Google Docs

Google Documents in the Classroom Training

What is Google Docs?

Google Docs is an easy-to-use online word processor, spreadsheet and presentation editor
that enables you and your students to create, store and share instantly and securely, and
collaborate online in real time. You can create new documents from scratch or upload
existing documents, spreadsheets and presentations. There's no software to download,
and all your work is stored safely online and can be accessed from any computer.  
( from Google Docs Page on Google for Educators)

•  View the Google Docs Tour
• Video: Google Docs in Plain English (Teacher Tube)

How can teachers and students use Google Docs?

• Google Docs – An Overview for Educators
• Video: How Teachers and  Principals are Using Google Docs(Download - Use VLC or Real Player to View)
  

• Google Docs: The Basics -  includes information about the following:
  

• Getting Started
• Using it in the Classroom
• Creating an Account
• Creating Documents
• Sharing Documents
• Editing Docs
• Managing Multiple Revisions
• Naming and Renaming Documents
• Deleting Documents

• Google Docs: Tips and Tricks - Provides the following helpful tips:
  

• Standardize document names and folders
• Use Timestamps to keep track of student work
• Use Revision History to compare changes from previous versions
• Have students collaborate on projects
• Encourage comments for peer review
• Publish for parents and others to view

Brainstorming Ideas for Using Google Docs

• Collaborate on a Google Document with Ideas for using Google Docs

Web Resources for Learning More about Google Docs

• Official Google Docs Blog
• Google Presentations
• Sharing a Google Spreadsheet in Class
• Creating Graphs from Spreadsheets (Presentation)
• What's the Best Picture of My Data ( Spreadsheet )
  
• Letters to the Next President
• Google Docs article on TechLearning.com
• Create a Permeable Classroom from Infinite Thinking Machine