Using Google DocumentsProject 4 Summer 2010

A guide to a Digital Theater PortfolioJuly 10th, 2010

MEDT 8462Dr. Huett

Barry D. Thibault

Creating a Digital Theater Portfolio using:

Google DocumentsGoogle’s PicasaGoogle BloggerGmail

Technology Integration

Everybody is talking about technology integration, but few practicing teachers profess to know exactly how to proceed. The fact is that real integration requires change. . . . However, what seems to be lacking is a model that teachers can use to guide them through the necessary changes they will need to make to be successful in integrating new technology into their classroom." (Johnson & Liu, 2000, p. 4).

Theater Digital Portfolio

Welcome and introductions Overview of agenda Questions/review of last Google training? Overview of prerequisites Overview of administration setup steps Start Page and Web Creator Questions/feedback? How do you envision using Google Apps? Next steps? CTAP Region 1 Online evaluation

Theater Digital Portfolio

A Theater Portfolio is an important

Google Products for Education

Student Theater Samples

Student work stored easily

Browser Support Prerequisite

You can use any of the following browsers to access your control panel: Internet Explorer 6.0 and later Netscape 7.1 and later Firefox 1.0 and later Safari 1.3 and later

Regardless of your browser type, you must have: Cookies enabled JavaScript enabled

Overview of 6 Steps

Step 1: Sign up and Sign in Step 2: Domain Verification Step 3: Customize Google Apps Step 4: Create User Accounts Step 5: Migrate Email MX record (if desired) Step 6: Deploy Google AppsStep guide also available at Google site:http://www.google.com/a/help/intl/en/admins/resources/setup/

Step 1: Sign up and Sign in

Sign up for Google Apps at http://www.google.com/a/ Enter domain name and admin account info. Google Apps with domain registration option

After sign up, receive an email from Google Sign in to the administrative control panel. Here you can:

Manage your user accounts Customize Google Apps Contact Google support team

To access the control panel, visit:http://www.google.com/a/your-domain/http://www.google.com/a/mcoe.us (example)http://www.google.com/a/ctap1.org (example)

Step 1: Create User Accounts

From the control panel, create as many user accounts as your organization needs.

Add users individually. Click the 'User accounts' tab and then the 'Create a new user' link. Enter your first user's real name, choose their username, and record the temporary password. Then, click the 'Create new user' button. Repeat as needed.

Add users in bulk If you run out of user accounts, clicking the 'Request

more users' link will notify Google.