Comments on: Google Apps in School - Week 1 http://tbarrett.edublogs.org/2008/05/03/google-apps-in-school-week-1/ Space for me to explore my ideas and experiences of ICT in my classroom. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 21:06:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Bettie Donovan http://tbarrett.edublogs.org/2008/05/03/google-apps-in-school-week-1/#comment-2797 Bettie Donovan Sun, 15 Jun 2008 19:44:34 +0000 http://tbarrett.edublogs.org/2008/05/03/google-apps-in-school-week-1/#comment-2797 Tom, I appreciate the response above. However, I don't see the schools in our district being allowed to offer student email. That being said, I have paid $10.00 for a domain. As I look at the admin control panel, I see I can disable email. However, I don't want to disable email for teachers, just students. Is there a way to do this? If so, it is not obvious to me. Thanks. Bettie Tom, I appreciate the response above. However, I don’t see the schools in our district being allowed to offer student email. That being said, I have paid $10.00 for a domain. As I look at the admin control panel, I see I can disable email. However, I don’t want to disable email for teachers, just students. Is there a way to do this? If so, it is not obvious to me. Thanks.
Bettie

]]> By: tbarrett http://tbarrett.edublogs.org/2008/05/03/google-apps-in-school-week-1/#comment-2796 tbarrett Sat, 14 Jun 2008 10:00:46 +0000 http://tbarrett.edublogs.org/2008/05/03/google-apps-in-school-week-1/#comment-2796 Thanks for your comments :-) @kklieg Our general internet acceptable use policy covers much of what we are doing with Google Docs. This goes to parents at the beginning of the year. I am planning on updating the year 5 parents with what we are doing and reminding them about the policy. We take a positive approach to email and ensure the children understand the benefits and boundaries. GMail is an essential tool to help you share Google Docs - but you can switch it off. @Bettie The Google domain you refer to is the process I took. Very easy. It allows you to administer the apps on the domain you choose. You can switch any of the apps on or off - including GMail. But email is very important to allow you to share docs with students etc. Thanks for your comments :-)

@kklieg Our general internet acceptable use policy covers much of what we are doing with Google Docs. This goes to parents at the beginning of the year. I am planning on updating the year 5 parents with what we are doing and reminding them about the policy. We take a positive approach to email and ensure the children understand the benefits and boundaries. GMail is an essential tool to help you share Google Docs - but you can switch it off.

@Bettie
The Google domain you refer to is the process I took. Very easy. It allows you to administer the apps on the domain you choose. You can switch any of the apps on or off - including GMail. But email is very important to allow you to share docs with students etc.

]]> By: Bettie Donovan http://tbarrett.edublogs.org/2008/05/03/google-apps-in-school-week-1/#comment-2793 Bettie Donovan Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:23:56 +0000 http://tbarrett.edublogs.org/2008/05/03/google-apps-in-school-week-1/#comment-2793 Hi, I found this post interesting. I am at an elementary school and anxious to get google apps in the hands of my intermediate students. We do not allow email for students and I have no control over the domain. It is controlled by our district. There is an option to register with google for a domain for $10.00. Will this allow me to set up google apps for my students? Can I disable the email function? Thanks for any assistance you can offer. Bettie Hi, I found this post interesting. I am at an elementary school and anxious to get google apps in the hands of my intermediate students. We do not allow email for students and I have no control over the domain. It is controlled by our district. There is an option to register with google for a domain for $10.00. Will this allow me to set up google apps for my students? Can I disable the email function? Thanks for any assistance you can offer.
Bettie

]]> By: kklieg http://tbarrett.edublogs.org/2008/05/03/google-apps-in-school-week-1/#comment-2758 kklieg Fri, 30 May 2008 10:14:25 +0000 http://tbarrett.edublogs.org/2008/05/03/google-apps-in-school-week-1/#comment-2758 Does your school have an acceptable use policy that students/parents had to sign off on? If so, could anyone forward me a copy? We are trying to figure out how to have our students have gmail accounts without teachers/school being liable if something goes wrong. Thanks. Does your school have an acceptable use policy that students/parents had to sign off on? If so, could anyone forward me a copy? We are trying to figure out how to have our students have gmail accounts without teachers/school being liable if something goes wrong. Thanks.

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]]> By: Doug Belshaw http://tbarrett.edublogs.org/2008/05/03/google-apps-in-school-week-1/#comment-2698 Doug Belshaw Mon, 05 May 2008 20:22:14 +0000 http://tbarrett.edublogs.org/2008/05/03/google-apps-in-school-week-1/#comment-2698 Great stuff, Tom. Thanks for sharing your findings and reflections with us. Love this: "Observed how children are very good at discovering new features not yet explained." I've tactically not told some of my lot about some of the cool stuff, knowing that as soon as one finds out, they'll all be scrambling to use it. Sometimes we have to plan for serendipity... ;-) I'd be interested in any communication you've had with parents. As you know, I've started using Twitter with some of my (albeit much older) students. I didn't ask for parental permission, and will claim that it's an extension of normal teacher-pupil email contact if challenged. What's been your approach? I think you should try to get Asus to sponsor your school and throw a few Eee 900's your way... :-D Great stuff, Tom. Thanks for sharing your findings and reflections with us.

Love this: “Observed how children are very good at discovering new features not yet explained.”

