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  • Warning...these online office tools are not as robust as the MS Office programs you are used to working with. If you want highly formatted papers, you will not be directly printing them from Google Docs!
  • From main page: you can both start new files and upload ones from your computer.
  • Does not yet interface (upload or download) in MS Office 2007 file formats.

How to set up an account

Strengths
  • Simplified MSWord-like Toolbar
  • Can insert comments, tables, headers/footers, etc.
  • Publish
  • Share
    • Collaborators-people can make changes
    • Viewers-view only mode
  • Tracking Revisions-"history" of changes that are made, can revert
  • Simultaneous editing
  • Exporting Different File Types
  • Make a Copy

Tips
  • If you need polished formatting, develop content in Google Docs then download to MS or Open Office to do final formatting and printing.
  • Explicitly show student show to insert comments instead of just making changes.
  • If you are going to grade student comments, make sure to tell the original authors to start revising in a new document.
How might Google Docs help better facilitate teaching?
  • save trees, share syllabi, assignment prompts, etc.
  • peer/cooperative writing

    How might Google Docs help better facilitate learning?
      • demonstrate project growth
      • not have to purchases MS Office

      Play with a Google Docs

      • Instructor will share a document with you
      • Reflect on the Tools learned in today's workshop
      • Questions, Concerns, Ideas?



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