How might you use this tool in your personal and professional life? What
issues come to mind about using this tool with students (ie, they need email
addresses to log-in)?
I love using Google Docs and actually have a different account in addition to the school account. It has been a little confusing because I had been asking people to share documents from the school account to my home account. It would probably be much easier to just use the two accounts separately. What do people do with all of these accounts for everything? I need to get organized!
I first set up my Google Docs account when I began teaching Title 1 classes. I used it to keep track of behavior issues related to my students. If I had incidents or spoke to parents I would document it. I never shared it, but thought that I could if it became necessary. I also use Google Docs for my "summer job", which is Concessions Chair for our swim team club. I have to run our concession stands at our home swim meets and it requires a lot of volunteer help and food donations. All of the families have access to my Google Docs spreadsheet which allows them to sign up to bring food to the meets and also to volunteer to work shifts during the meets. It really helps keep everyone organized!
I have never used Google Docs with students, but I can imagine that they would have to be trained to use it correctly. Yes, they would need email addresses to log-in and they would have to understand that in sharing a document among other students comes certain responsibilities. Depending on what their task would be, they would need to learn how to contribute positively.
I love using Google Docs and actually have a different account in addition to the school account. It has been a little confusing because I had been asking people to share documents from the school account to my home account. It would probably be much easier to just use the two accounts separately. What do people do with all of these accounts for everything? I need to get organized!
I first set up my Google Docs account when I began teaching Title 1 classes. I used it to keep track of behavior issues related to my students. If I had incidents or spoke to parents I would document it. I never shared it, but thought that I could if it became necessary. I also use Google Docs for my "summer job", which is Concessions Chair for our swim team club. I have to run our concession stands at our home swim meets and it requires a lot of volunteer help and food donations. All of the families have access to my Google Docs spreadsheet which allows them to sign up to bring food to the meets and also to volunteer to work shifts during the meets. It really helps keep everyone organized!
I have never used Google Docs with students, but I can imagine that they would have to be trained to use it correctly. Yes, they would need email addresses to log-in and they would have to understand that in sharing a document among other students comes certain responsibilities. Depending on what their task would be, they would need to learn how to contribute positively.
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