Docs
Using Docs in the Classroom
In many ways Docs is the entryway technology for Google Apps. Creating, sharing, and editing Google Documents is incredibly easy to do AND every staff member and student is connected in an Apps domain.
Key Features
- Create a document
- Editing
- Sharing / Share Settings / Email Notification / (Shared with Me in Drive)
- Saves Automatically
- Teacher can track progress in real time
- Revision History
- Making a Copy
- Download As
- Publish to Web vs Public Setting
- Clear Formatting
- MLA Formatting
- Insert: Drawing
- Insert: Equation
- Insert: Image (Upload, by URL, Picasaweb,
- Drive, Search, Stock)Research Bar / MLA Citations
- Spellcheck / Define
- Wordcount
- Translate
- Screen Maximizing
- Equation Toolbar
- Tables
- Comment / Discussion
- Chat
Teacher or Student Uses
- Google Doc Mass Edit - click here
- List one specific use of Google Docs for teachers or students?
Challenges
- Create a doc
- Publish a doc
- Share it with two people
Screencasts
- How to create a document in Google Drive (Screencast)
- How to share a document created with a Google Apps account (Screencast)
- How do I share a document with just selected users? (Screencast)
- How do I publish a document for everyone to see? (Screencast)
- How do I share a template with my students? (Screencast)
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