Google+Docs

= Google Docs =

Google Docs offers web-based word processing, presentation, and spreadsheet applications.

Using Google Docs, you can:
 * Store documents online
 * Invite others to view or collaborate on documents and presentations
 * Track changes to documents so you can see who made changes and when
 * Create quizzes or surveys and collect results

Introductory video - //Google Docs in Plain English// from Common Craft.
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All you need to use Google Docs is a free Google account. You can create a gmail address to use with your Google account, or you can use an existing email address to set up your Google account.

Getting Started with Google Docs in the Classroom
[|Using Google Docs in the classroom is Simple as ABC] - How to set up and use Google Docs Another tour of Google Docs also provides examples of classroom use [|Tips and Tricks for Teachers] - Tips on organizing and publishing student work, as well as tracking revisions

Google Docs for Educators is a presentation on Google Docs for Educators created in Google Docs [|Google Docs Blog] provides updates and info about new features

Classroom Examples and Ideas
70+ Google Forms for the Classroom shows lots of Google Forms in action Integrating Google Tools for Teachers has many ideas on using Google Docs and other Google applications Writing Revision Strategies and Classroom Activity Examples More Classroom Examples - filter by 'Docs' in the 'Product' category to limit your search if desired

*Google Docs Project*
====Create a Google Doc to use with your students. This can be a document, form, spreadsheet, presentation, or other Google tool. On Assignment #1, provide a **link** to your "doc" and an explanation of how you could use it to increase student learning.====