Cloud Computing for Education Workshop

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1 Cloud Computing for Education Workshop for Real-time Collaboration 2012 Copyright REZA CURTMOLA, NJIT What is Imagine you are in a team and you have to put together a presentation You realize that meeting face-to-face will not work because people in the team have different schedules You need a way to collaborate on the presentation without physically meeting The answer is! Can create the presentation Keep it in one safe easy-to-access place All team members can view and edit the presentation Collaborate in real-time 2 1

2 A suite of products that lets you: Create different kinds of documents Work on them in real time with other people Store documents and any other files online (in the Google s cloud!) Quickly analyze and organize data Easily share data sets All this can be done online (as web services) Work on your documents anywhere, anytime All this is free has been integrated into Google Drive All documents are saved on Google Drive 3 - features What can you do with your documents? Create documents online (Documents, Spreadsheets, Presentations, Drawings, Forms, Tables) Upload existing documents from your computer Organize documents in Folders Share documents Search/filter documents by name, type, visibility settings in plain English 4 2

3 Why use? No need to carry your computer everywhere (as long as you have an Internet connection) No need to use a flash drive No worries about losing work when your hard drive fails No need to attachments No more excuses from your student that they left their homework at home, or that the dog ate it, or that mom recycled it Revisions are automatically tracked. You'll be able to see what's been revised, by whom, and when No need to download (or pay for) the latest version. Feature updates "magically" appear, with a text box telling you what has changed. 5 Google Documents Online word processor that lets you create and format text documents, and collaborate with other people in real time (has a similar look & feel with MS Word) Convert most file types to format Use multiple formatting options Invite other people to collaborate on a doc with you, giving them edit, comment or view access Collaborate online in real time and chat with other collaborators 6 3

4 Google Documents View your documents' revision history and roll back to any version Export Google Documents to your desktop as Word, OpenOffice, RTF, PDF, HTML or zip files Translate a document to a different language your documents to other people as attachments Add comments (other authorized people can add comments, make comments to existing comments, resulting in a discussion thread) 7 Google Spreadsheets Create, share, and edit spreadsheets online(similar look & feel with MS Excel) Import and convert.xls,.csv,.txt and.ods formatted data Export.xls,.csv,.txt and.ods formatted data and PDF and HTML files Use formatting and formula editing for data manipulation Chat in real time with others who are editing your spreadsheet Create charts and gadgets Embed a spreadsheet, or individual sheets of your spreadsheet, in your blog or website 8 4

5 Google Presentations An online presentations editor (has a look & feel like MS Powerpoint) Create, edit, and share presentations Import and convert existing presentations in.pptx and.pps file types Export your presentations as a PDF, a PPT, or a.txt file Insert images and videos, and format your slides Allow real-time viewing of presentations, online, from separate remote locations Publish and embed your presentations in a website, allowing access to a wide audience 9 Google Drawings An online drawings editor Create, edit, and share drawings Anything from a scribble to a flowchart Export your drawings as a PNG, JPEG, SVG, or PDF file Insert images, shapes, and lines, and format them to fit your preferences Real-time collaboration with other people, no matter where they are Insert a drawing into a document, spreadsheet, or presentation 10 5

6 Google Forms A tool useful to collect information in an easy, streamlined way Do a quick survey (cookies or doughnuts for the next meeting) Do an anonymous survey (a principal wants faculty opinions on a sensitive topic; a faculty wants to find out students reactions to a teaching unit) Give students a quiz Plan an event Add different types of questions in the Form (checkboxes, drop-down lists with options, multiple choices, paragraph text allow for long answers, scale like a scale from 1 to 5, etc.) Results are automatically added into a spreadsheet for more complex data analysis 11 6

Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides: Share and collaborate

Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides: Share and collaborate Once you've created your document, you can share it with others. Collaborators can then edit the same document at the same time you'll always have