Tuesday 17 November 2015

Google Docs For Educators Professional Development

By Mattie Knight


Google Docs or Gdocs is arguably the most widely use cloud storage applications in the entire world. Teachers all over the world are getting the hang of this application slowly and have been using it in order to make their work better and more efficient. With document files, spreadsheets, slides, and forms, one can definitely use google docs for educators professional development and productivity.

It is a common fact that education is all about collaborating with other colleagues as there will be a lot of instances when two or more teachers will be working on the same project like for example a curriculum. Usually, teachers would just be creating one Microsoft Word file then sending it to each other back and forth until the final draft it made. However if one would use Gdocs, he can instantly create one file that many people can work on at the exact same time.

Of course there are going to be meetings almost all of the time and it is very common for colleagues to share notes with each other. To make things easier, Gdocs offers a way for one to share files easily by just providing the link so that it can be accessed in a click. So if there is a meeting and a colleague wants to share some notes, then using Gdocs is the best way to do it.

Flash drives are something that is extremely common to many teachers these days as most schools nowadays are already equipped with a projector that can be attached to a laptop or computer for lectures. Now there are times that some do not actually have flash drives with them at hand. So using this application is the best alternative as one can access files in the storage just by logging into a Gmail account.

Powerpoints are known to be extremely useful for the teaching profession. However, there are going to be some instances wherein the powerpoint that a teacher is using would have a few errors in it and he would have to go home to change it so he can use it again the next time. With Google Slides, it is possible to change the error on the spot so that one does not have to change it later on.

There are a lot of teachers who would want to share the notes of a lecture with the students. However, this can be quite tedious as the teacher has to first get the emails of the students and input them into the massage and send the file. To save time, it is better to just put the notes in a Gdocs and share the link.

Of course there are some teachers who are afraid that some students may change the content a little bit. To prevent this from happening, he can just make the file view only. This means that those with the link can only view without editing.

Gdocs is definitely a very useful tool for teachers all around the world. Not only is it very efficient but safe too. This is definitely a piece of technology that does wonders.




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