Presentation of the Week: Google Apps in Classrooms and Schools
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Using Google Docs in the Classroom: Tips and Tricks
This guide provides some six tips and tricks for teachers who’ve mastered the basics of Google Docs. It covers how to keep student work organized, revisions and revision history, and how to publish student work.
https://docs.google.com/Doc?id=ddnctvgt_216hf44mcfn&ndplr=1&pli=1…
Uploading Files to Google Docs Just Got Easier
Last fall, Google Docs users gained the ability to drag and drop files from the desktop to the upload page. Now Google has announced that it will be rolling out a few more features to make that process of uploading …
100+ Google Tricks for Teachers
From super-effective search tricks to Google tools specifically for education to tricks and tips for using Gmail, Google Docs, and Google Calendar, these tricks will surely save you some precious time.
Using Microsoft Office and Google Docs Together
There are quite a few tools that let you integrate Microsoft Office with Google Docs, because of certain limitations in the Google Docs API, two-way synchronization between the two Office products is still far from perfect. Here are some tools
Connecting Google Docs to Microsoft Word with OffiSync
Google Docs becomes more useful with every subsequent update from Google, and a lot of people have practically replaced Microsoft Office with it. There are, however, a lot of things that Google Docs still cannot do, so you still have
Learn Advanced Uses of Forms in Google Docs
Google Certified Trainers Kevin Brookhouser and Tim Lee conducted a free webinar all about the advanced features available in forms and spreadsheets in Google Docs. The webinar includes directions for how to create a self-grading quiz using forms within Google
Google Launches Plugin That Fuses Microsoft Office With Google Docs
Google has just released a new plugin for Microsoft Office called Cloud Connect, which will tie Google Docs directly into the ubiquitous productivity suite, free of charge. Editing a document in Word? It’ll automatically sync to your Google Docs account
Google Docs: Why Teachers and Students Should Be Using Them For Course Work
Google Docs, an increasingly popular technology with teachers and students, is free! Google Docs includes an online word processor, spreadsheet, and presentation editor. Students and teachers can use these tools to collaborate on assignments, projects, newsletters, and blogs, among other
New Google Docs Community Offers How-to Videos
Google launched a new community on YouTube for Google Docs users to share tips and ideas for using Google Docs in education and other arenas. The community features how-to videos created by Google and by Google Docs users just like
How to Create Self-Graded Quizzes in Google Docs
This article includes directions for creating formulas that will result in quizzes created in Google Docs forms being self-graded.
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2010/09/how-to-create-self-graded-quizzes-in.html
Use Microsoft Office for Free with Microsoft Web Apps
Google Documents has its problems. Its features are not comprehensive enough for truly serious office work, and it can be a bit slow and finicky when compared to a traditional office program. Microsoft knows this and has released Microsoft Web …
Google Docs now supports free Optical Character Recognition (OCR)
This is huge news. Take a scanned document and convert it via OCR technologies to editable text via Google Docs. All for free!
http://googledocs.blogspot.com/2010/06/optical-character-recognition-ocr-in.html…
10 Google Forms for the Classroom
With the new school year fast approaching I thought I would share 10 ideas for using Forms in the classroom. Google have brought them up front a bit as you can now create a new form from the NEW menu …
Sharing Even More in the Classroom – Google Doc Updates
Google Docs is a useful way for teachers and students to share and edit assignments, projects or any other document. Google has recently updated this feature to allow for easier and more successful usage.
http://blog.learningtoday.com/blog/bid/31644/Sharing-Even-More-in-the-Classroom-Google-Doc-Updates…