…Every user of your institution's Google Apps for…Education account has the opportunity to create Google sites.…Google Sites is a way to create a very quick template-based website.…Inside of the educational institution, these are…a great way to inspire collaboration, because a…lot of different people could be working on a single site at the same time.…In this chapter, we're going to use Google…Sites to create a school based collaborative website.…It's designed to help community members and staff…members collaborate on the creation of a community garden.…Lets go ahead and get started by creating the layout of our first site.…To get to sites, all we have to do is to log into…our Google Apps for Education account, and click on Sites in the upper navigation.…
To create our first site, let's click on the Create button on the left hand side.…As we create our first site, there's a couple things that we can do.…We can either start with a blank template.…Now, a blank template is not just a white page.…We can add some color and themes to…
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11/21/2013- What is Google Apps for Education?
- Creating a Google account
- Verifying the domain name
- Configuring Gmail
- Archiving school communication
- Adding office hours to calendars
- Centralizing school documents
- Collaborating with Google Docs
- Creating a Google site
- Adding educational apps
Skill Level Beginner
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Introduction
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Welcome38s
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1. Getting Started with Google Apps for Educators
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Setting up Google Apps4m 26s
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Verifying your domain name2m 40s
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Adding users5m 30s
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Customizing Google Apps4m 51s
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2. Using Gmail
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Configuring Gmail7m 37s
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Gmail communication5m 5s
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Creating a school signature3m 56s
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Using common shortcuts4m 28s
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3. Using Google Calendar
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Collaborating with calendars4m 47s
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Managing alerts3m 37s
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4. Using Google Drive
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Understanding Google Drive1m 44s
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5. Creating Google Documents
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Understanding Google Docs2m 30s
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Surveying other teachers7m 26s
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6. Creating a Google Site
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Adding collaborators1m 39s
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Adding pages3m 55s
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Styling your website5m 14s
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Styling individual pages4m 49s
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Publishing your website1m 55s
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7. Google Apps in the Classroom
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Adding educational apps3m 6s
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Using YouTube for education2m 27s
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Teaching with Google Scholar2m 41s
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Conclusion
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Next steps45s
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