GOOGLE APPS

SET UP G-MAIL, SET UP A GOOGLE GROUP, JOINING A GOOGLE GROUPS, GOOGLE DOCS, iGOOGLE PAGES, CALENDAR

 

 

---> Also these resources on "Google for Educators"

 

G-mail:  

1)       go to www.google.com.

2.  Go to Gmail (in top tool bar)

 

 

3.  Select “Create an account” (on right side)

4.  Fill in form, agree to terms and accept create account.  For your school gmail use your J-town login and password.   Eg.   14jdoe

All done.  This is your “work email” to use for school.  It is also your login for all other google widgets.

 

 

 

 

TO SET UP A  GOOGLE GROUP

Go to google and under the “more” tab select “groups”

 

 

 

 

 

At bottom of page select “create a group”

 

 

 

Fill in the fields, select Restricted access to keep it private to invited and accepted members only

 

 

 

At bottom of page select “create group” and do the image verification:

 

You can then invite members or skip this step (I skip this step and make the kids find me)

 

 

 

This screen appears:

 

 

 

Click on “group settings” on the right and then you can see the group’s email and web address:

 

I tell my students this information and then make them go to the group web address.  It will prompt them to request membership (see separate pages on how to join a google group)

Once they request to join then you need to go into “management tasks” and review all pending memberships and approve your students.

 

 

 

I then send a welcoming email to the group’s web address and welcome them, set up behavioral expectations and then make them go to their gmail and see if they received it.

 

 

I email lab instructions and homework sheets.  Also on the group website there is a file section and the students and you can upload files to be shared with the group

TO JOIN THE CLASS GOOGLE GROUP:

For chemistry:  go to the link below:

Group address Current web address:

http://groups.google.com/group/jenkintown-chemistry-class

 

 

1)       “apply for membership”

 

 

 

2)       In the Join screen, select email and do a nickname that is your first name and last initial.  Then click “apply to this group”  I need to login and approve you all.

3)      To communicate with all chem students and me you can send one email to the address below

Current group email address:

jenkintown-chemistry-class@googlegroups.com

 

 

 

 

 For seventh grade science: go to the link below:

Group address Current web address:

http://groups.google.com/group/jenkintown-seventh-grade-science

 

 

1)      “apply for membership”

 

 

 

 

2)      In the Join screen, select email and do a nickname that is your first name and last initial.  Then click “apply to this group”  I need to login and approve you all.

3)      To communicate with all seventh grade students and me you can send one email to the address below

Current group email address:

jenkintown-seventh-grade-science@googlegroups.com

 

 

 

 

TO USE GOOGLE DOCUMENTS (for collaborative lab reports and projects)

1)      Under the “more” tab, select “documents”

 

2)       To make a new document select “New” and “document”  or presentation or spreadsheet…

 

 

 

 

 

 

3)       Type in the title of your document.  Then on the top, left side select “Share”  and “invite people”.  Invite me (brooksj@jenkintown.org) and your group partners with “to edit” selected.

 

 

 

4)       Then all people invited should be able to view it on their google docs page and edit simultaneously.  Divide up sections of the report to stay clear of other members edits.  Save before you exit the document

 

 

 

 

SETTING UP iGOOGLE (YOUR OWN WEBPAGE WITH WIDGETS TO ALL OF THE ABOVE +)

 

 

1)      In the top tab area of google select “igoogle”

 

 

 

2)      Select some widgets and background pictures and then select “see your page”

 

 

3)      In top right area of theme picture select “add stuff”.  Use widget list and search function to add google calendar, google docs.  Search science news and add discovery, science daily,  and scientific American.  Gmail should already show as a widget automatically.  To add the class google group go to google groups and under your class group  click on “Add to homepage”.

GOOGLE ONLINE CALENDAR

This will email you calendar items that you enter

1)      Under the tab labeled “more”  select “calendar”

 

 

 

2)      Fill in form

 

 

 

3)      Select “create event” to enter a deadline for yourself.  Once we have set up our class google group I think we can do a group calendar too and have it show under Other calendars.

 

 

 

Word Doc handouts  Google apps for inservice.docx