1.
"HIGHER-ED LEARNING
WITH GOOGLE DRIVE"
BY
SHERRY JONES
Community College of Denver
July 27, 2012
ACCESS TO THIS PRESENTATION:
http://bit.ly/googledrive2012
Teaching with Technology Committee Meeting

2.
WHAT IS GOOGLE DOCS?
• A Cloud-Based Office Suite that resembles
Microsoft Office
• Offers UNLIMITED STORAGE for all file
types converted into GD format (no paper,
no flash drives!)
• A Collaboration tool for group discussion,
revising, editing, chatting, drawing, data
mining, polling, researching, presenting, etc.
• A COMPLETELY FREE online publishing
tool!

3.
WHAT IS GOOGLE DRIVE?
• A Cloud Storage-Based Syncing App (similar
to Dropbox.com)
• Once installed, Google Drive will
automatically sync all files on your computer
with files on Google Drive Cloud
• App will only sync if it is installed on a
computer
• Allows you to add on a plethora of Android-
Based Google Apps to use with GD

4.
WHY GD IN HIGHER-ED?
• Beyond capabilities of other Office products,
GD allows students to virtual workshop
• Up to 10 collaborators can work on one doc
• Students can maintain synchronous and
asynchronous communication with
instructor and classmates
• Assignments turned in through GD are auto-
time stamped (ensuring accountability)
• Mitigates the "Digital Divide" - Students can
access GD via any I/O device they prefer

5.
EX 1: CREATE YOUR GD
ACCOUNT
To comply with FERPA law, create a Google
Docs account using your school assigned
email (give feedback to students through your
school assigned email within Google Docs)
• Go to HTTP://DOCS.GOOGLE.COM
• Click on top right SIGN UP button
• Type in your school assigned email to create
an educator's account
• Done! No FERPA violation here :)

6.
EX 2: CREATE A NEW
DOCUMENT
• Click on top left CREATE --> DOCUMENT
• You will see a new page that resembles
Microsoft Word
• Within the page, click on FILE, EDIT, VIEW,
etc. to see what tools are available under
each command

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EX 3: "2 TRUTHS, 1 LIE"
• In new document, click on top left space to rename title
with your name and paper title:
o 060009SHEJ - 2 TRUTHS, 1 LIE (Serialized naming
convention protects students' privacy)
• Type 3 sentences about who you are, with 1 of the 3
sentences being a lie
• Click on top right SHARE button
• Click beneath ADD PEOPLE and type in a peer's email
• Click on SHARE AND SAVE
• Close the document
• In left column, click on ACTIVITY
• Click and read your colleagues' papers :)

8.
EX 4: PEER FEEDBACK +
CHATTING
• In left column, click on ACTIVITY, and then
open a peer's shared document on "2
TRUTHS, 1 LIE" exercise
• Highlight a questionable word/phrase/
sentence
• Click on INSERT --> COMMENT
• Type your evaluation on how and why the
word/phrase/sentence reveals a lie
• Click on peer's name in top right corner, and
a real-time chat window will show up! Chat!

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EX 5:
DEFINE/TRANSLATE
• Click on top left CREATE --> DOCUMENT
• Type the word, "singularity"
• Highlight "singularity"
• Click on TOOLS --> DEFINE (See extensive
list of definitions)
• Click on TOOLS --> TRANSLATE
DOCUMENT --> CHOOSE A LANGUAGE
*NOTE: Google's definition and translation
tools are pretty amazing, aren't they?

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EX 6: RESEARCH MAGIC
• Open same document from previous exercise
• Highlight "singularity"
• Click on TOOLS --> RESEARCH
• In right column, mouse over 1 source to see
PREVIEW, INSERT LINK, CITE
• Click on PREVIEW to see snapshot of source
• Click on INSERT LINK to turn the word
"singularity" into a link
• Click on CITE to create Footnote

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EX 7: USE WORD COUNT
TO REPLACE PAGE COUNT
• Open your "2 TRUTHS, 1 LIE" document
• Click on TOOLS --> WORD COUNT (see
word count for entire document)
• Highlight a sentence
• Click on TOOLS --> WORD COUNT (see
word count for highlighted sentence AND
word count for entire document
*NOTE: I recommend replacing page count

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EX 8: SELF-PUBLISHING?
• Open your "2 TRUTHS, 1 LIE" document
• Method #1: Click on FILES --> PUBLISH
TO THE WEB. Embed webpage URL
anywhere online
• Method #2: Click on top right SHARE, and
then click on CHANGE to switch "Private" to
"Anyone with the Link." Share link with
whomever you like

13.
EX 9: FILES ORGANIZER
• Click on CREATE --> FOLDER
• Type a folder name, and click CREATE
(create a few more folders for practice)
• In left column, click on ACTIVITY, and click
and drag files into folders
• Right click on files in ACTIVITY, and select
DON'T SHOW IN ACTIVITY LIST
• Now you are organized :)
• For Students?: Lifelong Writing Portfolios
that will always be saved (unless deleted)

14.
EX 10: CREATE A RUBRIC
IN GD SPREADSHEET
• Click on CREATE --> SPREADSHEET
• If you know how to use Microsoft Excel, you
should know how to create GD Spreadsheet
• Type text and formula in each column within
spreadsheet to make a rubric
• Once rubric is created, click on FILE -->
MAKE A COPY to create a shareable rubric
with students. Rename each rubric with
student's name. Create infinite rubrics!

15.
EX 11: MORE APPS
PLEASE!
• Click on CREATE --> MORE --> GET MORE
APPS
• Browse through Google Chrome Store
impressive array of Android-Based apps that
can be added to Google Drive!
• All Chrome Store Apps can run on any I/O
device or browser
• Open your Google Drive's account on any
computer, and you'll see the added apps!
• Imagine the possibilities!

16.
MORE GD TUTORIALS!
• GOOGLE DRIVE ASSIGNMENT
SUGGESTIONS AND TUTORIALS
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2012/07/tips-
every-teacher-should-know-about.html?m=1

17.
STILL NOT CONVINCED?
MR. COMPOSITION SAYS . . .

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FOR WEB 2.O TRAINING AND CONSULTING
CONTACT ME:
SHERRY JONES
ENGLISH INSTRUCTOR AND ED-TECH TRAINER IN
HIGHER-ED
SHERRYJONES.EDTECH@GMAIL.COM
TWITTER @AUTNES
ACCESS TO THIS PRESENTATION:
http://bit.ly/googledrive2012