1. Enhancing Inquiry with Google Collaborative Docs & SMS Session 2 of 4 Get Going with Google Research Apps

2. Focusing Questions What are the components of the inquiry process? How can Google collaborative docs be used to enhance the learner’s ability to use the inquiry process to enhance understanding? How can Google SMS be used to enhance the learner’s ability to use the inquiry process to enhance understanding?

3. Instruction

4. Framing The Session Take a tour of Google Docs Think about its application in the inquiry process Use a Google collaborative doc to record findings Demo sample queries in Google SMS Use a Google collaborative doc to record findings

5. Take Tour of Google Docs Take a tour of Google Docs by clicking on the link to the right!

6. Google SMS SMS is a mobile tool used to find information based on location quickly. Explore this web page for possible inquiry uses

7. Guided Practice The instructor will model opening the Google Doc and entering feedback from the group. Special note: You can return within a cell by using “ctrl” and the “return” key.

8. Work Time

9. Getting Started Now you will have a chance to assign roles in your group, tour, explore, discuss, and record your findings. I will give you a five and a one minute warning when it is time to switch between each of the three activities.

10. Work Time Assign roles within your groups Take the Google Doc tour and discuss Explore Google SMS and discuss Switch into groups by inquiry area. Discuss how Google Docs and Google SMS can enhance your area of inquiry and record your findings.

11. Share

12. Each inquiry group will report the findings they recorded in the Google collaborative document. Share

13. How do these ideas tie into and bridge back to the focusing questions? Share