Docs
Google Docs is an online word processor that lets you create and format text documents and collaborate with other people in real time.
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Overview:
In this module you will be learning about Google Docs, Google's 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
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).
- Share your thoughts on the positive/negative aspects of using Google Docs to collaborate and communicate with your colleagues, students, and families, and how you might integrate this tool into your teaching.
- Feel free to comment on at least one other student's note.
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