Engaging Math Teaching with Google Apps: Inspiring Ideas by @davidwees

1. Interesting Ways to Use Google Apps for Teaching Math Inspired by the work of @davidwees

2. Google Docs • Students create a math journal and share it with the teacher.

3. Google Docs • Students write story problems and share with peers who then solve them.

4. Google Docs • Students contribute in real time to collaborative projects in Google Docs (or on a Google Site—Wiki style). Both choices enable you to use the revision history to track the level of participation of each student.

5. Google Docs • Use a shared document for students to brainstorm ideas. Thoughts can even be added after the math class ends.

6. Google Docs • Digital Parking Lot: Share a document so students can ask questions while they are at home. If you are answering a few questions outside of class, it keeps students (and parents) from getting frustrated.

7. Google and Google Docs • Students research a topic in math. Both the notes and the report can be created and saved in a Google Doc or Google site.

8. Google Spreadsheet • Collect data from either an experiment or from a websiteand show the data on a spreadsheet.

9. Google Docs • Students explain math thinking.

10. Google Forms • Students can survey their peers and then analyze the results.

11. Google Forms • Students practice online testing. The good thing for teachers is that Google will grade the work for you!