U SIN G GOO G L E T O O L S IN

LIVE L E S S O N S
RACHEL EYESTONE
WORLD HISTORY PLC
4/2/2020
TRAINING OBJECTIVES
• CSTP 1.4 : USING A VARIETY OF INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES, RESOURCES, AND
TECHNOLOGIES TO MEET STUDENTS’ DIVERSE LEARNING NEEDS

• TEACHER LEADER DOMAIN 1: FOSTER A COLLABORATIVE CULTURE TO SUPPORT

EDUCATOR DEVELOPMENT AND STUDENT LEARNING

• TEACHERS WILL BE ABLE TO USE GOOGLE FORMS TO CREATE INTERACTIVE LESSONS FOR
STUDENTS
WARM UP QUESTION
• IN THE POLLING POD ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTION:
• WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE HISTORY LESSON THAT YOU HAD DURING YOUR HIGH
SCHOOL EXPERIENCE?
• WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE LESSON TO TEACH IN THE BRICK AND MORTAR
CLASSROOM?
STUDIES SHOW
• WITH MORE INTERACTION:
• STUDENTS PRODUCE HIGHER QUALITY AND QUANTITY ACHIEVEMENT WITH GREATER MASTERY OF
CONTENT
• STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN MORE COGNITIVE AND HIGHER ORDER THINKING
• STUDENTS FORM MORE POSITIVE ATTITUDES TOWARDS THE CONTENT AND HIGHER SATISFACTION
WITH PEERS
• STUDENTS DEVELOP ACCOUNTABILITY, POSITIVE INTERACTION/SOCIAL SKILLS, AND PROCESS THE
MATERIAL AT A HIGHER LEVEL
• STUDENTS ENJOY THEIR ABILITY TO SHARE THEIR IDEAS AND PARTICIPATE IN DEPTH DISCUSSIONS
WITH PEERS
 HOW TO USE GOOGLE TOOLS
Google Docs :
• Students can color code their responses on the document in their groups
• Great for practicing DBQ and evaluation of historical documents

Google Sheets :
• You can have areas for each student to write their comments
• Good for learning skills and evaluating data

Benefits :
• Monitor all groups progress at once
• Identify which groups need help
• Can share documents with class after
COLLABORATION MOMENT
• IN THE POLLING PODS ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:
• HOW DO YOU CURRENTLY USE GOOGLE TOOLS IN YOUR LIVELESSONS?
• HOW DO YOU SEE YOURSELF USING GOOGLE TOOLS NOW IN YOUR LIVELESSONS?
HOWEVER THERE IS ANOTHER TOOL THAT IS PRETTY
COOL!
Type of activities you can create
• DBQs
• Gallery walks
• Escape rooms

Benefits to google Forms

• Do as groups or individual
• Encourages collaboration
• Include pictures and video
• Make limits on questions
• Allows easy differentiation
CREATING GOOGLE FORMS
• Make sure you open for anyone to
access
• Add a picture for your topic
• Change colors
• Choose a Font
• Title the document
HOW TO ADD QUESTIONS
• Click on plus icon
• Choose what type of question: Short answer, paragraph,
Multiple choice, checkboxes, dropdown, scale, etc
• Type in your questions
• Add answer options if applicable
• Add correct answer into answer key
HOW TO ADD PICTURES & TEXT
• Click on the picture icon
• Add picture through: Upload, Camera,
URL, photos, google drive, or google
image search
• Add a title to the picture
• Click on the Tt icon
• Textbox will come up
• Put in title
• Add text information
HOW TO ADD VIDEOS
• Click on the play icon
• To ways to find video
• Input URL address
• Search Youtube
• Then select
• Add title to video
HOW TO MAKE ESCAPE ROOM
• In settings make sure you mark as quiz
• You can set it to remove grade or wait for
you to review
• Unmark respondent can see correct
answers
HOW TO MAKE LIMITS ON QUESTIONS
• Click on require so it is red
• If your question is short answer
• Click on the three dots
• Type in correct answer
• Answer can be text, number, or length
• Type is answer how it needs to be
• I make it have to be in all capitals
LET ME SHOW YOU SOME EXAMPLES
NOW YOU TRY!
WE ARE GOING TO GO INTO BREAK OUT ROOMS. ONCE YOU ARE IN THE ROOM
CLICK ON THE LINK FOR THE GOOGLE FORM AND WORK TOGETHER TO
COMPLETE THE TASK.
• GOOGLE FORM ESCAPE ROOM ACTIVITY:
• COMPLETE EACH SECTION TO MAKE SURE YOU KNOW THE STEP TO
USING GOOGLE FORMS
ENDING DISCUSSION
•WHAT ARE SOME LESSONS OR PROJECTS THAT YOU/WE CAN
CREATE VIRTUALLY NOW FOR OUR STUDENTS?
•THINK OF LESSONS YOU USING IN B&M
•HOW CAN WE USE THESE TOOLS IN OUR LESSONS TO ENCOURAGE
ENGAGEMENT?