I explored a few google tools. I have never used google spreadsheets, so I am glad I was informed how I could use it in the classroom. I really liked that fact that you could take information from google spreadsheets and import it to Quizlet. Students love quizlet, but I think it would be a good idea to have them create the spreadsheet and the form to get more practice of vocabulary. Also, I loved that you can make games for students to play within the app. This will make review activities more engaging. I think that they can even play in groups and quiz each other. I was amazed on how many thing you can do with google spreadsheets that is not just data and number based like I previously viewed it.
Another tool, I really looked into was google Forms. I will definitely be using this to assess my students. It can be used as a quick exit ticket or an assessment for the end of a topic of unit. I loved that you were able to put pictures for the questions, but what I did not like was that you could only have one picture. Teaching ENL students they definitely need more than one picture, but maybe there is a way around it. In google forms you can also choose the type of question. This will be helpful for differentiation. The only thing with the long answer, they cannot get direct feedback because it will mark the answer wrong if they don't answer it word for word. It will save a lot of time for multiple choice grading though. It is great that students can see correct answers immediately after to help fix misconceptions a student may have. There are some negative to this tool, but I also see many benefits.
There were many other tools that I looked at in google that I will try and use with my classes to make them more digital based.
