Collaborative Technology Tools
In education today, we often consider the use of technology to foster student engagement in content. Students are quick to adapt to new technologies and instructional methods. Educators on the other hand are more difficult to convince to adapt. In class, we have continued investigating a variety of education applications for teacher and classroom use, including Google's applications of Sheets, Forms, and Slides. These tools are excellent applications for teachers to use in class and with students, but they are also time saving organizational tools that teachers can use to collaborate and share content. Google introduced their collaborative apps when I was in college the first time (!!!!!), and it revolutionized how we completed group projects and assignments. Students now are accustomed to using technology to collaborate. I have, however, found pushback from more seasoned educators when it comes to using a tool such as Sheets or Forms to work on p...