Improving School Communication with Google

Apps

www.google.com/a/sw.wednet.edu

Anne DotsonSWSD Tech Integration Specialist

With Docs, you

Create | Collaborate | Publish

Google DocsThe answer to many problems!

Storage in the Clouds

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Welcome Screen

The World of Docs

• Documents

• Presentation

• Spreadsheets

• Forms

Benefits of Google DocsTeachers use Docs to:• plan lessons together • follow up on ideas that arise in

instructional meetings• give students just in time

feedback

Students use Docs to:• Collaborate with peers in real

time• keep track of deadlines• share with parents through their

emails

Look! Docs, Presentations, Spreadsheets, Forms, Folders!

Create a New Document

• Name it Tech Training information• Type in the date at the top• You should now see it in your documents!

Open the document and make a change!

Find revisions!

From your home page for docs, check the document you wish to see revisions on, go to More Actions > Revisions. Click on Revisions

Changes and Revisionsautomatically saved!

Great way for the teacher to see who has done what or even to revert back to a former version.

Think about Students working together on their writing projects!

Note: You can insert comments into their work!

Insert Comment

Invite Collaborators!Group work takes on new

meaning!

Makes it hard to tell you anything but the truth when you can look at everything that has been done!

More importantly, they can work together on projects and give each other feedback.

Organization

Set up folders for each class and use the standard naming convention. Also can give students different names so their real names don’t

appear on the list.

Familiar Toolbars!

Edit Menu allows you to make changes, cut,

copy, and paste.

Tools in DocsTranslate to a

different language!

Check Spelling!

Word Count

The Main Page = the Storage place for all your future work.

Forms - Think of the uses!

Online Surveys that you can embed into websites,

emails, calendar or web pages

• Create a Quiz • Create a survey

• Creating a• Self-Grading Quiz

Presentations – Insert a PowerPoint!Upload

Publish! Publish! Publish!

Embed into your website!

Example Exercises 1. Documents

Journaling Essays (individual or co-edited) Collaborative research papers

(history, geography, science) Collaborative book reports Creative writing (script writing,

poetry) Writing portfolios

– Spreadsheets Stock portfolio (live data) Graphs, charts, and data

presentation techniques

– Presentations Presenting group research Active student participation during a

presentation

How can I use this?

http://tinyurl.com/dotson9Go to this site for for ideas and to post your own.

http://tinyurl.com/dotson10 This is a presentation on 21 Interesting Ways to Use

Google Docs.

Google ResourcesVisit the Google Docs Page

Educators website Check out this page for an idea for your class

siteCheck out this page for a great poster for your room!

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ASSIGNMENT1.  Before you leave today, please go     to your documents and complete the evaluation that has been sent to you.  It is called Evaluation - Tuesday, March 30.2.  By Friday, April 2, please share a document with me that you have created for your class.  This will complete the 3 hours needed for clock hours for this class.