One organizational tool that I have shared with some of the staff at school is Google docs. I make the most use of it with the administrative office staff. We mostly share spreadsheets that are simple databases. Right now, we are tracking new registrations on a Google doc, and it is really easy for me to know the status of all of the new students.
I have also set up a form that adds discipline events into a spreadsheet. It is very simple to use and gives me an easy way to track discipline data.
There are many features of Google docs that we don’t use, but we are hooked.
update:
For a great set of tutorials about using Google services in education, check out Free Technology for Teachers http://www.freetech4teachers.com/p/google-tools-tutorials.html
Day 14 of my month of blog-a-day (Spilling Ink http://tinyurl.com/nc7gg3). 16 remaining.
Do you have a link that really explains how we can best use Google Docs? I need the basic how-tos as well as the benefits.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Rusha Sams