My preso for Google Summit Charlottesville, VA - March 16, 2013

2. Getting Started
with
GAFE
This session will be a discussion on planning how to introduce the GAFE to
faculty and students. I will share the process we used to create a successful
program at our school including faculty and student training, as well as
integration. Don't think it is all roses at the start. We have had struggles as well
as success!

4. Administrator
● Apply for GAFE account
● Webinars
● Conversion from First Class
● Domain name decision teachers/students
● Google Admin Group
● Manual if under 5000 or purchase
automation software

5. Principal
● Total "buy in"
● Time for training
● Model use of GApps
● Encourage mentors

6. Trainers
●
● Begin with GMail
○ desktop
○ mobile set up on device
○ show SMS
● Chat off in beginning
● Show signature

7. Skills

8. Teachers First

9. Students
● 6th - Literacy
● 7th - Literacy
● 8th - as requested
● GMail
● GDocs
● GCalendar
NOW....
● Google+ and H

10. Timeline

11. Other Staff
● Office staff
● Paraprofessionals
● One-on-one aides
● Open sessions

12. Extra Support
● After school sessions
● Create mentors
● Planning time
● Clerical Days
● Informal

13. Success
● Everyone on the same page
● Ease of use
● School to home
● Work on any computer in school
● No worries about 'version' differences
● Common for any platform
● Mandatory for staff
● DO Admin was on time

14. Struggles
● New students
● Need building level administration
● HS - by department as ready
● Time for adequate training

15. Presentation Link
http://goo.gl/94QSs