You Too Can Be A Google Master

This is my outline for my Google Apps class. Your welcome to use the outline for your own training. Please give me a little credit for putting it together or link back here! Thanks!

Other Sites to help

• http://www.shiftedlearning.org/wiki/Cuba_City_Google_Apps_Workshop#Google_Registration
• http://www.dtic.mil/mlw/2007/briefs/mlw_Metz.pdf

1. Get a Google Account
   • Create a new google account Click here to begin the registration process.
   • Use this gmail account for your online wandering – to keep spam etc. from your work email
   • Avoid issues with the filter and spam
2. Gmail – http://mail.google.com/support/?ctx=gmail&hl=en&labs=1
   • G-Talk  – http://www.google.com/support/talk/?hl=en
   • Labels (email straight to labels)
3. Google Docs
   • Docs Help – http://documents.google.com/support/
   • Spreadsheet Help – http://documents.google.com/support/spreadsheets/
   • Presentation Help – http://documents.google.com/support/presentations/
   • Student Collaborative Work
     • Introduce Gaggle email for students to create student google accounts.
   • Teacher Book Studies
   • Collaborative Projects
   • Create a document for all to share
     • Ideas for my class on how to use Google
4. Google Notebook – http://www.google.com/googlenotebook/faq.html
   • Creating Notebooks
   • Sharing Notebooks
5. Google Reader – http://www.google.com/support/reader/?hl=en
   • What are RSS feeds?
   • How can you use them in class
   • Finding RSS Feeds
   • Create Google Reader under Google Account
   • Add folders
   • Add feeds
   • Share articles
   • Look at Share page
     • Get link
     • Get RSS Feeds
       • Use RSS Feed to make a gadget
6. Google Custom Search Engine – http://www.google.com/coop/cse/
   • Why to use them
   • How to add contributors
   • How to share them with kids
     • Link
     • Gadget
7. Setting up Your iGoogle Page
   • Changing themes
   • Adding Tabs
     • Make a Class tab for helpful class gadgets
     • Share tab with students and parents via Google link on website
   • Adding Gadgets
8. Creating Your Own Gadgets
   • Create a Gadget
     • Discuss possible uses
       • RSS Feed from your blog or website
       • List homework due
       • Bookmarks, etc.
       • Extra Credit
9. Other Apps by Google
   • Google Sites – http://sites.google.com
   • Google Books – http://books.google.com/
   • Google Groups – https://www.google.com/groups/
   • Google Forms – http://documents.google.com/support/spreadsheets/bin/answer.py?answer=87809
   • Google Toolbar – http://toolbar.google.com/T4/index_pack_xp.html
   • Google Open Social
10. Best Help Docs
    • Gmail Help: http://mail.google.com/support/?fulldump=1
      
      Google Calendar Help: http://www.google.com/support/calendar/?fulldump=1
      
      Google Docs Help: http://docs.google.com/support/?fulldump=1
      
      Google Spreadsheets: http://docs.google.com/support/spreadsheets/?fulldump=1
      
      Google Presentations: http://docs.google.com/support/presentations/?fulldump=1
      
      Google Reader Help: http://www.google.com/support/reader/?fulldump=1
      
      Google Video Help: http://video.google.com/support/?fulldump=1
      
      YouTube Help: http://help.youtube.com/support/youtube/?fulldump=1
      
      AdSense Help: https://www.google.com/adsense/support/?fulldump=1
      
      Analytics Help: http://www.google.com/support/googleanalytics?fulldump=1
      
      Google Desktop Help: http://desktop.google.com/support/?fulldump=1
      
      Picasa Help: http://picasa.google.com/support/?fulldump=1
      
      Google Toolbar for IE: http://www.google.com/support/toolbar/?fulldump=1
      
      Google Toolbar for Firefox: http://www.google.com/support/firefox/?fulldump=1
      
      Google Earth (PDF): http://earth.google.com/userguide/v4/google_earth_user_guide.pdf