Application of Google Toolsin POGIL

Nicoline KiwietAdjunct Professor Chemistry

SUNY Ulster Community CollegeStoneridge, New York

239th Conference San Francisco March 2010

Presented at the Symposium on Computers in Education

Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning (POGIL)

Software Tools for collaboration OUTSIDE Class

Software Tools Used in Education for Sharing Information/ Networking

• Course Management System (ANGEL)

• WIKISITES

• MOODLE

• Second Life

• GOOGLE Apps

Cloud Based Computing

• Delivery of a computer application to multiple users through a WEB Browser.

Application

Functionality Comparison

Google Tools – Cloud Based Desktop Office Applications

Traditional Desktop App

GoogleCloud Based App

• MS WORD• POWER POINT• EXCEL • OUTLOOK

• Google Doc•Google Presentations•Google Spreadsheet•Gmail

Chat Google Wave Google Video / YouTube Google Sites

DRIVERS for Cloud Based Computing

How We Used Google Tools

GlueProjects

Course Info.Link to Pre-Lab

Team Pages

PiecesCourse Documents

Lab Reports

GOOGLESITE

GOOGLEDOCS

SpreadsheetsLab Results

Forms Share information

Google Chat

Virtual OfficeDrop in for Qs

GOOGLE SITE THE GLUE

Team Pages

Google Site - Highlights

• Students Can Add Pages

• Revision History Can be Monitored

• Private Access

• Insert, texts, images, power points and video.

GOOGLE DOCS THE PIECES

Google Spreadsheets

Class Lab Results, can be shared easily with shared spreadsheet. Simultaneous entry in class or via a form

Conclusion GoogleTools for Collaboration• One suite -

• Cloud Based -

• FREE – benefit for students

• 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.

Google Docs, Google PresentationsGoogle Spreadsheets, YouTubeGoogle Sites, GMAIL , CHAT, Google WAVE

Accessible anywhereShare your documents rather then attaching themOffline sync

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