Read, Write, Doc! Enhancing the Reader's and Writer's Workshop with Google Docs, Presentations, Forms, and Spreadsheets

Read, Write, Doc! Enhancing the Reader's and Writer's Workshop with Google Docs, Presentations, Forms, and Spreadsheets

https://sites.google.com/site/readwritedocs/

Very clever use of google form to start the session... not only gathering a whole lot of info. but connecting and encouraging us to think, reflect and dig a little deeper...  How can we use this to really dig into learning?

Teaching a writing session...

The power of starting with a Google form that really challenges us, then reviewing the doc and really going further with the session... what a powerful way to start..

Because we entered our emails now Wendy is able to instantly share info with us - all at the click of a button... Powerful modelling of a way to maximise time, learning...

Looking at "Small Moments" thinking of a very tiny part of a day....

Text copied into a doc - a great model of writing... all able to access, view, read, interact with...

Focus our reading... allow us to highlight where author uses like or as to add description to the text!

Taking a chunk of text, working with it.  How powerful is this!!! Someone could read aloud as others identify and highlight.  

Whole lesson in one doc....

At a glance, teacher is able to see who needs support...

Use - insert image... take a snapshot!  You can take a snapshot of yourself or your work....

Working out a system amongst learners for a system of commenting....  Teacher and learners all able to view all work... A great time for teacher to pick out a group that needs help with this specific writing task!  Very specified grouping.

After the modelling, it is time to make it work for you!  Maybe it is a paper notebook!  Maybe it is a draft approach.  Another way is to make our own...

Open a doc and name it within this folder.  It is automatically visible and shared and the teacher and others are able to give feedback.

Insert table of contents to doc!  Sometimes I really wonder where I have been!  There is just so much google goodness in the world that I have not been aware of....

Use doctopus http://google.amassi.net/doctopus 

Woohoo.... A stunning opening keynote!  Four MAGICAL sessions!  Four stunning socialising breaks!!! How can we pack this much googly goodness into one day!  And there is still demo slam to go!!!!!!