Slide 1: Application of Google Tools in POGIL
Presented at the Symposium on Computers in Education
239th Conference San Francisco March 2010
Nicoline Kiwiet
Adjunct Professor Chemistry
SUNY Ulster Community College Stoneridge, New York
Slide 2: Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning (POGIL)
Slide 3: Software Tools for collaboration OUTSIDE Class
Slide 4: Software Tools Used in Education for Sharing Information/ Networking
• • • • • Course Management System (ANGEL) WIKISITES MOODLE Second Life GOOGLE Apps
Slide 5: Cloud Based Computing
• Delivery of a computer application to multiple users through a WEB Browser.
Application
Slide 6: Functionality Comparison
Slide 7: Google Tools – Cloud Based Desktop Office Applications
Traditional Desktop App
• MS WORD • POWER POINT • EXCEL • OUTLOOK
Google Cloud Based App
• Google
Doc •Google Presentations •Google Spreadsheet •Gmail Chat Google Wave Google Video / YouTube Google Sites
Slide 8: DRIVERS for Cloud Based Computing
Slide 9: How We Used Google Tools
GOOGLE DOCS
Pieces Course Documents Lab Reports
GOOGLE SITE
Glue Projects Course Info. Link to Pre-Lab Team Pages
Google Chat
Virtual Office Drop in for Qs
Spreadsheets
Lab Results Forms Share information
Slide 10: GOOGLE SITE
THE GLUE
Slide 11: Team Pages
Slide 12: Google Site - Highlights
• • • • Students Can Add Pages Revision History Can be Monitored Private Access Insert, texts, images, power points and video.
Slide 13: GOOGLE DOCS
THE PIECES
Slide 14: Google Spreadsheets
Class Lab Results, can be shared easily with shared spreadsheet. Simultaneous entry in class or via a form
Slide 15: Conclusion
• One suite -
GoogleTools for Collaboration
Google Docs, Google Presentations Google Spreadsheets, YouTube Google Sites, GMAIL , CHAT, Google WAVE
• Cloud Based - Accessible anywhere • FREE – • EASY – intuitive user interface • Collaborative – multiple editors can work on same document -provide a means collaborative learning that is not possible by other means. Particularly useful for Lab Reports, Lab Data Analysis.
JING EXAMPLE JING EXAMPLE Share your documents rather then attaching them Offline sync benefit for students
