Thing 20: Google Docs
This tool seems really easy to use. I uploaded a few Word documents and a PowerPoint Jeopardy review and created a document as well. This would be a great way for teachers to collaborate on particular units of study without the hassle of emailing each document and waiting to make all of the corrections. Actually, usual teachers just email each other the documents without collaborating at all, so this would be a wonderful way to learn new teaching strategies. For example, three sophomore English teachers could put together a unit of study on The Tempest by William Shakespeare that includes study guide questions, quizzes, tests, and various multimedia.
Secondly, teachers could invite students to view a test review document and/or collaborate on their own test reviews.
Also, it would be a great way for me to work with my substitute when I go on maternity leave J I could email her quizzes and tests from Google Docs to use for a particular unit and have her modify them to fit her teaching needs.
