Google Groups and Functions

          For the past couple of weeks in computer class, we have been working with Google Functions by using Google Groups, Google Docs and Google Slides. The Google Group assignment allowed our group to communicate and share ideas with each other. The Google Document was an assignment that our Google Group participated in writing an imaginary story. Each member in the group had to write a section of the story. I love the story we wrote because we all used our imaginations to put our own personal spin on it. This was a great way for the four of us to collaborate, and I believe this would be a very useful tool for classrooms in all grades. Even young children would enjoy writing a story on a computer, and with this tool they would be able to co-write a story with their peers in a classroom. Older children could also use this to write stories by themselves or with a group.
          I really enjoyed making my Google Slides. I like to express myself artistically, and this was real enjoyment. I will definitely use this is my future classroom. It would also be beneficial to teach this to students.
          Teaching Google Functions to students ties with the ISTE standard to facilitate and inspire student learning and creativity, the ISTE standard to design and develop digital age learning experiences and assessments, the ISTE standard to model digital age work and learning, the ISTE standard to promote and model digital citizenship and responsibility, and the ISTE standard  to engage in professional growth and leadership. This assignment also ties to the common core standards of integration of knowledge and ideas, production and distribution of writing, research to build and present knowledge, comprehension and collaboration, and presentation of knowledge and ideas.

Link to my Google slides:Visual Arts