This document provides an overview of Google tools for productivity and organization. It discusses Google Docs as an alternative to Microsoft Office, how it allows for online and collaborative work. Google Calendar is summarized as allowing public calendars, event invitations and syncing with Outlook. Google Reader is presented as an RSS feed aggregator to organize content from blogs, videos and more. The document encourages attendees to create Google accounts and choose tools to get started, and provides additional resources for learning more.

1. Google's not just for searching
anymore
COD Library SOS Workshop
Jenn Kelley, Reference Librarian

2. Get started with Google
• Create a Google account
• Choose your tool
It's just that easy to get
started!

3. Google Docs
• Replacement/substitute for Microsoft Office (Word,
PowerPoint, Excel)
• Work online or off
• Work collaboratively
• Publish documents online
• Share documents via email
go to Google Docs

5. Google Docs works like other Word
Processing programs
go to Google Docs

6. Google Calendar
• Make a public calendar
• Share calendars with other Gcal users
• Add public calendars (weather, team schedules, events)
• Use Gcal to send invitations for scheduled events
• Sync you Google Calendar with Outlook & vice versa
Go to GCal

7. Google Calendar has easy to use features

8. Schedule events for yourself or for groups
Go to GCal

9. Google Reader
• An easy to use feed aggregator
• Subscribe to blogs, podcasts,
videos: any content with an RSS
feed
• Organize your subscriptions
easily
• Share items with friends and colleagues
Go to Google Reader

10. Google Reader Collects Everything You Want
to Keep Track of in One Place
Go to Google Reader

11. Bonus Tool: iGoogle
When you are signed in, iGoogle can be your homepage, your
repository for all Google tools, and a collection of fun widgets.
You can also easily customize the page and make it your own.

13. Google Tools Resources
• 7 Things You Should Know about Google Apps
• Useful Google Tools You've Never Heard Of
• Getting Started with Google Docs (tutorial)
• Google Reader in Plain English (video)
• Google Docs in Plain English (video)

14. Thank you!
Please take a moment to fill out the online evaluation
for this workshop at:
http://www.cod.edu/library/services/evaluations/sos.html
Workshop Name: Google Tools
Librarian Name: Jennifer Kelley
Workshop Date: 10/23/08
For extra credit, please complete the assignment at:
http://tinyurl.com/soscredit
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