Module 3: collaborating with Google Docs

I have used Google Docs for personal reasons and have found it to be an excellent collaborative tool. It would be a great resource for older students as it is made for collaborative learning. Combine that with the fact of accessibility - with both lap tops and an iPad app - it is a fabulous learning tool. To have one shared document for multiples users and 24/7 access is great for learning on so many bases.

The challenge to create a Google forum that I could use for an assessment activity in my own classroom is endless. The ones that immediately come to mind include:

1. in the future I definitely look forward to digital portfolios. A showcase type portfolio that seeks to highlight (mainly for parents) the students best work. This is where they publish the work they are proud of and feel a great sense of accomplishment. It would be a powerful experience and show great growth over time and build self esteem.

2. a Google form that would encourage self or peer assessment where they reflect on their own and fellow class members learning would also be most beneficial. The feature in Google forms that can summarise responses would also be useful. Feedback is a main driver of learning and would be a great way to provide meaningful and timely responses to learning situations.

3. collaborative group project - I could see my students undertaking some creative problem solving, requiring research and then reflective evaluation. For example: students could select a group topic to research, create a survey and ask their peers to complete it. They then can easily access the data to formulate results, concluding with a reflective response on what their findings revealed.

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