By: Jennifer Huff& Courtney Stenzhorn

What Do YOU Know???

• Who has used Google Docs?• What do you know about Google Docs?• Current opinions…

Google Docs vs. Microsoft Word

• File can be loaded as .pdf, .doc, and as a web page

• Can include images, charts, and tables

• Can print or email documents

• Can share documents with others

• Can perform group modifications

Microsoft Word

• File can be saved as .doc or as a web page

• Can include images, charts, tables, etc.

• Can print, save, or email documents

• Multiple templates available for easier use

Google Docs

To Create a Document

• Click the (create new button)oChoose the Documents option

• Open, create, and upload documents

• Rename documents• View revisions• Download and Save in

different formats• Print documents

• Undo/Redo actions• Cut, copy, and paste

objects• Edit CSS and HTML

Used for:• Images• Drawings• Tables• Links• Equations• Comments• Footnotes• Horizontal lines• Header/Footer

• Adjust document settings• Adjust alignment• Select paragraph styles• Apply various formats• Clear formatting

• Modify tables• Insert rows and

columns• Delete tables• Delete rows and

columns• Insert tables• Modify border color

and background

• Translate documents to multiple languages

• Check spelling• Select language for spell

check• Word count• Look up words• Search the web for words• Create document

bookmarks

Buttons used forStandard

operations

Buttons used to format the document

Buttons used fororganizing the

document

• Use the blank document just created to develop the following:o Area for communication with shared userso Choose a benchmark used in a common courses in your

department for measuring masteryo Create a section where a list of lessons can be developed to help

students meet the benchmark

All Departments

• Share curriculum• Share lessons• Communication• Build lessons• Share meeting minutes• Community calendar to be used with staff• Share presentations

English

• Create common DGP exercises• Share weekly assignments in common

courses taught by different teachers• Cooperative Research Projects

o Students can share information without needing to actually be in the same class

• Peer Editing options• Teacher review options for projects

o Teachers can utilize the revision history to see who has contributed to the project

Science

• Share lab information• Upload important documents for class• Cooperative Learning Projects• Create presentation with video, tables,

drawings, images, shapes, etc. for students who have missed labs

 

Social Studies

• Share worksheets• Create a shared research project• Create a presentation of notes that can be

uploaded to the teacher's website so students can view later or for those who are absent

 

Math  

• Create a presentation for notes, labs, etc.

• Create a Google Site that can be used as a math toolograph papero formula sheetsonotes from classopractice quizesomissing assignments (i.e.,

worksheets, etc.)

Administration and Faculty

• Library can use to create a community calendar to reserve computer lab time

• Share library newsletter• Administration can share monthly

calendar• Secretaries can share ISS or detention

lists with faculty• Faculty can share an ICU list (list of

students with missing assignments) with coaches, faculty, and administration