Teaching in the Cloud

Google Documents and Forms

February 25, 2011

What is Cloud Computing?

• Working with online applications (like Wordle, Picnik, Prezi)

• Saving online

• Up to date software without doing updates

• Sometimes a cost

• Often collaborative features

Collaboration

• How things get done

• More than 1 brain is usually better

• Reveals new perspectives

• Compensates for individual weaknesses

• Builds community

GOOGLE DOCUMENTS

GRCMS Google Doc Instructional Video

Share 8th grade experience

GOOGLE FORMS

Why Use a Google Form?

• Collecting

• Sharing

• Analyzing

Learn how to easily create and manage forms as well as how to use them for collaborative brainstorming and sharing and a variety of other classroom uses.

SAMPLE FORMS FROM OTHER SCHOOLS

Math Quiz

• Take a quick math quiz using a Google Form

• View spreadsheet of answers

• Model basic spreadsheet navigational functions

Types of Questions

Model Creating a Google Doc

• Check box options at top of a form

• Name

• Class hour

• Distribution

Create Your Own

• Share it with a colleague or 2 or 3

• Look at your resulting spreadsheet