IL12+Google+Docs+from+a+Teacher+Perspective

PETE&C 2009 IL12 Google Docs from a Teacher Perspective (L. Jannotta) by Jeff Rothenberger and Fred Griffiths - Warwick [|Wikispace]

Act 48 - IL121582 Versions of Google Docs - public - business - educational - internet service providors If you want to set it up, let your tech coordinator do it, not you, the teacher.

can add security tools

Google video for Education - they will begin charging 10 dollars per upload and download soon - BE CAREFUL

You have the rights to turn on what you want to see

Services include: Email Web Pages Sites   Chat   Video   calender On splash page - you can control what apps/widgets students can use Google Docs is a free, web based word processing, presentations and spreadsheets program. can update from anyplace, anywhere, anytime collaboration

Compare/contrast - wikis are good for nonlinear work v. googledocs are good for one item to work on

Google Gears - green check mark - plug in - allows you to work offline - then automatically synchronizes

Classroom Integration - group collaboration keep track of data (In googledocs - even deleted things are still there) writing process  create quizzes, test, surveys - time stamped  share ppts  share lesson plans  collaborate with colleagues Projects they have done Mary Hall - movies students created using iMovie, but posted them to googleDocs to share and give feedback - also for script writing/planning process Good to monitor them also. - Good to give feedback tip - use a color to type in helps keep a flow Keyword searchable Spreadsheets can embed questionnaire in wiki Can embed gadets

Map - gadget example - put in data, posted on a map

in spreadsheet - you can have a live chat with the people about the data as a comment substitute.

Be careful that students don't log into their own personal googledocs - you wouldn't be able to see it.