2015 - 2016 Events‎ > ‎2009-11-09‎ > ‎

Google Docs

Google Docs and Spreadsheets

"Adding together the expected cost of data recovery ($1,150) to the expected loss of productivity ($1,750), we calculate an average cost of a data loss episode as $2,900. Once again, this assumes that the data is retrievable."
Data Loss and Hard Drive Failure: Understanding the Causes and Costs, Smith & Williams, Graziadio School of Business, Pepperdine University


What is it?


Activity (Chat)

Step 1
Log into our Google Presentations Chat

Step 2
Talk behind my back while I demonstrate Google Docs, Presentations and Templates.  Maybe you can help answer each others' questions?


Activity (Docs)

Step 1:
Form a group of three people.  Nominate one person to create a blank Google Document.  The first individual should then share it with ONE other person in the group.  That person should then share it with the third person in the group.  That person should share it with the Lead Learner (pavicich@gmail.com).

Step 2
Play with the document within your group, trying to get the feel of how the software updates and works in near real-time.  Explore the menus across the top, and try to find a feature that you either a) use often in your usual word processor or b) wish you'd use more often.

Step 3
Work together to make your document illustrate the three features each of you picked in step 2.  Be creative, and realize that you can add short explanations and use content you find on the web.   Spend a few minutes formatting it to look clean and organized.  Work as a team.

Questions for Reflection:
  1. What worked well?  What didn't?
  2. If you use this in your classroom/office, what is the FIRST use you'd put Google Docs to?

Activity (Forms)

Step 1
Create a new form.  In 5 minutes, come up with at least 5 questions you'd like to ask someone else in the class.  These can be questions about your experiences at the workshop today, background in technology, hobbies and interests, or really anything at all.  Try and use at least 3 different question types.  If you are feeling adventurous, you can look at some of the features

Step 2
Remember our chat room?  Go back into the presentations chat room and post your survey.  Then take as many of the surveys posted by others in the class.

Step 3
Go back into your original survey and review the results. 

Questions for Reflection:
  1. What worked well?  What didn't?
  2. How could you use forms in your work?

Great Training Resources
Link Library
3 Getting Started Guides for Beginners
NEW! Educational Spreadsheet Gadgets
How to Make a Self Calculating Survey - Collete Cassinelli
A Great Comparison of all Google Docs components
Official Google  Docs Blog
Google Docs for Educators
Using Google Docs in the Classroom
Google Docs Templates
Digital Toolbox: Google Docs
Read any web document in Google Docs -This extension (download link) lets you read online documents directly in your Google Docs account with a simple right click.
10 Google Forms Ideas for the classroom - provides template copies for each form by Tom Barrett
Using Google Docs in the Classroom: Tips and Tricks
20 Ways To Use Google Docs in the Classroom
Snag a Table of Contents, Dictionary or Thesaurus for your Google Doc
Google Apps Docs Interactive Tutorial
Google Docs Classroom Ideas Wiki
Teach Collaborative Revision with Google Docs
Educator's Guide- Teaching Revision with Google Docs
Esther Wojciki's Docs and Spreadsheets in the Classroom
Google Docs Blog
Google Docs Keyboard Shortcuts
Insert Footnotes
Google Wants YOUR Docs Ideas- click here to submit and see examples.
How to Create a Self Grading Quiz Using Google Forms
New! Drawing Tools
Create Children's Books Using Sites and Drawing Tools Example 1     Example 2
Research Projects- Putting it all together
 Import and Export Google Docs

Google Docs Mass Uploader - Upload multiple documents at once!
Google Docs Mass Download - Download Multiple Documents
 Make Google Docs More Secure
Http is an insecure protocol. Https is secure. Be sure to always use https when accessing Google Docs on a public network (or any network for additional security).

Method 1 - Simply type an "s" at the end of "http" when you connect to Google Docs to force a secure connection. You can then bookmark https://docs.google.com for future secure access.

Method 2 - For users of Gmail, go to Settings, look for Browser Connection, and select "Always use https" - then always launch Docs from the link at the top of the Gmail page. This will force Docs to open using https as well.

Method 3 - For administrators of a Google Apps: Education Edition domain, you can require all users in the domain to use https by Enabling SSL for your domain.

Emergency Link.  Use in case of Emergency.
Click here when you believe there is something that you just have to open up Word to do

Additional Video Resources

Why Use Google Docs?

Google Docs in Plain English


Using Google Docs to Create a Quiz

Using Charts in Google Spreadsheets


National Writing Project - How To Use and Set Up Templates for Students

 		Using Google Docs Offline




http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dFBwQlh4RGNSWGlzSDh0d1RrazVZMEE6MA
Comments