teaching and learning with google apps
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Teaching and Learning with Google Apps
Martin Hamiltonmartin_hamiltonhttp://martinh.net These slides: http://goo.gl/PI8o4
Gmail 25GB of storage for email
Calendar Makes sharing calendars and schedules easy
Docs Collaborate to create documents, spreadsheets, surveys and presentations
Sites Self-managed websites with easy to use editing
Marketplace Extend the functionality of Google Apps
Google Apps: Selected Highlights
Groups Self-service mailing lists
Hangouts Free videoconferencing with collaborative Docs editing
Gmail
Google Calendar
Google Docs
Google Docs
Google+ Hangouts
Joining Google+
Google Apps Usage Stats
Google Apps Usage Stats
Use Cases in Education
● Engaging with pre-sessional students, alumni etc
● Online tutorial groups, part time distance learners, multiple campuses
● Inter-institutional research collaboration, developing papers and funding proposals
● Remote IT support (platform neutral)
● Promoting your "brand"
● Student clubs and societies
Google tools via my.Lboro
Disruptive Change Alert!
Death of the (institutional) VLE?
Post-PC: Some Early Indications
● 700,000 Android devices activated/day○ Amazon Kindle Fire particularly
successful
● Over 75 million iPads sold
● Microsoft reported to be porting Office to the iPad
The new IT environment is "curated" by Amazon, Apple or Google, not the institution
Chromebook Boots in <10 seconds
Citrix Receiver on Chromebook
Remote Powerpoint app on Chromebook
Remote CAD app on Chromebook
Wrapping Up
● Google Apps already well established with Loughborough students
● Trial staff system available - easy access to this via my.Lboro
● Looking for opportunities to test in Teaching and Learning context
● Aiming to get practical Post-PC experience through MEGS
Teaching and Learning with Google Apps
Martin Hamilton @martin_hamiltonhttp://martinh.net These slides: http://goo.gl/PI8o4
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