Google+Docs

"//Imagine giving students the opportunity to learn anytime and anywhere. While 'ubiquity' is not a learning function per se, it is an overarching and desirable quality of tools that support project learning. From handheld devices to Web-based applications, look for the tools that help student be more mobile and learn wherever they are, whenever they want, and more frequently, with whomever they want//." Suzie Boss & Jane Krauss ~ [|Reinventing Project-Based]

//"Rewriting is the essence of writing."// ~ William Zinsser, [|On Writing Well]

//**Why use a Google Doc?**// Google Docs are a great tool for synchronous collaboration on a single document. With up to 10 editors adding to and changing any part of the document at anytime, from any place, putting together a presentation, for example, can be interactive - and exportable to most word processing and spreadsheet file types.

For an overview of Google Docs, start by viewing this video: media type="youtube" key="6_hJ3R8jEZM" height="315" width="560"


 * Setting Up a Google Account Tutorial**
 * Signing up for an "old" Google account
 * Google Docs Tour
 * [|Video tutorial from Atomic Learning]


 * Student Projects**
 * [|Global Warming Project]
 * [|Letters to the President] - NWP Project


 * Google Docs Resources**
 * Google Docs for Teachers - A free e-book
 * [|Google Docs for Educators]
 * [|Overview for Educators] (slideshow)
 * [|Liz Davis's Google Docs How To Guide]
 * [|Google Docs Help Center]


 * Writing Tips for the Collaborative Writer**
 * [|Notes on Using Google Docs with Students] - Crib sheet from Dan at Google