Wow....last night our MILI grant cohort met at Ramsey. After a quick bite to eat we discussed google docs and pbwiki. A few of our members are already dabbling in the wiki world and it sounds like much trial and error as you incorporate into the classroom. We also had lab time to dabble and play on our new macbooks....yea!! :-) My experimentation with google docs made me realize that this is a tool that my students could benefit from for various reasons:
1. It bypasses the "blocked download" experiences when they try to download homework assignments from their personal email accounts.
2. Multiple users in a group can edit the same document.
3. It is accessible anywhere the Internet is available and it doesn't require any purchased software.
From a personal/professional perspective it could easily be used to:
1. Manage notes and agenda items related to committee work.
2. Allow the storage of documents without having to carry a flash drive everywhere you go.
3. Has cool templates for powerpoint-like presentations and every conceivable document from business cards to lesson plans.
My goal this week is to get back into blogging mode. The start of school and switching blog sites definitely slowed me down. Sorry Ann.......:-(
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Thanks for the concise list of ideas for using these tools . . . we will typically be having more "lab" time than "talk" time during our sessions, but it was cut down a bit by handing out the laptops -- but well worth it:)
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