Google Docs

Kristen DeWees and Krista Shorf

Google Docs Introduction

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bt9F7tKcZcU&feature=related

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7y7NafWXeM

Google Docs can be used for documents, spreadsheets, presentations, and more!

Google Docs Basics• What can you do with documents?– E-mail docs out as attachments– Collaborate online and chat with other colleagues – Publish doc to the world as webpage or as blog post– Invite others (via e-mail) to edit or view docs– Upload/convert Word docs, OpenOffice, RTF, HTML,

text, Open Office, and Star Office Writer files– View docs revision history and go back to any version

Google Docs Basics• What can you do with spreadsheets?– Create charts and gadgets– Chat with others editing the spreadsheet– Use formatting and formula editing to calculate

results and get desired look– Import and convert .xls, .csv, .txt and .ods

formatted data– Export .xls, .csv, .txt and .ods formatted data and

PDF and HTML files– Insert in a blog or website

Google Docs Basics• What can you do with presentations?– Share and edit presentations – Import and convert presentations– Download presentation to PDF, PPT, or TXT file– Add images or videos– Allow real-time viewing of presentations, online,

from separate remote locations– Publish on a website for an entire audience to see

Google Docs Basics

• Features:–Google Cloud Connect• A plug in connect for Microsoft Office 2003, 2007,

2010• Allows you to share/edit Microsoft Word, Power

Point, or Excel Documents simultaneously with others in org.

Google Docs for Educators

• Create a Google Site– Similar to a wiki (class site, project site or

administrative site)– Easily upload documents from Google docs– Insert Google calendar

Google for Educators • Assembled information and tools to help

empower student learning• Features:– Class activities– Classroom posters – Educators Discussion Group– Google Teacher Academy

• http://www.google.com/educators/index.html