VIEW Sample of Assn #2 (from the Docs Picasa Group)
- Group1- Docs: (may be a large group activity (Aspire and Cohort-A)
- One member create a new Google Doc and invite other group members & instructor as editors (or co-owners). Name the document.
- Include all your group members on the top line of the new document
- Section 1: Include a brief description of the tool and its features.
- Section 2: Provide a bulleted list of how this tool could be used to improve productivity or enhance teaching/learning
- Section 3: Include a bulleted list of your reflections (contributed by all group members as the process develops)
- Section 4: Use the remainder of the document to experiment with Inserting images, tables, links, equations, apply formatting, and don't forget to experiment with the use of Comments
- Be sure to explore & discuss the File & download as (a variety of options)
- TASK: add a New Post to your individual Ed 520 Course Blog. Title: Google Docs Group Project
- Briefly describe the name and purpose of your project, then provide an active link so one can view your document
- Hint: you will need to Publish the doc; and Share as Viewable.
- Your post should also include a personal reflection of your experience, including:
- how this tool might improve personal productivity or enhance teaching/learning
- your learning curve
- how you personally contributed to the group
- Group2- Sheets:
- One member create a new Google Doc (that each group member & instructor is invited to edit or own). Give it a logical name.
- Include all your group members on the top line of the new document
- Section 1: Include a brief description of the tool and its features.
- Section 2: A bulleted list of how this tool could be used to improve productivity or enhance teaching/learning
- Section 3: Include a bulleted list of your reflections (contributed by all group members as the process develops)
- Next, one member create a new Google Sheet and invite other group members & instructor as editors (or co-owners)
- Experiment with a simple table that has a few basic stats (average, sum, etc.), possibly a chart, inserted Gadget, etc.
- Experiment with clicking on Sheet 2 and working with sorting, freeze rows or columns, inserting images, Comments, etc.
- Be sure to explore & discuss the File & download as (a variety of options)
- TASK: add a New Post to your individual Ed 520 Course Blog. Title: Google Docs Group Project
- Briefly describe the purpose of your project, then provide an active link so one can view your Sheet
- Hint: you will need to Publish the doc; and Share as Viewable.
- Your post should also include a personal reflection of your experience, including:
- how this tool might improve personal productivity or enhance teaching/learning
- your learning curve
- how you personally contributed to the group
- Group 3- Presentation:
- One member create a new Google Presentation (that each group member & instructor is invited to edit or own). Give it a logical name.
- Slide 1: Your group members, an image, & whatever else you wish.
- Slide 2: Include a brief description of the tool and its features.
- Slide 3: A bulleted list of how this tool could be used to improve productivity or enhance teaching/learning
- Slide 4: Include a bulleted list of your reflections (contributed by all group members as the process develops)
- Remaining slide(s). Experiment with options like Inserting text, video (youtube), table, shapes, slides
- Be sure to explore & discuss the File & download as (a variety of options)
- Don't forget to include the Insert -> Drawings ... which you'll find to be very powerful.
- TASK: add a New Post to your individual Ed 520 Course Blog. Title: Google Docs Group Project
- Briefly describe the purpose of your project, then provide an active link so one can view your Presentation
- Hint: you will need to Publish the doc; and Share as Viewable.
- Your post should also include a personal reflection of your experience, including:
- how this tool might improve personal productivity or enhance teaching/learning
- your learning curve
- how you personally contributed to the group
- Group 4- Forms:
- One member create a new Google Doc (that each group member & instructor is invited to edit or own). Give it a logical name.
- Include all your group members on the top line of the new document
- Section 1: Include a brief description of the tool and its features.
- Section 2: A bulleted list of how this tool could be used to improve productivity or enhance teaching/learning
- Section 3: Include a bulleted list of your reflections (contributed by all group members as the process develops)
- One member create a new Google Form (that each group member & instructor is invited to edit or own).
Give it a logical name. - Create a questionnaire (around 3 to 5 questions) to collect data on a topic of your choice.
- Upon completion, prepare to have the rest of the class go to your Questionnaire and begin to provide data. We can discuss this in class.
