Google+Docs+Presentation

Mr. Michael Reed WAHS Head Principal 2990 West Fourth Street Williamsport, PA 17701

Dear Mr. Reed:

Thank you for allowing me and two of my colleagues the opportunity to present to you a great opportunity that is available for our school and hopefully, eventually for our entire district. Recently, I have been attending a class in which we are learning about and experiencing Web 2.0 tools. One of these tools is “Google Docs.” Not only is “Google Docs” a secure location to create and edit documents, it can also be accessed from anywhere with internet access and can be edited by all whom are invited to work with the document, including multiple people at the same time. The collaborators can also share the document for other users to view only. For these reasons, we believe that our school should consider using “Google Docs” to enhance our educational experience and promote collaboration among teachers and students.

The educational opportunities provided by “Google Docs” are vast and varied. Allowing for multiple users to access and utilize the documents simultaneously saves valuable time of teachers. We all know that collaborating with other teachers is the best way to achieve success for ourselves and our students, but often times finding the time for this can be an obstacle. This tool will allow teachers with different planning times and even in different buildings to work together on projects, lessons, and assessments. Beyond collaboration of teachers, students can also work together on projects. They can be in different classes, and they can create, edit and share documents. When the teacher is the owner of the document, he/she can track progress, participation, comprehension, and provide feedback as students work.

My colleagues and I would like the opportunity to present this information along with some models at our next faculty meeting. We look forward to introducing this great 21st century tool to our faculty.

Sincerely, Melissa Turner Andrea Regan Carrie Bosch  = Google Doc Questionnaire = Please answer the following 8 questions about Google Docs. * Required  Are you familiar with Google Docs? In what way have you used Google Docs? Are you interested in learning more about Google Docs? What area(s) are you interested in learning about in Google Docs? *    Would you be willing to receive training on an inservice day about Google Docs? In what way do you think you could use Google Docs in the Classroom? Do you think Google Docs should be utilized more often throughout the district to share and gather information? How could Google Docs be used throughout the district, in what way would you use them?       Powered by [|Google Docs]    [|Report Abuse] - [|Terms of Service] - [|Additional Terms] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">media type="custom" key="15752148"
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