As a novice blogger i am finding blogs like this inspirational. I tutor at a tutor house and can see uses for google docs in that setting.

Susan, I too agree that Google Docs is an excellent tool for the classroom. Thank you for your post. In particular, Google Spreadsheets is an excellent and free way for students to learn spreadsheet basics and applications, which in turn, can improve problem-solving and analytical skills. For instance, with spreadsheets, students can analyze data, conduct an experiment, create a decision framework, among others. A resource I'd like to share with you is Spreadsheet Solving: (www.spreadsheetsolving.com). Here is a link to the overview video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGEkeik0yJo.

There are so many uses for Google apps in my classroom. It is a great tool for getting opinions/feedback from students, the use of group discussion in a Google doc, peer editing and collaborating on writing projects, tests and quizzes, and etc. I have not been utilizing this resource as much as I would like to because I was not very familiar with it. Now that I have had the training, I intend on incorporating Google apps into my lessons more frequently.

Google Docs is a great educational tool for the classroom! I enjoy using docs to allow students to write reflections and ask questions. I enjoy the nontraditional opportunity for journal writing.

There are so many cool ways to use these apps in the classroom! I really like the virtual copy machine. That is a nice way to get students to use technology in a way other than the normal cliche power point. I would also use it for students to write collaboratively. It is so important to have students work together and this makes it very easy to do so. And finally, in a box makes it easy top stay organized. And as teachers, who doesn't love that?!

I really like the Self-Grading Quiz App. I can post Practice Tests online through Google docs that students can do and receive immediat feedback. This will be a great way for the students to study for a test or quiz.

I haven't had a chance to use Google docs other than now in this class. I do plan on using it in my new classroom in the fall. I particularly like "In Box" where student send you their link that ends up in a spreadsheet so you only need to click on their link to check their work. I also plan on using Google forms to do surveys with students and teachers. The school where I will be teaching uses Google docs for everything so I have a lot to learn to be an experienced user with them.

Susan, I really enjoy this article. It helps learning about the format and ways to use Google Docs a little bit easier. I personally think that the collaborative writing aspect of Google Docs is great. It seems like a very beneficial tool for students and teachers to use because it allows teachers to go into the documents at anytime and provide feedback, and it gives the students a reference tool, a spell check, and easy access to cite work that they may be using in their project. Google Docs are a great opportunity to allow differentiation when it comes to writing! I can't wait to continue learning more about this !

I am a beginner at Google Docs, but have become more familiar with it during this past school year. I know of some schools that do all their planning meeting scheduling on Google calendar, so it can be accessed by anyone at any time, and changes can easily be made. Since I teach first graders and they are just beginning to type, there may not be much of a chance to use Google Docs with my students, but I can easily see using the google forms with parents to gather information at the beginning of the school year, and it would be interesting to see if iGoogle Calendar could be implemented in our building to schedule parent teacher conferences!

I like the collaborative writing for the classroom. I think these types of projects will encourage student creativity as well as build group collaboration. It will also teach students how to respect the ideas and creativity of others.

I really like the idea of having an In Box. As a teacher, I can't stand all the paperwork that is involved. I love having everything organized and keeping track of papers seems like a waste of time. Having an In Box would be an awesome way to save paper and help keep classrooms looking neat and organized. I also really like the idea of creating self-grading quizzes. My students love anything that has to do with computers so I really like the idea of having their assessments be online.

I really like the idea of the collaborative brainstorming. My special education students have a difficult time contributing to a specific in class conversation during lessons. This would give them a way to think first then take some time to contribute to a topic and know that they have expressed a worthwhile opinion, instead of feeling "shut out" of the conversation! Great tool!!

I haven't experimented a lot with Google Docs, but I do like the idea of a couple of features: 1 the self-grading quiz, 2 the collaborative calendar and 3 collaborative brainstorming. These 3 things I would like to try to use in my classroom next year.

I had no idea Google Docs had a drawing component. After reading the Collaborative Brainstorming section, I can see how students could use this to create graphic organizers. What a great tool!

As a high school teacher, I can see that using google forms would be super helpful for collecting data. At the beginning of the semester, it can be used as a paperless way to gather information about your new students. Also, the ability to quickly reference any information you may need to know about your students, rather than having to dig for data or find forms that you filed away. Also, a great tool to use at the end of the semester to gather feedback from students about the course and my teaching style.

I find it very user friendly and there are so many different ways to use Google Docs in the classroom

I never thought to use Google forms as an assessment tool. I think it's a great idea to provide immediate feedback. Students like to see how they are doing compared to others, so even with a private login they would have an opportunity to do so. I would also really like use to make use of the inbox. I'm always looking for a way to streamline going paperless!

This was a great article. Filled with terrific information.

The templates seem like useful tools.

This is a nice list. I have only been recently introduced to Google Docs so this is a good way to see some of the uses it has to offer. The collaborative brainstorming can be a great tool for group projects and allows students to work together from anywhere. The self-grading quiz also looks very useful. I know how anxious some students get waiting to know the scores they've received on quizzes so this is a great way to let students get immediate feedback. Overall this a very helpful list!

A good way to use Google Docs is for peer editing. Students can be assigned a peer and work with that individual for the entire writing process. This can be a good way for students to get help during the process instead of waiting until they think the essay is complete and waiting for teacher feedback. The chat and comments features are especially helpful with the peer-editing process.

