Google Apps for Education

Last month, I introduced my students to Google Apps. They have experienced Google Docs earlier in the school year through forms, drawings created by me and shared graphic organizers. A couple of weeks ago, they were very exited to publish and share their work in a Google presentation. After they published their work, they used the commenting feature to give each other effective descriptive feedback. It is amazing how well they can comment on each other's work. We are now working on reading the feedback and using it to grow and develop as writers. It is quite a challenge to get them to go back and make changes to their work. I'm hoping that with time, this process will become easier.




Below are a few prompts that students use to comment on each other's work: