Because I currently teach in a bricks-and-mortar environment (Carthage College) I am more inclined to go asynchronously most of the time. Since we meet regularly face-to-face it would seem unnecessary to create any synchronous activities. The exceptions may be if I am ill or if there is a snow day.
I will continue to learn more an more about all the Google applications rather than any other. I believe that Google will have the most generally available tools that will be around for the foreseeable future.
I am currently frustrated with Google Docs because I cannot insert an existing pdf document into it.
Can anyone out there tell me how to do this? I inserted my own evaluation numbers into the pdf checklist for evaluating online courses. I would now like to be able to insert that pdf file into a Google doc as part of my assignment.
I agree. I often use asynchronous tools in my teaching as well. I am wondering which tools you tend to use and why? What do you like about these tools, and what do you struggle with? Google definitely always seems to be changing, and it can be frustrating at times. However, I think that is the reality of the beast that is technology. We will always have more questions than answers it seems!:) I am not sure about your pdf question, but I hope you are able to figure it out. I have personally found the answers to a lot of my questions about Google through You Tube so you may want to try that. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteTo add a PDF file to Google docs take a look at the following:
ReplyDeletehttp://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2008/06/google-docs-to-add-support-for-pdfs.html