Knowing the Common Core

Evernote

Imagine if you had a notebook where you could add just about anything that you wanted, like photos, files, homework, reminders and much more. Well, in Evernote, an electronic notebook this is possible. This is a free App that I love using because it keeps me organized. Evernote can also be used in the classroom, and the teacher and students can share folders and files.

Evernote Tutorial

Using Google Drive

Google Drive is one of the best technologies that a teacher can implement. It works on so many different levels. It can be a place to create and store files, you can share and edit documents in real time, and most of all, Google gives you a generous 15 GB storage in their cloud.  

Here is a quick tutorial

Google Drive

Collaborating Using Google Drive

I have to confess that putting my students in groups in order to do collaborative activities has been one of the most excruciating things for me to do in the past. Predictably, there has always been one student who has taken over the group, even when I have given specific directions and roles to each member in the group.  Eventually, he/she  monopolizes the participation of everyone, rendering the group activity useless. Well, when I found out more about Google Drive and how it can be used for collaborative purposes, my eyes lit up. What attracts me to Google Drive is its ability to share files. When you share a document in Google Drive, you can edit it in real time. I believe this can be helpful to a teacher when he/she does group activities.

The link below explains how Google Drive works sharing files

Collaborating using Google Drive