Learn how to create, organize, share, and collaborate in documents created in CSDDocs Google Drive.
ISTE Standard: Collaborator
To meet this standard, educators dedicate time to collaborate with both colleagues and students to improve practice, discover and share resources and ideas, and solve problems. Educators:
4a. Dedicate planning time to collaborate with colleagues to create authentic learning experiences that leverage technology.
4b. Collaborate and co-learn with students to discover and use new digital resources anddiagnose and troubleshoot technology issues.
4c. Use collaborative tools to expand students' authentic, real-world learning experiences by engaging virtually with experts, teams and students, locally and globally.
4d. Demonstrate cultural competency when communicating with students, parents, and colleagues and interact with them as co-collaborators in student learning.
Teachers who are able to use Google Docs are Collaborators because they use online documents and meeting agendas to plan and collaborate with colleagues to create authentic learning experiences that leverage technology. They also collaborate and co-learn with students using Google Docs communication and feedback tools.
Learning Intentions
I can create and share a new Google Doc and/or convert an existing Word document into a Google Doc.
I can suggest edits, make comments, and give assignments in a shared Google Doc.
I can use the various formatting tools within Google Docs.
I can insert images, tables, and other content in a Google Doc.
I can use the Explore tool within Google Docs.
Success Criteria
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Google Docs
Logging On to CSDDocs
As a quick reminder, be sure to log in to your CSDDocs account before beginning your work in Docs. Visit http://drive.google.comLinks to an external site. and log in to your CSDDocs account using the following login credentials:
Teacher Login:
Username: District Active Directory Username
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Notice that the ending @csddocs.org is required. On a Chromebook this ending is usually added for you.
Password: District Active Directory Password
The password or passphrase you use to log in to your District email account
Google Docs Tutorial
View the Google tutorials below, and then give each skill a try using your own CSDDocs account.
Click the title (that currently says "Untitled Document") to rename it. Name the document something that will help you find it in the future.
It's a good idea to also organize your document by moving it into your "My Drive" filing system right away.
Add content to the document. Use the toolbar across the top of the document to change the look and feel of the content you add.
Click "Format" to find options available for making your doc look the way you would like it to.
Uploading a Word Document into Google Docs
Many of us have numerous documents on our computers that need to be shared and collaborated on by people in our school. When a document, like one created in Microsoft Word, only exists on our computers, we must share them back and forth via email. This can get confusing and cumbersome. We often confuse which email contains the latest update or we can't find who has the version of the document we need when we need it.
When a document is stored and uploaded to CSDDocs and converted into a Google Doc, everyone who needs access to the latest version of the document has it, and they can all view and edit at the same time! The document is also saved "in the cloud" online, so if anything ever happens to our computer, the file is still safe.
Select a Word document from your computer to upload (any Document that has text on it).
Select "Open with Google Docs."
Share & Collaborate Using Google Docs
Use the information on this page to learn to share a Google Doc with others.
Share an Open Google Doc
To share a Google Doc with someone else when your document is open, click "File" then "Share" OR click the "Share" button in the upper right-hand corner of the page.
Type the email address of the person with whom you want to share the document. (In CSDDocs this must be another @csddocs.org address.) Then select the level of editing rights you would like that person to have. Click the "Send" button.
Share a Google Doc from My Drive
To share your Google Docs with someone else when you are in "My Drive", find the document and right click on it to open a pop-up menu and click "Share". Or, click on the "Share" button on the upper right hand menu.
To finish, follow the same steps listed for sharing an open Doc.
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Adding Images to a Google Doc
Use the information on this page to learn to add an image to a Google Doc.
Inserting an Image
To insert an image into your Google Doc, select "Insert", then select "Image". Locate the image either from your computer or using any of the other options listed.
If uploading from your computer, find the image, select it, then click "Open".
You can change the size of the image by clicking once on the image then clicking and dragging the little square handles located at each corner. You can change the way text behaves around your image using the text wrapping options located at the bottom of your image when it is selected.
Select "Format" then "Image" OR right click on the image to discover all the image features available to you.
Adding Images to a Google Doc
Use the information on this page to learn to add an image to a Google Doc.
Inserting an Image
To insert an image into your Google Doc, select "Insert", then select "Image". Locate the image either from your computer or using any of the other options listed.
If uploading from your computer, find the image, select it, then click "Open".
You can change the size of the image by clicking once on the image then clicking and dragging the little square handles located at each corner. You can change the way text behaves around your image using the text wrapping options located at the bottom of your image when it is selected.
Select "Format" then "Image" OR right click on the image to discover all the image features available to you.
Using Tools in Google Docs
Use the information on this page to learn to use helpful tools in Google Docs.
Explore Tool
The Explore Tool allows you to view and cite sources. This is a great feature for research.
Click the + sign located along the bottom right side of the page.
Enter a title for your search.
Click on an article that you find interesting.
On your google doc, type "By using the Explore tool, I found an article by (Name of Article). This article can be located by going to (URL).
Voice Typing & Translate Tools
Voice Typing is a great option for students with learning differences, or those who lack keyboarding skills for research papers. (If you do not have a microphone, you may try this at another time, but be aware that this is an accommodation that can be used for students.)
Select Tools
Select Voice Typing
Select Click to Speak
You will need to enable your microphone
Begin speaking into your microphone. The tool will type as you talk.
Translate Document is a great tool for teachers and students.
Google Docs
ISTE Standard: Collaborator
Learning Intentions