Creating Interactive Worksheets

Using Google Docs and Add-ons to creating engaging and interactive classroom documents

Digital Worksheets

• Create a template and Share with students (view only)
• Students make a copy
• Students can use 1 worksheet to collaborate and fill in together as a whole class
• Students can work in small groups to collaborate on a worksheet
• Students can create a copy and work independently on a worksheet
• Student can turn in WS by Sharing with teacher or submitting link (Edmodo)

Digital Worksheets

Let’s try it out!

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KWL Chart- Whole Class activity

Revision History

Show this to students before using Google Docs so they understand that EVERY keystroke is saved

• Track exactly what each person types
• Ensure that all students are contributing
• See when students are editing
• Revert to a previous version

Comments

• Provide feedback without affecting the actual document
• Peer review, rough draft
• Reply to comments and mark as Resolved when finished
• All comments are recorded in Comment Thread

Suggestions

• Instead of comments on the margin, suggestions are made in the body of the text
• Highlighted in green & posted as a comment
• Owner of Doc can approve suggestions and then they become regular text.

Accept or reject suggestions

Table of Contents

• Insert- Table of Contents
• Use Headings to create Table of Contents
• Format- Paragraph styles, Choose any of the preset Headings

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• The Table of Contents contains links which will jump to any section of Doc
• Great way to organize lengthy Docs

Research Tool

• Research within a Google Doc
• Can search for:
• Images- Can filter by usage rights
• Dictionary
• Quotes- Searches famous quotes about that topic
• Google- Insert link with 1 click
• Scholar- Researches scholarly articles on Google
• Tables- Displays any tables that contain item
• Cite sources
• MLA, APA, Chicago

Digital Citizenship

Copyright Laws & Fair Use Guidelines:

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Make sure that images you insert meet the copyright and fair use guidelines.

Google Image Search- Filter by usage rights so you will only see the images that you can use. Click here to learn more.

What are Add-Ons

• Extends the power and functionality of Google Sheets and Docs
• Program written with code similar to Java Script
• Created by third parties
• Read the Terms of Use carefully!

How do I install an Add-On?

• Open a Google Doc, Sheet or Form
• Different Add-ons for each
• Add once - available always

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Digital Citizenship

Digital Security (electronic precautions to guarantee safety):

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• Must authorize each Add-on before using
• Read carefully before accepting.

Add-Ons: Table of Contents

• Creates a Table of Contents Sidebar
• Use Headings to create Table of Contents
• Format- Paragraph styles, Choose any of the preset Headings
• Table of Contents contains links which will jump to any section of Doc
• Great way to organize lengthy Docs

Add-Ons: Kaizena

• Voice comments in Google Docs

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• Must open Doc in Kaizena
• In Drive, Open With-Kaizena

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• Students can listen to audio comments by clicking on the

link within Comment Thread.

Add-Ons: Open Clip Art

• Opens a Clip Art sidebar in Docs
• All images can be freely used

Add-Ons: g(Math)

• Add formulas and mathematical expressions
• Use LaTex or pre-built expressions
• Create graphs
• Enter formula, insert graph
• Turn data into a statistical display
• Import data or manually enter
• Create histogram, bar chart or box and whisker plot

Your Turn!

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Please take a moment to go back to the KWL chart and add what you have learned.

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The rest of the time is yours to create an interactive worksheet or explore Add-Ons

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While you are working

Things to think about:

• How will you group students?
• Whole class, small group, individual
• How will you deliver to students?
• Share within Drive or via link
• How will you get work from students?
• Share within Drive or via link

Help Resources

Google Docs Quick Reference Guide

GoGoogle Website