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My Technology Use: Google Docs for Intervention Tracking: March 27, 2018

My team uses Google Docs for weekly PLC's.  We often plan using Google Docs and also use Google Doc's to collaborate with teachers at other schools.  This past week we had a PLC focused on RTI and noticed that with being departmentalized, students are often overlooked if they are not struggling in both reading and math.  We currently track student data by class using Google Doc's, but during this PLC we decided to create a document that tracked our Tier 3 students only.  Each math or reading teacher had kept data throughout the year on their own Tier 3 students, but we were able to combine this data to identify students struggling in multiple areas or to identify students who may only be significantly struggling in one area.  This was helpful to see how Tier 3 students are performing across the board, as some students may only be Tier 3 in math or only Tier 3 in reading. 

This Google Doc was extremely helpful as often we are asked to send data to our counselor when an ARC meeting is coming up or when a student is being tested for a disability.  This document allows our counselor to have automatic access to this information.  By creating this document, we also decided it would be a great way to share information with the next group of teachers who will have these students as they can continue tracking intervention data off of the data that we have already started.  This will be extremely helpful in continuing data on students who are in the process of being tested for special education services.  

I feel that we are constantly finding new ways to use Google Doc's and other technology sources to lessen the paper trail and increase the ways that we can communicate and track our students.  Does anyone else use this at their school and have you experienced success in tracking your students this way?

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  1. Karen LyonsMarch 27, 2018 at 5:28 PM

    My school needs to improve our way we track student data. I'm going to suggest we start using Google Docs. It seems like everyone has their own data tracking method, and you have to track the right person down to email the data. Google Docs can help provide immediate access to the information. I like your idea about sharing the information with the next grade level. Many times information is lost as a student moves between grade levels.

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    1. Danielle TerryMarch 28, 2018 at 4:12 PM

      I 100% agree with you, Karen. It seemed we were always chasing each other down to get data on each student. This definitely seems like it is going to ease the lines of communication and provide access to everyone. Hopefully this will help transitions between grade levels as well. I will try to keep you posted on our progress!

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  2. UnknownMarch 28, 2018 at 6:49 PM

    Hi Danielle! I think you all are onto something with using Google Docs to monitor and share student data. We use Google Docs to plan, but not for something like what you're describing. Thanks for sharing, I'll have to tell my team about it!

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  3. UnknownMarch 28, 2018 at 9:00 PM

    The sharing feature on Google Docs definitely speeds up the process for all involved. Data tracking is often a tedious part of the job, but with these technologies we are able to spend more of our time directly working with students or at least things that will impact their learning in the moment.

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