1. Watch the videos embedded below to gain an overview of Google Drive and it's features:
2. Login to your Google account at www.google.com
3. Click on the square made up of little squares (aka the Waffle Menu), located on the top right of the screen next to your name:
This will display a drop down menu of Google Apps. Access Google Drive by clicking on its triangular icon...
When your Drive opens, you will see the home screen:
4. Create a new document by clicking on the "Create" button (now called the "New" button) on the top left. Select "Google Docs":
5. Title the document by clicking on the top left box that says "Untitled Document."
Your title should say "About Me":
6. Write a half page (minimum) introduction about yourself. Include your favorite colors, music, classes, etc. After briefly describing yourself and what things are important to you, end with a sentence or two on what your goals for the future are, and what you expect to learn from this class.
KEEP IN MIND THIS WILL BE PUBLIC, SEARCHABLE ON THE WEB!! Do not include both your first and last name, social security number, birth date, or any other personally identifiable information that someone could use to steal your identity!!
Note that while you are typing, Google Drive is automatically saving your changes for you:
7. Insert an image of something you wrote about. For example, if you wrote that you played football, you should search for an image to use in your document of the football team or the Choctaw logo. Be sure to copy and paste the url (link) to the website where you found the image. DO NOT paste the link to the Google search results.
8. Share the document with simmerj@bibbed.org by clicking the blue "Share" button on the top right of the screen.
Afterwards, click on the link that says "Change" for the option that says "Private" - we want to change the sharing settings to "Public on the web"
This part will be necessary for receiving credit in a later assignment, where we will embed the document into a page on your own website. If the document is not public, no one will be able to see it on the webpage. (Keep in mind that anything on that document can now, theoretically, be seen publicly, by anyone on the internet...make sure what you wrote is appropriate for that context). Now your settings should look like this:
9. Now click "Save" and then "Done" at the bottom of the dialogue box. Your changes have been saved, so if you are satisfied with your writing, you can simply exit out of the browser. To get to the document again, just log back in to Google and go to Drive:
The document will be waiting in your "Recent" documents folder, which is listed among your default folders under "My Drive" on the top left of the screen:
Good job! You created your very own document in "the cloud" (Google Drive). You shared it via email, and adjusted the document's privacy settings. Now let's move on to Assignment 3...