Content creation tools

Google Docs is equivalent of Microsoft Word that allows you to create, edit, and share documents online right in your web browser—no special software is required, and access them from any computer with an internet connection.

Features

• Promote group collaboration and creativity by having your students record their group projects together in a single doc.

• Keep track of grades, attendance, or any other data you can think of using an easily accessible, always available spreadsheet.

• Facilitate writing as a process by encouraging students to write in a document shared with you. You can check up on their work at any time, provide insight and help using the comments feature, and understand better each students strengths.

• Encourage collaborative presentation skills by asking your students to work together on a shared presentation, then present it to the class.

• Collaborate on a document with fellow teachers to help you all track the status and success of students you share.

Limitations

• Only 30 people can edit a document at the same time. Additional users will still be able to view the document, but they won't be able to edit it.

• A single document can only be shared with 200 email addresses including viewers, commenters, and editors (doesn't apply to public items.)

The Google Sheets is equivalent of Microsoft Excel allows you to create and edit spreadsheets directly in your web browser—no special software is required, and access them from any computer with an internet connection.

Features

• Allows collaborative editing of spreadsheets in real-time. Users can see every change made by other collaborators, and all changes are automatically saved.

• It support offline editing by installing this Chrome extension, even when you don’t have internet available.

• Seamless compatibility with Microsoft files, including many of the keyboard shortcuts that you rely on, reduces the friction of working across multiple platforms.

• Using Explore panel to get an overview of your data, from informative summaries to a selection of pre-populated charts to choose from.

Limitations

• Each Google Spreadsheet has a limit of 400,000 cells, with a maximum of 256 columns per sheet.

• Number of Formulas: 40,000 cells containing formulas.

• Number of Tabs: 200 sheets per workbook.

Google forms allows you to create forms , surveys, quizzes using special features to suit your purpose, organize the information, whether big or small as well as analyze it. It also enables you to collect response information in real-time.

Features

• Easy to use interface makes creating and deploying forms easy. A What-You-See-Is-What-You-Get interface makes it easy to drag and drop form elements and organizing them based on actions or events.

• Easier for multiple users to work on at the same time when editing rights are shared.

• The forms are integrated with Google Sheets which gives a spreadsheet view of the data collected, making it easy to analyze.

Limitations

• The design customization for the form is very limited. If the users could change the design to make it look for formal, then it can be used for more purposes.

Features

• Upload Microsoft PowerPoint and it will auto convert to Google extension format.

• Track and compare history changes so that you know who have made the changes of the slides.

• You can embed dynamic charts from Google Sheets to Google Slides. Import Charts and have them updated directly in sheets without the need for creating new charts or images every time.

• You can put comments to notify your students of changes or questions by putting a plus sign in front of their email address. The student will get an email from you with your comment and a link to the document.

Limitations

• Importing from Microsoft Powerpoint often gives wonky results - you need to reformat the entire document for it to look good.

• Audio import is not supported yet.

Google Sites allows you to create a website without having to know how to code it yourself. It has site builder features that make it easy and intuitive to design your site the way you want. You can also add "gadgets" like calendars, maps, spreadsheets, presentations and more to make your site more functional. Choose a theme and customize it any way you want for a professional looking site that looks and functions great across all desktop and mobile screens.

Features

• Create web pages that display nicely on any device.

• Insert content from Google Drive and other apps.

• Embed some external content.

• Easily publish your site.

Limitations

• Google Sites is a web application that can only be accessible when there is an internet connection.

• When sharing Google Sites, although you may invite any number of collaborators, Google will only send out 50 invitations per day.

• Site quota: 100Mb per sites.

• Google does not offer additional storage or sale storage for Google Sites.