Google Docs allows for web-based collaboration on documents, spreadsheets, and presentations as an alternative to email attachments or flash drives. It provides a tool for collaboration through forms in Google Docs that can be used for information gathering, assessment, homework submission, and more. The session demonstrated creating and sharing documents, presentations, and forms in Google Docs to showcase its classroom applications for collaborative projects between students and teachers.

1. Google Docs Tech Tuesdays & Thursdays @ SCMS Sandy Clary & Stephen Veliz

2. What is Google Docs? A web-based word processing , spreadsheet , and presentations program that makes collaboration more efficient. An alternative to email attachments, flash drives, and, to a limited extent, MS Office.

3. A Tool for Collaboration Google Docs in Plain English

4. Forms in Google Docs

5. Classroom Applications Collaborative Projects Students and Teachers Information gathering and Assessment through Forms Homework Completion & Submission Solves the “MS Works Problem” Professional Development

6. Let’s Play!! Using your Google Account, sign on to Google Docs Create Something Doc, Presentation, Form, etc. Share it!!

7. What’s Next? Are you tired of paying for your teacher website, or frustrated with the clumsy Sharepoint service? If so, come check out how Google Sites will make your life much easier. And it’s free!!