How to set up and use google docs
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Google docs is a web application that is used to create collaborative documents and folders. You will be able to share your work with both your teachers and your classmates. We use a very specific naming system to keep things organized. We will also set up a shared folder that you will use to share and submit work to your teacher.
1. Go to www.google.com 2. If your computer defaults to the Google Korea page:
then, scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on google.com in English:
3. Click on “sign in” in the upper right hand corner and log on to your Google account:
4. In the menu across the top, click on “documents” – if you don’t see it – click on the arrow next to “more” and scroll down to documents:
5. The documents page will look a little like your Email inbox. Down the left hand side you’ll see your “collections” which are like folders. On the right is a list of all your documents. The documents are usually listed in the order in which they were last modified.
6. If you ever need to search for a document, you can use the search bar at the top of the page and enter keywords or the title of the document. This is why the naming system is so important – both you and your teachers need to be able to find your documents.
7. Now, you are going to create a collection (folder) to share with your teacher. On the left hand side go to “create new” and then select “collection”:
8. Name your collection like this: Firstname lastname classname subject So …. If Percy Jackson were a student in Mrs. Teather math class – he would name it:
9. Now you’ll see the collection in your list on the left hand side of your Google docs page. Click the arrow beside the name of your collection and go to “share …” and then click on “sharing settings”.
10. When the box opens, click in the box to “add people” and enter the Email address of the teacher you are sharing that folder with.
Keep the setting for your teacher as “can edit”. Then click the “SHARE” button. 11. Make a collection for science (Percy Jackson Dragons Science), language arts, and humanities. Share each with the appropriate teacher. 12. Now you can share your work or submit your work to each of your teachers by dragging the document and dropping it into the appropriate collection (folder).
13. Lets try making a document. Click on “create new” and choose document:
14. You’ll notice that your document editor looks a lot like a Microsoft word document.
15. Before doing anything, you need to name your document so that both you and your teacher can find it. In the box next to the Google docs logo, you’ll see where it says “Untitled document”:
16. Click in that box and rename your document like this: Firstname lastname classname PAPERname (determined by teacher). So for an example, if Percy Jackson were doing an assignment on Greek Mythology for Social Studies – it would look like this:
The last part of the name, the name of the assignment, will always be given to you by your teacher.
17. When the assignment is finished you need to drop it into the folder for that class. From your home page for Google docs, click on the assignment and drag it over the collection for that class. Then drop it on the collection:
18. Congratulations! You can now create documents to share and turn in to your teachers!