Districts around the country are adopting 1:1 programs and tapping into the collaborative tools that Google offers for education, but is that collaboration among staff members? Teachers often reference how easy it is to have the students work collaboratively, yet rarely emphasize how joint efforts have increased among staff and administrators. Administrators can use online tools to monitor curriculum progress as well as view lesson plans. Some of those tools include:
Google Drive
Administrators can create folders for departments to add weekly lesson plans. Instead of referencing a notebook or a folder outside the door, administrators can create folders for each staff member to add content to. Folders can also be shared among department heads and team members. In addition to lesson plans and curriculum resources, this is also a great way to share important documents that everyone references often.
Chalk.com
Chalk.com has several tools including lesson plan sharing. There are fields for pacing guides and standards. Teachers can also upload support documents and activities that support the lesson. There's even a field for attendance and notes. The finished plan is just as detailed as traditional lesson plan. The app is available on iOS and Android.
Don't just get your kids collaborating, model what that looks like by connecting your staff also.
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