I put this list together for our district as we are going with GAFE and Chromebooks and I figured I'd share it here too.
Google Apps and Chromebooks Training Resources
Google Apps for Education (GAFE)
- GAFE Training Center http://edutraining.googleapps.com/
- Learn how to use GAFE http://learn.googleapps.com/
- GAFE User Guides http://deployment.googleapps.com/Home/user-resources/documentation-templates
- Google in Education - Teacher Resources http://www.google.com/edu/teachers/index.html
- Google for Educators Resources http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/p/google-for-educators_22.html
- GCF Learn Free - Google Training http://www.gcflearnfree.org/google
- Google Apps Crib Sheets http://goo.gl/EBN5O
- Recordings -- Innovative Chromebook Teachers - Hangout on Air Series
- 100 Tips for Google Chromehttp://www.chromestory.com/100_Chrome_ChromeOS_And_ChromeBook_Tips_Ebook.pdf
Google Drive
- https://www.udemy.com/googledriveeducators
- http://edutraining.googleapps.com/Training-Home/module-4-docs
- http://blog.laptopmag.com/how-to-convert-microsoft-office-files-to-google-docs-on-your-chromebook
- Intro to Google Drive for Educators http://youtu.be/LcoppNExlZE
- Introduction to Google Drivehttp://youtu.be/wKJ9KzGQq0w
- How to Open and Edit Word Files in Google Drive http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2012/12/how-to-open-and-edit-word-files-in.html
Chromebooks
- Product Page for Chromebooks http://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/devices/landing.html
- Introducing the Chromebookhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVqe8ieqz10
- Chromebook user Guide http://www.chromestory.com/chromebook-user-guide/
- Chromebook EDU site https://sites.google.com/site/chromebookedu/home
- Chromebook Central - Chromebook user group - https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups=&hl=en#!forum/chromebook-central
- Chromebooks for Education Overviewhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSbZQNJwPuI
- Guided Tour of Chrome OS (Chromebooks)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntLPcVAyNPE
- What Chromebooks can and can’t do http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/google-in-the-enterprise/your-questions-answered-what-chromebooks-can-and-cant-do/106
- 70 Tips for Mastering Chrome OS http://www.chromestory.com/google-chromebook/
- Android for Education Resources http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/p/android-for-education.html
Miscellaneous Computer and Tech Help
Free online resources on computers http://www.gcflearnfree.org/computers
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David Andrade is the Chief Information Officer for an urban school district in Connecticut. He spent 10 years as an engineer and then 10 years as a physics teacher and educational technology specialist before taking on his new job. He is the author of the Educational Technology Guy blog, where he reviews free educational technology resources for teachers, discusses ways to use technology to improve teaching and learning, and discusses other issues in education. He is also a professional development trainer and presenter at conferences, helping educators learn new and innovative ways to educate students.
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