Transformation

Google Docs is an online word processor that lets you create and format text documents and collaborate with other people in real time.

Objectives

  • Create a Google Doc from scratch
  • Upload a Word document and convert it to a Google document
  • Experiment with Google's editing tools by adjusting margins, spacing, fonts, colors, etc.
  • Invite other people to collaborate on a document with you, giving them editing privileges
  • Contact a classmate to collaborate online in real time and chat from inside the document
  • View your document's revision history and revert to any previous version
  • Download a Google document to your desktop as a Word, OpenOffice, RTF, PDF, HTML or zip file
  • Translate a document to a different language
  • Evaluate Google Docs as a cloud-based communication and collaboration tool

Student Responsibilities

Please review the linked resources below, complete the tasks, and share your thoughts on Google Classroom.

Tasks

    • Create a Google Doc from scratch or upload a Word document and convert it to a Google document
    • Experiment with Google's editing tools by adjusting margins, spacing, fonts, colors, etc.
    • Invite your classmates and the instructor to collaborate on a document with you, giving them editing privileges (Note: In the previous Task, you were asked to share your Gmail address)
    • View your document's revision history and roll back to any previous version
    • Download a Google document to your desktop as a Word, OpenOffice, RTF, PDF, HTML or zip file
    • Translate a document to a different language
    • Experiment with various Google Docs Add-ons
    • Experiment with the Explore tool to research and add footnotes to a document
    • Transform a lesson plan by integrating Google Docs into a student-centered task.

Discuss

Complete the following on Google Classroom:

    • Share the link to your Google Doc (Make sure your privacy settings allow anyone with the link to view your document).
    • Evaluate Google Forms as a teaching, learning, and assessment tool.
    • Share your thoughts on how you might use this with students or colleagues.
    • Feel free to comment on at least one other student's note.

Link to Google Classroom