Tool #4

1. Create one document in Google Docs and share it with at least one other person in your PLN. It could a team member, a department colleague, or another teacher with whom you plan a collaboration. It could even be a family member---maybe you are planning a reunion or trip!

I created a writing scoring guide and shared it with Stephanie and discussed the benefits of being able to create and share documents like this among team members. It will be very beneficial in sharing information with our team and other grade levels.

2. Set up your Google reader and subscribe to at least five 11 Tools blogs that you will be following. You are welcome to add other subscriptions that you want to follow. Maybe you have hobbies or other interests that you would like to follow.

I have completed this by subscribing to five different blogs. They are:
Jackson's Blog (Nancy Jackson)
Steph's Cafe (Stephanie Robledo)
The Little Blogger That Could (Melanie Dulworth)
Yippee Technology Keeping the Brain Young (Candy Carl)
Lail's 11 Tools for the 21st Century (Amy Lail)




3. Briefly discuss how you think these 2 Google tools will aid you in your particular classroom or benefit your students in their learning process.

I think that the google docs will benefit my teaching and be helpful to my grade level because it will make it easier for us to share documents and will save us time when we colaborate on lesson planning. I think the google reader will help me to stay connected with teachers, especially on other grade levels, brainstorm ideas, and ask for help and suggestions from them when I need it.