Assignment 3A Google Groups Communication Blog

What is it?

Google Groups is a free, online service that helps groups of people easily share information and communicate effectively. Groups are public or private places where members share files, post ideas, and conduct discussions either on the web or via email. All emails sent to the group are archived for future reference and are easily searchable, either privately or publicly.

Why use it?

Students can use Google Groups to:

• Extend class discussions online.

 • Share ideas, store documents, and organize web

resources as they work on a team project.

• Create a private group for school clubs or sports teams

to share the latest news, announcements, and pictures.

Teachers can use Google Groups to:

• Make class handouts, reading materials, assignments, and web links available to students and their parents. (A Google Group could even be used to manage an online class!)

• Send email announcements to parents.

• Centralize resources and communication for grade levels,

departments, or professional learning communities.

Instructional Ideas

Elementary. Set up a parent-child book club using Google Groups. Students and parents read the book together at home and then respond to the discussion questions you post to the group.

Middle School. Create an online study group. Each day assign one student to post class notes as a new page in the Group. Then ask students to respond to reflection questions in the discussion area. Use the “Rate this Post” feature for participation grades or peer review.

High School. As part of a career-exploration project, have students join a publicly available Group related to their field of interest. After reading through the discussion archives, have each student post appropriate career questions to the groups.


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