1. Google Docs Presented By: Ray Pastore Penn State University and Dr. Ray Pastore Bloomsburg University

2. Trends in technology - Open source - Web 2.0 - Software on the web - Blogs, wikis, forums, and now word processing - Myspace/Facebook - Youtube - Lots of competition, Google is the frontrunner

3. What are google docs? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRqUE6IHTEA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRqUE6IHTEA "Google Docs is a free, Web-based word processor, spreadsheet, and presentation application offered by Google. It allows users to create and edit documents online while collaborating in real-time with other users. Google Docs combines the features of two services, Writely and Spreadsheets, which were merged into a single product on October 10, 2006. A third product for presentations, including technology designed by Tonic Systems, was released on September 17, 2007." - wikipedia,

4. Registering/Accessing Google Docs Registering: How to register for Google Docs..... Accessing: http://docs.google.com http://docs.google.com

5. Interface - Create new files - Share files - View all current files - See who was the last to edit files - Help and features: http://documents.google.com/support/http://documents.google.com/support/

6. Documents - Documents saved on Google Servers - Invite Collaborators - Save as.doc and.pdf - Insert images, tables, and comments - View changes - Print - Has most features of Microsoft Word Sources: http://www.webware.com/8301-1_109-9732473-2.html http://www.google.com/google-d-s/whatsnew.html http://www.webware.com/8301-1_109-9732473-2.html http://www.google.com/google-d-s/whatsnew.html

7. Spreadsheets - Similar to Microsoft Excel - Save as.xls,.pdf..html - Perform calculations and functions - Create charts - Create sheets

8. Presentations - Save as.pdf - Publish to web - upload.ppt files - change background - insert images

9. Mobile Mobile: http://docs.google.com/m - Docs and Spreadsheets work on all cell phones with browsers and internet connections - Presentations do not - Presentations will work on iPhone as it has a web browser, Safarihttp://docs.google.com/m - Can only view, cannot edit http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2007/10/mobile-google- docs.html http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2007/10/mobile-google- docs.html

10. Uses Project -based Learning Collaboration Reports Group Presentations

11. Advantages/Disadvantages Advantages - Free - Ubiquitous - Clean, easy, user-friendly - When new features are available, they are offered immediately, no more waiting for upgrades - Supports revisions from multiple users - Nothing to download/install - Publishes.doc,.xls Disadvantages - Google has your files - Cannot handle large complex files - Have to be online, with high speed internet, or else data can be lost - will be corrected with Google gears, an opensource extension - Does not publish.ppt

12. Alternatives Open-Office Microsoft Office Neo-Office Abi Word * - None of these are online * - None of these offer revisions from other users * - All of these require software to install

13. Dr. Pastore's Links

14. End of presentation: Google and Microsoft http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjeQUEJ5Yp4

15. Resources http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,2209724,00.asp http://googledocs.blogspot.com/2007/10/docs-on-go.html http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,2209724,00.asp http://googledocs.blogspot.com/2007/10/docs-on-go.html Act 48 Code: A211300