Google Docs allows for collaborative writing between teachers and students. It allows multiple users to work on a document simultaneously. Edits are seen in real time, and work is automatically saved. Up to 50 collaborators can work on a document at once. Documents can be accessed from any device. This makes group work more efficient as students can work together remotely. It also ensures students always have their work with no excuses of lost or forgotten assignments. Teachers can leave comments to provide feedback. Overall it enhances collaboration, accountability and learning.

1. Google Docs for Teachers and
the Classroom

2. Why Use Google Docs?
• Google docs is a great way for teachers to
collaborate with other teachers, for teachers
to collaborate with students, and especially
for students to collaborate with other
students
• It’s about planning, writing and more—
collaboratively!
• In the 21st century, there are many more
benefits over a normal word processor

3. Why Google Docs?
• Students and teachers can share instantaneously on Google
docs
• Without having to email track changes, students can
literally watch changes being made as teachers or other
students make them
• Saving is immediate and there is never lost work
For Google Word Processor…
• There can be up to 50 collaborators on a document at one
time
• There can be up to 200 editors/viewers of one document
• Students and teachers can chat while working on a
document together (these numbers may vary for other
mediums within Google Docs i.e. Google Presentation)

4. Why is it different from normal Word
programs?
• Students can share documents without having
to attach them in an email
• Students can have access anytime, anywhere
to Google docs—even on their phones!
• It is creative, functional and productive
• Students can work together on a project,
simultaneously collaborating, without even
being in the same place

5. English Teachers: this is your dream!
• Students will never have the excuse that their
paper is on their home computer, that they
forgot to print it or email it at home, or they
lost their flash drive
• There are no excuses for not having their
work!
• Making comments is easy and students can
easily share their drafts with you and their
other editors

6. Students Easily Held Accountable for
their own Learning
• With the teachers still acting as the facilitator,
students are very much in charge of their own
learning
• Students have no excuses to not be able to
participate in group projects. Even when they
can’t physically be there, they can be there
through the Web

7. Other Uses
• PowerPoint presentations can be created and
shared and collaborated on equally (not one
student is going home and completing the
whole project)
• Data collected and shared with Spreadsheets
• Students can have fun and get creative with
Google Drawing
• ePortfolios are easy to create and manage

8. More Uses
• Peer Edits
• Documents can be used like a blog (students
can comment on a certain
topic/questions/etc. before coming to class)
and then it can be used as a jumping off point
for class discussions
• Prompting responses in a safe medium
• Create web pages, widgets, etc.
• Collaborate on homework and on notes

9. More Uses/Great Tasks Students Can
Easily Learn to Complete
• Students can figure out how to add a link within a
document
• Create bookmarks to jump to different parts of a larger
document
• Publish their work online/for peers to see
• Backchannel to review/relearn with presentations they
need to look over again
• Add footnotes
• Create drafts
• Import, export, publish, etc.
• Create student drop boxes

10. Other Google Docs
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Google Word Processor
Google Presentation
Google Form
Google Drawing
Google Spreadsheet
Google Website
Google Webpage

11. Students will need to…
• Create a Google account, first and foremost
• Learn how to create a document
• Learn how to share a document with their
teacher and peers