Here is my presentation showing 12 of the amazing things you can do with Google Docs. I have learned so much just from preparing this course! Let me tell you what my favourites are at this time.
Some of my favourite tips
1. (This is from Tip 2: File storage) I love the fact that you can upload any document such as a Microsoft PowerPoint and immediately be given an URL to share in whatever way you choose. This means that in a blog, for example, you might want to share a PowerPoint link without having to put it to Slideshare, or you might want to share a Word document. I thought Box.net was the best way to do this but Google Docs is just as good.
2. (This is from Tip 8: Chrome extensions) The Chrome extensions are amazing! For example, I LOVE the way that when you are browsing the Internet and you come across a website you like...OK, you can bookmark it in Diigo, BUT, if you want a more tangible form like a PDF of the page you just click on the extension Send to Google Docs. The DocWatch extension is also useful for collaboration and seeing if the document you are working with has been added to since you last looked. The third extension I LOVE is not necessarily for Google Docs but is the Dictionary extension where you can double click on any word on a web page and get the meaning. This is so useful for our students. Is there any wonder that Chrome is my favourite browser! Across the top of my Google Chrome browser I have all the little extensions I love to use - Scoop.it, scrible toolbar for annotating, Diigo, Send to Google Docs, WatchDoc, Dictionary - the list is growing daily!
3. All the tips I mention in this presentation below (and webinar) are worth knowing but I'll just add Tip 12: Tips from others here for easy reference. These are more references to the amazing things that can be done with Google Docs. The Internet is full of posts where others share their tips and tricks about Google Docs:
Presentation of tips and tricks
This is a Google presentation showing 12 of my favourite Google Docs tips and tricks
Some of my favourite tips
1. (This is from Tip 2: File storage) I love the fact that you can upload any document such as a Microsoft PowerPoint and immediately be given an URL to share in whatever way you choose. This means that in a blog, for example, you might want to share a PowerPoint link without having to put it to Slideshare, or you might want to share a Word document. I thought Box.net was the best way to do this but Google Docs is just as good.
2. (This is from Tip 8: Chrome extensions) The Chrome extensions are amazing! For example, I LOVE the way that when you are browsing the Internet and you come across a website you like...OK, you can bookmark it in Diigo, BUT, if you want a more tangible form like a PDF of the page you just click on the extension Send to Google Docs. The DocWatch extension is also useful for collaboration and seeing if the document you are working with has been added to since you last looked. The third extension I LOVE is not necessarily for Google Docs but is the Dictionary extension where you can double click on any word on a web page and get the meaning. This is so useful for our students. Is there any wonder that Chrome is my favourite browser! Across the top of my Google Chrome browser I have all the little extensions I love to use - Scoop.it, scrible toolbar for annotating, Diigo, Send to Google Docs, WatchDoc, Dictionary - the list is growing daily!
3. All the tips I mention in this presentation below (and webinar) are worth knowing but I'll just add Tip 12: Tips from others here for easy reference. These are more references to the amazing things that can be done with Google Docs. The Internet is full of posts where others share their tips and tricks about Google Docs:
Presentation of tips and tricks
This is a Google presentation showing 12 of my favourite Google Docs tips and tricks
Webinar recording
Here is the webinar recording on Google tips and tricks in case you would like to listen in your own time:
http://meet78641452.adobeconnect.com/p2ydnpmy848/ (18 mins)
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