Thing 20 – Google Docs
So much potential! I can see a lot of different applications for this tool. First of all, I can see creating our Library Newsletter with this tool and publishing it as a website – that will save a lot of paper! Not only will it save paper, but coordinating between my assistant and myself gets confusing sometimes on the revisions, so this is a great option. I can also see collaborating research lessons with classroom teachers, especially when it involves more than 1 teacher. Last year I put together a research project for all five 5th grade classes, and while I worked with 1 of the teachers in depth, I never felt like I had a total “buy-in” from the other 4. This would allow all 5 to collaborate on the project! As another application, I could also put the library schedule online so teachers would know when the library was available to schedule extra classes. I can also see applications for scheduling equipment from the library. I’m very excited about using this tool!
