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Some of the items here we will cover in day 2. Keep in mind, we are looking at ways of supporting collaborative writing AND CHANGING THE ROLES OF TEACHERS AND STUDENTS. WHO WORKS HARDER AND WHO SHOULD WORK HARDER, YOU OR YOUR STUDENTS?

= Tools for Collaborative writing = etherpad was replaced by sites such as www.piratepad.net www.primarypad.com www.titanpad.com Real time collaborative writing. Step 1: go to one of the sites listed above. e.g.: [|http://primarypad.com]

Step 2: type in a meaningful name after the end of the / [] _ IF YOU PRESS THE GREEN "CREATE PUBLIC PAD " BUTTON BEFORE YOU PRESS THE ENTER KEY, YOU WON'T CREATE A UNIQUE NAME BUT WILL HAVE A RANDOM NUMBER GENERATED AFTER THE /
 * then hit the** ENTER OR RETURN KEY

Step 3: scroll down the page and click on the giant green "create pad" button AFTER step 2
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= To find images on the web: = Site for getting images or photos that are royalty free or creative commons licensed for reuse or filtered: [|www.pics4learning.com]

www.flickr.com use advanced search to look for creative commons licensed images

=**Search Engines for kids** = @http://ivyjoy.com/rayne/kidssearch.html = = = Google apps for educators If you don't already have a google account sign up for onehere. = Suggestions: Use the same user name but not the same password as your email or banking. Don't use your real birthdate but use some memorable date. =**[|Google Docs] ** =

[|Google Docs Crib Sheet]  [|Docs Templates for Students and Teachers]  [|Google Docs for Educators]


 * What is Google Docs?**
 * <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;">[|Overview for Educators (presentation)]
 * <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;">[|Google Docs: The Basics]
 * <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;">[|Google Docs: Tips and Tricks]
 * <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;">[|Google Docs in Plain English (video)]

<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; padding-right: 10px;">[|Documents] <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; padding-right: 10px;"> [|Presentations] <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; padding-right: 10px;"> [|Spreadsheets] <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; padding-right: 10px;"> [|Form] Don't forget to turn on the <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; padding-right: 10px;">[|new features] ! <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; padding-right: 10px;">[|Learn More].
 * Interactive Overview (with Links to Help Pages):**


 * Activity 1: How can Google Docs be used at you site or in your program?**

In a small group, create a document, presentation, or spreadsheet to illustrate your answer. Example answers include:
 * <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Using a document for shared notes, meeting minutes, resources, or lesson plans.
 * <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Using a presentation for shared materials - or presenting data.
 * <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Using a spreadsheet for sharing and analyzing data.

One group member should create the file and add the others as collaborators. Publish the file and add the presenters as a collaborator. Links to the files will be added below. One member of each small group will present the file to the large group.

Link Library Developed by <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; padding-right: 10px;">Google Certified Teachers for <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; padding-right: 10px;">[|Google Workshops For Educators] : <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; padding-right: 10px;">3 Getting Started Guides for Beginners <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; padding-right: 10px;"> NEW! Educational Spreadsheet Gadgets <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; padding-right: 10px;"> How to Make a Self Calculating Survey - Collete Cassinelli <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; padding-right: 10px;">A Great Comparison of all Google Docs components <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; padding-right: 10px;"> Official Google Docs Blog <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; padding-right: 10px;"> [|Google Docs for Educators] <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; padding-right: 10px;"> [|Using Google Docs in the Classroom] <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; padding-right: 10px;"> [|Google Docs Templates] <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; padding-right: 10px;"> [|Digital Toolbox: Google Docs] <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; padding-right: 10px;"> [|Read any web document in Google Doc] s -This extension (<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; padding-right: 10px;">[|download link] ) lets you read online documents directly in your Google Docs account with a simple right click. <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; padding-right: 10px;">[|10 Google Forms Ideas for the classroom] - provides template copies for each form by Tom Barrett <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; padding-right: 10px;">Using Google Docs in the Classroom: Tips and Tricks <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; padding-right: 10px;"> 20 Ways To Use Google Docs in the Classroom <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; padding-right: 10px;"> [|Snag a Table of Contents, Dictionary or Thesaurus for your Google Doc] <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; padding-right: 10px;"> [|Google Apps Docs Interactive Tutorial] <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; padding-right: 10px;"> [|Google Docs Classroom Ideas Wiki] <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; padding-right: 10px;"> [|Teach Collaborative Revision with Google Docs] <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; padding-right: 10px;"> [|Educator's Guide- Teaching Revision with Google Docs] <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; padding-right: 10px;"> [|Esther Wojciki's Docs and Spreadsheets in the Classroom] <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; padding-right: 10px;"> [|Google Docs Blog] <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; padding-right: 10px;"> Google Docs Keyboard Shortcuts <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; padding-right: 10px;"> Insert Footnotes <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; padding-right: 10px;"> Google Wants YOUR Docs Ideas- click here to submit and see examples. <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; padding-right: 10px;"> How to Create a Self Grading Quiz Using Google Forms <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; padding-right: 10px;"> New! Drawing Tools <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; padding-right: 10px;"> Create Children's Books Using Sites and Drawing Tools Example 1 Example 2 <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; padding-right: 10px;"> Research Projects - Putting it all together