Welcome and Overview

Workshop Overview

Setting the Stage

            Partnership for 21st Century Skills

            Desired Skills for 21^st Century Learners (teacher name sjbrooksyoung)

            K-W-L Graffiti Boards

Web 2.0 Tools for Collaboration

Google Docs Tour

Using Google Docs (step sheet)

Google Docs

Additional application suite

Zoho Office Suite

More Resources

Video Tutorials

10 Ways to Use the New Google Docs Productively

101 Fun and Relevant Ways to Use Spreadsheets in
K - 12 Classrooms: Developed by Dr. Alice Christie, these ideas can be expanded and enhanced through use of Web-based spreadsheets.

Google for Educators, Google Docs: This section of Google for Educators focuses on focuses on Google Docs & Spreadsheets in the classroom.

Global Warming Student Speakout: Student project co-sponsored by Google and Global School Network that included use of Google Docs & Spreadsheets.

Web 2.0 Tools for Busy Administrators: Web-based Breeze presentation describing how a technology planning committee used Web 2.0 tools (including Google Docs) to revise the district technology plan.

Using Web-based Office Applications for Group Activities: A step sheet for setting up class documents. Written for college students, but appropriate for elementary and secondary classrooms as well.

Web Tools for Educators wiki (password is: webtools)

More experienced Google Doc users may want to access one or both of the following pages on this wiki:

     Google Docs and Zoho (password is: webtools)

     Strengths and Weaknesses (password is: webtools)

Discussion

Wrap-Up