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Tools for the Social Studies Class:Dipity and Google Docs

Going Digital in the K-12 ClassroomAn Advancing Literacy Workshop

IntroductionsStarla Morris- 7th Grade Social Studies

Teacher- Stanly County SchoolsWendy Hager- 8th Grade Social Studies

Teacher- Moore County SchoolsSarah Owens West- 8th Grade Social

Studies Teacher- Cleveland County Schools

Matthew Burleson- Right Choices Program (Alternative Ed/Safe Schools) – Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

AgendaWelcome to Tools for the Social Studies

Class: Dipity and Google Docs. Here’s what we are covering in this presentation:

Using Google Docs as a TeacherUsing Google Docs with your studentsWhat is Dipity and how can you use it

in your classroom?Independent Practice & Follow Up

DiscussionQuestions & Answers

Learning how to use the Multiliteracies with Google Docs and Dipity

ResearchExploringCollaboratingCreating SharingCommunicating

Google Documents/Drive Google Docs is an online site for sharing

documents, spreadsheets and presentations.

It can be accessed from anywhere and is user friendly.

Work can be shared and edited from multiple users simultaneously. There is also a chat feature where students and teachers can communicate together while working.

Students must have a Google email in order to access this site.

How to use Google Docs in the Social Studies classroomPart 1: Teacher’s uses of Google

Docs◦Activators and Summarizers, Taking

class surveys (KWL)

Part 2: Using Google Docs with Students◦Paper writing and group presentation

collaboration

Brainstorming

Brainstorming as a class1 Share the document with the

students in your class2 Allow students to write their responses

3 Using the projector, project the document onto the

smart board/scree

n and discuss

Exit PassStudents respond to what they

have learned by typing their responses in the document

They must attach their name to the end of their responses so that they get credit for their entry.

Using Google Docs with studentsWriting Papers in Google DocsHow does writing a paper in Google

Docs make a difference? Students can go through the writing process in 1 document (brainstorming, outlining, drafts, editing, and final paper)! Students can share their paper with peer editors and the teacher for feedback. Google Docs automatically saves your work so it won't be lost :)

Getting started (must have a Google account)…

Once you've title it, share it with your teacher and peer editors...

Editing: establish editing guidelines with your class (you can create one for all your teachers to use)

Submitting the PapersMy favorite feature of Google Docs with

paper writing is that students submit them to me directly online. Once they share it with me, I have access to it. I can write notes, highlight points, and edit their papers WITHOUT having to carry around a stack of papers with me :)

For writing DBQs I can share documents with my students and they can have the resources they need on hand at all times!

Collaboration on ProjectsStudents who are assigned to work

in groups for projects can use the Presentation feature to collaborate on.

Students can make 1 presentation

that all the group members can work on simultaneously. (In fact it is how we created this project :) )

Select a theme. Just as with creating the Document, title your presentation, share it with your group and begin collaborating.

Comment and CommunicateYou can see what are called

character to character edits as you work on your presentation. You can also comment on the work your members have done.

Questions & Answers

Dipity as a Social Studies Tool" Dipity is a free digital timeline website. Our mission is to organize the web's content by date and time. Users can create, share, embed and collaborate on interactive, visually engaging timelines that integrate video, audio, images, text, links, social media, location and timestamps." http://www.dipity.com/

Foundation

Steps to Creating a Dipity

Creating an Event

Adding Information

Editing Information

Communicating: Making Comments

CollaboratingCan follow the topics of others, comment on

other timelines, can even add events to other timelines, GREAT for group work and creating in class or outside of class.

Creating and SharingThe possibilities

are endless and can be linked to other websites that a student uses.

For Example, giving students the opportunity to post their Civil War Dipity to their Facebook.

Researching/Exploring Researching and Exploring/Conclusion-

Topics range from history, people, technology, science, pop-culture, current events, and personal timelines.

Example: Challenge students to seek out a timeline covering various historical events or create one that ties certain events together, such as the role of Native Americans throughout our history.

Questions & Answers

Next StepsOver the next two days try out

some of the tools we’ve shared with you here and think about how you can use them in your classroom with your students.

Next StepsThat discussion is at the Teaching &

Learning in the 21st Century Blog at:http://teach-learn21.blogspot.com/

Scroll down the page to find the discussion forum for this presentation titled:

Tools for the Social Studies Class:Dipity and Google Docs

Information about this is included in the workshop packet we sent out in

an email.

For More InformationFor more information about this workshop and others go to the Center for Adolescent

Literacies website at:

http://literacy.uncc.edu/

Presentation materials including this Power Point are posted at:

http://literacy.uncc.edu/professional-development

Thank You!Thank you for joining us today. In about a

week, you will receive a short survey that helps us evaluate these workshops. Thanks in advance for filling that out.

For additional questions contact:Bruce Taylor

Director, The Center for Adolescent Literacies

at UNC Charlottebruce.taylor@uncc.edu