50 Things You Can Do With Google Classroom

11. Create a Discussion

A Google Sheets spreadsheet can be utilized to gather student ideas on a discussion topic. Discussion questions can be added on an individual page, and additional tabs can be used for multiple questions. The Google Sheet can be shared with students for editing access, and each student can answer the discussion questions. This allows for all students to have a voice in the discussion even when they might struggle with speaking up in class. The spreadsheet discussion also allows the students to view their classmates’ ideas in order to compare and contrast the ideas with their own. Student responses can be dragged around the sheet in order to articulate patterns and differences in student opinions.