AppsEvents is a global group of passionate Google Educators who organise over 50 Google in Education summits and training events annually worldwide. Our attendees are a mixture of teachers, IT staff and school and district administration coming from International Schools, state and private schools and Universities.
Google Cloud Camp - overview for host schools
Our ‘Google for Education CloudCamp’ is a 1 day PD event that includes a curriculum developed by Google expert Allison Mollica which focuses on authentic and valuable ways to use the Google for Education Tools. The cloud Camps are lead by Allison and our worldwide team of leading Google EDU experts. These lessons keep the beginner in mind while providing those ready to ‘level’ up with unique uses and tips for using Google apps in the classroom and school, focussing on productivity and collaboration. The participant feedback has been so tremendous we have decided to roll additional events out across the US and worldwide in 2015.
Overview:
Schools that ‘go Google’ often find themselves scrambling to provide basic training for apps or are unsure of the ‘what else’ they can get out of it.
Google Cloud Camp is a curriculum set up to showcase what you can do with all the apps. It is not a ‘beginner’ but rather a way to ‘level’ up if you are either a beginner or somewhat experienced user. Generally we aim for a minimum of 20-30 participants and there is also an option to add on additional concurrent sessions which would allow for more participants and sessions at beginner, intermediate and advanced levels. For this we would bring in additional world class Google trainers.
This is an excellent event for schools looking to train their staff exclusively or combining it with outside registration to bring in attendees from other school and help promote your school as a center for Google excellence.
Here are the key points about the Cloud Camp:
We always aim for a minimum of 20 attendees.
The Cloud Camp can be one day or two full days but is generally one day
Time will generally allow for 6 topics to be covered each day
Sample Day One ‘Agenda’:
8:00-8:30 Registration/Coffee
8:30-9:00 Welcome & Kickoff
9:00-10:00 Session 1
10:00-10:10 Coffee Break
10:10-11:10 Session 2
11:15-12:15 Session 3
12:15-1:00 Lunch
01:00-2:00 Session 4
2:05 - 3:05 Session 5
3:05 - 3:15 Afternoon Coffee
3:15 - 4:15 Session 6
Optional Closing Session ~ 4:20-4:40
Sessions can run in this order but also be ‘customized’ for single school only events.
Sample Curriculum Topics:
Google Classroom - Getting your teachers quickly up to speed on this new groundbreaking tool
Documents ~ Collaboration Creation, Feedback & Sharing
Slides ~ The Collaborative Presentation
Sheets ~ The Data Process ~ Collaboration and Real Time Audience
Draw ~ The Amazing Often Overlooked Tool
Drive ~ What you Need to Know to Manage, Organize & Share
Forms ~ Automate and Motivate
Sites ~ The Glue that Brings it All Together
Gmail is More than Email ~ Use with Students & Increasing Your Efficiency
Calendars to Interact and Organize
G+ ~ Develop Your PLN on G+ and EDU uses
Flipping out with YouTube & Hangouts
Chrome ~ It’s an App with Apps!
Additional/Optional:
Maps! Digital Storytelling, Mapping Data, Virtual Field Trips
Extra! Extra! ~ Yes, there’s more in the treasure trove…
Search ~ Techniques & Features & More
Android Tablets & Play for Education ~ The Ultimate in Individualized Learning
Admins ~ Great things to Know About Apps Administration (includes free access to our online ‘AppsEvents Certified Admin’ certification for participants)
Blogging is a Digital Skill
iPad integration
Benefits for the school:
Your staff is empowered to take their Google Tools to a whole new level
Increased excitement and motivation in your school community
Increased exposure of your schools with other schools and colleges, and also educators both nationally and internationally
Helping to promote the school as a leader in Google technologies and cloud computing in general. With almost every school that we have run an event with, it has exceeded all their expectations and we have made the event an annual event at their school
The CloudCamp is promoted both on the website and in all promotions as being held by ‘Your School’ in partnership with ‘Google in Education’
Can add the AppsEvents Event host badge to your school website or blog
What is required from the school:
Main room with capacity for all attendees. The room needs to have:
A screen to connect a laptop with VGA connection and audio connection
Adequate seating for participants
Speaker and microphone
If we offer additional strands we will need additional rooms.
Some seating for attendees to relax between sessions and eat lunch
Catering ~ coffee and morning snacks as well as lunch for attendees on the day, typically a sandwich lunch, with tea and coffee throughout the day
WiFi in the classroom(s) and load tested with a similar number of users
School will cover it’s standard running costs such as security and electricity
IT Support for setting up prior to the event and available for troubleshooting
What we provide:
Distinguished Google Certified Trainers and Teachers
Customized Curriculum Focus for Each Google App
Event organization and promotion
Cover all costs not outlined above
Travel & logistical coordination and information for speakers and attendees
Hosting registration including handing out name badges and swag and ‘photo area’ at registration
Google lanyards, name badges and AppsEvents branded swag for attendees
AppsEvents signs and photo backdrop
Event website, Google+ page and Twitter
feed, other promotional coordination
We set the classroom, signs and registration up (With the assistance of your school IT Manager/staff) on the morning of the event and take down immediately at the event end at 16:30.
Next Steps:
We can hold a quick Google+ Hangout to go over any questions you have about hosting a Cloud Camp to make sure everything is clear
You look at what dates potentially work for your teachers and staff and if we are doing external registration speak to at least one other local school where you have contacts to check they could make an event on these dates.
We agree dates with you and then get the event website up and running and start promoting the Cloud Camp straight away!
Other events
Our flagship events are Google in Education Summits and depending on other commitments and events that week we often have the flexibility to grow the Cloud Camp into a full summit if registration numbers are larger than expected.
We also run 1 or 2 day ‘Google Apps EDU Certified trainer bootcamp’ courses and AppsEvents Certified Admin courses to prepare your staff to become Google Apps EDU Certified trainers which we also run in partnership with schools. For these events we generally agree a fixed fee and all your staff can attend for free. We will then promote the event to attendees from other schools.
Please contact Katka at katka@appsevents.com.
