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The objective of our blog is to share information about how we integrate our technology curriculum into the subject area curriculum. The foundation of this effort is the methodology of team teaching the lessons with the Middle School subject area teachers. Each post describes a particular lesson, the software used, some of the skills that were targeted, and the number of days that were spent in the lab.
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Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Persuasive Essays and Google Docs
The 8th Grade Language Arts students used Google Docs to prepare their persuasive essays this quarter. Once the students created the document and shared it with their teacher, the teacher was able to follow the writing process from start to finish, providing comments along the way. The students also had the possibility to share the essay with a classmate, which facilitated peer editing. Finally, the students realized that when they were using Google Docs, they had access to their essay wherever they could access the internet.
