"There are a variety of ways teachers can collaborate with each others to improve their teaching experience and grow professionally. One of the workable and useful ways to do it is through the power of personal learning networks PLNs. Most of social media platforms now host a plethora of PLNs where educators and teachers get to exchange their expertise and in most cases access to these spaces is open and anybody can join and contribute in the conversation."
Hello everyone, today we have a guest post from Emilia Carrillo from Spanish4Teachers.org. Her article focuses on the collaborative aspects of using a Google Doc. Enjoy!
The Collaborative Power of a Google Doc
Google Docs are probably the tool I use the most and with more frequency. Come
to think of it, I actually use them every day. They are super easy to create, use and
share. Their versatility is something most users get hooked on. I mean, how simple
do you think creating a presentation with video, sound, images, HTML code can be?
Well, it’s super easy with G-Docs!
What is a Google Doc?
My simplest explanation is that Google Docs are similar to the Microsoft Package
(Word, Excel, PPT), but with ‘extra strength and benefits’. The best part of G-Docs is
that all you need to access and use them is a Gmail account.
This is how simple it is to create a G-Doc:
What is so Collaborative about G-Docs?
Have you ever wanted to gather information from people without having to email
each one and then collating all answers manually? Well, that is exactly what
connected educators are doing to create documents with ideas, examples, resources,
samples, student work, ….you name it!
So you want to see G-Docs in Action?
No problem! Let’s say I would like to compile online sources to practice listening
and pronunciation of a target WL. If you teach a WL and know of a good online tool/
website to practice listening and pronunciation, then please share it by filling the
short form below.
Now, do you want to see the results? Sure you do! Well you can see the
summary
here
(https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewanalytics?
formkey=dDByMVhEdWVrWkQ0aWF0eDhtNHFyTlE6MQ)
or
the
detailed
Spreadsheet
here
(https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?
key=0AtMOTPsgBvCPdDByMVhEdWVrWkQ0aWF0eDhtNHFyTlE)(created
automatically)
A Little Gift from My Twitter WL Professional Learning Network
Are you a language teacher looking for ideas and tools to incorporate technology
into your classes? Look no farther! The G-Doc Presentation below is a collaborative
goodie put together by WL teachers from around the world. Enjoy!
Let us know what you think! Connect with us @C_LaCross and Emilia @spanish4teacher
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