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=Welcome to Reimaginging Curriculum= =http://reimaginingcurriculum.wikispaces.com/= Julia Leong Julia.Leong@me.com based on resources from Google Workshop for Educators, Google Educator Academy, and November Learning associates. = = =**Before we get started, please create a Google Account (If you don't already have one)**=

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Teaching revision with Google Docs (a example) Collaborative Revision [|Docs Templates for Students and Teachers] [|Google Docs for Educators]
 * Google Docs in a nutshell**

**Click here to start using Google Docs**


 * What is Google Docs?**
 * [|Overview for Educators (presentation)]
 * [|Google Docs: The Basics]
 * [|Google Docs: Tips and Tricks]
 * [|Google Docs in Plain English (video)]

[|Documents] [|Presentations] [|Spreadsheets] [|Form] Don't forget to turn on the [|new features]! [|Learn More].
 * Interactive Overview (with Links to Help Pages):**


 * Activity 1: How can Google Docs be used at you site or in your program?**

In a small group, create a document, presentation, or spreadsheet to illustrate your answer. Example answers include:
 * Using a document for shared notes, meeting minutes, resources, or lesson plans.
 * Using a presentation for shared materials - or presenting data.
 * Using a spreadsheet for sharing and analyzing data.

One group member should create the file and add the others as collaborators. Publish the file and add the presenters as a collaborator. Links to the files will be added below. One member of each small group will present the file to the large group.


 * Activity 2****:** Create your own form!

Create a form for collecting data. Mock up a something that is an example of how you might actually use forms. Send the "live form" link to colleagues so they can fill out your form. Share the results with colleagues or publish them as a web page. Optional: Create (and publish) charts of the results.

Activity 3: Brining it all together. Create a presentation sharing your ideas on how you might use any collaborative tool.

Link Library Developed by Google Certified Teachers for [|Google Workshops For Educators]: 3 Getting Started Guides for Beginners NEW! Educational Spreadsheet Gadgets How to Make a Self Calculating Survey - Collete Cassinelli A Great Comparison of all Google Docs components Official Google Docs Blog [|Google Docs for Educators] [|Using Google Docs in the Classroom] [|Google Docs Templates] [|Digital Toolbox: Google Docs] [|Read any web document in Google Doc]s -This extension ([|download link]) lets you read online documents directly in your Google Docs account with a simple right click. [|10 Google Forms Ideas for the classroom] - provides template copies for each form by Tom Barrett Using Google Docs in the Classroom: Tips and Tricks 20 Ways To Use Google Docs in the Classroom [|Snag a Table of Contents, Dictionary or Thesaurus for your Google Doc] [|Google Apps Docs Interactive Tutorial] [|Google Docs Classroom Ideas Wiki] [|Teach Collaborative Revision with Google Docs] [|Educator's Guide- Teaching Revision with Google Docs] [|Esther Wojciki's Docs and Spreadsheets in the Classroom] [|Google Docs Blog] Google Docs Keyboard Shortcuts Insert Footnotes Google Wants YOUR Docs Ideas- click here to submit and see examples. How to Create a Self Grading Quiz Using Google Forms New! Drawing Tools Create Children's Books Using Sites and Drawing Tools Example 1 Example 2 Research Projects- Putting it all together