Google+Docs

Google Doc Resources: Coach Presenter - Laurie Vitale
All available online AND can be shared with others (Called Collaborators)
 * What it is?**
 * 1) Word Document
 * 2) Spreadsheet
 * 3) Presentations

Yes-- Word Document and Speadsheet can be exported-- just click on the File button and choose your format. Not so much for the Presentation
 * But what if I want my document in Word--can I export it?**

Just remove the collaborators
 * What if I want to stop sharing my document--I don't anyone to make anymore changes?**

You can "publish" the document. Google will give you an address where your doc will be and people can still see it-- just not change it. It will look like [|this]. (If you kept any of your Collaborators-- they can continue to edit.)
 * But what if I want people to still see the document--just not change it?**

Yes, you just click on the "Revisions" tab and click the "compare" buttons.
 * Can I tell who made what changes-like in a wiki?**

Yep-- or let Google organize by date
 * I must stay organized- can I make Folders for my Docs?**

Yep-- RSS is available.
 * Is there an RSS feed or do I have to keep looking for changes?** **You has time for that.**

Go to [|http://docs.google.com] Create an account You'll need an email address
 * I'm sold-- sign me up?**

This piece depends on your district's policy. Are kids allowed to access personal email? Is it OK to share personal email addresses for school work? Do you use student email- like Gaggle? You'll need to ask your Tech Department the answers to these questions.
 * Whoa-- I heard the words "email address" -what about using this with kids?**

Sure-- consider the registration form for today....over 140 people registered-- could you imagine trying to organize that through email. Shudder!
 * So- can you give me a reason to use Google Docs-- as compared to just emailing a document back and forth?**

Yes-- 10
 * Is there a limit to the number of people who can edit at one time?**

Yes-- you can EASILY collaborate on a presentation using Google Presentation. There's a chat feature-- so you can collaborate, in real time, from different places IN THE WORLD.
 * Did you say-- Presentations?**

The Help is really good -- find it [|here] Here's a video from the Common Craft guys showing Google Docs.
 * This all sounds great for collaborative writing, agenda building, note taking, presentation building etc.--but I still have questions?**

Yes-- great idea for planning.
 * I can even have a shared calendar?**

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