Google Docs
By Courtney Lacour
By Courtney Lacour
Google Docs is one application that is a part of the Google Suite applications. Some examples of the other applications are: GMAIL, Google Calendar, Google Sheets, Google Drive, and Google Slides. Google Drive is where all the google application files are saved, including the documents created in Google Docs!
To learn more about Google's other applications, click the image to the right.
It has been established that Google Docs can help create documents, but there are other features that make it a great resource! Those features include:
Easy access! Users can access their documents from anywhere with internet access using their login information
A shareable link can be sent to others with varying degrees of access (editor, commenter, or view-only)
There can be multiple authors of the document
Authors and commenters can comment on the document
Activity tracking allows users to see changes that have been made with time stamps
Different tools are available for use such as voice typing, a dictionary, language translator, citation creator and more!
Create documents using the blank document or a pre-made template.
From this point, you can write your document, insert images, create tables, etc.!
Check out this "How to Use Google Docs" video by TechInsider to see the process of creating a Google Doc. Once the basics are mastered, take time to either explore the application, or use more videos to discover the potential of Google Docs!
The sky is the limit when it comes to using Google Docs! You can click on the picture to the right to view examples. Here are some other ways to use the application in the classroom:
Essays or other writing assignments (included in "example")
Projector presentations
Note taking (Included in "example")
Working document for collaborative assignments
Peer or Teacher paper feedback via commenting
Teacher's Lesson Planning