Scribd
Upload
101 views

Internet-Based Projects and Online Resources

1) The document discusses how Google Forms, Docs, Slides, and Classroom can be used as online collaborative tools for learning. 2) It provides details on how each tool functions and benefits of using them, such as allowing instant feedback and collaboration between students. 3) Google Classroom specifically is highlighted as an easy to use online platform that allows teachers to create classes, assign work, provide feedback and share materials with students.

Uploaded by

Fadli Muhamad Yulsa
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
101 views

Internet-Based Projects and Online Resources

1) The document discusses how Google Forms, Docs, Slides, and Classroom can be used as online collaborative tools for learning. 2) It provides details on how each tool functions and benefits of using them, such as allowing instant feedback and collaboration between students. 3) Google Classroom specifically is highlighted as an easy to use online platform that allows teachers to create classes, assign work, provide feedback and share materials with students.

Uploaded by

Fadli Muhamad Yulsa
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 2

Fairuz Syifa Arika

20018113
K2-20

Internet-based projects and online resources

At this time, almost all schools use Internet-based projects and online resources such
as: Google Forms, Docs, Classroom, Slides for Collaborative Learning.

As you probably know, Google Drive is far more than a place to store files
online. It also includes a suite of versatile creation tools, many of which perform the
same functions as the ones we use in other spaces. These include Google Docs, a
word processing program that behaves similarly to Microsoft Word, Google Slides, a
presentation program similar to PowerPoint, and Google Forms, a survey-creation
tool similar to Survey Monkey. Although Drive also includes other tools, these three
are particularly useful for creating rigorous, academically robust projects. If your
school uses Google Classroom or at least gives students access to Google Drive, your
students are probably already using these tools to write papers or create slideshow
presentations.
Google apps is a tool which can foster CSCL. Google Docs facilitates efficient
collaboration by providing team members with a “mechanism” that enables them to
“work within a single user space” (Perron & Sellers, 2011, p. 490), which is perhaps
why it was found to be useful for group work in out-of-class collaborative writing
activities (Zhou, Simpson, & Domizi, 2012). In addition to Google Docs, medical
students in a first-year pathology course found the collaborative capabilities of
Google‟s version of PowerPoint (Google Slides) helpful for creating presentations
(Peacock & Grande, 2016). Studies have also shown some advantages of participants
collaborating on new mediums instead of raditional ones. Students enjoyed
collaborating to edit and expand a pre-written easy more on Google Docs than
Microsoft Word (Apple et al., 2011), and students creating collaborative mind maps
on Google Docs used peer collaboration more to discover science concepts than
students collaborating on paper (Lin, Chang, Hou, & Wu, 2015).
According to Boyes (2016), “Google Docs allows instant feedback and
collaboration on student-generated text when students are online at the same time” (p.
229). Moreover, learners no longer need to rely on USB memory sticks to store their
written assignments since Google Docs saves the work instantly and guarantees that
students will never lose their documents. In addition, learners have the advantage of
sharing their documents at the click of a button with their teachers and peers who can
view as well as edit them. To use Google Docs or any other application provided by
Google, the students and teachers need to create a Gmail account.
Google Classroom is another application provided by Google Inc. which is
used as an online educational platform. Google Classroom is very easy to set up and it
allows instructors to create classes, distribute assignments, post announcements, send
feedback, and upload course materials for students to view. It is free and versatile; no
payment is required and teachers can get in touch with students and their parents as
well as access other Google tools such as Google Forms, Docs, Slides, Sheets, and so
on. When students turn in their assignments, the instructor can highlight the contents
of each assignment and provide the learner with instant constructive feedback and
evaluate his/her performance. In addition, the teacher can invite other colleagues or
guests to view the posts on the application. Google Classroom can be used for
anycourse in any educational institution and is very convenient and manageable.

Reference :

Khalil, Z. M. (2018). EFL students’ perceptions towards using Google Docs and
Google Classroom as online collaborative tools in learning grammar. Applied
Linguistics Research Journal, 2(2), 33-48.

Andrew, M. (2019). Collaborating online with four different google apps: Benefits to
learning and usefulness for future work. Journal of Asia TEFL, 16(4), 1268.

You might also like