12 free Google tools to help manage students' projects

Given the multi-faceted layers of project-based learning, tracking students’ progress is essential. In episode 15, we explored how to track students' progress and examine ways to set up a project management system to help students stay organized. As an educator, you know how difficult it can be for students to manage documents, resources, and materials. Furthermore, depending on the grade level and subject area, it's possible to find yourself managing five projects or twenty-five projects, which can be overwhelming. Let's explore how you can use a free tool, Google Workspace for Education (formerly GSuites for Education), to manage students' documents, communication methods, and collaboration structures.Tune in to hear how to: Use Google Classroom to create, assess and share project assignments with studentsDiscover five ways to use Google forms during your PBL unitUtilize Gmail and Google Meet to communicate with guest speakersIncorporate Google chat to plan interdisciplinary project-based learning units with colleaguesStreamline and organize student work using Google documents, slides, spreadsheets or JamboardUse Google calendar to track project milestones, and Google keep to create an organized checklist for students Employ Google sites to communicate project expectations and updates with parents, guardians, and other caring adults supporting studentsExplore three additional Google resources that you may have overlooked as an instructional tool for your PBL unitAre you ready to become a high-impact project-based educator?[FREE] Download the Impactful PBL Roadmap™  planning document to craft your next project-based learning unit + receive weekly tips to enhance your facilitation skills via email.[FREE] Check out The Impactful PBL Roadmap™: 9 Steps to PBL Success e-guide which covers the nine phases you need to design a memorable, authentic, and rigorous learning experience for K-8 students via project-based learning.[PAID] Join our Impactful PBL Roadmap™: Launch program, an online course, coach, and community of educators exploring and implementing research-backed project-based instructional practices.Support the showThank you for listening! If you find this podcast useful and would like to support the show, please rate, review and subscribe using your favorite podcasting app. Sharing is caring. When you leave a review, you are helping fellow educators find this podcast enabling them to design impactful project-based learning experiences for their students.