Essential Question

How can the utilization of Google Drive promote teacher and student collaboration to improve classroom instruction?

WHAT IS GOOGLE DRIVE?

A free Web 2.0 tool easily accessible with Internet access Readily available with a Gmail account Enables faculty and students to collaborate more efficiently Use this tool to create/share documents, spreadsheets, and presentations Facilitate collaboration among students and teachers

GOOGLE DRIVE OVERVIEW

GOOGLE ACCOUNT
1. Go to Google homepage 2. Sign-In or create a google account

Google Drive

HOW TO

CREATE A DOCUMENT

HOW TO SHARE A DOCUMENT

SHARE SETTINGS

SAVING A GOOGLE DOCUMENT

There is a save button but any changes are saved automatically

Saves automatically after any user makes changes to the document

Automatically Saved

 Find a partner

ASSIGNMENT

One person will be the creator and

share their document for editing

Give your document a title Now start collaborating and working on

your document

QUESTIONS

TICKET-OUT-THE-DOOR
Give one way you will use Google Drive for the future. Turn in completed evaluation sheet

RESOURCES
Tutorial on Google Drive
http://youtu.be/DFR8JZV8mAM

Overview of Google Drive

https://support.google.com/drive/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=2424 384&topic=14942&rd=1

How to Get The Most Out of Google Drive

http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/getting-the-most-out-of-google-drive/