Google Docs is a free service from Google that allows users to make word documents, presentations, quizzes, presentations, translations, tables, and spreadsheets without ever needing to remember were they are. Google stores all documents and saves them automatically for you meaning that you can go to class fully prepared without forgetting any materials. The application also allows you to edit anytime so that you can improve and store lessons for each year without the need of paper of equipment.
One of the greatest features is the ability to share a document and have a group work on it from anywhere. Although changes can be made to any document by any group member that you wish to have editing ability, the project will also have a history; history feature in Google docs allows you to recover a project at any point if you want to. Google docs is a great tool for accomplishing group projects, or if someone is absent due to illness, because it is a safe way to brainstorm and explore new avenues without loosing focus or past direction.
Enter a Google account name and password and you can get started. Google docs works similar to email automatically saving material that you can view from any computer in the world at anytime with the right password and email address. Simple and private and extremely useful.
This is me.....
I am a student in the College of Education at the University of South Alabama studying to become a collaborative special education teacher at middle or high school levels.
I am originally from Scotland and moved to Alabama to work at Camp ASSCA adapting activities for people with special needs in 1994. I have spent the past ten years working and traveling while putting my wife through school, and now have the opportunity to pursue a life long goal of becoming a special education teacher.
As a mature student that has been exposed to many cultures and views, I hope to expand the knowledge of students and develop a relationship with the community I work in. Having the ability to use and incorporate technology into my classroom will help me adapt instruction to suit the needs of every student. My goal is to focus on each child's ability and not there disability by making my classroom as universal and as enjoyable as possible. Below are some of the technology tools that I hope to incorporate into my lesson plan allowing students to connect with parents and the community.
