Using Google Docs, Slides, Forms, & Sheets (HMS)
Part 1: Google Docs
Idea #1: Students add metacognitive comments to their own work.
Rationale: As a teacher, it's sometimes helpful to see what students are thinking when they're completing their work. I often have my students label required elements of an assignment. For example, if I ask them to include evidence, I will have them highlight and label what they think is evidence using comments in Google docs. This helps me better identify what students know and don't know.
This video is a tutorial intended for students, but you can also learn how to add comments from it.
Rationale: As a teacher, it's sometimes helpful to see what students are thinking when they're completing their work. I often have my students label required elements of an assignment. For example, if I ask them to include evidence, I will have them highlight and label what they think is evidence using comments in Google docs. This helps me better identify what students know and don't know.
This video is a tutorial intended for students, but you can also learn how to add comments from it.
Idea #2: Students comment on each other's work.
Rationale: Student collaboration is an important part of our classroom processes. It's tricky to do it online, and this method is a way to maintain close supervision of student work online but still allow them to collaborate digitally.
Rationale: Student collaboration is an important part of our classroom processes. It's tricky to do it online, and this method is a way to maintain close supervision of student work online but still allow them to collaborate digitally.
Idea #3: Conducting an Online Discussion using Google Docs
Part 2: Google Slides
Idea #1: Students Create a Collaborative Presentation from a Teacher-Created Template
Rationale: We often ask students to present information in class, but their presentations lack depth and/or uniformity that we require. Using a template can help students be successful, much like an outline or graphic organizer can help them be successful on paper.
Rationale: We often ask students to present information in class, but their presentations lack depth and/or uniformity that we require. Using a template can help students be successful, much like an outline or graphic organizer can help them be successful on paper.
Idea #2: Students use Google Slides not to present but to organize information.
Rationale: Students need organizational tools to be successful. It's difficult to provide those tools online. Google Slides is a great option for helping students organize information.
Rationale: Students need organizational tools to be successful. It's difficult to provide those tools online. Google Slides is a great option for helping students organize information.
Part 3: Google Forms
Idea #1: Using Forms to Collect Data & Homework
Rationale: One of the most difficult parts of managing an online classroom is organizing student work. Google Classroom helps a lot with that process, especially with individual assignments. Google Classroom, however, doesn't support group work. One way to improve the organization of group work is to have a homework turn-in form.
Rationale: One of the most difficult parts of managing an online classroom is organizing student work. Google Classroom helps a lot with that process, especially with individual assignments. Google Classroom, however, doesn't support group work. One way to improve the organization of group work is to have a homework turn-in form.
Idea #2: Using forms to Complete Assignments
Rationale: Google Forms are a fantastic way for students to complete online assignments. It works much like a handout or worksheet on paper would, but students can complete it online. With Google Analytics, you can also analyze the data you receive more easily than you can with paper/pencil assignments.
Rationale: Google Forms are a fantastic way for students to complete online assignments. It works much like a handout or worksheet on paper would, but students can complete it online. With Google Analytics, you can also analyze the data you receive more easily than you can with paper/pencil assignments.
Bonus: Grading Google Forms Assignments