Google docs works great with students. OF course, you have to have a district that isn't paranoid. I just learned that our Network Services dept. shut down access to Google Docs over the Summer. DOH!
g it as well. I never knew all of the tools and resources Google Docs provided. I plan on piloting a writing assignment with Google Docs for my class this marking period. I will definitely bookmark this blog as a resource to use! …
live. Some of my suggestions are using different colors for edits. Some formatting will need to be done once all contributions are made. I suggest copying/pasting into notepad to get rid of google doc's formatting and then re-pasting from notepad into word without any formatting.
I can send you an "invite" to one of the many google docs I've used or anyone who is interested. Send me your e-mail to genadiy@genadiy.com
Using google docs saves A LOT of time.…
ble from school and from home. I have my students using this in and out of school now. Let's face it, I have 2007 MS Office on my home computer, but at school we have Office 2003. Some students are using Office 2010 at home. By using Google Docs, you always the same file version, where it can be accessed anywhere you have an internet connection. It cuts out the need to save work on a USB drive where it can get lost. The best part about google docs is that students can all work on the same project and collaborate. One copy is saved and all the students have the same document in the end to work from. Check out Google Docs, you'll love it!! The kids like it too!!…
Check out Mark Wagner's post on this as it relates to Google Docs: Google Docs Does Not Violate CIPA (or COPPA*). The comments might give you some other ideas for the effects on schools.
many ideas on how to use it in the future. One of the most useful points of Google Doc is that teachers can access the document throughout the writing process in order to provide feedback. When i start my classroom experiences I will be sure to use Google Docs.…
got it. They were so excited to see all the features of search, particularly the calculator functions.
Take a look and let me know your thoughts. Any thing I should add ?
Lucy Gray…