Tool #6 Discussions and beyond

Since every one seemed to be adding the well wisher gadget, I felt like it was a must for me as well. I can't wait to see who will leave me a special note. With students having access to this social tool I can see how it will promote easy use for students to create discussion between themselves and teachers.

The two tools I have already used in class and love are googledocs and skype. With googledocs I loved that students could be emailed a document and then use them as instructions to create a project. Although I did not use the discussion piece, I look forward to digging in deeper with how to use it to further the creative process.

Skype is OUTSTANDING! I have used this at home, but just at the end of the year we used it to connect within the classroom. The students love the interaction, so understandably some kind of guidelines need to be set. I look forward to connecting with some experts related to our curriculum and perhaps even penpals. Here's my skype name if you want to connect with us: lisa.luce2

Tool # 4 When "Google it" became a verb

I have loved using Google Docs with my students this year for all the reasons the blog assignment listed. It is so easy to create a document and then with one click (not multiple steps) the students have access to the information. I used this the most with workshop assignments. It is easy to give step by step directions, then have the students follow along with the document. Students love being able to interact with each other and see the comments they add with the sidebars. Although I did not use this feature as much, I look forward to using it with students in writing.

Google forms are another excellent way to share with a colleague information to have at your finger tips wherever there is internet access. Students will love using their voting eggs to answers questions as a class or even during a workshop. Here's my summer vacation survey, feel free to log in and respond.

https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dFVqV2xyRVo5UVcyZVhoU2c3S3F4Z1E6MQ