How to use Google DocsPresented by:
Kris Gibson, Brittany Connors, Karey Klemm, Andrell Williams, Lisa Raymond and Liat Rothfeld
Does this look like your group when it collaborates? How often do we have to meet with other colleagues during
a lunch time, after school, before school, or while at home?
Ready to Learn?This presentation will help you to understand
how to use two parts of Google Docs: the word processor and the presentation creator.
Here we go!
Do you know the basics of Microsoft Word?
Great!
Then you are already on your way to learning the basics of Google
Documents!
Why Use Google Documents?
FREE
Accessibility
Storage capabilities
Timely
Collaboration
User-friendly (similar to word processing programs)
SimilaritiesMicrosoft Word Toolbar
Google Documents Toolbar
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Text Formattin
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More SimilaritiesMicrosoft Word Google Documents
Next up:Google Presenter!
Google PresenterA web 2.0 based application
presented by:
Step 1: Open a new presentation inGoogle docs.
Step 2: Create your presentation.
Step 3: Click Share to make your presentation available to others to view or to collaborate on.
Advantages
Limitations Collaborate, view, or
comment on a project, regardless of location
History is saved, so drafts can be viewed
Chat feature allows collaborators or viewers to make comments as they view or work on the project
Google Docs can be translated into 25 different languages
Project can be embedded into a website or blog
Can upload a presentation made in Microsoft PowerPoint
Users must have an internet connection and an account with
Offers less customizing features as Microsoft PowerPoint
Doesn’t have audio features
Advantages and Limitations of Google Presenter
Ways to use Google Presenter in the classroom
Create presentations for open house or parent’s night; post the presentation on a classroom blog or website afterward.
Upload pictures of student work to have playing when parents visit the classroom.
Create a lesson with teacher’s notes for students to use independently as a review or to make up a missed lesson; this can be posted on the classroom website or blog for students to have access to at home.
Create lessons that have a visual appeal to students to increase motivation and participation.
Create collaborative projects with other students. Students can be in the same class or can be in classrooms from different schools in different cities or countries.
Create a presentation of a unit of study. Add to the document as you progress through the unit.
Create a visual book log of the books read in class.
Create online flashcards for vocabulary words; add pictures to show the meanings of the words.
Ideas for Teachers Ideas for Students
How to embed Google Presenter in a blog posting
Click here for a screencast
demonstrating how to embed a Google Presentation into a blog post
How to share your Google doc
How to share your Google doc
Next
So what’s next?
The Video Tutorial
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Sharing Your Doc
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Sharing Your Doc
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Sharing Your Doc
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Sharing Your Doc
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The Conclusion
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