This document provides instructions and guidance for students to collaborate on a group project using Google tools. It outlines how students should: 1. Form groups of 3-5 students and create a shared Google Site for the group. 2. Add elements to the site like a title, countdown to the due date, shared calendar, and embedded documents and presentations as they are completed. 3. Use tools like Google Docs, Slides, and Sheets to divide responsibilities, collaborate on the project, and track progress towards completion. The overall document encourages collaborative work and provides a template for students to plan and organize a group project online.

1. Here is the link to this presentation:
http://tinyurl.com/moudbmz

2. LEARNING TO COLLABORATE
COLLABORATING TO LEARN
GeGe Drozen
Resource Specialist/SDC
Teacher/Workability
Coordinator
Minarets High School

3. www.minarets.us

4. The Importance of Collaboration
Coming together is a beginning, staying together is
progress, and working together is success. —Henry Ford
Development depends on
interaction with people.” - Vygotsky
Individual commitment to a
group effort—that is what makes
a team work, a company work, a
society work, a civilization work.
—Vince Lombardi
A random national sampling completed by the
University of Phoenix of 500 workforce members
18-54 years of age between April 6 and 18, 2011

5. Have students form
groups of 3 to 5

6. Start With A Group Google Site
One student
becomes the creator and
shares the site with the
others in the group

7. Choose either a
blank template
or one from the
Gallery
Example of
Gallery
templates

8. Start With A Title

9. Share Site With Teacher
Teacher makes a Google Survey
The lead student copies the URL
of the Group’s Google Site
and fills out the Google Survey

10. Teacher Collects All Google Site URLs for Grading

11. Example of
Lesson Topic:
Project 7.2- Hello! I am a Totalitarian Dictator
Expert!
In this Project, you will be assigned a topic that has to do with a Totalitarian Dictator. You will present your topic
to the class for a grade.
The most important thing to remember is that you are telling the story of your topic. I do not want you to
regurgitate what you read word for word. I want you to know your topic like the back of your hand so that you
can tell the story of your topic. We will take notes on your topic but we do not want to write huge blocks of text.
Please highlight what you want us to take notes on and keep it short! You should only have three to four
sentences on each slide at the most. Here are the requirements. Follow them closely.
1. You must have four sources each. At the end of the presentation, you must have a works cited page that
alphabetizes all of the sources from everyone in your group. Only 1 of your sources can be a .com per student.
The rest should be .org or .edu. The sources must be cited MLA style and all images must be cited as well.
2. You must come up with a nice looking title page that uses the same title I have given you.
3. Each question is a slide and you must have one slide that is just an image.
4. You must have an image on each slide.
5. You image slide should tell the story in and of its self. It should captivate. You must be able to talk about you
image slide and what it represents.
6. You will be graded down for reading off your slides constantly. Note Cards or Paper Notes are strongly
recommended. If you don't need any and you can give a great presentation then that is even better. However,
don't read your slides.
Stalin:
-Country?
-What kind of government did he lead?
-Whose footsteps did he follow in? Who did he kill to take power?
-What were the Great Purges?
-What were his 5 year plans?
-What is a Gulag?
-What is his nickname?
-Define Collectivization.
-What was Stalinism
Now here are the requirements for the items:
-Your group will collaborate using Google Presentation
-It needs to be embedded on your Google Site.
This is worth 30 points.
This particular lesson
was designed by my
colleague, Daniel Ching.
You can find his blog at:
http://tinyurl.com/mdaad44

12. Part 2 to this lesson: Project 7.1- Short Film on an Egomaniac
For this project you will be using iMovie. You will have 1 full class period to do this project. You are going to
create a 1 minute introduction video about a totalitarian dictator. You will choose from Hitler, Stalin, or
Mussolini. You need to answer the questions below in the video. The video cannot exceed 1 minute 20 seconds
and it may not be under 1 minute. This is not a fancy iMovie but can be if you take time at home.
Requirements:
1. You must use 8 pictures in the video.
2. You must answer all of the questions thoroughly.
3. You must have three sources (cite them with Easybib and have them at the end of the video.
4. Voice over is optional but most of that would have to be done outside of class.
5. It needs to be quick but correct and informative.
6. No needless facts like date of birth, parents names...or things like that.
7. There must be music but it must have non-copyright.
8. You must upload to Vimeo and embed on your Google Site.
Stalin
-What kind of ideology did Stalin follow?
-Who did he kill to take power?
-What were the five year plans?
-What was Collectivization?
-What were the Great Purges?
-How many died under his rule?
Be creative
and
collaborate!

13. Make a Google Spreadsheet of Responsibilities
This is a group decision.
When something is completed, turn it green.
Insert it onto the
Google Site

14. Make a Countdown To
the Due Date of the Project
Click on “More” at the top
right of your site. Next, click
“edit site layout”. Then, click
“Sidebar”. Finally, click the
+ symbol and scroll down to
“Countdown” then set the
date it is due.

15. Embed a Google Calendar or screenshot of
another calendar
and set up due dates of progress
Typical
projects
should not be
more than 3
weeks long

16. Insert Google Docs and Google Presentation
when they are completed
Click the Edit icon of a pencil in the top right of
the Google Site and then:

17. By clicking “Document” your latest work will appear
so you can select it to go onto your Google Site. This is
also true for your Google Presentation
and Google Spreadsheet.

18. Timeline Using TimeToast
www.timetoast.com

19. Let’s Go To a Live Google Site
http://tinyurl.com/kwzlw89

20. Contact Information
GeGe Drozen
Minarets High School
www.minarets.us
Email: gdrozen@mychawanakee.org
My Blog: http://spedtechbygege.blogspot.com
Twitter: www.twitter.com/GeGeDrozen
My Website: www.about.me/GeGeDrozen