Looking for some ways and tips to integrate Google Apps in your school or classroom? Here are a few ideas that were presented on Educational Technology and Mobile Learning website.
Google Docs
- Collaborative lesson planning
- Staff/ Grade level meeting notes
- Shared Lesson Repository
- Improv the writing process
- Reading response journals
- Translate letters home for parents
- Track students homework and share with parents
- Sign-up sheets
- Science experiments
- Flash card center
- Use Google Forms for formative and summative assessments
- Survey students: Collect student interest information
- Do teacher or student observations
- Tracking discipline referrals
- Collect information from parents or teachers
- Spelling tests/ multiplication tests
- Create shared calendars
- Checking-out resources (laptop carts, library)
- Standards mapping
- Pacing guides
- Use appointment slots for office hours
- Communication with parents including in Different Languages
- Global pen pals
- Invite a guest lecturer into your classroom
- Hold office hours over chat
- Create classroom and school websites
- Student ePortfolios
- Student projects and reports
- Curriculum sharing
- Use Groups for discussion or announcement lists for classes, departments or committees
- Use YouTube to share video demonstrations, content-approved films or have students post their own video projects
- Use Blogger to structure and run your lessons.
A presentation by Julia Stiglitz. Click on this LINK.