Interesting Ways
to Use Google
Apps for
Teaching Math
Inspired by the work of
@davidwees
Google Docs
 Students
create a math journal and share
it with the teacher.
Google Docs
 Students
write story problems and share
with peers who then solve them.
Google Docs
 Students
contribute in real time to
collaborative projects in Google Docs (or
on a Google Site—Wiki style). Both
choices enable you to use the revision
history to track the level of participation of
each student.
Google Docs
 Use
a shared document for students to
brainstorm ideas. Thoughts can even be
added after the math class ends.
Google Docs
 Digital
Parking Lot: Share a document so
students can ask questions while they are
at home. If you are answering a few
questions outside of class, it keeps
students (and parents) from getting
frustrated.
Google and Google Docs
 Students
research a topic in math. Both
the notes and the report can be created
and saved in a Google Doc or Google
site.
Google Spreadsheet
 Collect
data from either an experiment or
from a website and show the data on a
spreadsheet.
Google Docs
 Students
explain math thinking.
Google Forms
 Students
can survey their peers and then
analyze the results.
Google Forms
 Students
practice online testing. The good
thing for teachers is that Google will
grade the work for you!