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2. Google Documents in the Secondary Social Studies Classroom: Tools for Teachers and Student Going Digital in the K-12 Classroom An Advancing Literacy Workshop

3. Introductions • Calandra Blount, secondary social studies • Professional Affiliation • Troy Carter, secondary social studies • Gaston Day School • Kathleen D’Avria, secondary social studies • Professional Affiliation • Brent Gulledge, US History teacher • North Mecklenburg High School

4. Agenda Presentation Topics: • Google Documents, a brief introduction • Troy Carter • Using spreadsheets to create battle charts for World War II • Calandra Blount • Creating review flashcards with Google Docs • Brent Gulledge • Creating a peace conference with Google Docs • Troy Carter • Managing a classroom with Google Calendars • Kathleen D’Avria • Questions & Answers

5. A Brief Intro to Google Docs • Google Docs-- A series of web-based, cloud-based tools provided by Google allowing users to “create, share, and collaborate on the web.” • Web-based: Entirely online. All computers have access, no software needed. • Cloud-based: Documents retrieved anywhere, no attachments or flash drives needed. • Multiple users can access and edit the same documents. • All tools shared today can be accessed for free with a Google account.

6. The Learning Activity Battles of WWII • Grades 11th US History. • Time: One week (M-TH, with presentations Friday) • Materials: Internet, iPad, Googledocs • Students will be assigned a battle of WWII. • I will create a Googledocs spreadsheet for the class and provide a username/password for the students to access it. • Once students are assigned a battle, they will have one week to complete the chart. • At the end of the week, I will make copies of the completed spreadsheets and disseminate them to all students. • I will have students to write two or more paragraphs about facts that interested them the most and have them share their writings as well as briefly discuss their battle.

7. Learning Objectives • Objectives: SWBAT • History students, using the textbook, library, or Internet, will be able to answer a series of questions related to a particular elements of key World War II battles. • Describe the important battles of WWII by filling out the class Googledoc spreadsheet with their assigned battles. • Students will be able to identify the strategies of the Allies and Axis powers and major battles and describe the importance of the turning points of World War II

9. Learning Outcomes • This lesson is part of a large unit on World War II. It discusses the most notable battles of the Second World War, wartime strategies of the warring powers, as well as the use of technology in the war. By acquiring this knowledge, students will have a firm grasp on the key turning points of the war.

10. Getting Started with Google Docs Spreadsheets • Log into your Google account • At the top left-hand side of screen, click on “drive” to access Google Docs • Next, click on create – spreadsheet

11. Add a Gadget • Once you have your spreadsheet created, click on “insert”, then “gadget” • You will see a new dialogue box open in the middle of your screen. Scroll through the gadget options and choose “Flash Card Gadget” by clicking on “add to spreadsheet”

12. Manage Spreadsheet/Gadget Settings • Now is the time to create the flashcards • After adding the gadget you will see a new window appear • In this window you will enter range (number of vocabulary words) into the field marked “Range” • Give the gadget a name in the title section • Use the first two columns A & B for your flashcards • If you assign 20 Flashcards, then enter Sheet1!A1:B20 in the “range” field

13. Create Flashcard Text • Begin to build your flashcards by entering vocabulary words and answers • Your vocabulary words will be typed in column “A” • Your answers will be typed in column “B”

14. Using the Flashcards • Complete all of the fields • The flashcard gadget window will fill-up with all of your vocab words • Students can use the flashcards to study for class, quiz themselves • You can alter the flashcards to only display answers, or you can shuffle them, etc. • Instead of collecting notecards, students can click on the “share” tab in the top right-corner to email the doc to you • You can use this to check to see if students have been reading • This is great as a homework or an extra- credit assignment • Having a paperless assignment that allows for quick feedback and communication is great! • Link to example: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ag0MgQ6DUeypdGtFSjEtWG9LTlJmanFBcmFncGZFVVE

15. The Peace Summit Project • Timeline: Approx. one week of class time • Activity #1: Students in small groups with each assigned a belligerent country • Task: Given their prior knowledge and a set of documents related to their country, students are to assemble a presentation outlining a plan for peace that would be acceptable to their country. • Activity #2: Students are broken into panels with one member of each country • Task: Taking into account all presentations, students are to create a composite peace plan that their nations (mostly) agree on. • Activity #3: All students vote on the best plans.

16. Good Applications • The Congress of Vienna • Option for advanced students: Individual throne claimants • The July Crisis (pre World War I) • Benefit: There is a great collection of documents that already exists online for a similar exercise • The Yalta Conference (division of Germany) • Significant background information available

17. Google Docs in Activity #1: Presentations

18. Google Docs in Activity #2: Treaty Writing

19. Google Docs in Activity #3: Forms (for ballots)

20. Overall Google Effect on Peace Summits • Google Docs replaces • Powerpoint, word, paper ballots • Flashdrives, e-mails, print outs • “Can we go back to…” “Wait, which group said…” • Google Docs reinvents • Collaboration: students can work collaboratively and simultaneously, even outside of class • Feedback: Feedback can be given during the constructive process, directly where it is needed

21. Google Calendar – Creating an Event

22. Google Calendar – Creating Multiple Calendars

23. Google Calendar – Embed in Website or Wiki

24. Google Calendar – Embed (cont.)

25. Google Calendar – Coding Events

26. Google Calendar – Adding Attachments

27. Google Calendar - Appointments

28. Google Calendar – Appointments (cont.)

29. Questions & Answers

30. Next Steps • Over the next two days try out some of the tools we’ve shared with you here and think about how you can use them in your classroom with your students.

31. Next Steps • That discussion is at the Teaching & Learning in the 21st Century Blog at: http://teach-learn21.blogspot.com/ • Scroll down the page to find the discussion forum for this presentation titled: Google Docs in Secondary Social Studies • Information about this is included in the workshop packet we sent out in an email.

32. For More Information For more information about this workshop and others go to the Center for Adolescent Literacies website at: http://literacy.uncc.edu/ Presentation materials including this Power Point are posted at: http://literacy.uncc.edu/professional-development

33. Thank You! Thank you for joining us today. In about a week, you will receive a short survey that helps us evaluate these workshops. Thanks in advance for filling that out. For additional questions contact: Bruce Taylor Director, The Center for Adolescent Literacies at UNC Charlotte bruce.taylor@uncc.edu