Google+Docs

OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of this course, you should be able to:
 * Create and edit documents, spreadsheets, and presentations with Google Docs
 * Add collaborators (both private and public)
 * Share documents and folders
 * Import and export files
 * Embed presentations in a web page (such as eChalk or a wiki)
 * Publish documents and spreadsheets
 * View a document's revision history and revert to a previous version
 * Organize your files with folders
 * Create a survey with Google Forms

WHAT IS GOOGLE DOCS?
media type="youtube" key="eRqUE6IHTEA" height="265" width="320"

HOW DO I GET STARTED?
Go to [|http://docs.google.com] and create a Google account. Then check your email (look in your Junk folder, too) and click the verification link! Return to Google Docs and, if necessary, login with your new account. If you already have a Google account, you can login with it already.
 * REGULAR GOOGLE ACCOUNT:**

Go to: [] and sign up using your @klschools.org email. Then check your email (look in your Junk folder, too) and click the verification link! **THIS IS ALSO WHERE STUDENTS SHOULD GO TO CREATE THEIR ACCOUNTS! -- THEY CAN ONLY USE DOCS, SITES, AND CALENDAR WITH A GOOGLE APPS ACCOUNT (no gmail, etc.)**
 * GOOGLE APPS** **ACCOUNT:** (for @klschools.org email addresses only)
 * WHAT ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF GOOGLE DOCS IN EDUCATION?**

media type="youtube" key="TYPjJK6LZdM" height="265" width="320"

WHERE CAN I FIND MORE HELP & IDEAS?

 * Example of Best Practice: Google Docs: The Tool for the 21st Century Classroom
 * Tour: Google Docs Tour
 * HELP: Google Docs Support Page
 * What's New: Google Docs New Features
 * Blog: The Official Google Docs Blog
 * Video: Using Forms in Google Docs
 * Presentation: Google Docs -- An Overview for Educators
 * Presentation: Twenty-one Interesting Ways to Use Google Docs in the Classroom
 * Podcast: Using Google Docs in Education
 * Resources and real-life examples: Google Docs for Educators
 * More real-life examples: Docs for Teachers
 * Tutorial: Making Online Quizzes with Google Docs
 * Updates and New Features: Official Google Docs Blog
 * Using Google Docs in the Classroom: Tips & Tricks and Easy as ABC