Group Leadership Project

How to Use Google Docs - Part 1

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1. What tool did your group use to deliver the PD tutorial? Why?
We created a PowerPoint presentation and then uploaded it to Slideshare.net. Our group selected PowerPoint because everyone in our group had access to the program and was familiar with how to use it. We uploaded our presentation to Slideshare so it could be accessed from any computer. Also, we could share the link with other educators after our presentation was complete. Many people might want to look back on the information or may have missed the professional development day. Also, with the limited time available to educators, we thought it was important for teachers to be able to go through the presentation on their own time, if necessary.
2. What did you learn during the development process of the final product?
Our group learned that some group members may interpret the assignment differently than others and this can cause complications. We learned to expect technological difficulties and delays in completion. I, personally, learned the importance of communicating with members of the group and completing individual parts in a timely manner. A group member also mentioned some of our sounds effects were cancelled out by the voiceover which wasn’t something we were expecting, but know for the future.
3. What would you do differently if you had to develop a similar product again?
I don’t think I would do anything differently. I think our project looks great (aesthetically) and achieves our goal of teaching educators about two Google applications. In the future, I would suggest turning in the individual parts earlier so that the editing and voiceover wouldn’t be rushed and so the project could be completed on time. We mentioned this before, but we would use a different program to meet since the two programs we “tried out” didn’t work as well as we would have liked.