VBTA Fall Conference -




 Presentation:  Web 2.0 Versions of Online Office Applications


Lucie deLaBruere, a Google Certified Educator, taught for several years at North Country Union High School and
Technical Center in Newport, Vermont. She has continued to be a valuable friend of VBTA. Lucie is now the St. Albans
City School Technology Integration Specialist.Lucie’s presentation is entitled Web 2.0 Versions of Online Office Applications.  Lucie notes “free word processing,spreadsheets, and presentation tools for anyone, anywhere, anytime. At a time when educators are making a time investment to learn Microsoft 2007, are they missing the boat by overlooking the new suite of online office-like applicationssuch as Google Docs, Zoho, and ThinkFree. Find out why business educators should be just as knowledgeable about these tools as they should Office 2007 when preparing their students with 21


Activity 1:  Click on this link and fill out the form.  When  you are done,  close out the confirmation (X out)  and pass the computer to another participant.  Help them find the link and start filling out the form.

Then we'll proceed through the Rest of the Activities Together

Activity 2:  Examine Google Forms/ Spreadsheet Data and Graphs Features

Activity 3
: Collaborative Data Collection - Using Google Spreadsheets

Activity 4: Collaborating using Google Presentation Tools  (a.k.a. PowerPoint)

Activity 5:
  Exploring Google Docs - Speed Writing