Tech Ed Resources

Google Docs - The Basics If you have used any word processing program before you should find a transition to google docs to be fairly painless.  GOOGLE  DOC UNIQUE FEATURES Saving Incredible feature #1.   Google Docs saves automatically.   No more typing for 30 minutes and losing your information because you forgot to save.   Google Docs saves automatically into your Google Drive (we will talk about Drive in a future post).  The Document can be accessed anywhere you have internet service. Shari ng Incredible feature #2.   Google Docs is a Collaborative tool.   A google doc is different from word processing programs of the past in that multiple individuals can have access to work on the same document at the same time.   Students can work with each other from across the classroom, across town, or across the world.   The collaborative nature of the Docs allows Students to prepare digital collaboration skills that they will need in the future workforce. The Menu The Me

GOOGLE CLASSROOM Google Classroom is a free collaboration tool designed to assist in the communication between teacher and student. With in Google Classroom Teachers Can: Distribute Class Materials Assignments Study Guides Tests Collect & Grade Assignments Assign Grades to assignments Answer & Ask Questions Within Google Classroom Students Can:  Recieve Class Materials Communicate with Teacher and Classmates Participate in online discussions Quick Notes: To access Google Classroom your email address must be associated with a school that has a Google Apps For Education account.   Kasey Bell at   Shake-Up Learning   provides excellent resources and tutorials on Google Classroom.