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Google Doc Collaboration
Using tables within a Google Doc allows for easy ways for students to work together and collaborate within a Doc. Tables can provide structure within a doc helping students more easily see where different pieces of text belong on a page. It also gives boundaries within a doc to help keep different pieces of text separate as needed. Tables can include helpful placemarks such as headings, numbers, and the background of the cells can be different colors. Consider using Google Classroom to make a Google Doc Template for collaborative student work and share out a copy of the template for students to use in collaborative groups.
Feedback
Recently I have had some conversations around creating opportunities for students to provide one another with helpful and productive feedback. Giving and receiving feedback are great skills and directly relate to building critical thinking, communication, and collaboration skills as well! Modeling how to give constructive and respectful feedback and then allowing students to practice this is a great way to get started. Students can also use sentence stems to get started with peer feedback. Susie Rios has some great ideas on her blog for teaching how to give feedback and helping students practice this skill.
I am happy to help brainstorm ideas for developing opportunities for students to practice giving thoughtful feedback to others.
Have a Minute & Want to Learn Something New?
Rachel Labuz, ITC over at Washington Elementary, shared a great website on our D64 21st Century Google + page! It's Google Tip of the Day.... you can go whenever you have a minute and look, and get a simple tip... every day! Bookmark this great resource for quick, daily learning. Don't forget to join the our G+ community to see great posts like this every day!