Many people think of Google documents as a substitute for Microsoft word. While this is true, Google documents also offers several other templates that could be useful inside the classroom!
One thing I saw as particularly interesting was the idea of a resume. Making a job board within the classroom where students can see what jobs are available: Shown above. (librarian, teacher's helper and understudy, to name a few. Students then have the opportunity to take an employment application and apply for such jobs like the would in the real world. I have used this concept with a couple different age levels and it can be tailored to fit each teachers needs. Being able to create a resume could also be fun in this role playing experience!
Google documents also offers a scrapbook template for photos. This could be used as a wonderful alternative to PowerPoint! It allows kids creativity when putting together projects. Could also be for the class as a whole to show what we did that week, or even for a "student of the week" project done in a lot of younger grades.
I also found a few fun backgrounds that could be used for anything you could think of! One looks like an old fashioned book. Perhaps the class could make their own book, or recipe book with family favorites! Since this would be online, everyone could access it from home and it would be free!
Google documents also offers customizable gift certificates, statistics which would be great for polls and in class surveys, as well as a section for students and teacher. Most things are business oriented, but if you use your creative energy you can tweak it into something your students will love!
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