I must admit I was dubious about the format. I was afraid nobody would be brave enough to admit they needed help with anything, and it's also afraid everyone would be too humble to think they could present anything worthwhile. I was wrong! It ended up being one of the best conferences I've attended.
Wednesday, April 27, 2016
EdcampOhio2016
My wife Stacy and I recently attended our first "Edcamp." Edcamps are a type of attendee-driven tech conference. The first 30 minutes or so of the Edcamp is spent with attendees filling out a shared Google doc with topics they'd like more info on. Then, if attendees see a requested topic that they have some expertise in, they put themselves and the topic on another shared Google doc, the agenda.
Tuesday, December 8, 2015
Friday, December 4, 2015
Wednesday, December 2, 2015
Two-Minute Tech Videos: Creating and Organizing Google Docs
Below are short (2 minutes) training videos on the basics of creating a Google Doc and organizing your Google Docs.
Creating a Google Doc:
Organizing Your Google Docs:
Monday, November 30, 2015
Essay Grading Comment Bank
I actually look forward to grading essays since I went paperless. Alright, I don't really "look forward:" to it, but it's much less daunting to carry home a laptop rather than a stack of stapled papers. I use Google Docs to comment on the essays, and copying and pasting from comments saved on another doc has made the process both quicker and richer.
To make my comment bank, I copied comments as I graded a set of papers onto a doc. After several grading sessions, I had dozens of comments pasted. I then organized them into separate categories (mechanics, usage, grammar, style, organization, research issues) to make them easy to find. I also added links to websites and videos to allow students to get tutorials on each writing issue. So instead of students just getting "comma splice" as a comment, they also get a link to the Purdue Online Writing Lab website where the issue is explained in detail.
Many tips and tricks make the Google Doc essay grading process work, but developing a comment bank document is invaluable. Here is my comment bank. Feel free to use and adapt it.
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