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A google account has been created for you should you wish to utilize this environment for yourself or with students. The following is a description of what a Google account can provide for you. (User information is at the bottom of this email, please continue reading)
Google Docs is an easy-to-use online word processor, spreadsheet and presentation editor that enables you and your students to create, store and share instantly and securely, and collaborate online in real time. You can create new documents from scratch or upload existing documents, spreadsheets and presentations. All your work is stored online at google.com/a/emufsd.org and can be accessed from any computer.
Here are just a few:
- 1. Promote group collaboration and creativity by having your students record their group projects together in a single doc.
- 2. Create a class website-include a calendar that includes when assignments are due and tests are scheduled.
- 3. Facilitate writing as a process by encouraging students to write in a document shared with you. You can check up on their work at any time, provide insight and help using the comments feature, and understand better each students strengths.
- 4. Create quizzes and tests using spreadsheets forms, your students' timestamped answers will arrive neatly ordered in a spreadsheet.
- 5. Encourage collaborative presentation skills by asking your students to work together on a shared presentation, then present it to the class.
- 6. Collaborate on a document with fellow teachers to help you all track the status and success of students you share.
- 7. Maintain, update and share lesson plans over time in a single document.
- 8. Track and organize cumulative project data in a single spreadsheet, accessible to any collaborator at any time.
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- Log on to the Google web link: www.google.com/a/emufsd.org
- Enter your username:
- Your username is the 1st initial of your first name and the first 7 characters of your last name (jnaccara)
- Enter your password:
- Your password is your first name initial and last name initial (capitals) the number 00 and the last four digits of your social security. JN00####
We have set up all students with a google account. Please let them know they need to do the following in order to use them:
Log on to the following website: www.google.com/a/emufsd.org
Enter their username:
Their username is their first initial of the first name and the first 7 characters of their last (gravicha)
Enter their password:
Their password is emsd followed by student id# (emsd#####)