As we continue to close out another successful year, I am always looking for ways to make it more efficient and a better experience for the students. This year, I used Google Docs as part of my
DECA program and it was a great experience. The students were able to collaborate with partners and type on the same document simultaneously! This worked well because if 1 group member is gone, then the other can still be working.
The true advantage was when one of my students
approached me about
running for National
DECA office. I knew that in order to have a successful campaign, we would need to be organized and be branded. For organization, I selected Google Docs. This allowed for his entire campaign team (no matter where they were) to meet online and complete documents, review documents, and submit feedback.
Often high school students are bored with email and
attachments, but this was different. They got excited and they wanted to be online working together as a team. This also allowed for students that may not have Word or 2007 to participate. Is this where teamwork is going?
Next year, I have already created a registration form that will be submitted into a spreadsheet that will save me a ton of time. This summer if you have some time on your hands, I would suggest that you check out
Google's features!
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