Grade 6 & 7 Mrs.

Alex Carter Unit: Exploring Google Education Apps AOI: Approaches to learning

MYP Unit Question How can I use the Google Apps for education online tools to incorporate all my work, for all my middle years subjects, to best organise and take advantage of the digital age?

By the end of this course: Students should be able to easily navigate and integrate the various tools Google Apps offers. They should be able to share content, collaborate, design, plan, create and evaluate work produced for all their Middle school subjects.

Materials YouTube videos - saved in school account, student 3D Game Lab accounts, student computers, headphones, e-portfolio, Google Accounts

3D Game Lab Rewards Gmail Master, Google Docs Pro, Google Calendar Organiser, Gmail Ninja, Researcher, Labs Innovator, Task Manager, Collaborator, Google Apps Shopper, Google Guru

Quest Points Quest Quest Points Introduction Gmail Ninja Keyboard Shortcuts Getting Organized Task Lists Google Mail Labs Introduction to Google Docs Exploring Google Docs Google Presentation Google Research Introduction to Google Calendar Sharing Calendars Importing Calendars Introduction to the Google Web Store Google Education Apps Shopping iGoogle Google Reader Final Project Total:

25 125 50 50 50 50 50 100 100 100 100 50 25 25 50 75 75 200

Introduction Welcome back Grade 6s & 7s, Over the next few weeks you will be exploring Google Education Apps through online quests in 3D Game Lab.

Your grade will depend on the amount of quests completed. The more quests that you complete the higher your score will be. Questing Ranks: 7 - +1200 (Expedition Leader) 6 - +1150 (Explorer) 5 - +900 (Adventurer) 4 - +800 (Trekker) 3 - +650 (Voyager) 2 - +200 (Pioneer) 1 - +100 (Wanderer) Throughout this unit you will explore this unit question: How can I use the Google Apps for education online tools to incorporate all my work, for all my middle years subjects, to best organise and take advantage of the digital age? Throughout the quests, PLEASE read instructions carefully to avoid missing any required steps. Enjoy!

A. Investigate Maximum 6 points Module 1: Gmail 1 Becoming a Gmail Ninja 2 Keyboard shortcuts 3 Getting Organized 4 Manage and creating tasks 5 Apps mail labs

Module 2: Google Drive 1 Introduction to Docs 2 Exploring Docs 3 Google Presentation 4 Google Research in Docs

Module 3: Google Calendar 1 Introduction to Google Calendar 2 Sharing Calendars 3 Importing Calendars

Module 4: Google Web Store 1 Introduction to the Google Web Store 2 Google Education Apps Shopping

Module 5: iGoogle 1 Setting up your iGoogle account

Module 6: Google Reader 1 Setting up Google Reader

Module 7: Easybib 1 Installing the extension in

Final project: Your final Quest will consist of creating a presentation to share the knowledge and skills you have developed over the past few weeks. PROJECT DUE MONDAY FEBRUARY 25th 2013

B. Design Maximum 6 points You will now choose 3 different ways to share your knowledge that you have developed over the last few weeks with the tasks that you have completed in 3D Game Lab. 1 List 3 different tools that you can use to create your presentation (Prezi, Voicethread, etc.): a Prezi b Animoto

Voicethread

Make yourself a list of required items for your Google Apps for Education presentation: a Must demonstrate your knowledge of Google Apps for Education b Must include all components of Google Apps for Education c Must be approximately 6 minutes long (no longer than 10 mins) d Must be engaging e Must include a bibliography with sources properly cited using MLA format f Must answer this question: How can I use the Google Apps for education online tools to incorporate all my work, for all my middle years subjects, to best organise and take advantage of the digital age?" g Must include a title or introduction slide h Images and text i How to... j What you learned.. k Conclusion l Must be on topic at all times. m Must include colour n Must be neat o Must be well organised p A CLEAR voice speaking in the presentation q All my quests complete so that I can share all of my knowledged r My background must be simple so that it is easily understood 2 Make yourself a list of desirable items for your Google Apps for Education presentation: a My avatar b My tagname c Some details on individual quests. d No distraction noises in my recording e My voice should be flowing f A plan of what I will say so that I will not stumble on words g A logical progression

C. Plan Maximum 6 points

For the plan stage, you will: 1) Present in detail what resources (materials, tools, equipment, etc.) you will need: I will need: a My computer b Internet c 3D Gamelab d PREZI Account e Animoto Account f To learn how to use voicethread g To be able to get Java to work so that I can use Screencast-o-matic h Screencast-o-matic or Screenr 2) Present clear steps on how you will create your Google Apps for Education presentation (Brainstorm): 1) Show my title and tagname 2) Explain which tools, equipment, etc I need 3) Info all of quests - Becoming a Gmail Ninja How to add themes/backgrounds - Keyboard shortcuts (learned) enter = Send + b = Bold + i = Italics + u = Underline + g + i = go to inbox - Store and Organize Mail Keeping me organised - Manage and creating tasks - Apps mail labs How to add labs Examples - Emoji - Undo Send

