1. Teaching in the Cloud Google Documents and Forms February 25, 2011

2. What is Cloud Computing? Working with online applications (like Wordle, Picnik, Prezi) Saving online Up to date software without doing updates Sometimes a cost Often collaborative features

3. Collaboration How things get done More than 1 brain is usually better Reveals new perspectives Compensates for individual weaknesses Builds community

4. Google Documents

5. GRCMS Google Doc Instructional Video Share 8th grade experience

6. Google Forms

7. Why Use a Google Form? Collecting Sharing Analyzing Learn how to easily create and manage forms as well as how to use them for collaborative brainstorming and sharing and a variety of other classroom uses.

8. Sample Forms from other schools

25. Math Quiz Take a quick math quiz using a Google Form View spreadsheet of answers Model basic spreadsheet navigational functions

26. Types of Questions

27. Model Creating a Google Doc Check box options at top of a form Name Class hour Distribution

28. Create Your Own Share it with a colleague or 2 or 3 Look at your resulting spreadsheet