1. GOOGLE DOCS
Bringing educators together
Kim Sineni
EDT6030 L89

2. GOOGLE DOCS
Suite of online products
 Documents
 Spreadsheets
 Presentations
 Drawings
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 Forms

3. The new home for Google Docs is…
GOOGLE DRIVE

4. WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE?
 Sync files between all of your devices with Google Drive for your
Mac or PC.
 View and search Google Drive on the web in a visual way with
grid view.
 Add a file to a folder by clicking the folder icon within a file or
Google document, spreadsheet, or presentation.
 Work with more file types by installing Google Drive apps from the
Chrome Web Store

5. GOOGLE DOCS
PROS CONS
+Work on them in real time with -Formatting issue with existing
others docs not created in Google
Docs (Word)
+Store work online
-Individual concerns about
+Access from anywhere in the privacy in the “Cloud”
world with Internet access
+5 GB storage for FREE

6. BIGGEST ADVANTAGE…
REAL TIME COLLABORATION
BY A TEAM
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7. GETTING STARTED…

8. GOOGLE DOCS
 Invite others to join you using their Google Accounts
 Give others edit, comment or view access

9. GOOGLE DOCS
 Collaborate online in real time
 View the document’s revision history
 Roll back to any stage in the revision process

10. ALL ABOARD!!!
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1. Embrace Google since our District just switched from First Class
1. Send staff lots of emails :0)
1. “Google Heroes” and Administration create & send out
information through Google Docs

11. PLC POSSIBILITIES
 Instructional Leadership Team (ILT) will make UbD planning
template available in Google Docs
 Encourage use of this document for teams during first quarter
planning
 During PD at end of first quarter, show how to share a document
in real time
 Require use of the Google Doc unit planning template for the 4th
quarter unit requirement
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