- Introduction to Docs - Exploring Docs - Google Presentation Neat and organised presentation source Simple and Effective - Google Research in Docs - Introduction to Google Calendar Keeping me organised Up-to-date Make sure I know what is happening and which events are coming up - Sharing Calendars - Importing Calendars - Introduction to the Google Web Store To add some time saving apps and extensions - Google Education Apps Shopping - Setting up your iGoogle account - Setting up Google Reader - Installing the extension in 4) Which quest I find useful to know about/how to do - Google Chrome Store Apps Shopping Adding apps to make things easier Save time Adding themes to make your chrome more unique to you - Google Calendar To keep me organised So that I know what is happening/whats coming up important events - Easybib To cite my sources correctly To save time - Google Presentation Create organised and neat side shows or presentations For everyday purposes - Google Research To learn new things/words while on Google Docs To save time not having to open a new tab, then researching it, then after learning about the topic, going back to you document.

- Scibd To upload videos onto the internet - Gmail Keyboard Shortcuts To save time - Apps mail labs Handy Examples - Undo Send (very useful!) - Emoji (really cool!) 5) Which quest I didnt know about before this unit - Google Calendar - Google Reader - How to add themes to Gmail - How to add labs to Gmail - iGoogle - Google Presentation - Google Research - Keyboard shortcuts - How to use the updated version of scribd 6) Sources (Use Easybib to put my sources in MLA Format)

3) Add time needed, planned dates and when each step will be accomplished. PROJECT (Create Stage) DUE MONDAY MARCH 3th 2013
Time Plan: (Estimate time in minutes, approximately, needed for each step.) Steps to do: Time in min. Date due:

1. Turn on computer

15 sec

Mar 13 201 3 Mar 13 201

2. Turn on the internet

30 sec

3 Mar 13 201 3 Mar 13 201 3 Mar 13 201 3 Mar 13 201 3 Mar 13 201 3 Mar 13 201 3 Mar 13 201 3 Mar 13 201 3

3. Login to Captive

Portal (If at school)

30 sec

4. Open chrome

30 sec

5. Open windows

needed

1 min (depending on the internet)

6.Complete all of the

quest

about 5 h 40 mins

7. Complete the Design Stage

30 mins

8. Complete the Plan Stage

30 mins

9. Complete the Create Stage

1 h 30 mins

10. Complete the Evaluate Stage

30 mins

11. Upload everything to 15 mins

my ePortfolio

Mar 13 201 3

D. Create Maximum 6 points Create the presentation Task 1: Use Appropriate Techniques and Equipment Follow your plan! Update your plan when you complete a task. Enter the date, and/or new boxes in different colour when you complete a task. When you complete tasks and the time is different to your plan, explain the reasons why. Justify any other changes made to your plan, no matter how small.

Task 2: Process Journal. Follow the Plan Keep a process journal, with photographs, videos and brief explanations while making your presentation. EACH LESSON! Explain what went well what went wrong, what problems you solved and what you need to do next lesson. Process Journal.
22 January, 2013 Today I was doing the Manage and create task lists in Gmail task. I think that the lists will keep me very organised. In the video tutorial I thought that it didnt explain that you needed to click on the Mail button in the left, top corner of the screen. 23 January, 2013 The task that I did this lesson was Google Research. I thought that this was an easy and quick way to research something while on the middle of creating. The other advantage is

that you can preview the website so you can see the information at the same time as seeing your document. I am going to use this quick technique for lots of research projects.

29 January, 2013
Today I started setting up iGoogle. I think it is really cool because you can have your gmail on the screen at the same time as your google calendar. There are some awesome gadgets that you can add such as the weather (which is extremely accurate). 30 January, 2013 I personalized my iGoogle by adding a creative theme. I chose this theme because I think it adds colour to the page. The way you do change the theme on your iGoogle is by clicking on the button with a picture of some mountains that is located below your e-mail address. Once you press on that some themes come up. You can choose the one that you would like. The way I order my gadgets is by putting the ones that I find the most useful at the top. The way you move your gadgets is by clicking on the bar at the top of each gadget and moving them to where you want them. To delete the gadget you hold your curser over the bar at the top of the each gadget and press on the cross on the top right hand corner.

