- Remember - we shouldn’t teach software (ie Word, Excel) we should teach skills, like writing, using spreadsheets and graphs, etc.
- research projects
- Google Docs has built in search - do research as you work: In Google Docs, there is a research pane where you can do a Google search directly from Google Docs
- collaboration - Google Apps is all about collaboration.
- create projects - reports (Docs), websites (sites), graphics (Draw), blogs (Blogger), videos and more (see below)
- student choice for projects and assignments
- extra help (go to the web or apps)
- make music all online (SoundTrap)
- online assessments
- guest speakers via Hangouts
- Students can write, create blogs, collaborate on writing projects and more.
- There are apps to help students with reading.
- When reading on a Chromebook, the student can easily search for the definition for an unknown word instead of struggling.
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