Need to make copies of resources others share? Hey, you're not alone. Copy-n-paste is OKAY. Don't feel guilty about remixing other people's work so long as you credit them. Much of what ends up on the web is intended to be shared in some spaces. Other Office Suites make it a pain to collaborate and share stuff. Not G Suites EDU.
For example, Hyperdocs.co is one online space where fantastic Google Docs are shared.
Here are a few TCEA blog entries that share Google templates:
Anyone who has a Google account has sharing options. We can choose to share individual templates with the options shown below. If we have a LOT of templates or documents, we can share an entire folder in Google Drive.
Let’s explore what each of these look like and what you can do to get what others offer.
To get these templates for your own use, you will need to take these steps:
1-Log in to your Google account (school or personal)
2-Click on the links above for what you want, such as the Google Slide Scavenger Hunt link
When someone shares a Google Doc/Slides/Sheets document with you, you often have the option to go to FILE->MAKE A COPY. It looks like this:
When somebody shares a “MAKE A COPY” link, they are trying to save you a step. The person sharing assumes you want a copy of the document. So they take the traditional SHARE link and change one word. Instead of edit, they type in copy.
Original Share Link
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SO_iWam1VQ33WU082Rj3BRsQj5PzkrC8kZ-uyLvujkM/edit?usp=sharing
Revised link for Make a Copy version
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SO_iWam1VQ33WU082Rj3BRsQj5PzkrC8kZ-uyLvujkM/copy?usp=sharing
You can see that the ONLY change is adjusting the link to reflect the word copy instead of edit. You can see from the screenshot underneath each that you get a different result.
The goal is to make the process easier on you to get a copy of this document saved to your Google Drive. Keep in mind though that this doesn’t allow you to preview the template/document before downloading a copy.
This is another way someone who wants to share a Google document with you can use. The benefit of this option is that before you click on “USE TEMPLATE” button, you get to see a preview. This preview assists you in deciding if you are getting what you want.
This is like Make A COPY. Notice what the link appears as. As you can see, instead of the whole copy or edit area, you see template/preview. This is the key to make your own Google documents available as templates that others can get.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SO_iWam1VQ33WU082Rj3BRsQj5PzkrC8kZ-uyLvujkM/template/preview
The result is the same as the previous option though. When you click on USE TEMPLATE button, you will get the chance to save it in your Google Drive.