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Google Spreadsheets and Forms is an online collaborative tool that can be used for a variety of activities, in this case it was used for brainstorming ideas in a High School English class. It was used in two different ways: one) to brainstorm key ideas for a topic so that the ideas could be shared anonymously which eliminated the problem of the less powerful/more powerful voices in the class; two) to display five different "hooks" each student wrote as opening statements for their essay.
All of the students entered their thoughts in a Google Form in the first couple of minutes of class. Then together they looked at the spreadsheet of results and discussed the strengths and weaknesses of their contributions--again, anonymously. Students whose hooks were not discussed because time ran out still wanted to know what the class thought of them.
The Google Spreadsheets and Forms gave every student a voice in an exercise that typically only a few could participate in. It also was true brainstorming as every idea had equal weight because it was truly anonymous. This process also took less time so the discussion of ideas was more of the focus then the gathering of ideas.
All of the students entered their thoughts in a Google Form in the first couple of minutes of class. Then together they looked at the spreadsheet of results and discussed the strengths and weaknesses of their contributions--again, anonymously. Students whose hooks were not discussed because time ran out still wanted to know what the class thought of them.
The Google Spreadsheets and Forms gave every student a voice in an exercise that typically only a few could participate in. It also was true brainstorming as every idea had equal weight because it was truly anonymous. This process also took less time so the discussion of ideas was more of the focus then the gathering of ideas.
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I loved the conversation that took place about Facebook Hours. Thanks
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I loved the conversation that took place about Facebook Hours. Thanks
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