Google Docs for Writing

*Thanks to Jennifer Judkins for much of the information below information & resources*

“...digital tools and platforms encourage ownership of writing and foster a culture of creativity.” - Pew Research Center & National Writing Project http://www.nwp.org/cs/public/print/resource/4173

• • Google Docs: Campaign Speech

  • Google Educator - PDE Effectiveness Model Domain 4e Growing & Developing Professionally

  • Classroom Ideas

    • Shelly Campbell’s audio feedback to a student’s Lin Carta a mi amigo

    • Dan Pichardo using Google Drawings for Character Traits

    • Jeff Dudek - Lord of the Flies / 1950s student group Google Slides

    • Interesting Ways to Google Docs in the classroom

      • Click this spreadsheet (I know it’s private)

    • Google Apps, Extensions and Scripts to Make Teaching Easier

    • How have you used it? List them below and link them if you want (Share settings)

  • Tools

    • Built-in Tools

      • Sharing & Peer-editing (view, comment, or edit)

      • Live in Doc Chat

        • Check in during writing assessment (formative or summative)

      • Commenting - <alt><ctrl><m> - need to have text highlighted

      • Revision history, Auto Save

      • Time-Saving Grading Tips

        • Preferences - i.e. - cap → // capitalize error //

        • Make a “master list” of comments

        • Add links to videos to guide students

          • http://grmr.me/

          • Grammar Girl

          • English & Grammar playlist

      • Research - Tools → Research

        • Word Count, Define, Translate Document

      • Voice to text is rumored to be included in Google Docs really soon.

    • Apps/Extensions

      • Kaizena - http://drive.google.com (Create → Connect more apps)

      • Bibliography

        • Citation Machine

        • EasyBib

        • Otto Bib

        • Purdue OWL MLA

        • KnightCite

        • Cornell University’s how to prepare an annotated bibliography

      • Note taking

        • Google Keep

        • CiteLighter - research, organization, and writing to one place.

          • Overview video

        • Diigo - research, organize in one place

        • Evernote - easily collect and find everything that matters.

      • Lucid Press - desktop publishing

      • Smore - Google Summit @Wilson Date Saver

      • Lucidchart - diagramming/mind mapping software

      • SpeakIt! - Select text, and it will read it to you.

      • Sound Gecko - Listen to text, web articles and documents

      • Read & Write for Google - Make GAFE accessible for those with reading and writing difficulties, learning disabilities such as Dyslexia, or English Language Learners.

      • Chromevox - ChromeVox is a screen reader for Chrome which brings the speed, versatility, and security of Chrome to visually impaired users. Chromebook, type Control-Alt-Z to toggle off and on.

        • Chromevox Tutorial

  • Workflow - handout folders, turn in folders... oh my.

    • Hapara - a Teacher Dashboard to simplify use of Google Apps in the classroom

    • Scripts

      • Flubaroo - quickly grade multiple-choice or fill-in-blank assignments and automatically email student results.

        • Matt Campbell’s explanation of his use of forms as formative assessment.

      • gClassFolders - used to automatically create all student turn in and classroom handout folders.

      • Doctopus & Goobric - Take hold of student projects in Google Docs with the Doctopus & Goobric scripts.

      • formMule - a multipurpose, flexible merged email creator that runs from Google Spreadsheets

      • autoCrat - easy to use, flexible Docs merge utility that does personalized creation, sharing, and emailing of templated Docs using Google Spreadsheet data

  • Communities

  • Teaching High School English Today

  • English Teacher Support Group

    • Help with Google +

  • Twitter #EngChat hashtag

  • Help with Twitter