Google Docs Workshop Jan. 2014

Mary Hansell

Session Overview-Why use Google Docs?-Examples for teachers & students-How to...create, share, edit docs-Challenge #1- Share/worktime- Q & A document-Further resources

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Why use Google Docs?

Increase efficiency, collaboration, andstudent engagement

Why use Google Docs?-users always have most recent version-autosaves every few seconds-multiple users can edit at same time-Mac or PC-work saved in the ‘cloud’

Examples for Teachers:

-collaborate on lesson plans-share meeting notes and agendas -share folders with students-Google Forms for surveys-Google Presentations to share info-Template gallery

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Example -collaborative work:

Student examples:-Work collaboratively on presentations at school or at home (NETS)

-Keep a log of writing samples, journals -Use chat and comment features to peer edit-Use revision history to prevent loss of work- Publish student work

Example #1- Class Review for test

1) Create a shared doc-- ‘anyone can edit’

2) Divide students into groups--each responsible for specific topic

3) Show the document ‘live’ on your class projector

Example #2- Google Art Project1) Students selected piece of art to research using Google Art Project -Education resource http://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/about/artproject/education/expert/

2) Students shared ‘work in progress’ with teacher; add comments back and forth

3) Students presented to class; shared presentations (View only- with other students) as a resource

Example #3 Student essay revisions

How to Create a document:

Click on the red ‘create’ button,

then ‘document’.

Or, click on the ‘upload’ button to upload an existing document or folder.

Give your document a title (top left)

Type your information- similar tools to Microsoft Word.

Adding Comments-Peer edits, reminders, suggestions-determine notification options-mark as ‘resolved’

Notifications from commentsSelect your choice:

Revision HistoryTo check student contributions and edits or revert to earlier version:File> See revision history

Sharing documentsClick the blue ‘share’ button (top right of doc)

Share a syllabus- ‘view only’

Share an assignment- ‘view only’; students can make a copy of it and edit it

Sharing documents

Students can share their documents or presentations with the teacher and allow the teacher to ‘comment’ and view

Challenge #1Beginner: Create a document, enter text and insert an image. Share the doc with a friend in the room- with ‘editing’ enabled. Share an idea of how to use docs.

Intermediate: Upload an existing document from your school files and convert it to a PDF. Help your neighbor.

Advanced: Upload an existing document, convert to a Google Doc. Upload a folder. Share with a co-teacher.

Good to know:-Only files that are ‘not’ converted to Google Docs will count against your 30 GB storage

-you can convert documents at a later time (right click and ‘open with’…)

-You can upload entire folders and subfolder organization remains the same

-Note: keep URLs short by using https://bitly.com/ or http://tinyurl.com/

Google Drive:

Google Forms

Google Forms

Google Forms

Google FormsStudents record their

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Google Forms- create and grade quizzes

Further Resources“40 Ways to use Google Apps in the Classroom”:http://goo.gl/UjwiuK

“Google Apps in the Foreign Language Classroom”:http://goo.gl/wVR4Vk Google Training Center: Google Drive modulehttp://edutraining.googleapps.com/drive

Some of my presentations & videos: Google Forms 101 session: http://goo.gl/jpTRa7

Google Presentations 101 session:http://goo.gl/9vNlWS

ESD Google Drive video of this session:http://youtu.be/gu_UXqTq4YU

Tutorial for my students on Chicago Style Format: http://youtu.be/NBV9p9MmT8c

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