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eScaffolds: Using Google Docs Templates as Starter Docs!
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Published: 08/04/11
License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported
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Classroom and Online Student Management, Google Apps for EDU
Google Docs, scaffolding

Problem of practice

Getting students to produce structured writing assignments in digital authoring environments often involves them spending needless time re-copying prompts, graphic organizers, or failing to organize their thoughts in the manner intended by the teacher.

Solution

Any Google Doc can be published as a "template" into your schools Google Apps for EDU domain. Once there, the you can grab a direct URL to the template and post it in your online assignment. Students then create their document from your template!

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