MIT Global Startup Lab - South Africa Summer 2016 Blog

Day Fourteen!

July 7, 2016

We got some great information from Karen Walstra from Google. Below are the links and information she has shared with us. I hope you make the most of it all!

Here are some links I thought may interest you:

Google for Education website: https://www.google.com/intl/en_za/edu/ which offers an online, educational platform to registered schools, with apps, tools, a control-administration panel and a 24/7. Google apps for Education is free to schools, schools would register using their own domain name, the school's data is seen as their own data and Google has strict and secure privacy, security and control policies and tools which apply when using Google for Education for all users under that school's domain name.

Privacy - No advertising at all, No ad scanning, No data mining for ads

http://www.google.com/edu/privacy.html

Security - control of your domain, and your data
- Data belongs to you, not Google
- Backed up to Google’s cloud & guaranteed 99.9% uptime*
- Certified and audited: SAS70 Type II, SSAE 16 & ISAE 3402 Type II
- Tools schools can trust: https://www.google.co.za/edu/trust/
- Security and privacy overview: http://support.google.com/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=60762
- Google Security & Privacy Channel on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/googleprivacy
- Manage User Security Settings: http://support.google.com/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=1360111&topic=29818&ctx=topic

Control - Manage security and privacy policies for all organisations, sub-organisations, groups and users in the Google Apps for Education Admin Console

Some of the Google for Education information is in the links below:

Google for education apps weblink (the free offering you get as a school if you sign up): https://www.google.com/edu/products/productivity-tools/

YouTube - Google for Education 101: https://youtu.be/uXFUl0KcIkA

To register your school with Google apps for education here is the form: https://www.google.com/a/signup/u/0/?enterprise_product=GOOGLE.EDU&hl=en&source=gafe-alpha_homepage_6800160-en#0

Google Classroom (an app within the suite of Google Apps for Education) - Learn more at https://www.google.com/edu/products/productivity-tools/classroom/
YouTube Google Classroom 101: https://youtu.be/K26iyyQMp_g
YouTube Google classroom - teachers' experiences: https://youtu.be/JUiLc0If0CI

Google for education training information: http://www.google.com/edu/training/

Google for Education Training Centre: https://edutrainingcenter.withgoogle.com/

If your school is going to use the Google tools, there is training on the Google for Education website

1. for the school administrator: http://certification.googleapps.com/admin

2. for the teachers: https://edutrainingcenter.withgoogle.com/training

Google for Education IT Guide: https://www.google.com/edu/it/

Chromebooks information: http://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/devices/

YouTube - Introducing a chromebook: https://youtu.be/TVqe8ieqz10

Chromebooks: https://youtu.be/oLUPlTA9gsY

YouTube - What Chrome OS: https://youtu.be/0QRO3gKj3qw

YouTube -Chromebooks in the Classroom, what teachers and learners are saying: https://youtu.be/mSbZQNJwPuI

Chrome management console: https://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/business/devices/features-management-console.htm

Manage chrome devices: https://support.google.com/chrome/a/answer/1289314?hl=enl

Google for Non-profit is launched here in South Africa, the NPO needs to be registered, on the South African website, called SangoNet.
To register with Google for Non-profit, here www.google.co.za/nonprofits/
G4NP Members will gain access to premium Google products and support, including:

Google Ad Grants: Free AdWords advertising to promote your website on Google through keyword targeting.
YouTube Nonprofit Program: Premium branding capabilities on YouTube channels, and increased uploading capacity.
Google Apps for Nonprofit: Free version of the Google Apps business productivity suite, including Gmail, Docs, Calendar, and more.

Coding clubs and other Google programmes for teachers and students - please explore: https://www.google.com/edu/resources/programs/

C S First Clubs

Please get learners coding using C S First Club - your create a club. Use the online materials. Learners learn to code by watching videos, and then doing the activities in MIT's Scratch.
Explore the website and begin a club or two are your school today!

Google Science Fair

Please get learners aged 13 - 18 years old to enter the Google Science Fair in 2017 Hop onto the website: https://www.googlesciencefair.com/en/

Course Builder: https://www.google.com/edu/openonline/

Open Online Education - build your course on Course Builder

https://www.google.com/edu/openonline/course-builder/index.html

Digital Literacy and Citizenship curriculum http://www.google.com/goodtoknow/web/curriculum/ specifically geared at students and educators, with a focus on online safety. The curriculum covers:

Becoming an Online Sleuth- In this class, students will identify guidelines for evaluating the credibility of content online.
Manage your digital footprint - Students will be empowered with the information to make safe and appropriate decisions online by learning the importance of online citizenship, how to manage and create a positive reputation online and how to always explore the Internet and other digital communication in a safe manner.
Identify tricks and scams online - students will learn how to avoid online tricks and scams, and learn best practices of how to conduct themselves online.

Google Safety Centre:

http://www.google.co.za/safetycenter/

Google's Cultural Institute:

https://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/home

Google cardboard: https://www.google.com/get/cardboard/

Virtual Space is building cardboard in South Africa, see their website at http://cardboardvr.co. za

Pricing for bulk orders is available contact: Richard McAdam <richard.mcadam@gmail.com>

Expeditions is launched