Practicing Applied

Digital Writing Skills

Using Google Docs
& Google Slides
Nell Eckersley

This training is made possible by funding from DYCD, and is available at no

cost to CBO’s with which DYCD contracts
Getting to know you
Please take this survey:

http://bit.ly/gettingtoknowyouLAC

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Our Materials
http://bit.ly/AppliedDigSkills101218

Our Slides
http://bit.ly/Slides101218

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 ❏ Participants will be able to define
Objectives: “Digital Literacy.”
❏ Participants will be able to
describe the tools available in
Google Drive.
❏ Participants will know how to save
shared files to their own Google
Drive.
❏ Participants will be familiar with
the lessons included in the Google
Digital Skills curriculum and how
to navigate the website.

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Agenda
1. What is digital literacy? What are digital skills?
2. Integrating digital skills in adult education
a. Google’s Applied Digital Skills curriculum
b. Google Docs & Slides for developing and strengthening
writing skills (for all levels)

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What is Digital Literacy?
What are Digital Skills?

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Your Definition of Digital Literacy
Go to:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LXJR41YYguTw1SkU9wch8
12m9XDQ4XXJamB6IVhKuoM/edit?usp=sharing

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WIOA Definition of Digital Literacy 8
enabling users to

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What do we mean by
“Technology”
?

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Information & Communication
Technology

ICT
http://www.demilked.com/pencil-carving-graphite-art-elephant-walk-cindy-chinn/

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Consume
Create
Curate
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What Digital Skills Do You Have?
Google Documents
❏ Create a Google Document
❏ Share a Google Document
❏ How to collaborate using Google Docs
❏ Provide Feedback with Comments and Suggested Edits in Docs
❏ Direct Comments to specific users
❏ Add links to comments
❏ Access and Review Revision History in Google Docs
❏ Review Comments in Google Docs for Contributions
❏ Revert to Earlier Versions of Google Docs
❏ Citation tools to avoid plagiarism including footnotes

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1CEJW8bS-NHEI3yJIjvEeatGGC-R85eruGvmpJJ7irAA 13
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 Integrating
Digital Literacy

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http://hannaleihermes.org/tag/samr-model/ 17
http://www.hippasus.com/rrpweblog/ 18
Google’s Applied Digital
Skills Curriculum

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https://applieddigitalskills.withgoogle.com/

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Lessons

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1DaPraKUb1-Ff3QicRyVzHty4vJtCJMaHWq6gXoof1rE 22
Our Class
1. Go to g.co/applieddigitalskills
2. Click "Sign In," and sign in with their Google account
3. Select "I am a learner"
4. Enter class code PCQGKY “Applied Digital Skills Practice at
the LAC”
5. Use the curriculum menu to navigate to the activity selected

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Google Docs & Slides
for Writing

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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dajYeKNC_y5KTKojWswyHCZ9RZlnMdBfXjOk9Pxi3pM/copy?usp=sharing

Writing with Google Docs

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Writing with Google Docs
http://www.crlt.umich.edu/olws/2/docs

http://www.teachhub.com/technology-classroom-google-docs-improves-writing

http://www.profweb.ca/en/publications/real-life-stories/using-google-docs-to-t
each-essay-writing-and-create-an-environment-for-peer-learning

https://www.aeseducation.com/blog/2015/09/google-docs-lesson-plans

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https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/15SsbfwSR4s-xvv6LrxrCfNkBA1sFw_U3VynaKs5A9gA/present?usp=sharing

Writing with Google Slides

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Writing with Google Slides
If Then Story

http://blog.whooosreading.org/google-slides-projects/

http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/persuade-fiv
e-slides-creating-31035.html?tab=4

https://movingwriters.org/2018/05/16/the-100-days-of-summer-writing/

https://wrd.as.uky.edu/introducing-fellow-student-using-writing-powerpoint-sli
des-and-speech

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Teacher Tools

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Resources
https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/google-student-projects/

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DYCD Capacity Building Trainings/Events
Learn about other DYCD funded training & PD opportunities at
http://bit.ly/DYCD-CBEvents

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Additional Information
For additional DYCD Capacity Building resources and information
visit

(waiting for link from DYCD)

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 Please
complete the
evaluation.

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Nell Eckersley
Literacy Assistance Center
NellE@lacnyc.org
Materials from today: http://bit.ly/AppliedDigSkills101218
https://osy-isy-ta-center.weebly.com/

This training is made possible by funding from DYCD, and is available

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