This past year has been the most that I have integrated Google Apps in my classroom. I have been teaching first grade for 4 years and at first I thought that it would be intimidating trying to teach students how to use these tools, but it they caught on very easily. I found that Google Docs is what I used a lot of this year. I had them "publish" their written pieces in Google Docs and it was very easy for me to read and edit their written pieces. I also used Google Forms and Google Sheets with the parents of the students in my class. I used Google forms for my end of the year survey of their experience with me as their child's teacher. I loved seeing the results! I also used Google Sheets for parents to sign-up for different events (Conferences, volunteering, and for supplies to donate for events in the classroom). The parents loved these tools.
My experiences with Google Apps has been nothing but positive. I like how they are free and everything is automatically saved and the best thing, it is live! Results come through quickly and they are easy to access.
The survey below was created for classroom teachers to survey on their classroom experiences and interests.
