Monday Afternoon Professional Learning Sessions

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Google Drive Google  Drive  lets  you  store  and  access  your  files  from  anywhere  that  has  Internet   access.  Google  Drive   also   allows   you   create  different   kinds   of  online  documents  collaborate  with  others  in  real  time,  and  store  your  documents  and  your  files  online.  With  an  Internet  connection,  you  can  access   the   files   and   documents   from   any   Internet   connected   device,  

anywhere  in  the  world.  

Google Docs With  Google  Docs,  you  can  create,  share,  and  edit  documents  online.  Here  are  a  few  specific  things  you  can  do:  

• Convert  most  file  types  to  Google  Docs  format.  • Format   your   documents,  with   options   such   as   paint   format,  margins,   spacing,   and  

fonts.  • Invite  other  people  to  collaborate  on  a  doc  with  you,  giving  them  edit,  comment  or  

view  access.  • Collaborate  online  in  real  time  and  chat  with  other  collaborators.  • View  your  documents'  revision  history  and  roll  back  to  any  version.  • Download  Google  Docs  to  your  desktop  as  Word,  OpenOffice,  RTF,  PDF,  HTML  or  zip  

files.  • Translate  a  document  to  a  different  language.  • Email  your  documents  to  other  people  as  attachments.  

Document  Tutorials:  https://support.google.com/docs/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=143206&topic=21008&rd=1  

Google Spreadsheets With  Google  Spreadsheets,  you  can  easily  create,  share,  and  edit  Spreadsheets  online.  Here  are  a  few  specific  things  you  can  do:  

• Import  and  convert  .xls,  .csv,  .txt  and  .ods  formatted  data.  • Export  .xls,  .csv,  .txt  and  .ods  formatted  data  and  PDF  and  HTML  files.  • Use  formatting  and  formula  editing  so  you  can  calculate  results  and  make  your  data  

look  the  way  you'd  like.  • Chat  in  real  time  with  others  who  are  editing  your  spreadsheet.  • Create  charts  and  gadgets.  • Embed   a   spreadsheet,   or   individual   sheets   of   your   spreadsheet,   in   your   blog   or  

website.  

Spreadsheets  Tutorials:  https://support.google.com/docs/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=140784&topic=20322&rd=1    

Monday Afternoon Professional Learning Sessions

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Google Forms Google  forms  are  a  useful  tool  to  help  you  plan  events,  send  a  survey,  give  students  a  quiz,  or   collect   other   information   in   an   easy,   streamlined  way.   A   Google   form   is   automatically  connected  to  a  spreadsheet  with  the  same  title.  When  you  send  or  share  a  form,  recipients'  responses  will  automatically  be  collected  in  that  spreadsheet.    Forms  Tutorials  http://support.google.com/docs/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=87809    

Google Presentations With  Google  presentations,  you  can  easily  create,  share,  and  edit  online  presentations.  Here  are  some  things  you  can  do:  

• Share  presentations  with  your  friends  and  co-­‐workers.  • Upload  and  convert  existing  presentations  to  Google  Docs  format.  • Download  your  presentations  as  a  .pdf,  a  .pptx,  or  a  .txt  file.  • Publish   and   embed   your   presentations   in   a   website,   allowing   access   to   a   wide  

audience.  • Draw  organizational  charts,  flowcharts,  design  diagrams  and  much  more  right  within  

a  presentation.  • Collaborate   with   others.   See   exactly   what   others   are   working   on   with   colourful  

presence  markers  • Edit  a  presentation  with  other  people  simultaneously  from  different  locations  • Use  revision  history  to  see  who  made  changes  or  to  revert  to  earlier  versions  

 Presentations  Tutorials  https://support.google.com/docs/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=126127&topic=19431&rd=1  

Google Drawings

With  Google  drawings  you  can  easily  create,  share,  and  edit  drawings  online.  Here  are  a  few  specific  things  you  can  do:  

• Edit  drawings  online  in  real  time  with  anyone  you  choose,  and  invite  others  to  view  your  edits  in  real  time.  

• Chat  with  others  who  are  editing  your  drawing,  from  within  the  drawings  editor.  • Publish   drawings   online   to   the   world   as   images,   or   download   them   in   standard  

formats.  • Insert   drawings   into   Google   documents,   spreadsheets,   or   presentations   using   the  

web  clipboard,  then  tweak  them  in-­‐line.    

Drawings  Tutorials  https://support.google.com/docs/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=185180&topic=29442&rd=1