Draw a picture as follows1. A bird

2. A place for the bird to live

3. A source of food for the bird

4. A predator for the bird

5. A way for the bird to defend itself

All students were going to write a 1 page paper describing cell theory, the structure and function of organelles, and the differences between plant and animal cells. We used Google Classroom to join the students together and get a document created on day 1.

Students were able to organize their documents very easily once Google docs was understood.

Students were able to log in to work on their papers a little bit at a time from anywhere they were instead of having to worry about having access to their project.

As a teacher I had continuous access to all student progress. If I was concerned about a specific student, I could check

Our first attempt at Google classroom was difficult getting all students on board with Google docs.

The teaching up front was time consuming, which took from time we had planned for students to be working on their projects.

We would have made a day before the project where all students have a computer and the whole class can use a projector to get everyone logged in and comfortable with the process of opening their projects using Google technology.

We spent a frustrating amount of time educating students about how to USE GOOGLE DOCS and even how to login. They knew a lot less about this than we anticipated.

This was a learning experience for all of us.

Google Docs◦ Assignments can EASILY be shared, revised, and

continuously saved.

◦ Very useful to see continuous progress on student projects, and to make comments for ongoing evaluation.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1a13uzqkylaetneXRAj7cWHOPF47sfGPm0cAITdM1erk/edit?usp=sharing

A spreadsheet program like Excel, but with all of the advantages of online file sharing.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1bfxkyBbQYvfipvV9sZtt_KnMtkP31O10kHS6xAdJx-w/edit?usp=sharing

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1fiLONa3kZo78272tzOe9vh6iNrVw8dNmgUbyt59IQwg/edit?usp=sharing

Create a quiz or survey for your students.

Responses are organized into a Google sheet and can easily be organized.

Easily create and grade digital assignments

Create an interactive online discussion where students can comment and ask questions

ONLY AVAILABLE TO EDUCATION LINKED ACCOUNTS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K26iyyQMp_g

Plan this step ahead of time so that students can access and start working immediately on their work days.

Have students write this information down on a handout for future reference.

You can also include any additional information of how to access features that you want to highlight.

Go to classroom.google.com

Login under your staff Google account

Click the + in the top right corner and say “join class”

Enter access code:

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Teachers can ask a question using the “announcement” feature or just make general comments visible to all students

Students have the ability to ask questions or make comments to these if they are a member of the class

You can use documents, sheets, or forms you have already created in Google to create an assignment and assign a due date.

www.google.com/edu/

Brainstorm at least 1 way that you can incorporate Google technologies into your existing plans or units.