Thursday, October 13, 2016

Info On Google Docs For Educators Professional Development

By Janet Stevens


With the increased technology companies like Google have made an effort to make studying easier by creating software that enhances that. A lot of people in teaching sector are using Google docs for educators professional development to broaden understanding of the students. The best thing about this technology is that one does not need to carry their mobile phone or laptops around.

With this learning application all you need is a password and username and you can be sure your information will be safe. You do not need to worry about the space where you will store your work. The application uses cloud storage meaning you can access information from all places. Before, teachers had to save their notes in a drive before distributing to their students.

There are many advantages associated with this type of learning. One can easily access the documents without necessarily have to sit in a classroom for hours and hours. I am not saying you skip your lessons but in case you are not able to attend you could get them from any location. For the teachers it would make work easier since one does not need to carry loads of books to classrooms.

Teachers can do a follow up on students who need extra lessons or explanations on a given topic. This has helped reduce cases of duplicate work since students would rather consult each other through the online platform. It has also made learning interesting and reducing the amount of work teachers have to work on like teaching a topic again if students did not understand.

It is faster for students and teachers finish their assignments on time. Before teachers come to teach their next lesson they must be prepared. Most of them do this by reading through the topic and making short notes to give to the students. This is in its own way is an assignment they must carry out therefore they spend less time in prepping for that work.

There are no charges that one incurs when using the application as it is free for life. One can access the documents without paying a dime all you need is the application. This has increased its popularity in that people would prefer to carry a cellphone to the classroom rather than heavy books. We all prefer cheap things but anything free everyone wants to have even if they least use it.

These documents are very secure and no one can access them without your password. Keep it a secret from people who could have malicious intentions like erasing your work or copying your assignments. With the password on your documents no one can open them without your authority. Create a strong password combining letters, words and numbers to make it unpredictable.

A good tutor by now knows this is the real deal and the only way to make their students interested. It has helped reduce cases of plagiarism. Also one can easily update information on their phone for example updating notes and students access them immediately on their computers. The application makes learning feel like a hobby.




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