home

=Become a Better Writing Teacher With Google Docs=

What are Google Docs?
media type="youtube" key="eRqUE6IHTEA?fs=1" height="505" width="640"

How can Google Docs help you to become a better teacher?
Using Google Docs teachers can (from Google Using Google Docs in the classroom: Simple as ABC http://docs.google.com/View?docid=dcdn7mjg_72nh25vq#Create_and_share_your_docs)
 * 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 student's strengths.
 * Create quizzes and tests using spreadsheets forms, your students’ timestamped answers will arrive neatly ordered in a spreadsheet.
 * Encourage collaborative presentation skills by asking your students to work together on a shared presentation, then present it to the class.
 * Collaborate on a document with fellow teachers to help you all track the status and success of students you share.
 * Maintain, update and share lesson plans over time in a single document.
 * Track and organize cumulative project data in a single spreadsheet, accessible to any collaborator at any time.

How do you log in?

 * Every student and teacher at Blythewood High has a Google account username and password.
 * The usernames for students are the year they will graduate+first initial+last name@blythewoodhighschool.org (ex. 12jdoe@blythewoodhighschool.org)
 * The usernames for teachers are the first initial+last name@blythewoodhighschool.org (ex. jdoe@blythewoodhighschool.org)
 * To login simply go to @https://www.google.com/a/blythewoodhighschool.org/
 * Passwords for all accounts are preset as either "Password" or "password"
 * Students should reset their passwords to their student numbers when they log in for the first time.
 * If you are unsure of a student's username check the following spreadsheet: @https://spreadsheets.google.com/a/blythewoodhighschool.org/ccc?key=0At0lbbcHcz-HdHBLSHJnVjBLcWJweEdISFloSGNhd1E&hl=en&authkey=CN3stpIF
 * If you prefer video instructions, go to this link http://www.screencast.com/t/PWjgYBOuqgQ

Try out a demo:
@http://docs.google.com/demo/edit?id=scAA4FnvBEMAC9YxyY60IxnN_