Google Educational Apps

Google Educational Apps

Applications and Devices

Google has many created apps for educational purposes. Google has countless possibilities to support learning. Google does not only provide apps but devices like Chromebooks and Tablets to support teaching and learning. Here is a list of apps that support learning from the Google Education website. Some of these apps have special features which are available on the Mobile devices providing new opportunities for learning and teaching to happen.

 Why Google Educational App?



Devices


A compiled list of 20 benefits of Google Educational Apps from the google educational website.

  1. Use Google Docs to collaborate with other teachers when planning lessons
  2. Record staff meeting for notes
  3. Create a repository for lessons on google drive
  4. Improve students ability to work collaboratively in one document whiles giving them feedback
  5. Create the opportunity students to review the works of their peers
  6. Share and publish work done by students on the web
  7. Track the scores of students with Sheets
  8. Search for more information whiles writing with Research functionality
  9. Create presentations with Google Slides
  10. Use Google Forms to administer assessments, conduct surveys to find student interests
  11. Schedule and manage your work effectively with Google Calendar. There are options for sharing your calendar
  12. Manage appointment and time with Google Calendar
  13. Translate in gmail gives the opportunity to send and read emails in different languages
  14. Google groups support communication in groups including the sharing of files
  15. Hangout for live Video Chat with parents, researchers, etc
  16. Sites for class website, portfolios and curriculum and submission portal
  17. Upload and share professional videos with Videos in Drive
  18. Classroom for paperless assignments, reviewing and providing real time feedback
  19. Mobile Classroom App has special functionality. These include:
    1. Digital handwriting
    2. Taking pictures
    3. Recording videos
    4. Content from other apps
    5. Notifications
  1. G-Suit  for Communication, Collaboration and Storage (CCS)
    1. Communication
      • Gmail
      • Inbox
      • Cloud Search
      • Hangouts
      • Calendar
      • Groups
      • Google+
    1. Collaboration
      • Docs
      • Sheets
      • Slides
      • Forms
      • Sites
      • Keep


    1. Store
      • Drive


There are many amazing support from peers, collaborators, experts, technicians, role models in from a Community created for such purpose raining with certification options for educators           

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