220 – Google: Friend or Foe?

It’s education week on the WELSTech Podcast as we take a deep dive into Google Apps for the classroom.

The interview:

(2:57) Transforming the classroom – Wisconsin Lutheran College’s Director of Digital Education, Joe Du Fore, talks with Martin and Sallie about this summer’s Google Education Summit where educators can earn 3 hours of graduate credit, get a Google Chromebook, and leave the event prepared to set up, administer and effectively use Google Apps in their schools.

• Google Education Summit 2012
• Joe’s previous WELSTech appearance – Episode 093 – Back to School with Technology

The discussion:

(19:00) Using Google Apps – Jason Schmidt (jasonschmidt123 on Twitter) from Bennington Public Schools returns to his semi-regular technology correspondent role to share with Martin and Sallie his Google Apps experience including uses for faculty planning, student Google Sites and collaborative assignments.

• Sample site for training students on Google Sites
• Flubaroo for self-correcting Google Forms
• Lessons plans from Google Apps for Education
• K-12 Guide to Going Google
• Google Apps for Education Training Center

News in tech:

• (34:01) Apple announces iBooks textbooks
• Picnik is closing April 19 :-(

Picks of the week:

• (41:55) Google Cloud Connect for Microsoft Office
• YouTube Playlist – Sharing | Sample Playlist
• CardCloud

Community feedback:

• (48:35) Kurt Gosdeck from St. Lucas in Kewaskum. WI phoned in an update on his “flipped” 1:1 classroom.
• Links shared in the WELSTech Diigo group this week include …
  • How to Predict the Future of Technology
  • A Nonprofit Goes Google
  • Snooze Your Email Chrome Plugin
  • Screenr for instant screencast

Coming up on WELSTech:

Episode 221 – We launch a new segment on next week’s WELSTech … our first ever 7 Best list!  We’ll discuss our favorite Digital Bible Study Tools and be joined by Pastor Stephen Daley for the pastor’s perspective on digital Bible study. (Release date – 02/01/12)

The featured artist:

(54:20) We close the podcast with the music of Cross to Glory – You Know I Know from their CD titled “Life’s Song”

Get involved:

• Add a comment
• Send us an e-mail [email protected]
• Leave us a voice mail 405-FOR-WELS (405-367-9357)
• Add to the WELSTech wiki welstechwiki.wels.net
• Contribute to the #WELSTech Twitter conversation
• Follow us on Twitter – mspriggs and welstechtrainer
• Share with the diigo group welstech
• Join the WELSTech community:
  • WELSTech listserve
  • WELSTech on Facebook
  • WELSTech on Google+