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toc **Day 2: Google Docs for Writing and Publishing**

Prerequisite Knowledge
1. Google Docs interface. 2. Inserting images into a Google document 3. Google Docs controls and sharing concepts. 4. Copying and pasting html embed code and/or links.

Content
Today, we will focus on teaching the writing process and various writing skills using shared Google Documents. Many old, tried and true strategies for writing instruction can be made even better in a cloud-computing environment. Furthermore, guided writing activities can continue even when students (or even teachers) are forced to stay home, provided an internet connection is available. Collaborative writing can go beyond the walls of a single classroom, and using the Google Translator feature, can even stretch around the globe. So today, we will experiment with some ideas for pre-writing, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing with the advanced features provided in Google Documents.

Objectives
By the end of Day 2, participants will:

1. Be able to create dynamic, engaging pre-writing activities for students using //Google Docs// and other concept-mapping or brainstorming tools. 2. Develop strategies for guided instruction throughout the drafting, revision, editing, and publishing stages. 3. Develop ideas for cloud-based collaborative writing beyond the classroom. 4. Develop creative ideas for specific types of writing instruction including descriptive and narrative writing activities.

Lesson Activities
Note to EDTC Study Group members: Participants in this workshop will have already created Gmail accounts and added each other to their contacts. If you do not already have a Gmail account, please create one, even if it is only a "disposable" one for these activities. Then share your Gmail addresses with your study group members so they can add you to their contacts. This will make the document sharing activities much easier.

1.Using Google Docs templates to create pre-writing activities or other guided practice assignments.

 * Directions 1a**: Follow the steps in the worked example slideshow below about using Google document templates for pre-writing activities. First watch the video slides, then follow the steps on the slides that follow.

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Once again your task is to:

1. Create and name a new Google Document (with your name in the title) 2. Create an engaging pre-writing activity for your students to complete on the document with clear, specific directions. 3.Submit the activity document as a Google Docs //template//.


 * Directions 1b**: **Embed your template or paste the link below**. Include your name:

Example: Adam:

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Matt Beall Template



2. Using the Comment tools for revision, proofreading, and peer-review.

 * Directions 2a**: Use one of the above templates from your classmates. Complete the activity in the document, and draft a few paragraphs at the end (even if the activity did not specifically tell you to do so).

For the purpose of this assignment, **make a handful of intentional grammatical and spelling errors in your paragraphs** so a partner or two has proofreading material.

Share your document with a partner from your contacts.




 * Directions 2b:** Watch the tutorial below on using the comment feature in a Google document:

Note: this video is a bit long and thorough. If you are a strong Google document veteran, and feel like fast-forwarding, feel free. Here are the key points at their respective approximate timestamps: 1:20 - Insert comments and hotkey shortcuts 6:00 - Author's resolution of comments 8:30 - Initiating a comment diaglogue 9:30 - Managing notification settings. 13:15 - The comment stream uses and functions.

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Using the comment feature, go through the document and proofread it for mistakes or other revisions you think should be made. You may have more than one document to review. Make sure each classmate has comments on his/her documents.
 * Directions 2c:** Open a classmate's document that was just shared with you.

Go back to the original document you wrote. Make the necessary corrections and resolve the comments. Feel free to respond back to comments as necessary, and take look at the comment stream.

**3. Collaborative creative writing**

 * Directions 3a:** View the tutorial below about one example of using a shared Google document in a "chain story" activity.

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 * Directions 3b:** Create a new Google document story starter. Add some directions, an image, and an opening line to get things started.

Share your story starter with your classmates using your contact list.

Embed your story starter below. Note: Wikispaces does not always play nice with Google Docs embed code. If your document displays in too small a frame, you may have to edit the embed code by inserting the following: **width="800" height="800"** like so:



If all else fails, just insert the link, but don't forget to share!


 * Embed your document or link below:**

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 * Directions 3c:** Contribute to a few classmates' story starters. Watch as the stories develop live on this wiki!

4. Let's share ideas about using Google Docs in writing instruction
If it does not appear properly below, please use the discussion tab at the top of the page.
 * Directions**: Please think about how you can use or adapt something you learned today in your particular classroom. Then click on the discussion topic below entitled, "Using Google Docs for collaborative writng and feedback," and share your idea with us.

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Additional resources and materials
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