Google+Docs

media type="custom" key="2638161" Next week we will start looking at Google Docs. You should all have google accounts already, but make sure you know how to log in with your username and password when you come to class on Wednesday. There are 3 things I would like you to look at before Wednesday so you come to class having some understanding of what Google Docs is and how you might use it. It makes sense to me to look at these things in the following order: [|A google docs tutorial] [|A video of teachers and principals talking about google docs] [|A blog with slideshow on interesting ways to use google docs in the classroom]

On Wednesday, please bring a flashdrive with some word documents you have saved so that you can learn how to open these in google docs. Thanks! Hope to see you Wednesday, -karen [|Google Docs Templates]

For our next session on November 19, we will continue to look at google docs. We will test out editing a word document simultaneously and also try out the chat function in the presentation (powerpoint) part of the service. I think the [|Google for Educators site] will be helpful to look at as we consider ways to use google docs. Be sure to check out the links for "The Basics" and "Tips and Tricks." We will want to discuss/brainstorm ideas for use perhaps at this meeting (time permitting), but possibly the one after Thanksgiving. -karen
 * More on Google Docs**

[|Here's another link I just discovered about what's new in Google Docs.]