The two tools that stuck out to me the most in this blog post were the collaborative writing and the self-grading quiz. The collaboration feature in Google is something that I believe sets it apart from other platforms. In the past for students to work on a project together they would all have to gather around one computer and there was always bound to be a student who was off-task because he/she wasn't the one that was working at the computer. With the collaboration piece all students become responsible for the creation of the media. The self-grading quiz is also a great tool as I work in a 1:1 district and we are trying to move away from paper. The self-grading quiz will allow me to administer assessments through the computer and save paper (as well as time!)

In my education technology position, I like the idea of using the virtual copy machine feature. I am responsible for establishing standards, processes, and procedures, for all digital media (for academic purposes) at my college. Being able to create templates for my coworkers allows me to ensure consistency. For example, we create spreadsheets for all digital media services and by using the Virtual Copy Machine, the spreadsheet for one service will look identical to the spreadsheet for another.
As a future educator, I would like to use the collaborative brainstorming tool in my classroom. This is the first time I've heard of it. Far too often, certain students are left unheard, and I feel like this tool would eliminate that. Everyone has an equal chance to contribute their ideas with a tool like this. I especially think it would be useful to use if the students were creating a video project and needed to brainstorm ideas for it (where to shoot, what to wear, what props to use, etc.) I also think this tool could benefit me in my current position as well (i.e. brainstorming new technology for the classroom).

Hi Susan!
Great article on ways to use GAFE in the classroom. I love the fact that it is always evolving and changing. I would like to try Google Classroom, but having experience with Edmodo, I am a little nervous to "let it go". :) How would you compare Google Classroom to Edmodo?
Thanks again!
Theresa

I think one thing that is being missed with Google Apps, is how it can benefit us as teachers on a professional level. It does great things for us in the classroom, and that is great, but it does not need to be limited to our own classroom. It is a great administrative tool for school wide behavior reporting (Forms), inter-school discussions (Hangouts, docs), and data charting (sheets).

I think google apps can be used effectively for getting and giving quick feedback to formative assessments. This can be done with a number of applications that link outside of google as well as inside of google with forms.

I enjoyed reading about the In box for google docs. I would like to have students collaborate more in my classroom using this tool. However, as the post says it is hard to keep track of all of them. Requiring students to submit them using a google sheet would not only teach students how google sheets work, but would also make my life easier. In the past, I have shown students how to use google docs but never made it a requirement because I did not have an easy way for them to submit. This is my solution!
I also think that collaborative brainstorming is a great way for students to share ideas with each other in a quick and seamless way. This also gives students who are generally on the more quiet side an opportunity to voice their opinions and make their ideas known.

I am impressed with the functionality of Google Docs and their use in the classroom. Not being a teacher myself but as a default "teach the teacher for vendors who constantly come into CPD with "fresh, new ideas to improve productivity, I love the collaboration aspect of docs. It allows m,e to get real time feedback and speeds up content review and clears up ambiguity in a presentation or though process.

The content was informative and it seems like google docs and lesson planning and evaluation for content development and structure puts students and teachers in a position to engage one another in real time and gain real world functionality for learning.
I like the fluberoo add-on and I feel like it is an easy way to grade assignments and allows you to chart progress and email students with their real time grades.

I use Google docs in my building to help organize the counseling department. When teachers are referring students, they use a Google form that has different referral questions they need to fill out based on the specific student they are referring. At the end of each quarter, I'm able to gather all the referrals and review the data. See where our biggest struggles are in a school (ex:classroom management, attendance, SEL) and implement a variety of guidance lessons and programs to help the school improve.

I think google docs is the best collaboration tool that could be used in the clss room. Google has invented a fully fledged word-processing unit with it and its free to use by anyone.

These are all excellent ways to use Google Docs in the classroom. My teacher often used the collaborative writing tool for my classroom in high school. This class was Current Events and it was often essential for students to share opinions. I really like the idea of having a self-check quiz. This is one of the things that sometimes detours me from liking the thought of teaching because of the hours spent grading. This is an excellent way to solve that problem. Google Docs is awesome!

The electronic tool, google docs is a wonderful piece of technology which can be very effective in a classroom. One way teachers can use this electronic tool is through having kids brainstorm online. This gives every student a chance to participate, not just the quick thinkers. It also gives students the access to an electronic brainstorming source so they may access it whenever necessary. I think this can be useful for older elementary students and junior high and high school students as well.

Great information. What I was wondering is how you would evidence this work. I live the idea that students can share their work with the teacher, the teacher can mark the work and the student receives the feedback and then edits their work. However how could you evidence this work other than having it saved on google drive. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

This was a wonderful article on how teachers can effectively use technology, specifically google docs, in their classroom today. From collaborative writing, to self-grading quizzes, to even collaborative brain storming, google docs is offering students the benefits of technology while still growing in one's education today. I specifically like the idea of collaborative brain storming, because this is a tool every student can benefit from and contribute to. In a classroom, the students who immediately think of brainstorming ideas are the only ones who contribute, whereas through google docs, everyone can participate. This can help in pulling ideas for essays, reports, presentations and can contribute to the development of higher level thinking as well for students. I thoroughly enjoyed this article.

I am confused as to how to google form will do the marking for you??

I LOVE the idea of utilizing forms to create the inbox for student work. Is there additional information about how I would be able to set it up myself?

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