teacher dashboard for google apps overview june 2011

Teacher Dashboard

Features Overview

June 2011

Ongoing enhancements

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This slide deck covers some of the key Teacher Dashboard features

Please note:

This deck does not cover domain configuration or policy enforcement features

This is an overview only

Service features and descriptions are subject to change without notice

Please request a demo to learn more!

Teacher Dashboard Design Goals

Simplify and speed up classroom setup

Reduce the effort of managing a digital classroom

Reduce the risks / enforce policies

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Google Docs / Folder View

Student Docs View - Detail

Click to open doc, mouse hover for

preview

Who last updated doc and when

Year level, age, reading age, scores

Open Moana’s Reading folder

Email Moana

Open Student Notes

List of most recently updated documents

Can be filtered (“volcanoes”)

Sharing View

Unshared: documents not shared with the

teacher

Public: documents visible outside of school domain

External: documents shared with students by external parties

Trash: documents in student Trash folder

All Docs: searchable list of all student docs

Click to Share: temporarily grants edit

rights to any doc

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Picasa View

At-a-glance view of student images

Thumbnail or list view (similar to Docs, with preview) available

Mouse hover to reveal additional information

Click to open image in Picasa

Blogger Posts View - Detail

Mouse hover over post title for full post preview (including drafts)

Draft post indicator

Click to open post in Blogger

Most recent posts in each student’s blog

Filter list on post title

Click to open blog

Blogger Comments View - Detail

Quickly identify blogs

with no recent

comments

Click to open blog comment

page

Hover mouse over title to

see full comment text

Easily see comment

author(Anonymous

comments are highlighted in

red)

Most recent comments on each student’s

blog

Jump to the blog post itself


Google Sites (ePortfolio) View


Google Sites Detail

List of recent content updates, jump directly

to page

Who last updated page content & when

Year level, age, arbitrary data

Open Caroline’s ePortfolio Site

Email Caroline

Open Teacher Notes

Gmail View - detail

Click to view message Indicators for attachments and

read/unread status

View Inbox, Sent Mail and Trash folders

Gmail view can be disabled for

the domain

Copy complete message into your own mailbox (preserves all details)

Search mailboxes using full Gmail

syntax (from:, etc.)


Calendar Creation

Calendars can be created for each

class

Teachers have full owner rights

Students are automatically subscribed to enrolled class

calendars

A calendar can be shared

between classes

Students can be automatically subscribed to school-wide calendars


Student Access

Students interact with Google Apps, not Teacher Dashboard

Teacher Dashboard sets up their environment, i.e. shared folders, calendars, etc.

Teacher Dashboard does not limit what students can or cannot do within Google Apps, but it does make the activity more transparent

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Student’s Docs View


Student Shared Folders

Folders automatically created and shared with student based on current

class enrollment

Student retains ownership of documents

All documents also visible to teacher and school admin

Automatic sharing with an “institutional content owner”

account


Teacher View: Elementary School

View represents a single classroom (“Room 20”)

Multiple subject folders(configurable per class)

Access to Gmail & document sharing views

(non-academic info)


Teacher View: High School

View displays all classes taught by the teacher

Teachers/staff can also “observe” other

classesSubject folder corresponds to

the classLimited access to non-academic information


Teacher Notes

Unique document generated

for each student,shared with staff only

Any type of Google Doc can serve as a

template

One-click access fromTeacher Dashboard.All teachers see the

same document

Use multiple worksheets to manage notes,

assessment info.


Managing Classroom

Reset student passwords

Links to class folder in Docs

Easily copy student list into other systems

A unique Google group is

automatically set up for each class


Managing Classroom: Password Reset

Lookup student email addresses

Easily reset individual student

passwords

Passwords can also be reset for the whole class


Administrative view of content

A consistent folder structure is

automatically maintained

Class folderis shared with the

class teacher(s)

Subject folders can differ

from class to class

Historical content is archived and retained

A “Shared Docs” folder visible to all

class students simplifies sharing

Students only see their personal subject folders, not the whole

structure

“Hidden” student documents are visible through the Sharing

viewAll student content

is discoverable and searchable by

school administrator

Setting up Teacher Dashboard

One hour screen share setup session:

Validate your Google Apps settings

Configure Teacher Dashboard to meet your needs

Set up an initial classroom or two

You get to do the driving!

Pre-requisites:

Activated Google Apps for Education domain

Domain admin access

List of students and their classrooms


Pricing

$250 per classroom per year

or

$4 per student per year

Based on school roll size

May exclude year 0-4 students if they are not using Google Apps

(All prices in USD, discounts available for large schools and districts)
