Google

Docs

In One Sentence


Google Docs is a live digital document similar to Microsoft Word that allows participants to collaborate, write, edit, and revise and to give and receive feedback in real time.

What's the Point?

  • Google Docs is a platform that can be used for co-constructing content and authentic learning individually or in partnerships with others in a supportive environment that allows for autonomy and reflection where everyone’s voice is valued.

How is it Used by Teachers?

How is it Used by Students?

  • Supports shared content planning, instruction and resources as a collaborative tool

  • Allows teachers to look at the journey of learning through the progression history as an accountability measure (under file)

  • Allows for modeling how to collaborate for student interactive discussions and integration of ideas

  • Cross-curricular planning and instruction with feedback with groups of teachers or students on one particular project/assignment

  • Gives teachers opportunity to have a dialogue with students (feedback, ask questions, and reflect on practices) in real time in both learning and assessment

  • Collaborate, revise and share presentations, assignments, writing project, etc. individually or in groups

  • Give and receive feedback for assessment and reflective purposes

  • Holds students accountable through being an active participant in their own learning process

Checklists

Content Planning

Formative Assessment

Instruction

Community Building


  • Ensure that use of google docs aligns with learning goals/learning targets

  • Ensure all parties have basic training on Google Docs

  • Share the doc with all staff members who need access

  • Ensure hyperlinks are working and active

  • Create an organizational system for housing all content planning docs


  • Ensure all teachers and students have basic training on Google Docs

  • Ensure that students understand the use of the version history

  • Ensure that students understand the shared purpose of docs

  • Provide opportunities for students revision and correction

  • Allow for authentic demonstration of understanding

  • Allow for authentic feedback


  • Ensure that shared settings are set up appropriately

  • Ensure that doc is shared with each participant

  • Ensure that all hyperlinks working and active

  • Conduct basic training with students on how to use specific tools for instruction in Google Docs


  • Co-construct agreements and non-negotiables between teachers and students prior to using google docs

  • Ensure that shared settings are set up appropriately

  • Share doc with each participant

  • Demonstrate how to use the necessary tool(s) that aligns with the product

  • Maintain a supportive environment for learning