Google Drive & Google Docs: A Blended Learning Workshop
1. Google Drive and Google Docs
A Blended Learning Workshop
Link to slides: http://is.gd/htsdGoogleApps1
Link to recorded webinar: http://is.gd/htsdGoogleAppsVideo
Renee Rogers, Librarian
Hamilton High School East
Gerry Van Slooten, Librarian
Hamilton High School West
3. To participate after the webinar:
1. Open the slides in Drive: http://is.
gd/htsdGoogleApps1
2. Click on the Comments button in the
upper right corner
3. Click on the slide
4. Click Comment
5. Type and submit your comment
6. Watch your email for a reply
4. Format of this Workshop
☒ 0.5 hour webinar (live or recorded)
☐ 1.5 hours hands-on workshop
○ Wed. July 30, 2014, 9:30 am - 11:00 am in the Staff
PD room, Park Avenue
☐ 1.0 hours additional PD if assignment is shared via
Google Drive by midnight Wed. August 13, 2014
You choose how to participate.
5. Overview
What is Google Docs ?
● Google’s version of Microsoft Word
● Cloud-based software (A web document)
What is Google Drive?
● Free Online Storage (40GB for school and 15 GB for personal)
Why should we use?
● Ease of Access
● Sync across multiple devices
● Works in Hamilton (not Google Plus)
● Collaboration (Need gmail accounts)
6. Objectives
☐ Access and organize Google Drive
☐ Open and edit email attachments via Google Drive
☐ Create and format documents (Google Docs) in Google
Drive
☐ Share and collaborate via Google Docs
☐ Create a plan to use Google Docs with your students
7. Saving Email attachments
Two options for MS Word attachments:
Demo: http://is.gd/htsdGoogleAppsVideo
Q&A bookmark: “Saving Email Attachments”
Method Advantages Issues
Save file to Drive in original
format (.doc, .docx, .pdf,
etc.)
Keeps original format Need to download to edit
and upload new versions.
Multiple versions can be
confusing.
Open with Google Docs Can edit online in Google
Docs, changes are saved
automatically
Sometimes formatting is a
little different when
converted from MS Word.
11. Accessing Google Drive from e-mail
Demo: http://is.gd/htsdGoogleAppsVideo
Q&A bookmark: “Google Drive demo”
12. Google Drive Features (Cheat Sheet)
3. Upload
files to
Google Drive
1. Access to
Google Applications
including
GoogleDocs
2. Organize your documents
13. More Drive Features (Cheat Sheet)
Search
Box
Files
Folders
Creator of
Document
Your
Account
(logged in)
View in list
or
thumbnail
14. Google Docs Functionality (Cheat Sheet)
Name of
Document
Top toolbar-
similar to
Microsoft
Word
Edit,
view or
make
suggest
ions
Open
Drive
Start of
Conversation
by
Commenting
Share and
collaborate
Manage
your
accounts
17. 1. You can now Save, Open, Edit, Share email
attachments in Google Drive and Google Docs:
a. Open your email, and Save the Workshop Reflection to Google Drive
b. Open the Workshop Reflection with Google Docs
c. Edit and Rename the Workshop Reflection in Google Docs
d. Share the Workshop Reflection with us:
rrogers and gvanslooten
Link to slides: http://is.gd/htsdGoogleApps1
Your turn!
18. Continue the fun!
☒ 0.5 hour webinar (live or recorded)
☐ 1.5 hours hands-on workshop
○ Wed. July 30, 2014, 9:30 am - 11:00 am in the Staff
PD room, Park Avenue
☐ 1.0 hours additional PD if assignment is shared via
Google Drive by midnight Wed. August 13, 2014