Win-win! To give feedback via comments on Google docs, simply select (highlight) the text you want to comment on, and then select the plus sign speech bubble icon that should appear in the right margin. More feedback also means less time writing comments on final drafts. The more feedback you can give students during the writing process, the more they will grow as writers. Once you have the ability to give students instantaneous feedback at every step of the writing process, you’ll never be able to teach writing the same way again. THIS is why once you go Google, you can’t go back. THIS is the real reason I went rogue back in the day. When you assign an essay, use the “Make a copy for each student” option to be able to view students’ progress as they write. While it’s not as ideal as communicating with students face-to-face in a classroom, it’s definitely the next best thing. You can leave comments and even use the Chat feature to instantly message students as they write. ![]() Everything is already organized in Google drive folders for you, which is a blessing for Type-B teachers like me. Students’ docs live in their Google drives and your drive, so you can’t lose anything. If a student is writing, you can simply open up their doc and watch them type. This way, you will be able to see students’ writing progress in real time. Selecting this option is crucial because it will create individual copies for every single student. Then, assign that doc on Google Classroom and select the “Make a copy for each student” option. It can be as simple as instructions and text that says “Type here.” You can even set it up with the right formatting (font size, double-spacing, MLA header) if you’re feeling generous. The next time you want to assign an essay, create a template for the assignment in Google docs. Instead of assigning an essay and hoping for the best when it’s deadline time, you can use Google Classroom & Docs to monitor students’ progress throughout the entire writing process. MONITOR STUDENT PROGRESS WITH GOOGLE CLASSROOM & GOOGLE DOCS Whether you’re brand new to Google Classroom or a techie teacher who is figuring out how the heck to teach during this time, here are 10 practical tips for teaching writing remotely: Teaching Writing with Google Classroom: 10 Tips for Remote Learning 1. Teaching writing will never be easy, but it can be much more manageable with the help of good old Google. Google Classroom is intuitive enough that you figure out the basics on your own (assigning work, posting materials, grading, etc), but you can really maximize the platform with a few tips and tricks. Not only will Classroom improve your writing instruction, but it will help you stay connected to students throughout the entire writing process. ![]() ![]() Admittedly, I don’t have much experience with other platforms, and I am biased, but Google Classroom will help you make the most of distance learning, especially when it comes to teaching writing. And with the new normal of remote learning, Classroom is more important now than ever. And I resigned.)īut seriously, Google Classroom makes it ridiculously easy to streamline your writing instruction. Maybe I was a little obsessed, but we did go Google! And once you go Google, you can’t go back. I would jokingly tell my teacher friends that “Google was taking over the world” and that we would eventually go Google. (Whoops! Anyone else who hated My Big Campus?) I used Classroom before my students had Chromebooks, back in the old computer lab days. Early on in my teaching career, I even went rogue and used Google Classroom when I was supposed to be religiously using my school’s other LMS. When it comes to teaching writing, there is one thing I could not survive without: Google Classroom.
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