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)

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More SimilaritiesMicrosoft Word Google Documents

Next up:Google Presenter!

Google PresenterA web 2.0 based application

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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

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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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