Ann Nicholson Cedar Rapids Community Schools anicholson@cr.k12.ia

1. Using Google Tools to Support Professional Learning Communities Ann Nicholson Cedar Rapids Community Schools anicholson@cr.k12.ia.us

2. “A Professional Learning Community (PLC) is educators committed to working collaboratively in ongoing processes of collective inquiry and action research to achieve better results for the students they serve. PLCs operate under the assumption that the key to improved learning for students is continuous, job-embedded learning for educators.” —adapted from Learning by Doing Professional Learning Community

3. Three BIG ideas of a PLC: Focus on Learning Build a Collaborative Culture Focus on Results Professional Learning Communities

4. Google Docs Spreadsheets Forms (survey – quizzes) Presentations Docs

7. Google Doc Forms

10. Google Calendar

12. Google Calendars

13. Group Membership

14. Google Groups

16. Membership Options

17. Group Membership

20. Different Page Styles

21. You can quickly and easily insert, images, links, and all sorts of Google components.

22. Google Docs Tour: http://www.google.com/google-d-s/intl/en/tour1.html • New Features: • http://www.google.com/google-d-s/whatsnew.html Google Resources

23. More Resources Google Docs for Educators Using Google Docs in the Classroom Teach Collaborative Revision with Google Docs Google Docs in Plain English

24. More Resources Google Groups Tutorial Google Groups Help Google Sites Video Google Sites Tutorial