Both Google docs and forms
were new for me. After class, I searched some practical implications of those
great features into language teaching and learning. Among many articles,
journals and private blog posts, I found an article which gives examples of the
scope and limitations of the Google Docs on four levels; 1) the program level –
management of teaching assignments and reporting of grades; 2) special program
management – online book reports for extensive reading; 3) course management –
homework production and submission, and self and peer assessment; and 4)
project work – collaborative writing and student-generated questionnaires.
It seems clear that
Google Docs offers more authentic materials for Net generation and teachers who
teach them. Teachers can utilize Google Docs in more effective way for grading,
reporting and assessment and they can create student-oriented lesson plan using
Google Docs such as collaborative writing and peer review. Not only it provides
useful tools for teachers but also it allows students more participate and
engage into class. Students not just sit
and listen to what teachers talk but they actually engage into activities and
this promote student participation and eventually makes learning more meaningful.
The link for the
article:
Hi Aram unnie,
ReplyDeleteI, too, was fascinated by different things we can do in Google Drive! I can immediately find their uses for #3 and #4 listed in your post. Google Forms would be a great way for homework production/submission and assessment. Also, Google Docs could be used for collaborative project. I know a professor at UCI who incorporated Google Docs in her online class for collaborative writing assignment and she said it was a great success. Students all worked together to write one class paper and everyone contributed to it. I really do like this idea of "active learning" and would like to bring it into the traditional classrooms.
-Jenna
Aram -- You've got some great ideas on how to use Google's features in a classroom. I love how student-centered your ideas are, especially the idea of self and peer assessment. Google Docs is perfect for group work in which everyone has an equal share in the workload -- since the document exists in Google instead of on someone's laptop, no one student is solely responsible for the work. Collaboration is easier when anyone can access the work at any time. See you tomorrow!
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