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 * ==Google Docs==

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 * Link to Doc
 * Documents (Word processing, spreadsheets, presentation documents and survey forms) stored online
 * All documents housed on the internet, access them from anywhere
 * Only need a web browser and an username and password
 * Cloud Computing
 * Platform issues eliminated
 * Collaborative, can have multiple people editing and contributing on the same document
 * Ability to view editing history
 * Great for collaborative projects the teachers can view who did the edits
 * Free
 * Google has made a commitment to make this service free in the future for schools
 * Flexible
 * Full Control over who can see and edit your own documents
 * Can be used for almost anything
 * We have our own Educational Domain with Google Docs specifically for Derry Township teachers and students
 * We set up and manage all our student accounts.


 * [|Quick Start for Google Docs]
 * [|QuickstartGuide.pdf]
 * Building Sandcastles - Presentation
 * [|Google Docs Overview] - Presentation
 * [|Teacher Center] - Resources for how Google Apps are being used in the classroom
 * Google Apps Education Community - Especially for Google apps educators and students
 * [|Google Apps Team Addition] - Video
 * [|Product Demos] - ||
 * ==Why and How can we use Google Docs?==

What Teachers Say about Google Docs
Linking Instructional Principles to Web 2.0 Tools

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|| ===How Teachers are Using Google Docs=== 36 Ways to Use Google Docs in the Classroom A wiki is a collaborative website that is considered part of the second generation of Internet-based services that allows users to instantly create and share web pages. [|Definition of Wiki from Wikipedia] Wikispaces calls a wiki: "a web page with an edit button." [|wiki ppt 5 08.ppt] ||
 * Team/Dept Meetings
 * All people have same info
 * Save trees
 * Collaborating on Resources
 * Lesson/Unit Plans
 * Newsletters
 * Grade Level/Dept. Handbook
 * Timely, Specific and Corrective Feedback
 * Teachers can give feedback and grades directly in a document
 * Writing Across the Curriculum/Writing to Learn
 * A DTSD initiative
 * Google Docs give students and teachers the ability to write more often in a variety of content areas.
 * More informal opportunities to write more often = Improved Writing
 * PSSA data - Moved more students from Proficient to Advanced
 * Collecting Data From Students, Parents or Teacher
 * Google Forms
 * RSVP for this session
 * Lunch Form Example
 * Coordinator Survey
 * Student/Peer Editing
 * Access to classroom activities from Home
 * Students still able to participate if ill or on a trip
 * No issues with different platforms or accessing home directories
 * Missing Work for Students by Team
 * Sign up Sheets
 * Field trips, lunch, assemblies, responsibilities ||
 * =WHAT IS A WIKI?=
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 * A Wiki is a series of webpages that anyone can edit
 * Wikis are extremely easy to edit
 * Created online so you can edit them anywhere
 * Wikis are collaborative by nature and typically have multiple authors
 * Keep a chronological history so you will never lose content
 * There is a discussion area to enhance collaboration
 * Wikis are very flexible and can be used for many different purposes
 * Three levels of security
 * public - anyone can view and edit
 * protected - anyone can view but not edit without permission
 * private - only members can view/edit

[|C3E3 Blog] - Wiki Overview

**You can create a [|Wikispace] (free for educators)**
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 * [|Quick start for Wikispaces]
 * [|wikispaces_quick_start.doc] ||
 * ===What you can use wikis for:===
 * Class Notes
 * Parental / Student Communication
 * Lesson Summaries
 * Handouts
 * Course Syllabus
 * Course Links and Resource Notes
 * School or class calendar
 * Collaboration of Notes
 * Concept Introduction and Exploratory Projects
 * Dissemination of Important Classroom Learning Beyond the Classroom
 * Teacher Information Page
 * Student written books
 * School Newspaper
 * Showcase for student projects
 * Platform for peer review of student work || **Wikis in education:**
 * Wikis in the classroom
 * Using a wiki to guide a workshop or online course (like the one you're using right now or this one)
 * Classnotes Wiki- Renee Owens
 * Learning Success - Study Skills/Habits for Students - Art Titzel/Diane May
 * Educational Wikis Wiki
 * Wiki Walk-Through - Teachers First
 * [|Wikibooks]
 * [|Kids open dictionary] (Karen Fasimpaur)
 * http://horizonproject2008.wikispaces.com/
 * http://flatclassroomproject.wikispaces.com/
 * [|Web 2.0 and Marzano] - CITW

DTSD Wikis
 * Classnotes Wiki- Renee Owens
 * Learning Success - Study Skills/Habits for Students - Art Titzel/Diane May
 * Spanish Wiki
 * Mr. Gabriele's Wiki
 * Team Nova Star Wiki
 * Team Andromeda Wiki
 * Study Hall Wiki
 * HandEnglish ||
 * **Feedback** || * [|Grade Level Coordinators Feedback]
 * A Google Form used to collect Information and data
 * All results automatically go right into your google docs ||
 * ==Our Wikis== || * Kindergarten=
 * First Grade
 * Second Grade
 * Third Grade
 * Fourth Grade
 * Fifth Grade ||
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