30 Days with Google #6: Create a classroom newspaper using Google Docs (a SchoolNet webinar presentation)

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Google Docs is an amazing way to create a classroom newspaper. Last night we scheduled a SchoolNet webinar featuring Brenda Hallowes from Port Elizabeth, where she outlined how she uses Google Docs to create classroom newspapers with Foundation Phase students. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsH4fyoQDkb_-8eMVEBy2dL0vnt-E4BDwKm9Y1qPeXlC56MP-1_222MxnR_CmpzyIendhasNFPSEjIyfsxYkRZrMB53tYpMot9OiH4tStEdeXS307-lf90QgjdwVvhSucdN7ErcsL4M7U/s1600-h/image%25255B13%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6i8lIaOMPIeUTVRykpxKo17Xi9Zqw9Aim4-yaWL930YdMJ1gvONAU-BTtBkoeVwCYCh6qxnyfQ3HBkBrgZMkvCUcl0ng8UWcsAzpyQDxJSi6QLFZprEyUXj79DWUxrq-AcZT54ddJy9Y/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">First she starts off with a template like this one shown below. This template can be accessed <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/19gCOhhfpVmFIZT1gQFPgavGG6YRpUgRdfd0_lk2loTA/edit">here.</a></span> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY9A9TashRam4sgxrHKYf516XSTlaVZrBew_pJgpGeWMORIqBUwrGbZlxXvVrIkfDh-2p4MARBArHy2EJDmwf5SKm5ZvPfIpDm7CDCki9yTHbpZPtq1Fl5upegG6XSc2rhSjqg53yt7tk/s1600-h/image%25255B4%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="391" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJyh4khx0j9GigxUlkX4eQmwp_1Mc5v-ybIbU6pDDjLmpgOP0FVCpzBRYkSDkDVnRYPUaGcjtkS7ptyrWmrL_L9undIaDtQvauJaBzoQfKvfZcksm0S1_Qvru8feM5B485Q5NX0Fg7fBs/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here is another template sample that can be accessed <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VazgVfizzEW5tgo7uFmPd1MLeUNm125hg-Gh5OpCGXI/edit">here</a>. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnLeZjN0SxAnMDB5gKji5REnxOVjmlqOG1tl5fpmtZ5zZkmBiQUuvXusAal55JTMq0ygOpj7jQlFwNYZXuqPH5NQg-pflPkhvznd_S6jEm8HVlUBKNmSUJFVFqG817em5IW15wRxSMjcY/s1600-h/image%25255B9%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrxKyjmg81_UicoT3KAgeogtV5yV_agip9zgaza99nc7H3l1WHDqoQdOnVt-IkzCkIIhjW1-CbGv-4MNE209CxTSmCeikd1SvteOqKpuAIY7krGgyr_ehP-nX6PJXakAbYvfHiJvB3pEA/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The class is then assigned different parts of the template to write on at the same time. This is the beauty of working in a collaborative programme such as Google Docs. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here is the screencast that Brenda created for the webinar. Take a look and listen. </span><br /><br /><iframe frameborder="0" height="305" scrolling="no" src="http://screencast-o-matic.com/embed?sc=clX228VVww&w=402&v=3" width="402"></iframe><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am hoping that Brenda will send me a link to the finished product. This is a fantastic lesson to do with a class that has computer access. Thank you for sharing this Brenda.</span></div>

30 Days of Google 30 Days with Google #6: Create a classroom newspaper using Google Docs (a SchoolNet webinar presentation)

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