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//refer to our handout too!// Doodle is an easy to use polling tool. (Note: Doodle will be offline on October 27, 2010 from 1 PM - 4 PM) Example 1: What level do you teach? media type="custom" key="7328863" Example 2: Select presentation time media type="custom" key="7329175" Please complete this Google Form so we know who is with us today!
 * October 27, 2010**
 * Some of the Basics....**
 * 1. Doodle**
 * 2. Gathering information**

Visit [|www.21things4teachers.net], //Section 1, About Basics// - Keystrokes to save you time - Keystrokes to do a screen capture
 * 3. Keystrokes**


 * 4. Delicious** When you find a terrific website, how to you remember it and keep track of it?How do you share it with colleagues?

Cindy's delicious

Here is a quick video about how delicious works - [].



What makes delicious powerful are the people and the tags!


 * Management tip!** Easily manage delicious by installing the browser toolbar buttons - this will make it a snap to bookmark and tag your resources.

//In the classroom:// With each of the services above, one thing you could consider doing is creating a tag(s) that you would share with students that when they click on that tag, the resources pertinent to them would appear. For example, if I wanted to share the resources related to Spanish I have bookmarked at Delicious with teachers of Spanish, I could give them this URL (or they could click on the "Spanish" tag) - [].


 * 5. Google Docs**

Google Docs are a great collaborative space - word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, forms, gadgets, and more! Tom Barrett has a collaborative Google Presentation highlighting 31 Interesting Ways to Use Google Docs in the Classroom. If your students are going to collect and analyze data, here is a possible [|survey checklist.doc] to evaluate their work.

Want to use Google Forms in your classroom? A Form is part of the Google Spreadsheet, which is part of Google Docs. You need a Google Account. You may use any email address as your login for a Google Account ID - and a confirmation will be required. Read more: Setting up a Google Account ID: [|googleid.pdf] Google is testing verification by text message instead of email - if you do not have a text messaging plan, follow the "contact us" link on the verification page to request account activation. Getting started with Google docs: [|Google+Docs+Info.pdf] Take Google Forms one step further - turn your form into a self-grading activity (think quiz, exit ticket, quick comprehension check, etc.) - learn more with this [|9 minute video tutorial.]

Google has a whole section dedicated to [|Google Docs for Educators.]Gmail address aliases (variations using "." or "+") - from gmail, or perhaps [|this explanation] or [|this explanation,]

Google is constantly releasing new features, gadgets, and tools so be sure to check out the various components available in Google Docs!

Going Beyond. 10 Google Forms for the Classroom Further Adventures in Google Docs Self-Grading Quizzes using Google Forms


 * 6. Spontaneous Collaborative Editing and Backchannel** - Type with me. http://typewith.me

Visit the 21things website, Section 3: Communication Tools
 * 7. Skype**

Practicing with Adobe Connect - the environment and the backchannel
 * 8. Getting Connected**

Evaluation