5 February, 2013 I completed some more of my Becoming a Gmail Ninja task today. I created the post on my weebly and added the email I sent to Miss Carter. Now, I feel a lot more knowledgeable about gmail and my emails are so much more organised. I also started learning about google calendar. I think that google calendar is cool because you can add labs and put an image as your background. The awesome thing about having the background is that you can put almost any image.

6 February, 2013 This lesson, I was helping Ms Carter set up the ipads so I didnt do 3D Game Lab. The Ipads were fun to order at first. After awhile, it got frustrating trying to find the apps. Organising the Ipads showed commitment on completing the task given. 12 February, 2013 Today, I completed my Google Calendar Quest. I think that I will stay more organised now that I have complete the quest. I find it useful having the google calendar because a reminder appears in the corner of my screen saying what is happening at that that time and what is next subject that is going to be. Something that I would change about it would be how it takes quite a bit of time to create the event even though Im not sure what I would do to make it quicker. Although, I do like the fact that it is easy deleted of change an event.

5 March, 2013 Today I started filling out the other stages in this document. I found number 2 in the create stage a bit confusing. I didnt understand it at first, although after a little bit of explaining I finally understood. 6 March, 2013 I have lots of great ideas to put into my my plan stage now and I feel very successful! I have started my Prezi and it is working well. I am really disliking using screencast-o-matic, screenr and the other screencasting tool because they dont work on my computer. I have spent hours trying to get it to work and I have had a computer genius try but he cant get it to work either. It is really frustrating. 12 March, 2013 I was trying to solve my problem by doing it on another computer if it works. So, I have created the screencast on the other computer. My plan didnt work because for some reason there is no sound. I am still get Java to work on my computer and I have now tried even more sites like Jing and QuickTime Player to see if they could work. Unfortunately, they havent worked for me. I dont know what to do.

E. Evaluate Maximum 6 points For the evaluate stage, you will: 1. Take a look at the specifications that you wrote in the Investigate stage. A) Are you happy with the outcome? Explain in detail. I am extremely happy with my outcome of my prezi. I think that I have a great theme. It is calm yet neat with the flowers. I think I have a enough slides to show the information needed. I think that I have inserted some important information B) Did anything change? What changed? Why did it change? Not much changed except I changed the amount of slides I had because I had so many ideas had to add extra slides. I also added my Gmail ninja because I am really proud of it. I was going to put some information on the tools and things that I will need but I thought I should keep it brief. C) Was something left out from the original plan? Why? The only thing that was left out of the original plan was the tools and materials needed. I left them out because I didnt think that they were necessary and they didnt flow with the rest of my presentation. That was the only thing that changed enough to notice. D) Is there anything you would change about your final product (invention) if you had more time or could rewind and do things over? What & why? There isnt very much that I would change because I think it looks great although, something that I might of changed if I had more time would be the background. I would change it to really cool background that I saw that has lots of electronics like a computer and iTouch/iPhone. I would change it to this because it makes sense since this is an IT project. I didnt change it mainly because it was quite busy layout which might have been confusing.

2. What are 3 things you learned from this project? 1 Lots of extras that we can use like Google Presentation 2 How to add themes/background and labs to Gmail 3 I have also learned a lot using google research 3. How would you rate your performance and involvement?

(Place an x in the box that corresponds) Rarely

I participated fully and contributed to each step of the design cycle INVESTIGATE: Brainstorming Ideas; Asking Questions; Writing the Design Brief DESIGN: Sketching / Drawing out ideas; All according to Design Brief. PLAN: Specifying & preparing materials & tools; Identifying Steps and time CREATE: Working diligently; Use tools appropriately. EVALUATE: Identify parts that need improvement; Come up with solutions to change, make better.

Sometimes

Often

Always

I used my time wisely in class. I did not need reminders from the teacher to get to work. I worked cooperatively, helped, communicated and offered ideas and suggestions.

I worked safely & responsibly with tools provided, following instructions. I gave the best effort I am capable of in each class.

4. Embed this Google Doc and your presentation into your TECHNOLOGY BLOG. 5. Add categories: Your grade Google Apps for Education Creativity AOI: Approaches to learning

Throughout your quests you will continue to develop knowledge and skills of the IB Technology Design Cycle.

You will: A. Investigate what Google Apps for Education has to offer you. B. Design and C. Plan different aspects of Google Apps for Education to discover Gmail, Google Docs, Google Calendar and the Chrome Web Store. D. Create emails, documents and calendars to demonstrate skills learned and developed throughout the quests. E. Evaluate how you can use Google Apps to help you be organised through the next 5 years of MYP. F. Attitude and Effort (Every class, every task) *Do your best at every task, every class. *Be cooperative towards your classmates, group members as well as others around. *Clean up without reminders. *Complete all tasks to the best of your ability!

Let the quests begin!! Visit: http://portal.3dgamelab.org to get started.