• Registration Opens May 1st

    Registration Opens May 1st

    Starting June 3rd, 2013!
    Using Google Apps and Cloud-Based Technologies in the Classroom

  • Pedagogical Foundations

    Pedagogical Foundations

    The design of this course is based on sound pedagogical foundations that aim to help students learn the material quickly and effectively within a community setting. This course is inspired by connectivism learning theory, mastery learning, and peer assessment and our own understanding of pedagogical techniques that contribute to student learning and engagement in online communities.     Learn [...]

  • How Google Apps Changed a Classroom and a School

    How Google Apps Changed a Classroom and a School

    Michael O’Leary shares with us his GAFE Class final project and how he applied what he learned during the course into his classroom and the culture of his school. Photo Credit: manfrys via Compfight cc

  • How Moving from Word to Google Docs Changed My Classroom

    How Moving from Word to Google Docs Changed My Classroom

    Andrew Vicars shares with us how moving from a Microsoft Word ran classroom to a Google Docs ran classroom changed teaching in learning in a Middle School robotics class. Photo Credit: frogDNA via Compfight cc

  • Mrs. Robb’s 3 Grade Google Class Website

    Mrs. Robb’s 3 Grade Google Class Website

    Karen Robb takes us on a tour of her 3rd Grade Class Google Site and talks about how she used Google+ and Page-level permissions to give parents access to certain areas of the site.

  • Google Gripes to Google Greatness

    Google Gripes to Google Greatness

    Amanda Bond takes us on the journey of one school going from Google Gripes to Google Greatness

  • Using Google Presentations in French Class

    Using Google Presentations in French Class

    Carole Henriot walks us through how she uses Google Presentations in her French Class.

  • Google in the Inquiry Based Classroom

    Google in the Inquiry Based Classroom

    Zane Dickey walks us through how he uses Google in his inquiry based classroom.

About GAFE Class

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The Google Apps For Education (GAFE) Course is an 8 week course designed for educational professionals to skill up on the Google Apps platform. Based on a connectivism learning theory, mastery learning, and peer assessment this course uses the latest ideas and theories in online learning to help you get the most out of yourself and out of Google Apps.

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Current User Progress

Module 1 Getting Started
Unit 1 Course Outline
Unit 2 Website Overview
Unit 3 For SUNY Credit
Unit 4 Chrome
Module 2 White Belt Training
Unit 1 Search Lesson 1
Unit 2 Google+: Building a Profile
Unit 3 Gmail: Priority Inbox
Unit 4 Calendar: Basics
Unit 5 Drive: Basics
Unit 6 Drive: Sharing, Privacy, Publishing and Printing
Unit 7 Sites: Starting a Site
Unit 8 White Belt Test
Module 3 Green Belt Training
Unit 1 Search: Lesson 2
Unit 2 Google+: Circles, Communities, Hangouts
Unit 3 Gmail: Labs
Unit 4 Gmail: Archiving and Organizing
Unit 5 Calendars: Multiple Calendars
Unit 6 Drive: Documents
Unit 7 Drive: Presentations
Unit 8 Sites: Pages, and Page Layout
Unit 9 Green Belt Test
Module 4 Black Belt
Unit 1 Search: Lesson 3
Unit 2 Google+: Pages
Unit 3 Gmail: Tasks are for Tasks
Unit 4 Calendars: Sharing, Publishing, and Embedding
Unit 5 Drive: Spreadsheets
Unit 6 Drive: Forms
Unit 7 Sites: Gadgets and Embedding
Unit 8 Black Belt Test
Module 5 Master Ninja Training
Unit 1 Becoming a Search Master
Unit 2 Gmail: Contacts and Mobile Devices
Unit 3 Calendars: Labs and accessing via Mobile Devices
Unit 4 Drive: Scripts
Unit 5 Drive: Drawing
Unit 6 Sites: Sharing, Publishing, Protecting
Unit 7 Master Ninja Test
Module 6 Final Project
Unit 1 Final Project