6 th grade science – session 6 of 8 google docs and spreadsheets in action
TRANSCRIPT
Focusing Questions
• What are Google Docs and Spreadsheets?
• How can I use Google Docs and Spreadsheets in a Weather Unit?
Framing The Session
Participants will watch a lesson where collected data is used in Google Spreadsheet in an open forum.
Participants will use the data collected and stored in their notebook to practice using the program.
Teaching
• Today we will learn how to take sample information on a weather topic to create an interactive spreadsheet for the class to use to produce a Google Spreadsheet.
Opening Docs and Spreadsheets
• Sign into your Google Account
• Click on My Account
• Once your services load, click on Docs and Spreadsheets to open this service
Create New Document
• Click on New Spreadsheet to create a Weather Patterns Spreadsheet.
• To add a word document, pick New Document.
• Or click on Upload and select the document you want stored in your online folder.
Invite Participants to Spreadsheet
• Use email addresses to invite groups to add information to the spreadsheet you created
The Data Notebook
• Open your Google Notebook and find your science notebook that holds the information you collected for the Science Lab
Transferring Data
• Open the data you collected and decide what information you should transfer to the spreadsheet
Sample Entry
• After you place your data in the spreadsheet, click save and close to upload your data to share.
Guided Practice
• I will create a document that we will be using in this session.
• You will come up one by one and type in your email address in the invitation area so you can be a contributor on this document.
• After all the emails have been entered, I will send the invitation and we are ready to get started!
Work Time
• Step 1 – Collect weather alert information into your Google Science Notebook.
• Step 2 – Accept your invitation, open the spreadsheet and enter your information.
• Step 3 –Save your information by clicking Save or Save & Close.
Work Time Continued
• Step 4 – Click on the discussion tab and type in a discussion topic.
• Step 5 – Discuss the results and share your thoughts about this powerful tool and how you might use it in your classroom.
• Step 6 - If time permits, create your own Spreadsheet or Document to use in your classroom.
• Today we learned how to use student collected data in Google Notebook and invite students to share their data in a active, shared Google Spreadsheet.
• Now we will look at the sample we created and discuss it.
Share
• What did you like about this active spreadsheet?
• How would you use this in your science classroom?
• Do you see any potential problems?
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