Google Docs for Educators
January 28, 2009 by mscronk
Part of my action plan as an attendee of the GTA is to offer a series of free after school workshops for my teachers. On of the Tabs on my blog is the Teacher Academy which is my ideal vision of offering inservice to my teachers.
Unfortunately, the opportunity to make inservice credits is not available because of all the budget cuts we are enduring. I decided to continue the idea to meet my action plan goals, and because I really want my teachers to get excited and not frustrated about technology.
My first workshop will be Google Docs for Educators. I cannot begin to express how Google docs has pretty much changed everything I do in regards to documents and spreadsheets.
My premise is that teachers will gladly participate in professional development if you make it meaningful and convienent. My workshops will be only one or two a month, only one hour each, right after school. I have already had a great response to this idea at work and hope to USTREAM my first session so I: 1. can learn how to use USTREAM, and 2. Will have an archive of the PD.
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Jenn…
The web is my central learning tool. Opportunities like K12 Online Conference and from individualized networks like you propose are powerful…this will be the future of learning for both teachers and students.
I would love to sit in on your sessions…keep us updated!
Jeff
Hello,
What are some ways educators can use Google Docs?