- TASK: add a New Post to your individual Ed 520 Course Blog. Title: Google Docs Group Project
- Briefly describe the purpose of your project, then provide an active link so one can view your Form/Survey
- Your post should also include a personal reflection of your experience, including:
- how this tool might improve personal productivity or enhance teaching/learning
- your learning curve
- how you personally contributed to the group
- Group 5- Reader:
- One member create a new Google Doc (that each group member & instructor is invited to edit or own). Give it a logical name.
- Include all your group members on the top line of the new document
- Section 1: Include a brief description of the tool and its features.
- Section 2: A bulleted list of how this tool could be used to improve productivity or enhance teaching/learning
- Section 3: Include a bulleted list of your reflections (contributed by all group members as the process develops)
- Experiment with subscribing to a blog or topic of interest.
- TASK: add a New Post to your individual Ed 520 Course Blog. Title: Google Docs Group Project
- Briefly describe the purpose of your project, then provide an active link so one can view your document
- Your post should also include a personal reflection of your experience, including:
- how this tool might improve personal productivity or enhance teaching/learning
- your learning curve
- how you personally contributed to the group
- Group 6- Picasa & PicasaWebAlbums:
- One member create a new Google Doc (that each group member & instructor is invited to edit or own). Give it a logical name.
- Include all your group members on the top line of the new document
- Section 1: Include a brief description of the tool and its features.
- Section 2: A bulleted list of how this tool could be used to improve productivity or enhance teaching/learning
- Section 3: Include a bulleted list of your reflections (contributed by all group members as the process develops)
- Experiment with creating a small web album, and making it Public for the rest of us to see.
- Include their new editor -> Piknic
- Include the WebAlbum link in your Doc.
- Discuss the potential of using Picasa as your local tool to manage pics.
- TASK: add a New Post to your individual Ed 520 Course Blog. Title: Google Docs Group Project
- Briefly describe the purpose of your project, then provide an active link so one can view your document
- Your post should also include a personal reflection of your experience, including:
- how this tool might improve personal productivity or enhance teaching/learning
- your learning curve
- how you personally contributed to the group
- Group 7- Drawings: (blend this into Presentation & Docs)
- One member create a Google Doc (that each group member & instructor invited to edit or own). Give it a logical name.
- Section 1: Include a brief description of the tool and its features.
- Section 2: A bulleted list of how this tool could be used to improve productivity or enhance teaching/learning.
- Section 3: Include a bulleted list of your reflections (contributed by all group members as the process develops)
- Include all your group members on the top line of the new document
- Next, one member create a new Google Drawing (that each group member & instructor is invited to edit or own). Give it a logical name.
- Include a text box with your group members
- Insert an image off the internet or from a local computer
- Experiment with options like inserting lines, arrows, curves, shapes, etc.
- Be sure to explore & discuss the File and Download as (a variety of options).
- TASK: add a New Post to your individual Ed 520 Course Blog. Title: Google Docs Group Project
- Briefly describe the purpose of your project, then provide an active link so one can view your Drawing
- Your post should also include a personal reflection of your experience, including:
- how this tool might improve personal productivity or enhance teaching/learning
- your learning curve
- how you personally contributed to the group
- YouTube (?)
- One member create a new Google Doc (that each group member & instructor is invited to edit or own). Give it a logical name.
- Include all your group members on the top line of the new document
- Section 1: Include a brief description of the tool and its features.
- Section 2: A bulleted list of how this tool could be used to improve productivity or enhance teaching/learning
- Section 3: Include a bulleted list of your reflections (contributed by all group members as the process develops)
- Insert an appropriate YouTube Video into your course Blog.
- Consider either creating a group video and uploading to YouTube, or using an existing video with a relevant topic, such as "What is Web2.0?"
- TASK: add a New Post to your individual Ed 520 Course Blog. Title: Google Docs Group Project
- Briefly describe the purpose of your project, then provide an active link so one can view your document
- Your post should also include a personal reflection of your experience, including:
- how this tool might improve personal productivity or enhance teaching/learning
- your learning curve
- how you personally contributed to the group
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