Right away, upon initial use of Google Docs, I noticed how easy it is to find one's way around and separate those items shared with others and those just for my use. The vast array of templates available make it so easy to jump right into categories of either public or self-created documents---everything from budgets and schedules to albums, drawings, letters, resumes and statistics. The preview feature of each template gives clear viewing of the layout and shows how user-friendly each one is.
The Monthly Calendar Portrait could be used for year-at-a-glance activity recording. My counterparts in Title I could create a document about the upcoming Math Carnival we are responsible for. We could use this tool to write all steps in planning, organizing and carrying out the endeavor.
The spreadsheet feature could contain grade levels and which games or activities each was doing at the carnival. Another page could show which staff members were on Set Up and which are on Clean Up. The Team Contact List Template could be used for all the parent volunteers lined up to assist.
Another assignment my fellow Title I teachers and I have, along with our Counselor, is to present training we attended to the staff on Response To Intervention, or RTI. We could collaboratively create the outlines and content for our presentation. Instead of meeting physically to work on this, each one could, at their individual free moments, contribute their ideas or parts to the documents, and include whatever pertinent photos, spreadsheets, tables, links, etc. in the work. The Blank Survey Template could be used to evaluate our presentation at the end.
As with so many features of Web 2.0, Google Docs has limitless possibilities for practical use in education or personal life. And it's free!
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