Unleash the Potential of 21st Century Learning with Gaggle

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What is Gaggle?

• Safe and filtered Web 2.0 Tools for the classroom.

• Tools include: Email, Online File Storage, Blogs, Message Boards, Homework Drop Boxes, Calendars, GaggleTube, Chat Rooms, Social Wall and Instant Messenger.

• Over 2 million Users

Productivity-Digital Lockers• Online file storage-7 GB per user• Allows for file creation and sharing

Productivity-Homework Drop Boxes• Allow teachers to collect homework from

anywhere at any time• Teachers have multiple options for editing

assignments

Productivity-Class Pages• One stop shop for class information• Allows teachers to fully integrate all of their

favorite tools into every class they teach.

Gaggle-Productivity

• Calendars-Standard scheduling features to make it easier to stay organized

• Portal Links-Easy Access to other web based services and sites

Social Learning-Social Wall

• Social Learning Wall-Profile based connections for sharing content.

Social Learning-Blogs• Blogs-Students can share their thoughts and

ideas in a secure environment. Teachers can have multiple blogs so they can have one for each class.

Gaggle-Collaboration

• Gaggle Office-Filtered online docs and spreadsheets powered by Zoho. This is a complete set of editing and word processing tools that can be used by a single user and group collaboration.

• Message Boards-Supports curriculum and extended learning with ongoing classroom discussions.

Gaggle-Communication

• Email-Easy to use and filtered at all times. Gaggle is web based, so email can be used anywhere.

• SMS Texting-Teacher to student mobile texting that is filtered and logged through Gaggle.

Communication-Instant Messenger/Chat Rooms

• Offer real-time discussion in and out of the classroom. Chat rooms can be set up for specified users so teachers can communicate with a specific class.

GaggleTube

• Filtered YouTube Videos• Filters out MOST of the inappropriate

content.• View the videos first.• Students can view videos teacher approves.

Gaggle in North Carolina

• Gaggle is currently being utilized in 38% of the city and county school districts.

• Out of the 122 city and county school districts, Gaggle is in 46 of them in some capacity.

• Usage is outstanding when compared to other states; 4 out of the top 5 district users are from NC.– Usage is based on 2010-2011 Data on accounts that

range in size from 9,000-50,000 accounts.

Gaggle in Onslow County

• Moved to the subscription version of Gaggle for the 2006/2007 school year with 2,000 accounts.

• Usage for the 2010/2011 School Year was at 71%• Approximately 450,000 emails safely sent/received

in Gaggle• Almost 30,000 files uploaded/downloaded to the

Digital Locker• Nearly 200,000 safe blog interactions

Onslow County and Gaggle

• Filtered and Monitored is a BIG DEAL! Gaggle is the only option for an email address for students (per board policy).

• Go Paperless• Putting the Zoho tools to work• Use of personal computers where 1:1

is not an option