Mini TeachMeet 4

Google Apps for Education (AP)

·         AP gave an overview of the various aspects of Google Aspects for Education:

o   Google Classroom – send resources to students, set assignments, link to calendar

o   Google Drive – (Docs, Sheets and Slides)

o   Google Sites

·        AP showed how Drive can be used for assignments and how teachers have access to the files as students are creating them. This helps to eradicate issues with the handing in/transferring of files.

·         AP also showed some student work created using Docs and Drawings

·         Maps has clear applications for Geography as students can create a map from Google Maps and annotate it as they wish

·         Integration with 3^rd party apps such as PowToon for creating cartoon explanations. These can all be attached to an assignment when the student uploads it.

·         AP showed the range of 3^rd party apps available

·         AP demonstrated using forms to create quizzes using Flubaroo for grading which puts results straight into a spreadsheet

·         Sites can be created very easily by integrating Google Drive files into the page e.g., a slides presentation or a video.