This session part of a series “Google for Effective Collaboration and Feedback”

This series digs deeply into how to use Google Tools to support collaboration and feedback in junior, intermediate and senior classes.

Session 1: Beginner Google Drive. This session focuses on getting started with Google Drive. Learn how to navigate Google Drive, create a file, share a file and use Google docs for collaboration. By the end of this session, participants should be able to create files, share files with students and provide feedback within files.

Audience: All levels

Resources:

• Jaclyn’s extensive Beginner Google Drive wiki includes the following:
  • Making a Google account
  • Creating a Google Doc
  • Uploading files to Google Drive
  • Sharing Google Docs
  • Editing rights when sharing
  • Commenting in Google Docs
  • Google Spreadsheets
  • Google Presentations (slides)
  • Google Drawings
  • Organizing folders and files
  • Google Drive on mobile devices
• Sign up for a Google account here
• Bit.ly (URL shortener)

Related sessions:

• Session 2: Beginner Google Classroom. This session focuses on setting up Google Classroom from the beginning and how to create assignments, provide feedback to students and prompt online discussion through Classroom. This session is designed for teachers who have access to Google Classroom as part of Google Apps For Education through their school board.
• Session 3: Advanced Google. This session goes into some of the more advanced features of Google Drive for collaboration and feedback. It looks at how you can use the research tool and add-ons such as Kaizena for audio feedback, Doctopus and Goobric, g(math), autoCrat, QuickFit to enhance your Google experience. This session is designed for teachers who have a working understanding of how to use Google Drive for collaboration and are interested in making use of some of the more advanced features.