How Google Docs will change your life

1. How Google Docs will change your life a guide

2. Overview • Collaborating via Google Docs • Collecting data & testing via GD • Concerns & questions • Play time

3. The Basics • Google Docs is a set of web-based tools that are reminiscent of Microsoft Office (i.e. Word, Powerpoint, Excel, etc). All the work you do on GD is stored online, meaning that you can access it from any internet-capable computer in the world. • You can choose to share your work with others, authorizing them to edit your work.

4. Colleague Collaboration • The collaborative feature of Google Docs lets multiple users make changes to a document in real time. • GD also allows all users to track the revision history of a document. • These features seem tailor-made for establishing common assessments in our PLCs.

6. Video on Online Collaboration • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_hJ3R8jEZM&feature=player_embedded

7. Collecting Student Data • GD gives you the ability to create interactive FORMS you can link to or embed in a website. • Results are collected into an Excel-type spreadsheet. This makes it easy to import assessment data into data collection programs like Performance Matters. • You can apply Excel formulas to grade multiple choice responses automatically. LINK

8. Example Form

9. Example Results

10. The Big Problem with GD • Terms of Service issue regarding minors and GD • LINK to Cnet.com article about Google Docs Terms of Service issues for schools.

11. FAQ • Do I need a gmail account for GD? • Are there privacy concerns? • Questions from the group.