1. Using Google Drive in Writing Workshops Crystal Rose @crysrose28 Minnesota, USA TeachMeet Intl April 20, 2013

2. Why Google Drive? Had been using a class wiki (pbworks) for writingin the computer lab Format not easily adaptable for formal writing Only one student could edit any page at a time A place for formal writing in the computer lab Easily adaptable for printing writing A place where students can access their writingand the writing of other students from home or in class A familiar platform (connected to gmail) A platform to facilitate collaborative writing in the computer lab 3. The Activity Six adult international ESL students, beginninglevel Brainstorming ways to improve your health (to supplement our unit on health and the body) Follow-up activity to previous class reading Students split into two groups of three Each group had 10 minutes to write as manyideas as they could (minimum 3 ideas/student) Sentences needed to be grammatically correct(imperatives) and use vocabulary we covered in previous class Students could only communicate via chatfunction 4. My Perceptions Students motivated to engage in writing Students more easily identify errors in own writing and the writing of others Students become accustomed to giving and receiving written feedback Students forced to use written language to communicate Easy to monitor all student work & highlight errors in real-time Some students found navigating basic computer functions challenging at first 5. My Students Perceptions They liked: Working together Helping each other Practicing spelling Correcting friends sentences Open Google Drive at home Teacher can correct mistakes and answer questions Students can joke between friends in chat Students have own color when typing Students can work together from homeThey didnt like: Writing changed quickly (real-time) Sometimes difficult to know where to save documents/open them Asking questions via chat was more difficult than asking orally Asking for clarification or spelling help was difficult via chat 6. Resources & Reflections Integrating Google Tools 4 Teachers https://sites.google.com/site/colettecassinelli/docs ESL Crystal Blog: Reflections on activities http://eslcrystal.wordpress.com/ Bouchardsenglishteacher Blog http://bouchardsenglishteacher.wordpress.com/ Questions? rosex466@umn.edu @crysrose28