Google+Docs

Google Documents, Spreadsheets, & Presentations

**__What are [|Google Docs]?__**
Watch this short video, "Google Docs in Plain English", for a quick and amusing explanation: media type="youtube" key="muVUA-sKcc4" height="234" width="384" media type="youtube" key="TYPjJK6LZdM" height="234" width="384"
 * Google Docs for Educators**


 * Google Documents**
 * allows you to store, share, collaborate and publish your documents onto the web.


 * Google Presentations**
 * allows you to store, share, collaborate and publish your slide shows onto the web.


 * Google Spreadsheets**
 * allows you to store, share, collaborate and publish your spreadsheets onto the web.

**__Reasons for use__**

 * Easily share and edit documents, spreadsheets & presentations online.
 * Collaborative environment that can be accessed from any computer with internet access.
 * Upload documents, spreadsheets, and powerpoint presentations to edit online.
 * Spreadsheets give the ability to create forms that can be used as surveys, questionnaires or quizzes.

**__Ease of use__**

 * Very easy with or without a Google Account.
 * Editing features are very similar to Microsoft Word.
 * File folder organizational structure available within Google Docs.

**__Resources__**

 * [|Google Docs Help Center]
 * [|Google Tutor]
 * [|Google Docs for Educators]
 * [|Google for Educators]
 * <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; cursor: pointer; padding-right: 10px; text-decoration: none;">[|Using Google Forms as a Quizzing Tool -] YouTube Video
 * <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; cursor: pointer; padding-right: 10px; text-decoration: none;">Google Tools Tutorials from FreeTech4Teachers.com
 * <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; url(http: //www.wikispaces.com/i/a.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; cursor: pointer; padding-right: 10px;">[|Introducing GDocs to the Class] - great explanation and templates
 * <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; url(http: //www.wikispaces.com/i/a.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; cursor: pointer; padding-right: 10px;">[|Google Tools] in the classroom - tricks, how to set up accounts, iGoogle, Blogger, Docs, Maps, Notebook, Reader, etc. available from Tammy.
 * <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; url(http: //www.wikispaces.com/i/a.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; cursor: pointer; padding-right: 10px;">[|Making Online Quizzes] with GoogleDocs - part 1 (scroll to bottom for pt2-3)
 * <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; url(http: //www.wikispaces.com/i/a.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; cursor: pointer; padding-right: 10px;">[|100 Google Tricks] - that will save you time in school
 * <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; url(http: //www.wikispaces.com/i/a.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; cursor: pointer; padding-right: 10px;">[|Google Search tools] - fabulous glogster showing the variety of uses for Google
 * <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; url(http: //www.wikispaces.com/i/a.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; cursor: pointer; padding-right: 10px;">[|Using Google Docs] - student examples of how they use GDocs


 * LiveBinders - click to open!**


 * <span style="background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; display: block; height: 78px; margin-top: 4px; width: 75px;"> [[image:http://open.thumbshots.org/image.pxf?url=http://www.googletutor.com/ height="60" link="http://livebinders.com/play/play?id=7914"]] [|Google: Much more than search] || ~ || <span style="background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; display: block; height: 78px; margin-top: 4px; width: 75px;"> [[image:http://open.thumbshots.org/image.pxf?url=http://www.google.com/ height="60" link="http://livebinders.com/play/play_or_edit?id=3803"]]  [|GOOGLE] ||