http://www.openculture.com/2007/11/raising_the_next_generation_with_google_docs.html The best free cultural & educational media on the web Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:01:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.openculture.com/2007/11/raising_the_next_generation_with_google_docs.html#comment-2734 Dan Colman Fri, 09 Nov 2007 18:58:54 +0000 http://www.oculture.com/2007/11/raising_the_next_generation_with_google_docs.html#comment-2734 A little elaboration on Esther Wojcicki is perhaps deserved. Google was founded in the garage of one of her daughters, and the daughter went on to be a major player at the company; her other daughter went on to marry Sergey Brin. All of this makes her not your average Palo Alto school teacher. A little elaboration on Esther Wojcicki is perhaps deserved. Google was founded in the garage of one of her daughters, and the daughter went on to be a major player at the company; her other daughter went on to marry Sergey Brin. All of this makes her not your average Palo Alto school teacher.

]]> http://www.openculture.com/2007/11/raising_the_next_generation_with_google_docs.html#comment-2733 literary safari Fri, 09 Nov 2007 13:10:35 +0000 http://www.oculture.com/2007/11/raising_the_next_generation_with_google_docs.html#comment-2733 Next generation word processing? Yes, this is most certainly an opportunity for google to expose kids to their web-based word processing software. What will be interesting to watch is how instruction changes over time with the availability of such free resources. I'ver personally used google docs for a number of personal and professional projects, and can only imagine how streamlined it could make the evaluation process for instructors who choose to use it in their language arts and writing classes to grade papers, hand out assignments, and encourage peer review activities. Palo Alto High teacher Esther Wojcicki (see http://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/2006-12-03-google-education_x.htm) is a good example of the possibilities. Next generation word processing? Yes, this is most certainly an opportunity for google to expose kids to their web-based word processing software. What will be interesting to watch is how instruction changes over time with the availability of such free resources. I’ver personally used google docs for a number of personal and professional projects, and can only imagine how streamlined it could make the evaluation process for instructors who choose to use it in their language arts and writing classes to grade papers, hand out assignments, and encourage peer review activities. Palo Alto High teacher Esther Wojcicki (see http://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/2006-12-03-google-education_x.htm) is a good example of the possibilities.

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