This document provides an overview of Google products and how to use Google Docs. [1] Google Docs allows creating and collaborating on documents, spreadsheets, presentations and other files that can be shared with others. [2] New files can be created for documents, presentations, spreadsheets, forms and pictures. Documents can be shared with editors or viewers. [3] Files can be uploaded from a computer to Google Docs.

1. Google Products
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Why Google Docs?
You can Upload stuff that you have made with
Office Programs
You can create documents, spreadsheets,
presentations, pictures and forms
• You can share your documents with other
collaborators and edit them simultaneously
• You can download your stuff and continue editing
in Office programs
With Google Drive managing your documents is
even easier than before
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Google Docs, settings
Go to
http://docs.google.com
Don’t worry that the page is in Finnish, we will change it!
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Google Docs, create new
Document is like Word,
Presentation is like PowerPoint,
Spreadsheet is like Excel, with
Form you can make polls and
Pictures is for drawing. Table
(beta) offers datasets and with
Collections you can keep your stuff
in order. A really handy thing is
that you can check your spelling!
You might want to watch tutorials at
http://www.butterscotch.com/tutorial/A-Video-Tour-Of-Google-Docs
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Google Docs, share
You can share your document for others to view or you can allow them
to edit the document. It’s possible that several people write one
document simultaneously.
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Google Docs, Upload
You can upload documents from your computer. In traditional view it
goes like this
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Google Docs, Upload
You can upload documents from your computer. With Google drive
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Register Google +
Go to
http://plus.google.com
Don’t get scared, when
everything is in Finnish! You
can change it to English once
you are in!
Fill in the form as shown on the
right.
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Google +, in English
Once you have made it in, change tthe language to English and go
over other settings.
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Google +, setup & use
Set up your profile, search people to your circles… Tutorials for
Google+ can be found at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocPeAdpe_A8&feature=relmfu
One feature I recommend warmly is Hangout with extras, which we
used with Pekka. It allows up to 10 people have a videoconference,
and share Google documents while doing it. It is also possible to
share one’s screen. According to Google Extras are available for a
limited time, but I hope they’ll remain, because they really offer lots
of potential!
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Some exercises
1. Log into your Gmail account and send a message to
sunaitis@gmail.com (=Irmeli) and to
ihanainenpekka@gmail.com
2. Share you Gmail address with the person next to you, and work
as a pair in the next exercises
3. Go to http://docs.google.com and change it into English (see
instructions on page 3)
4. Create a new document and share it with your neighbor. Write
together about last weekend. Try editing options, adding links
and pictures. Tutorial for creating new documents,
http://www.butterscotch.com/tutorial/A-Video-Tour-Of-Google-Docs
. Tutorial for sharing documents,
http://www.butterscotch.com/tutorial/Sharing-And-Emailing-In-Google-D
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Some exercises
1. Create a new presentation and make a four-slide presentation
of your school. Add your school logo. Try different templates.
Tutorial for presentations,
http://www.butterscotch.com/tutorial/Creating-A-Presentation-In-Google
2. Upload a document from your computer (if there aren’t any,
make first a document in Word and save it to the Desktop).
Tutorial for uploads,
http://www.butterscotch.com/tutorial/Uploading-Files-To-Google-Docs
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Some exercises
1. Design a poll for gathering feedback from this class (use
“create new form”) and ask your friends to answer it. Tutorial
for forms,
http://www.butterscotch.com/tutorial/Using-Forms-In-Google-Docs
2. Share the Teaching Practice –document with your team
members and start collaborating on the plan!
3. Go to your account in Google+. Make a circle called Teacher
Training and add as many fellow students as you can find. You
can also add teachers (but they might mainly post in Finnish!)
4. Try Google+ Hangout (preferably on a laptop in your room, it
would be quite noisy in the classroom, if you all started a
Hangout!).
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