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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!