Google Docs is a free, web-based word processor, spreadsheet, presentation, and form application that allows users to create and edit documents online while collaborating in real time. To use Google Docs, users first need to find it on Google.com and sign in or register for a Google Account. They can then create or upload documents, spreadsheets, or presentations by clicking "Create New" and selecting the type of file, where they can then start editing and collaborating with others or download the file to their computer by saving it in different file formats.
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Did you know NC State instructors have access to many powerful productivity tools in the Google Apps suite? This hands-on session will guide you through the use of the more common Google Apps tools, focused on fostering engagement, creativity and collaboration for teaching and learning. Join us as we navigate through Docs, Forms, Hangouts and Slides, and explore how they can be used in group work.
A tutorial on the basics of Google Docs: Creating an account, the basics of the document and presentation creator, embedding into a blog post, and ideas for uses in the educational setting. Audio has been added to provide a narration. This tutorial is geared toward teachers.
This short document in four points deals with inetDOCS for KnowledgeTree by inetSYNX. With this software you will link your documents with your contacts in SugarCRM, and search your documents directly in you SugarCRM account (if you want to know more, you can reach us on our website www.inetsynx.com)
you can reach this product on our page
http://www.inetsynx.com/products/inetDOCS-for-KnowledgeTree
Create, Share, and Communicate with Google Appsmegracie
Did you know NC State instructors have access to many powerful productivity tools in the Google Apps suite? This hands-on session will guide you through the use of the more common Google Apps tools, focused on fostering engagement, creativity and collaboration for teaching and learning. Join us as we navigate through Docs, Forms, Hangouts and Slides, and explore how they can be used in group work.
A tutorial on the basics of Google Docs: Creating an account, the basics of the document and presentation creator, embedding into a blog post, and ideas for uses in the educational setting. Audio has been added to provide a narration. This tutorial is geared toward teachers.
This short document in four points deals with inetDOCS for KnowledgeTree by inetSYNX. With this software you will link your documents with your contacts in SugarCRM, and search your documents directly in you SugarCRM account (if you want to know more, you can reach us on our website www.inetsynx.com)
you can reach this product on our page
http://www.inetsynx.com/products/inetDOCS-for-KnowledgeTree
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CNET: Google Docs
Gabriela Zeigler
CISP 600
June 27, 2010
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Reviewed by:
Gabriela Zeigler
Reviewed on: 06/27/2010
This paper’s purpose is to review Google Docs and Spreadsheets as Web collaboration tools for
teams. Google Docs and Spreadsheets are a collaboration tools helpful to control content.
The good: Google docs is an intuitive collaboration tool that will help team members to
improve communication, have control over control and workflow collaboration. Google docs is
very flexible to use and it is free to the public. It a great tool for collaboration on documents,
charts and spreadsheets.
The bad: Google cannot protect Google Doc and Spreadsheets from snoopers. If a customer
is sending their documents using a wireless connection in a coffee shop there is a risk of
unauthorized people getting to the content of the documents. Teams that will use Google doc as a
collaboration tool would need to get an account for each member.
The bottom line: Google docs is an efficient, simple, and low cost collaboration tool that
is a must use tool for virtual and face-to-face teams. This collaboration tool is limited to
documents, drawings and spreadsheets collaboration.
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Review:
Collaboration and Communication
Kroenke (2009) discussed how to use collaboration to improve team communication.
Knowledge workers need to collaborate to manage content and support the decision making
processes in the organization. Further Kroenke (2009) described how structured decisions need
very little collaboration, but unstructured decisions required more collaboration. When
organizations take unstructured decisions, collaboration, giving feedback and iteration, is crucial
to the decision making process. Strategic decisions need a greater level of collaboration. Kroenke
(2009) forecasted that in 2020 that most employees will work at home and most of the
collaboration is going to be digitally.
Collaboration and Content Management
Google docs is a good collaboration tool to give teams control over content. Kroenke (2009)
explained that the success of information systems used to share content will depend on how
much control over the content is needed. Team collaboration without content control might
interfere with team members’ work and with the quality of the end product.
Collaboration and Workflow Control
Google docs as a collaboration tool offer team members workflow control. Kroenke (2009)
argued that when collaborating, teams can gain more control over the content if the collaboration
information system manages the workflow. Google docs offer sequential workflow, because
each user knows and have access to the collaboration in the same sequence that it occurs. Parallel
workflow occurs when the review occurs simultaneously. One way in which Google docs
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1. Using Google Docs
Google Docs is a free, web-based word processor, spreadsheet, presentation, and form application
offered by Google. It allows users to create and edit documents online while collaborating in real time
with other users.
1. First you need to find Google Documents on the Google site, www.google.com . Go onto the
site and look on the tabs on top. There is web, images, videos, maps, news, shopping, gmail and
more. Click on more and then click on documents.
2. You will need to register for a Google Account if you do not have one. If you do just sign in using
your email and password.
Sign in
Register
2. 3. Now you can create or upload Word documents, spreadsheets, and presentations. To create
one click on Create New.
4. You can choose which type of document you want to create-word, spreadsheet or presentation.
3. 5. For practice purposes, click on document and start typing. You need to double click on the title
on top to change the title. Take notice that the Google doc interface resembles Microsoft Word.
Click 2X to change
the title
6. Save your document by clicking on File and then save. It will save in your Google Documents.
However, you can also download this document as a HTML, Open Office, PDF, RTF, Text, Word
documents. The document would then be found on your computer.
7. Follow the same steps for spreadsheets and presentations.