Handouts & Materials
The documents and tutorials below can provide teachers with resources and information that will assist in their performance on assigments throughout the professional development. If in your review you find additional materials that could assist others, please notify Rebecca Johnson, so that she can upload them to the site. Please keep in mind sharing, viewing, and editing limits for Google Doc items.
Google Docs Basics & How-To
Are you new to Google Docs? Then READ THIS FIRST! The document to the right will provide you with a step-by-step overview of GDocs, and also includes information on creating your first docs in the cloud.
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This eBook was created by Richard Burns, creator of freetech4teachers.com. It provides step-by-step instructions on many of Google Docs' features.
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Link to Access: http://goo.gl/NOoPb
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The image to the right is linked to 4 separate videos created by Anson Alexander. Videos cover an introduction to Google Drive (formerly Google Docs) and composition, sharing and collaborating, and document organization how-to's. These are not specific education videos, but rather the videos provide an overview tutorial.
Video Access: http://bitly.com/bundles/o_3ojjqe2rno/h |
Managing Google Docs With Your Classroom is a webinar recording by Michael Wacker, a Google Apps certified trainer and Google certified teacher. The webinar shows how to share documents back and forth with your students, and provides other best practices for a successful Google Docs pilot.
Please note you can expand the video to full screen mode by clicking the icon at the bottom right of the video area. |
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The two videos to the right provide a 2-part tutorial on Google Docs collaboration. You will learn how to share documents, use the chat features within, as well as commenting for instructor feedback purposes.
Videos were created by Josh Flores, Director of Language Arts for the Oklahoma State Department of Education. To view the full GDoc series, click here: http://goo.gl/nwSDy |
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Google Docs for Writing Improvement
Provided by Google, this document gives general information on the collaborative nature of Google Docs. The 4-page report discusses Google Docs' capabilities and tried-and-true classroom practices from educators.
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Google Forms
With this video, you will see how to create and work with a form using Google Docs.
Video created by Kyle Pearce, a Secondary Math Teacher and Intermediate Math Coach with the Greater Essex County District School Board. |
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If using Google forms for assessment purposes, a script called Flubaroo will auto-grade student responses. This video will walk you through the process of setting up Flubaroo.
Video created by Kyle Pearce, a Secondary Math Teacher and Intermediate Math Coach with the Greater Essex County District School Board. |
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