During the Inspired Writing Cohort Workshop (which is a PD opportunity for teachers to see how process writing can be leveraged by technology) I used a different method to collect work from teacher participants. Not because I was trying to show them a new way, but because it seemed to be the easiest way for me to collect assignments. I did not think this approach was very different, but multiple teachers asked how I did this.
So I created a video to share
This video is intended for beginner to intermediate teachers not ready for scripts like Doctopus
Affordances:
Teacher Responses: Why using one spreadsheet per class/content made sense to them.
- I won’t need to look for which student did not turn in their work.
- I won’t need to create and link to additional Google forms to collect additional assignments
- It can be private or collaborative depending on how students share their work
- There is a revision history incase something gets deleted or moved
- I can add general comments easily
Constraints:
Learning curve for students on how to:
- Share their Google Doc.
- Copy URL Link on their Google Doc.
- Past URL Link in Spreadsheet
There are platforms districts can purchase to manage files, (http://hapara.com/) but with school budgets being so tight, teachers more often then not need to find a free way to do this.
12/14 - Thank you Google Classroom!!!
12/14 - Thank you Google Classroom!!!
Have you ever tried using the Doctopus Script by Andrew Stillman? It'll change your life. Here's a good tutorial: http://youtu.be/9yC1AzHMilU
ReplyDeleteThanks for your feedback. I have personally used Doctopus, but know that not all teachers are ready for scripts. This solution is for teachers who are beginners-intermediate and comfortable with Google Docs.
ReplyDeleteCan the students see the other students's assignments? Can they click on them and open them? I guess I am really curious about privacy.
ReplyDeleteI am at a new Google school using Chromebooks this year and was concerned that all the "technology" would be hard to manage across 5 classes. I am going to share this with my English teacher cohort so we can practice and see if this reduces the angst we are feeling as techno-newbies. Thanks for posting this on linked-in.
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