Google Classroom for Professional Development

Now that we are truly into summer, I'd love to showcase how I've been sharing professional development articles with the teachers and administrative staff within my school. I first started using Google Classroom this past school year with my middle school students to use as a form of communication and collaboration with one another. I absolutely LOVE Google Classroom and have had a few teachers get on board with it as well.

I had the idea of using Google Classroom this summer to share articles, ideas, new technology tools and more through here instead of sending out mass emails. This way, all the information for the entire summer is in one location, I can tag specific teachers in posts, we can all communicate through the classroom and hold discussions on certain articles that have been posted. 

Google Classroom is such a great tool to use for both teachers and students. So far, Google Classroom has been a great success for sharing professional development articles, tools and opportunities. I hope to continue reaching out to teachers throughout the summer and towards the end of summer, I will be sending out a Google Form to see what input the teachers have taking this route instead of the use of email.