Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Keeping in Touch

Today during our IT time students individually typed on the same Google Doc that Mrs. Turner was on and responding to but instead of sitting next to them, she was doing so from Singapore. Each student had the Doc open on their iPad and they were fascinated to see each other's words appear above and below theirs. And if that wasn't enough, their teacher four time zones away was typing too, working to keep up with the barrage of questions and comments shared with her.

In the end, a single document was created with all the student questions and Mrs. Turner's responses. The print version is formatted in an organized table so the kids can read over and revisit the experience.

Here's what it looks like when 22 students and a teacher all work on the same Google Doc (in 4x speed)


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