An Introduction to Collaborative Online Documents Using Google Docs An Introduction to Collaborative Online Documents
Google Docs: What are they? Browser-based Applications for: Word processing Spreadsheets Presentations Drawing Web forms Shareable Open for Real-Time Collaboration
Why use Google Docs? Free! Any platform: Windows, Mac, smart phones No more email attachments, lost flash drives, files deleted from “My Documents” folder Files are connected to an account, not a computer Great real-life tool for students Easy commenting and editing (teacher or peer)
Getting Started Go to http://docs.google.com Click “Create account now” Register with an existing email account OR create a new Gmail account
Email-like Interface
Word Processing Application