Google Drive
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Create, Store, and Access - Create documents, spreadsheets, presentations, and more from anywhere. Store all your files (documents, pictures, videos) in Google Drive for online backup. Access your data from a number a different internet connected devices.
Google Docs vs. Google Drive - Google Drive is Google Docs re-branded, with Dropbox like functionality built in. Google Docs started out as an online platform to create documents, spreadsheets, presentations, and more. As the online storage industry grew, Google Docs began to include online storage features. Google Drive was born when they release a program to install on your computer that would sync various files to your Google Docs/Drive account (like Dropbox).
Two Main Functions - In summary, Google Drive has two main functions:
1. Online creation of documents, spreadsheets, presentations, and more
2. Online backup of your files by installing the Google Drive program/app
Google Drive - Link to install the Google Drive program on Windows
Overview:
Google Drive/Docs Tour - Learn where to find tools and options in Google Drive
- Create, upload, navigate, your drive files, file/folder actions, sorting, settings (upload setting), searching
Getting Started:
Google Drive Set up and Overview - Document describes setting up and installing Google Drive, organizing and finding files, and syncing files from your computer or device
Google Docs Sharing - The ability to collaborate on documents in real time is a powerful feature
- Collecting student work
- Google Docs Activity 1 - The telephone game via Google Docs sharing: Each person adds a sentence to the shared document, then shares it with the person sitting next to them
Docs Basics - Creating, naming, and editing your first document
- Auto save, naming documents
- Menu options:
.. File --> revision history
.. File --> download as - Easy way to download documents for printing or uploading to another site (eg. Schoology)
.. File --> page set up
.. Tools --> research
- Tools
- Google Docs Activity 2 - My Summer Trip: Create a short document that details a trip you will be making (or want to make) this summer. Include a formatted header, a few sentences, an image, and a link. Share the document with me.
Presentation Basics - Good overview of presentation tools and options
- Themes, Auto save, naming documents, menu options, tools (change based on usage)
- Google Docs Activity 3 - My Favorite Food/Dessert: Create a three slide (one title, two info) presentation about your favorite food or dessert. Include two images, a formatted background or a theme, and transitions. Share the document with me.
Spreadsheet Basics - Good overview of spreadsheet tools and options
- Auto save, naming spreadsheet, menu options, tools
- Google Docs Activity 4 - C-I Requisition: Create a requisition spreadsheet with three different items. Include a formatted header, formulas, and number formatting. Share the document with me.
Google Forms Example - Google Forms can be used to give quizzes, tests, or to collect information
Google Drive/Docs Videos:
Insert Charts into Spreadsheets
More Help:
Google Drive/Docs Help Center - Google Drive's help and support page
Google Apps Document and Support - Where I stole most of the above resources