Google+Documents+and+Forms

=Google Documents=

**// What is it? //**
According to Google.com Google Documents is " an easy-to-use online word processor, spreadsheet and presentation editor that enables you and your students to create, store and share instantly and securely, and collaborate online in real time. You can create new documents from scratch or upload existing documents, spreadsheets and presentations. There's no software to download, and all your work is stored safely online and can be accessed from any computer." (taken from http://www.google.com/educators/p_docs.html)

// How was it used? //
Once we learned how to use Google documents I noticed more students using it to save their work in one place where and can access it from any computer. Not only is it convenient, but groups were able to collaborate on projects without meeting together. We used Google Presentations to work on assignments such as our Software Evaluation Project, also some students chose to use Google Presentation for their PTE Presentation. I did not use Google Document for any assignments for this class, however, I think it is a great resource to have so I could potentially work on an assignment from any computer. Another aspect of the Google Document editor that was probably the newest branch to learn was Google Forms. These forms proved to be easy to make and easy to use, especially in an area like the classroom. We used Google Forms for its own separate assignment where we created a Google Form with a variety of different forms of questions, sent it to friends, had them respond, and then observed the results in a spreadsheet form. If you would like to look at my Google Form, just click one of the links below.

// NETS Standards //
What I think Google docs are mostly useful for in Standard 2: Communication and Collaboration. Students can use Google Documents, Presentations, Forms, Spreadsheets, etc. to collaborate on assignments with other students and they are very simple to use. Students can use Google Forms to communicate with other students or the teacher how they feel about a unit, an assignment, or how comfortable they feel about the material before a test. Students can collaborate on presentations together at the same time using Google Presentations, and students can work together to create a study guide for a midterm using Google Documents.


 * My Actual Google Form About Halloween


 * My Google Form Results in Spreadsheet Format


 * Real Example of Using Google Form to Create an Assessment


 * Real Example in Spreadsheet Format