Why do I use Google Docs a lot?
Being able to work in a same text document, or power point, or spreadsheet is something that many of us value a lot after having spent several hours trying to find a document or the last version of that paper or presentation that we we preparing with someone else. It is not the same to keep sending and re-sending attachments of the same document, going over a rainbow of colors in the comments and tracking, and at the end, not knowing which one is the last version.
This blog will show first a video of Google Docs in Plain English is a good introduction to the concept, then you will see a link to my video on how to get started, and finally a link to the Google tutorials with more details and ideas.Finally you will see a list of possible pedagogical and collaborative applications of these tools.
Link to a short simulation that shows how to get started using the Google Docs from www.screencast.com posted with vodpod
Google Tutorials on Google Docs
More tutorials:
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Possible Pedagogical and Collaborative uses
1. Co-create documents: Work with a colleague in a same document or have students develop a paper in groups.
2. Create and Publish Web pages. Creating a web page in Google docs is very simple. And once it is created you can publish it online using Google server. No need for FTP or sending to another server. And, also, you can allow access to multiple authors and viewers before it is fully public.
3. Build a presentation together Have students work on presentations of materials, or of course contents and post them on the web for the class
4. Peer review Have students or colleagues review and comment other students’ work on a topic
