tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post3580219194259699103..comments2023-06-11T02:19:27.429-07:00Comments on Academic Cog: Query: Using Google Groups or Google Docs for classes?Sisyphushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09880634753539329199noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post-87134000408412411062008-12-12T18:25:00.000-08:002008-12-12T18:25:00.000-08:00First of all, I have had your post on my list of t...First of all, I have had your post on my list of things-to-respond-to since, well, I guess the 8th. It's now the twelfth and so I'm feeling pretty good about my timeliness. I think the internets have moved on though. Dang.<BR/><BR/>I'm seconding Dr. Crazy on the lameness of students' techiness. I'm constantly surprised how a generation who is supposed to be super techie and wired and all that, but they can't seem to figure out how to add page numbers in Word or the difference between a MS Word document and one from MS Works (one I can read, the other, not).<BR/><BR/>I do use Google Docs extensively for my teaching. I write quizzes and syllabi in Google Docs so I can edit them at home and then print them on campus, and then I always have a copy of them. I make the (non-editable) syllabi available electronically to my students, which makes it nice and easy when I change the reading schedule.jwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10220253409908482479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post-72517583212667754032008-12-08T08:02:00.000-08:002008-12-08T08:02:00.000-08:00I really like the idea of using google docs for cl...I really like the idea of using google docs for class writing projects. I think it's a much better use of your time and theirs than learning and using something they'll never see again like Blackboard or WebCT. I've been using google docs for my own writing lately since it means I don't have to have my own laptop with me to work. But I hadn't stopped to think about how to make use of google docs for class. I think there's a lot of potential there.LumpenProfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11424425909102486647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post-351762699081208862008-12-08T06:46:00.000-08:002008-12-08T06:46:00.000-08:00I've never done this, but I will give you my gener...I've never done this, but I will give you my general piece of advice that I think applies for all technology things: if you're going to do this, be aware that you're going to spend time teaching the technology and be sure to build in time for that.<BR/><BR/>Although this would seem like a simple enough enterprise, I'm always shocked by how totally NOT tech savvy (for practical purposes) my students are. Sure, they can text up a storm and facebook and twitter, but ask them to put page numbers on a MS Word document in MLA style and they look at you like you're from mars. I suspect you'll get a fair amount of that if you don't build in adequate instruction on the tech.Dr. Crazyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12457967076373916629noreply@blogger.com