I’ve tactically not told some of my lot about some of the cool stuff, knowing that as soon as one finds out, they’ll all be scrambling to use it. Sometimes we have to plan for serendipity… ;-)

I’d be interested in any communication you’ve had with parents. As you know, I’ve started using Twitter with some of my (albeit much older) students. I didn’t ask for parental permission, and will claim that it’s an extension of normal teacher-pupil email contact if challenged. What’s been your approach?

I think you should try to get Asus to sponsor your school and throw a few Eee 900’s your way… :-D

]]> By: tbarrett http://tbarrett.edublogs.org/2008/05/03/google-apps-in-school-week-1/#comment-2697 tbarrett Mon, 05 May 2008 19:55:22 +0000 http://tbarrett.edublogs.org/2008/05/03/google-apps-in-school-week-1/#comment-2697 @Ren The Google Apps Education Edition makes a lot of sense and seems to work well in a large scale Uni environment as well as a smaller one as in my case. You are right it is the way to go and I am more convinced of this through my own use of GApps on a personal professional level. These are powerful tools. But it seems you are in one of the best positions to leverage such applications. Small steps - you dont have to use all of the tools at once it could just be the Gmail with the staff or calendar. Then your foot is in the door and they will be able to learn new apps when appropriate. We are focusing on Docs and Gmail for the time being but their knowledge and skill level - already surprising me - will empower them to easily cope with the other tools when the time is right. @Jenny It is helpful for me to blog about these such projects as it clarifies what I am thinking and as you have suggested I hope others can learn from it too, and not make the mistakes I do! I will be continuing to post a weekly digest of what has gone on, so look out for that. Thanks for your positive comments. :-) @Anne I do use Google Alerts rather selfishly for my blog url and for some other key terms I am interested in. Really useful - just like tracking a phrase in Twitter, but for the whole web. There seems to options that you can take for what the alert looks at too - useful tool. Thanks for the comments - its not often I get someone commenting twice, I must have written something good for once :-) !! @Ren The Google Apps Education Edition makes a lot of sense and seems to work well in a large scale Uni environment as well as a smaller one as in my case. You are right it is the way to go and I am more convinced of this through my own use of GApps on a personal professional level. These are powerful tools. But it seems you are in one of the best positions to leverage such applications. Small steps - you dont have to use all of the tools at once it could just be the Gmail with the staff or calendar. Then your foot is in the door and they will be able to learn new apps when appropriate. We are focusing on Docs and Gmail for the time being but their knowledge and skill level - already surprising me - will empower them to easily cope with the other tools when the time is right.

@Jenny It is helpful for me to blog about these such projects as it clarifies what I am thinking and as you have suggested I hope others can learn from it too, and not make the mistakes I do! I will be continuing to post a weekly digest of what has gone on, so look out for that. Thanks for your positive comments. :-)

@Anne I do use Google Alerts rather selfishly for my blog url and for some other key terms I am interested in. Really useful - just like tracking a phrase in Twitter, but for the whole web. There seems to options that you can take for what the alert looks at too - useful tool. Thanks for the comments - its not often I get someone commenting twice, I must have written something good for once :-) !!

]]> By: Ren http://tbarrett.edublogs.org/2008/05/03/google-apps-in-school-week-1/#comment-2696 Ren Mon, 05 May 2008 16:32:13 +0000 http://tbarrett.edublogs.org/2008/05/03/google-apps-in-school-week-1/#comment-2696 I'm jealous of this project you are doing. I worked 3 years as a school board IT consultant and I'm now a school principal. I wish my staff would be so ambitious with the use of web2.0 apps. Google docs is the way to go. No more lost homework and what better way to collaborate. I’m jealous of this project you are doing. I worked 3 years as a school board IT consultant and I’m now a school principal. I wish my staff would be so ambitious with the use of web2.0 apps. Google docs is the way to go. No more lost homework and what better way to collaborate.

]]> By: murcha http://tbarrett.edublogs.org/2008/05/03/google-apps-in-school-week-1/#comment-2694 murcha Mon, 05 May 2008 09:33:12 +0000 http://tbarrett.edublogs.org/2008/05/03/google-apps-in-school-week-1/#comment-2694 Hey, Tom, I only just found out about google alerts which I guess is way off your topic here, but wondered if you use them at all. I do use google docs a lot for my professional use, sharing the so that we can put together the best notes, resources and tutorials. Hey, Tom, I only just found out about google alerts which I guess is way off your topic here, but wondered if you use them at all.
I do use google docs a lot for my professional use, sharing the so that we can put together the best notes, resources and tutorials.

]]> By: Jenny Luca http://tbarrett.edublogs.org/2008/05/03/google-apps-in-school-week-1/#comment-2693 Jenny Luca Mon, 05 May 2008 08:38:33 +0000 http://tbarrett.edublogs.org/2008/05/03/google-apps-in-school-week-1/#comment-2693 Hi Tom, Thanks for this very thorough post - it's very helpful to have your thinking and learning spelled out so clearly. I see Google apps as where we need to be headed in terms of collaborative use of documents for school settings. I'll read with interest as you and your obviously delightful students learn and share. Jenny Luca. Hi Tom,
Thanks for this very thorough post - it’s very helpful to have your thinking and learning spelled out so clearly. I see Google apps as where we need to be headed in terms of collaborative use of documents for school settings. I’ll read with interest as you and your obviously delightful students learn and share.

Jenny Luca.

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