WAYS TO USE GOOGLE APPS IN THE CLASSROOM based on the youtube webinar 32 Ways to Use Google Apps in the Classroom by Julia Stiglitz
OBJECTIVE To be able to implement Google Apps in meaningful ways in the classrooms to increase : efficiency collaboration engagement
COLLABORATIVE LESSON PLANNING Work on the same lesson plan at the same time with a collegue using Google Docs
SHARE MEETING NOTES Place your meeting notes in Google Docs and share with the rest of the staff.
SHARED LESSON REPOSITORY Store your lesson plans in your school’s Doc list so that anyone at your school can find and access them. Create a folder for your grade level to share resources.
IMPROVE THE WRITING PROCESS Use Google Docs to give students ongoing and simultaneous feedbacks and use revision history to hold students accountable for their work
TRACK STUDENTS HOMEWORK (and share with parents) Use spreadsheets to track students homework. Give each students an anonymous number and share the share with parents.
SCIENCE EXPERIMENT Use Google forms and Spreadsheet to: Collect data Share data Graph data
TEACHERS OR STUDENTS OBSERVATION Use forms on your smart phone or tablet to do teachers or students observations. The data will be automatically populated into a spreadsheet.
MORE WAYS TO USE GOOGLE FORMS Collect information from parents Spelling Tests / Multiplication Test Collecting Science Data
WAYS TO USE GOOGLE CALENDAR Shared Calendar Check out Schedule Collecting Science Data
WAYS TO USE GOOGLE EARTH / MAPS Discuss Geography and Earth Science Go to Heritage Sites Understand local history Directions
CLASSROOM AND SCHOOL WEBSITES Create a site for your class. Embed a class calendar, videos and presentations. Use sites to create ePortfolios and showcase student work and pass it on year to year
STUDENT PROJECTS AND REPORTS Have students do projects or create reports using Sites.
EXTEND CLASSROOM DISCUSSIONS USING GOOGLE MODERATOR Have students reflect on their daily learning through Google Moderator. Students can read each others reflections and vote up the responses that they like best. Classroom discussions will be extended beyond the walls of the classroom.