COLLABORATE
Introduction
Google Drive allows for paperless collaboration and document sharing in the cloud. Be sure you read the information on the course home page and take the Pre-Assessment below before getting started. This will help you identify any new skills you'll need to become a cloud collaborator. Next, read the scenarios. See how the different tools impact how teachers spend their time and resources. Use the arrows at the bottom of the screen to navigate to the next screen.
- Take the Pre-Assessment first
Scenarios
"So Long Jump Drive"
Mrs. B spent the weekend creating instructions and a rubric for a student project. On her way into the building Monday morning, she noticed a long line at the copier. Later, in her classroom, just around the same time she realized she was out of copy paper, she realized she misplaced her jump drive. Now she's faced with two decisions. She can either recreate all her work, or hope the jump drive reappears. With so much to do, she scraps the project and just hopes it turns up by this same time next year.
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Mrs. A spent the weekend creating instructions and a rubric for a student project. In Google Drive, she uploaded the documents to a folder she shared with students entitled "View Only." Now, all her students can access the documents from any internet-enabled device. They can view it, copy it to their own folder to edit, or print, but they can't alter the original documents in any way. Mrs. A and her students are delighted to know everything they need for class is in their Google Drive account. No Jump Drives needed. No printing. Just upload and share. It's that simple!
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"Collaborate With Colleagues & Students"
Mrs. B gathers teaching resources and shares them with colleagues in one of three ways:
1. Email 2. The school's Share Drive 3. Giving her coworkers a hard copy Emails and hard copies can get lost in the shuffle, so Mr. B has been relying on the the school's Share Drive. The only trouble is, she can't access the Share Drive from home, and she can't share with her friend who teaches at another school. Hmmm. .. Is there a better way? |
Mrs. A got together with her departmental team and created shared folders for each unit of Math in Google Drive. Once they decided on a structure to manage their content, they shared the high school math folder with teachers across the district. Now, even teachers who have never met can upload and share the best resources they come across. No lost files. No wondering what resources other teachers have available. No duplicating work. Google Drive lets multiple people share files that can be accessed from any internet-enabled device.
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Editing: Then & Now
Mrs. B has hundreds of essays to grade. She asks her students to make comments on each others' work, then address peer comments before turning in an assignment. So far, peer comments are crammed in the margins so they are difficult to read. Mrs. B also believes students are racing through their work.
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Mrs. A has opted to have her students edit their essays in Google Drive to create more transparency and eliminate stacks of paper. She started by modeling for her students the type sof comments they should make for peer editing. Then she had each student share a folder with her. This is where they upload all their documents for the class. (Folders are labeled with the students name and period for easy identification). When students are ready for peer editing, they share the document with the assigned class member. Ms. B has access to all student folders so she can track any and all comments. She now sees students highlighting and annotating on each others papers, asking critical questions, offering suggestions, and their comments are time stamped and saved in the history. Viola! Collaboration! |