Facilitate+Student+Collaboration+with+Google+Docs

=** Wednesday, August 25, 2010 **= =** 8:30-9:45 **= =**Session**= Google Docs is a powerful tool that makes collaborating with others easy and convenient. Multiple users, chosen by you, can access the same documents or presentations at the same time and can add content simultaneously. Collaborators can access their files from any computer with Internet access and can edit any time, any place. Software and platform issues are eliminated, as no software is needed.

=**Trainers**= Cindy Griffith, K-8 Media Specialist Director Tricia Kluener, Instructional Technology Specialist Jayne Neufarth, Media Specialist Ross High School

=**Course Objectives**=

After participating in this professional development you will be able to:

 * set up Google Docs accounts
 * upload documents and presentations
 * create documents and presentations
 * share documents and presentations
 * export documents and presentations
 * create forms/surveys

=Materials=

=Notes=

Create an account in Google Docs

 * Starting at www.google.com click more and choose documents from the drop down menu.
 * Create an account and sign in.

Create a document in Google Docs

 * Click Create new and choose document from the drop down menu.
 * Create a short document and share it with the person on you right; if you are at the far right, share with the first person on the far left. You will need their email address to share and they must have a Google Docs account to share.
 * After sharing, explore to determine the power of Google Docs! While exploring, try some of the choices under the Insert drop down menu.
 * Save your document in your Google Docs account (click File - Save).
 * Download your document to your computer as word (click File - Download).
 * Create a document in Microsoft Word and upload it to your Google Docs account.


 * For more help see Using Google Docs in the classroom: Simple as ABC

Creating Students Accounts Using One Gmail Account
Google Docs requires a valid email address to create an account. If your students do not have an email account, a simple solution is for their teacher to set up a Gmail account (not the same thing as a Google Docs account) and add each student to the teacher's Gmail account.
 * 1) Go to @http://mail.google.com and create an account.
 * 2) Choose an email address that will be the master account that only you will use. Example: username@gmail.com
 * 3) Assign your students email addresses. You __do not__ need to register them with Google. Make an email address up for each student using your username at the beginning with a plus sign (+) and then the student's name. Example: username+studentname@gmail.com
 * 4) Google ignores everything after the plus sign (+) and all emails sent to any of the student accounts you create will be sent to your master account.

View Youtube video, //Using Forms in Google Docs//
For an overview of Google Forms view the Getting started guide Creating Forms If time allows, practice creating a form.