Today's students are more technologically savvy than I am. Their lives have been infused with cell phones, the Internet, and X-box live. They communicate with one another and collaborate with one another in a very new way. It has become imperative for teachers to adjust their teaching technique to this changing generation. Through my technology class I have been exposed to many new forms of technology that have their place in today's physical or virtual classroom. One of these has been the use of Googledocs.
I recently used Googledocs for a science class that I am currently enrolled. My assignment was to work collaboratively with three other students on a presentation that would cover human fungal infections. We all live in different areas of central Ohio and we all have extremely busy lives. Googledocs allowed us a place to hold our PowerPoint presentation and for people to make comments on the groups progress. It was easy to see that everyone was contributing to the project and that we were literally on the same page.
I can see Googledocs have a great impact on the classroom that I will enter someday. Googledocs gives students a great tool for collaboration in many content areas. All that is needed is access to the web and gmail email accounts that are free. Students can communicate and work in real time. They do not have to wait until the next time they are in class or the next time they will see each other. This technology also allows students to work with students in different time zones. Why not collaborate with students on the other side of the world for a project? Just remember to set good parameters about social media and putting your written word out in to the public world.
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