Using+Google+in+eLearning+and+Blended+Learning



If you do not yet have a Google account , you will need to //**create**// one:
 * 1) Go to []
 * 2) Click ‘Sign in’ in the top right corner of the page.
 * 3) Click ‘Create an Account Now’.
 * 4) Need help in creating your account? Use the instructions found at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LkZvAQ4mV63IHOw6nkbIiENHD0manctXYOHpTo2QfNY/edit?hl=en#


 * Use Google to **enhance D2L ** or to created a **blended learning ** environment in your F2F courses. **

What does Google have to offer?

A whole suite of Applications available to anyone who creates a Google account...and with **NO FEE**! Google is collaborative and allows for the creation of content where the user determines the permissions (whole world can view or edit, invited individuals can view or edit).


 * Google Apps are based on Collaborative work spaces and sharing content. **

<span style="color: #df0707; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">Get official Google Help...
 * <span style="color: #df0707; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Calendar
 * <span style="color: #df0707; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Map - create, edit, share and collaborate on Maps
 * <span style="color: #df0707; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Books - create book shelves
 * <span style="color: #df0707; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Sites - Google's version of a wiki
 * <span style="color: #df0707; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Documents - Suite of tools including word processor, spreadsheet, presentation, survey, etc.
 * <span style="color: #df0707; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Groups - Discussion Board
 * <span style="color: #df0707; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Blogger
 * <span style="color: #df0707; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">YouTube or Google Video - Google currently supports Google Video and YouTube


 * <span style="color: #ffc500; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">Educational applications of Google are limited only by your imagination! **
 * <span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Google App || <span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Examples of use in an educational setting ||
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Google Documents || * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Collaborative projects for students
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Peer editing - students share documents
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Dropbox - student shares doc with teacher for assessment purposes
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Upload existing files to Google Docs to collaborate or post in a Google Site without using memory of the Site
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Curriculum development
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Meeting Agenda/Minutes ||
 * <span style="color: #ffc500; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Google Forms || * <span style="color: #ffc500; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Survey
 * <span style="color: #ffc500; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Diagnostic
 * <span style="color: #ffc500; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Quiz
 * <span style="color: #ffc500; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Test or exam review ||
 * <span style="color: #df0707; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Sites || * <span style="color: #df0707; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">One-way sharing of information from school to home
 * <span style="color: #df0707; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Course summary - Teacher creates a Google Site with one page for each student. Each student is assigned a topic to summarize. Great exam study notes created by the students.
 * <span style="color: #df0707; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Students each create own Site to post assignments and projects, creating a Portfolio throughout the course. Site is shared with teacher to allow assessment.
 * <span style="color: #df0707; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Format/presentation of student project ||
 * <span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Maps || * <span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Save directions to 'My Maps' for future use or posting on a Google Site or sharing via email
 * <span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Create a map adding placemarks and descriptions. Share the maps for collaborative/group projects. ||
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Calendar || * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Create calendars to share information between home and school such as due dates, upcoming tests, etc., post on a Google Site
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Share calendars with individuals for personal or workplace use ||

<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">Support after the OeLC Winter Conference...

<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">After the Winter Conference, feel free to use the following site for reminders, tips or hints in using various Google Apps. @https://sites.google.com/site/lkdsbwikiguide/. This Google Site was created to support teachers after attending an LKDSB Google Workshop.

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Carole Scott <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Program Consultant, Technology in the Classroom K-12 <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Lambton Kent DSB