phone, web based applications.
Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook online
Build with lego bricks: build with LEGO® bricks using Google Maps as your baseplate
PowToons: create awesome presentations and animated videos
Pixlr-O-Matic: fun photography/darkroom tool that makes it easy to add style to photos using effects, overlays, and borders.
Voice Comments: highlight in Docs and give voice comments.
Chrome Extensions: smaller and extend the functionality of chrome and websites.
Pin It : Pin straight to Pinterest
Cloud Tab: save any window session and restore it at a later date.
Screen Castify: video screen capture
Goobric: adds rubric grading functionality to the Doctopus add on document management utility.
OneFeed: bring all your social media and favourite news site to you when you open a new tab.
Gmail
Manage your contacts - create contacts lists
Use Labs to turn on more features
e.g. Undo send
Drive
Organise your Drive
Folders: colour coded,
share whole folders
Connect more apps
* From Template
Drive: Add Ons
Docs:
Table of Contents
Merge by MailChimp: send more dynamic emails
EasyBib Bibliography creator
Maps for Docs: insert google map into your doc
Mindmeister: mind mapping tool
Sheets:
Mapping Sheets: plot your own data onto a map straight from a sheet
More fonts
Doctopus: easily share documents with your students. Add on Goobric (Chrome Extension) to grade from an uploaded rubric.
Flubaroo: easily mark assignments submitted through a form.
Within a document or a sheet, add ons can be enabled
Calendars
Manage your Calendar: including your subscriptions
Settings cog>settings>calendars
From here you can unsubscribe, control sharing and more.
Labs
Like with gmail, you can check out the Labs (experimental options to add to your calendar)
Try these options by clicking Enable:
Event Flair, Jump to date, event attachments, hide morning and night.
Add Calendars
Add calendar by URL or email address
Browse interesting calendars e.g. holidays, sports, domain specific resources (set-up at admin level)
Appointment Slots: Only for GAFE accounts
YouTube Edu: sub-section of YouTube that contains high-quality educational content.
YouTube Schools: is a network setting that, when implemented, allows your school to access the educational content on YouTube EDU while limiting access to non-educational content on YouTube.com.
YouTube Teachers: a how-to site that shows you how to use YouTube in the classroom.
With the Video Editor, you can:
Combine multiple videos and images you've uploaded to create a new video
Trim your clips to custom lengths
Add music to your video from a library of approved tracks
Customize clips with special tools and effects
You can get to the Editor at http://www.youtube.com/editor.
Using these tools, you can put together clips to create new videos and publish them straight to YouTube with one click.
Getting started with
Google Sites
Synergyse Training
Synergyse Interactive Training
Synergyse Training - Chrome Web Store
5 free lessons