ABC’s Got Gaggle!

Teachers

ABC’s Got Gaggle!

• Offered to all secondary students & teachers • Teacher Gaggle Address– First.last@myabcusd.org

• Student Gaggle Address– First_last@myabcusd.org

• Gaggle meets the TechGradRequirement• Gaggle is a student productivity tool– Email, digital lockers, GaggleDocs, etc..– independent of teachers

What is Gaggle?What is Gaggle? Gaggle includes safe and filtered:

Email Accounts Gaggle Docs

Online Docs, Spreadsheets and Presentations for creating / collaborating / sharing

Digital Lockers Students save and access work at school & home

What is Gaggle?What is Gaggle? Gaggle includes safe and filtered:

Teacher Homework Drop Boxes Specifically named assignment folders

for students to drop work GaggleTube (filtered YouTube) Calendars, Msg Boards, Chat Rms, Blogs Social Wall (Facebook like)

Why ABC is Implementing Why ABC is Implementing Gaggle?Gaggle?• Meets ABC’s TechGradRequirement • Provides Safe online access • Real 21st Century tools for teaching/learning• Prepares ABC Graduates for world of work • Taps into our students’ digital world• Fully accessible on and off campus• Allows each teacher to determine their own

level of involvement

ABC’s ImplementationABC’s Implementation

• Administration trained – Summer• Teachers’ Gaggle accounts distributed in Sept.• Student email accounts activated in Fall• Teachers trained via staff / dept. meeting by Oct.• Additional Teacher training as requested

Want to Learn More?Want to Learn More? Dial “2Help” on district phone for Gaggle Help!

Talk to ABC’s Gaggle support team: David Franklin, Instructional Technology Raf Waites, Operations Analyst IT Department

Visit Gaggle’s website! www.gaggle.net Watch Gaggle’s online trainings videos Sign up for Gaggle’s Webinars