This presentation looks at designing research activities using Google Docs and the tools within the Google Apps for Education Suite. Updated - 2/27/2014

1. Apps and
Common Core Short Research
ICE 2014
Presented By:
Mark Fijor
The Cove School
@newschooltech
www.newschooltechnology.org

2. A Research Problem

3. Research By Design
Identify
Desired Results
Determine
Acceptable
Evidence
Plan Learning
Experiences
and Instruction
Research to Make Evidence Based Claims

4. Google Apps for Education

5. Why Google Docs?

6. What skills will students need and
how will you assess them?

7. Common Core Anchor Standards

8. CCRA.R.8
Delineate and evaluate the argument
and specific claims in a text, including
the validity of the reasoning as well as
the relevance and sufficiency of the
evidence.
Close Reading Activity

9. CCRA.L.6
Acquire and use accurately a range of general academic and
domain-specific words and phrases sufficient for
reading, writing, speaking, and listening at the college and
career readiness level; demonstrate independence in gathering
vocabulary knowledge when encountering an unknown term
important to comprehension or expression.
Multimodal Glossary
Vocabulary Web Model

10. CCRA.W.6
Use technology, including the
Internet, to produce and publish writing
and to interact and collaborate with
others.
Embedded in each of the following
examples.

11. CCRA.W.7
Conduct short as well as more sustained
research projects based on focused
questions, demonstrating understanding of the
subject under investigation.
Student Research Form
Completed Form

12. CCRA.R.2
Determine central ideas or themes of a
text and analyze their development;
summarize the key supporting details
and ideas.
Main Idea Tree Graphic Organizer

13. CCRA.W.1
Write arguments to support claims in an
analysis of substantive topics or texts
using valid reasoning and relevant and
sufficient evidence.
Writing Outline Template

14. Tools for Feedback

15. Doctopus Script
http://www.youpd.org/doctopus

16. Goobric
Goobric Extension

17. Explain Everything
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6OvMIHNTDw#t=47

18. What we’ve learned

19. Design is Fluid

20. Tables Are Good
Google Apps for Education – Deployment Guide

21. Templates Promote Independence

22. Contact Me With Questions
Mark Fijor
mfijor@gmail.com
Twitter: @newschooltech
Website: www.newschooltechnology.org