Google Drive

 This was a group lesson created by Ed, Alex, Heather, and myself on the technology tool, Google Drive.

Lesson

Author: Gian Verderame

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Date created: 4/18/13

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Subject(s):  Technology Tools

Topic or Unit of Study:  Google Drive

Grade/Level:  Any

STANDARDS & ASSESSMENT

Standards

Assessment Plan

Assessment/Rubrics

IMPLEMENTATION

Goal(s):  By the end of the lesson, the students will be able to create their own Google+ accounts which allows them access to Google Drive and its features through an interactive presentation/activity.

Objective:  The students will be able to create and share various documents with others through Gmail accounts or embedding the links on the web.

Purpose:  The purpose is to demonstrate an educational technique such as Good Drive that can be used in various ways in the classroom, in other educational settings, or in a personal way.

Procedure: As a group we introduced and elaborated on Google Drives which in this aspect is used as an educational device.  Google drive can also be used for personal or other reasons.  Within Google Drives there are five main apps the include word documents, power points, spreadsheets, forms (surveys), and drawing.  Other apps and tools can be downloaded and they will be saved to the account.  To present all of these aspects we each presented a different tool and gave examples of how it can be used.

     Alex introduced the overall concept of Google Drive and talked about the spreadsheet app.  She demonstrated how to use it where she gave an example of how she used it prior to class for work/school related activities.  Then Heather presented the word document app where she created a document, embedded the link in Edmodo, and had the students take part in typing on the document.  Next I presented the presentation (power point) to the class.  With this being similar to Microsoft Power Point, most of the students already knew how to use it so I added a creative twist to it.  I created a presentation on the movies over time where the first slide represented the 60's, the second 70's, the third 80's, and so on.  Next I embedded the link in Edmodo and had the students log on and add to the presentation.  After that Ed presented the form app, which is a questionnaire/survey that can be used to compare various topics throughout a group of people/students.  Within the form there are seven different style questions that can be used that include text, paragraph text, multiple choice, check boxes (multiple answers), choose from a list (drop down box), scale (ex:1-5), and a grid. For the students to get a better idea Ed created a form using each of the questions, embedded the link in Edmodo, and had the students take part in it.  Finally Alex demonstrated the drawing app and how to use it to draw, paint, type, etc. 

Special Needs Component

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Sample Student Products

Model(s) of Instruction:  Direct Instruction

Time Allotment:  1 class periods.  40 min per class.

Author's

Reflection(s)/Critical

Analysis:  I never actually knew about this type of technology.  After learning how to use it, I feel as if I’m an expert at it.  Students can create documents, presentations, drawings, spreadsheets, and forms in Google Drive.  I believe that this lesson went very well and that all of the students might use it in the future.

MATERIALS AND RESOURCES

Instructional Materials:  Internet access

Resources: SMARTboard and Google Drive