"...focuses on some of the lesser-used Google tools options like publishing an online quiz using Google Docs. In all there are 33 pages containing 21 ideas and how to instructions for creating Google Maps placemarks, directions creating and publishing a quiz with Google Docs forms, directions for embedding books into your blog, and visual aids for accessing other Google tools."
Day one of introducing Google Docs to a class is always an exciting one, I have been fortunate to be able to see three cohorts experience the fun ways to use it. Today we made a start with our Year 5s and had a great afternoon.
A list of 10 different ways to teachers use Google docs with some simple examples explained. These could easily be adapted for a variety of different classroom extensions
The Google Docs Presentation is well-suited for use as a starting point to help teachers begin to break the barriers of traditional methods of tech integration and design student driven learning experiences that require students to construct knowledge as they create, an idea supported by the Common Core State Standards (CCSS)
I designed a template to introduce teachers to the usefulness of Google Docs as a tool for student driven research The purpose of the template is for use as a starting point to help teachers plan and implement technology driven learning experiences that are fueled by Essential Questions and aligned to Common Core Standards.
I used ThingLink to organize and put together some useful resources for using Google Docs for learning. Scroll your mouse over the interactive image to explore a wealth of resources.
Recently, we spent time at Google's headquarters in Mountain View, California, talking to some of the folks behind Google Docs & Spreadsheets, part of Google's web-based office suite. We asked the product experts we met for their favourite features that often don't get the limelight or that people simply don't know about. Here are five that we thought were worth sharing: