Managing Google Docs in the Classroom

Saturday was a terrific day at EdCampMe. It was a great chance to hang with some friends and chat about meaningful ways to educate children. One of the questions that came up in a session I was in is something that I get asked a lot. "How do I manage my Google Docs with so many documents coming in from so many students?" Teachers love how easy it is to collaborate with their students, not having to worry about losing the file and all the other bonuses that using Docs brings, but tracking down assignments can be a nightmare. Step 1) Students create a new Collection for the class and title it: Subject - Name For example: Science - Johnny Step 2) Students then share the Collection with the teacher. Step 3) You make a new Collection called Period 2 or Science or whatever makes sense. Step 4) Click here to copy the Assessment Collector Google Spreadsheet. Step 5) Embed the form into your website. Then use the built-in Viewer tab. Step 7a) Select Tools > Script editor

gClassFolders - EdListen-Resources Create a paperless classroom by automatically create shared folders for students (or search gclassfolders from the template gallery) also available in the script gallery under gClassFolders I want to thank Dee for creating the SLAM video. This script was created to accompany the Google Class Model that I recommend for teachers to help organize the classroom: Google Classroom Model Each Classroom set up a Class Edit, Class View, and Dropbox folder. Class Edit ~ These will be files that are editable by everyone in the class Example: Group Assignments Class View ~ These will be files that are only viewable by everyone in the class Example: Syllabus, worksheet templates Student Dropbox ~ This is only between the teacher and the particular student. Example: Handing in homework Formative Assessment can be provided through the use of comments within the page. gClassFolders Instructions Student Instructions Other resources related to this: tags: paperless classroom, gclass folders,

Extensions & Apps - Learning about Google Apps for Education (GAFE) "Apps" is an abbreviation for "applications", which is another word for "programs". Google has their own apps store (chrome.google.com/webstore), with tons of free apps and extensions. Most apps and extensions are web-based, so they follow you to any computer when you log on to Chrome; however, some of them are computer-based, so they won't follow you around, and you'll have to re-install them if you want them on a different computer. How to tell? If you go to use an app or extension on a new computer and it's not there, you need to re-install it! (I know, very technical.) Extensions add functions and abilities to Chrome. Extensions usually appear as buttons in the Chrome window, to the right of the address bar, or can be found in "Customize/Settings - Tools - Extensions" menu in Chrome, where they can be toggled on or off. Apps run as separate programs in addition to Chrome. Apps usually appear on a "New Tab" in Chrome.

80 Interesting Ways To Use Google Forms In The Classroom 80 Interesting Ways To Use Google Forms In The Classroom by TeachThought Staff When you think of innovative, edgy, compelling uses of technology, Google Forms isn’t exactly the first thing that leaps to mind. While you’d probably prefer a piece of hardware that’s affordable, easy to use, and mobile that allows students to direct their own mastery of content in peer-to-peer and school-to-school learning environments, for now you just might have to settle for a spreadsheet. No, wait. Spreadsheets are simply a kind of framework, yes? And they have built-in formulas to perform calculations, visualize data, and communicate information in ways we–and students–are not used to seeing, right? So maybe a self-grading assessment? Questionnaires? See, I told you it’s not so bad.