Ed Tech Crew 158 - Google Teacher Academy Sydney 2011

Podcast number 158 - May 1st, 2011

[Running time: 1:40:14 mins, size:  86.6 MB]

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Links and Resources from GTA Sydney 2011

• Google Teacher Academy Details
• Past GTA Events
• GTA Sydney Agenda
• GTA Materials
• List of all current Google Certified Teachers
• Google For Educators

Event was hosted and lead by

• Mark Wagner: Profile - Blog
• Dana Nguyen: Profile
• With the assistance of Google Teacher Academy Leaders

Sessions were presented around a range of Google tools:

• Google Search by Lisa Thumann
• Google Apps for Education by Kern Kelly
• Google Docs by Wendy Gorton
• Google Sites by Lisa Thumann
• Google Calendar by Danny Silva
• Maps and Google Earth by Wendy Gorton
• Gmail and Google Talk by Danny Silva
• Google Apps Administration by Kern Kelly
• Research Tools by Mark Wagner

During the day we were presented with examples of applications and ideas around the use of Google tools in education called “Inspiring Ideas”

• The Spread of Google Spreadsheets by Pat Wagner
• Using sites for student e-portolios by Joe Donahue
• Creating an augmented reality school tour by  Chris Betcher
• e-portfolios using Blogger and Google Apps by Rob Clarke
• Minimally invasive education by Tara Taylor-Jorgensen
• The dog ate my homework by Dorothy Burt

We also had the opportunity to listen to and provide feedback around a few Google tools from the following Google employees:

• Google Apps New Features (and Blogger) by Anil Sabharwal
• Google Mobile by David Loxton
• Google Apps for Education Training Programs by Dana Nguyen

The following are a range of reflections from those that attended the GTA in Sydney 2011:

• Chris Betcher
• Chris Christodoulou
• Corrie Barclay
• Glenda Baker
• Glenda Morris
• John Thomas
• Kelly Jordan
• Mike Reading
• Penny Collins
• Tania Coutts
• Tania Sheko
• Tara Taylor-Jorgensen

Media on the Event:

• Whangarei Leader - NZ

Resources discussed on the podcast and others relating to GTA:

• Open Notes from the Day - compiled by Jason Zagami @jzagami
• Guide to Going Google
• Twitter Hash Tag Archive of GTA using Twapper - undertaken by Roland Gesthuizen @rgesthuizen
• Data Liberation
• Google Testing Centre
• Google Apps Education Training Centre
• Panoramio
• Google Map Maker
• Blogger - Dynamic Views
• Gone Google - Lessons and Ideas
• Flubaroo - Grading with Google Forms
• Google Apps - What's new
• Harpa - Goolge Apps Teacher Dashboard

Interview Participants

Casandra Workman
Classroom Teacher - Centennial High School
Twitter: @workmanworld

Lisa Perze
Area Library Coordinator at Chicago Public Schools Department of Libraries
Twitter: @leperez1

Michael Beilharz
ICT Specialist / EdTech Specialist - Knox Grammar
Twitter: @MikalB

Philip Hogg
eLearning Coordinator - St Patrick's College Sutherland
Twitter: @pehogg

Andrew Williamson
Classroom teacher and Music Specialist - North Fitzroy Primary School
Twitter: @willie42

François Jourde
Classroom Teacher - European School (EU institutions)
Twitter: @francoisjourde

Boris Yarmakhov
Nizhny Novgorod State Pedagogic University
Twitter: @yarmakhov

Joe Donahue
Santa Ynez School in Santa Ynez, CA
Blog: http://syes.edublogs.org/
Twitter: @jdonahue805

Glenda Baker
American School in Japan
Blog: http://glendabaker.net/blog/
Twitter: @glendab

Lisa Thurman
GTA Leader - Lisa Thumann
Twitter: @lthumann

Glenda Morris
Our Lady of Mercy College
Blog: http://www.groovylibrarian.edublogs.org/
Twitter: @jasmont1

Corrie Barclay
Manor Lakes P-12 College
Blog: http://teachwithtech.global2.vic.edu.au/
Twitter: @CorrieB

Wendy Gorton
GTA Leader - Wendy Gorton
Twitter: @wendygorton

Dorothy Burt
New Zealand
Twitter: @dorothyjburt

Danny Silva
GTA Leader - Danny Silva
Podcaster: Podcast
Twitter: @iteachag

Kern Kelly
GTA Leader - Kern Kelly
Website: KernKelly
Twitter: @kernkelley