google drive for teachers

Google Drive PD at Cedar Fork

Created by Marjorie Sample

Hello!Goals For Today:

-To make you feel comfortable

using Google Drive.

-To show you new tools to

make your job easier.

Google 101 will be presented by Anne Shrode and will cover slides 3-14.

Google 102 will be presented by Marjorie Sample and will cover slides 4-5 (quickly) and 15-20.

Both presentations will end with slides 21-22.

For your laptop and iPad

1.Google

Drive Access

● Is afternoon bus dismissal adding stress to your day?

● By downloading Google Drive on your iPad, you can see real time updates for bus dismissal.

● Busses that have arrived on campus will have an * or ;.

● Busses that have loaded Kindergarten and are ready for grades 1st-5th will have the time. (Ex. 3:52)

Make classroom dismissal easier with the iPad.

➜ To access on your laptop, click here. Then click on the star to bookmark it for later use.

➜ To access on your iPad, click on App Store. Then search for “Google Drive.” You will need your Apple ID password to download.

➜ Click here to go to Google 102.

Google Drive Access

Find it fast!

2.Google Drive

Organization

● Do you want to check the “The Daily Memo” but you have not received Ms. Kehler’s daily e-mail?

● Now you can check it anytime with Google Drive!

● Open the document.

● Simply click on the gray folder.

● Now click on “My Drive” and then “Move”.

● Folders help keep your documents organized on your main screen. You can even color code them.

● “Shared with Me” allows you to access documents others have created.

Let’s visit Google Drive now!

3.Google

Docs, Sheets, Slides, and

Forms

Google Slides

● This is just like Microsoft PowerPoint.

● Multiple people can view, edit, or comment at the same time.

● You can access your slides from any device.

● It saves automatically so you never have to worry about losing your work.

Google Docs

● You can do your research inside the doc and it will cite the material for you! (Click “tools” then “research”)

● Multiple people can view, edit, or comment at the same time.

● You can access the doc from any device.

● It saves automatically so you never have to worry about losing your work.

Google Sheets

● This is just like Microsoft Excel.

● You can add formulas and make 3D charts.

● Multiple people can view, edit, or comment at the same time.

● It saves automatically so you never have to worry about losing your work.

Google Forms

● Google Forms is great for gathering data or collecting input.

● It can be used to allow parents to select preferred conference times.

● It can be used to give quick assessments (it will even grade it for you).

● This concludes Google 101. Click here to go to the end.

Make your life easier!

4.Google

add-ons and extensions

Teachers- Do you want to give a quiz but you don’t feel

like grading it?

Try Flubaroo!

Take the Stingray practice test now and see

the live results!

Google Sheets

➜ Flubaroo

➜ 3D Charts

➜ And so MANY

MORE! :)

Favorite Add-ons & Extensions

Google Docs

➜ Speech

Recognition

➜ Thesaurus

➜ Template Gallery

Speech RecognitionAllows you to speak and it will type the text into the document. This is perfect for younger students who may have trouble typing.

Template Gallery

Import pre-made forms and calendars into your

Google Doc.

3D ChartsTurn your data in Google Sheets into a 3D chart.

Remember, if you get stuck…ask one of your students.

Thanks!I hope you learned

something new!

Please click here to take the survey.

CREDITSSpecial thanks to all the people who made and released these awesome resources for free:

➜ Presentation template by SlidesCarnival➜ Photographs by Death to the Stock Photo

(license)➜ Images on Slide 15: Facebook Bird and

Blogging Girl ➜ Additional images were screenshots taken

from Marjorie’s laptop.