Using Google Apps in Professional Learning Communities

dc.contributor.author Kaimuloa Bates, Barbra
dc.contributor.instructor Menchaca, Mike
dc.date.accessioned 2011-05-03T08:56:20Z
dc.date.available 2011-05-03T08:56:20Z
dc.date.issued 2011-04-14
dc.description.abstract Being an educator presents challenges, especially when communication is a barrier. Google Apps provide collaboration tools which allow teachers to create, share, collaborate and publish work within their Professional Learning Community (PLC). All documents and revisions saved on Google Apps are easily accessible for each collaborator, eliminating cumbersome email trails between collaborators. This project sought to implement an instructional design module that can serve as an orientation for new users of Google Apps, so that teachers will be able to gain an understanding of the tools and adopt them into their PLC. Voicethread presentations were embedded into the web-based modules so users would be able to view step-by-step procedures as a tutorial for Google Apps. The project was delivered in a hybrid approach, both synchronous and asynchronous, since teachers’ technology abilities vary. Ten public school teachers participated in and tested the web-based module and its effectiveness was evaluated in a survey completed by participants after they finished the module. Post survey results indicated positive reactions to using Google Apps as a collaboration tool in their PLC, although they have expressed concern that without total “buy in” amongst their colleagues, the collaboration tool would not be effective.
dc.format.extent 8 pages
dc.identifier.citation Kaimuloa Bates, B. (2011, April 14). Using Google Apps in Professional Learning Communities. PowerPoint presented at the Technology, Colleges and Community Worldwide Online Conference.
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10125/19960
dc.subject Collaboration Tool, Google Apps
dc.title Using Google Apps in Professional Learning Communities
dc.type Conference Paper
dc.type Presentation
dc.type.dcmi Text
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