03+Third+Session

=Our third session. *test*=

Wow--time is flying! This session will be all about time...yours and students.

This week we are going to focus on tools that let you follow your students around, virtually, and nag them even when they are at home. Well, not quite. But, we are going to look at some tools that will let you (1) save time and (2) monitor how much your students contribute to collective work.

Our first tool is Google Documents. Google Docs includes a wide array of tools that could, by themselves, be the basis for a course. In fact, you can take such a course and become a Google Certified Educator. This is something I'd love to do one day! Here's a summary page that lists clever ways teachers have used Google Docs with students.

The first use we are going to look at is using Google Docs to collect information via a form and have that data feed into a spreadsheet. Click on the 03 Third Session Attendance Page. Please note--do not use this form for any past attendance catch up. This one is just for session three.

The second tool for today is Jing. Jing lets you "whisper instructions in your students' ears" at any moment! The screencasts of our second session were all created with Jing.

Caveat--we may very well not get beyond downloading, installing, and personalizing Jing before the session is over. We'll just see how it goes and play it by ear!