For our staff meeting this Thursday, we're going to be collaborating on a Google doc. Everyone has been asked to bring a laptop or other device to use. This is new territory for some, but it should be a great learning experience for everyone....I hope!
4.21 Update: At our staff meeting everyone had either a laptop or iPad to work with. This alone was new territory for some staff and I was impressed with the willingness to learning something new, especially for those who had never used an iPad.
It took about 20 minutes for everyone to get familiar with whatever device they were working on (some Mac laptops, PC laptops, iPad) and to log-in to Google, find our site and open the document we were to collaborate on (a staff reorganization document).
Once the document was open, it didn't take too long for everyone to start adding comments to the original doc. In my opinion, this created more discussion among the group because we could see, in real time, what others had to contribute and we could build on those ideas.
Overall, it was a great introduction to Google sites/docs....and saved a few sheets of paper, too! We'll be working on this document throughout the next few weeks, individually, and during upcoming meetings.
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