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Digitizing a Worksheet from a Picture with Google Drive
Digitizing a Worksheet from a Picture with Google Drive
In order to do this magic trick, you will need a mobile device (phone or tablet), access to your Google Drive (on said mobile device) and finally, access to Google Drive on a Mac, PC, or Chromebook.
In order to do this magic trick, you will need a mobile device (phone or tablet), access to your Google Drive (on said mobile device) and finally, access to Google Drive on a Mac, PC, or Chromebook.
Here's a regular old comprehension worksheet that I want to digitize.
Here's a regular old comprehension worksheet that I want to digitize.
Step 1:
Step 1:
TAKE OUT YOUR MOBILE DEVICE AND OPEN UP/DOWNLOAD THE GOOGLE DRIVE APP.
TAKE OUT YOUR MOBILE DEVICE AND OPEN UP/DOWNLOAD THE GOOGLE DRIVE APP.
Step 2:
Step 2:
SWITCH OVER TO YOUR GOOGLE DRIVE ON PC, MAC, or CHROMEBOOK
SWITCH OVER TO YOUR GOOGLE DRIVE ON PC, MAC, or CHROMEBOOK
Right-click on the image that Google Drive just uploaded from your mobile device.
Right-click on the image that Google Drive just uploaded from your mobile device.
And just like that, your image of that worksheet has been created into a Google Doc that students can now annotate on.
And just like that, your image of that worksheet has been created into a Google Doc that students can now annotate on.
*You might need to do a little bit of formatting as the image might not come across perfect, but it's going to get you close!
YOU'RE TURN...GIVE IT A TRY AND SEE IF YOU DID IT CORRECTLY!
YOU'RE TURN...GIVE IT A TRY AND SEE IF YOU DID IT CORRECTLY!
Google Drive Basics
Google Drive Basics
1 - Use the New Button
1 - Use the New Button
Click on the "New Button" to not only add files and folders to your Drive, but also to quickly create a new Doc, Sheet, Slide, and More.
Click on the "New Button" to not only add files and folders to your Drive, but also to quickly create a new Doc, Sheet, Slide, and More.
2 - Use Keyboard Shortcuts
2 - Use Keyboard Shortcuts
Click on the Setting Cog to display Keyboard shortcuts. These shortcuts will help those keyboarders that like to get to things quickly, without using their mouse.
3 - File Storage
3 - File Storage
Just like it sounds, Google Drive can be used to store files online. Need to access an Adobe Premiere file on a different machine but the file is too large to email? Put it in your Google Drive to access from any machine that has access to the internet. Even though Google cannot open certain files, they can still be stored in Drive.
Google Workspace for Education Note: If you are using an Education account, you will have unlimited storage in Google Drive.
Although personal Google accounts only have limited storage as part of the free account, you can purchase more space. Find out more information here.
4 - Edit a PDF
4 - Edit a PDF
After uploading a pdf file into your Google Drive, you can right click on the file and choose Google Docs from the "Open with" options. This will make the pdf open with Google Docs, allowing edits to be made.
Note: some formatting may not carry over in the conversion process.
5 - Search
5 - Search
Use the search bar to find files quickly. Need more help locating a specific file? Use the Advanced Search option by click on the drop-down arrow in the search field.
6 - Organization
6 - Organization
Create and color code folders with the New Button. Use these folders to organize files to your liking.
7 - View
7 - View
List view versus Grid view. What does that look like? Click the icon shown below to see the difference
Do you like files and folders shown in alphabetical order? How about showing files that were last modified first? Click the on the option on the far right of your Drive screen to change the sort type and order.
8 - Sharing
8 - Sharing
Maybe one of the most important aspects of Google Drive, sharing allows for collaboration within G-Suite Apps.
With a file or folder selected, click on one of these two icons.
Left icon - turn link sharing on or off and adjust settings.
Right icon - share with an individual and give editing, commenting, or viewing rights.
The examples below will focus on Link sharing. Click the button to see if link sharing is on or off. Adjust the slider to turn it on or off.
Click on Sharing settings to view other options.
Click the drop-down to change who can see/use the link.
Selecting "More..." from the list will show all available sharing options. Click Save to keep the settings.
Type in someone's name or email to share the file with a specific person. Using this method will, by default, give the person you are adding edit rights to the file.
More information about sharing in this video.
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