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How to use the Explore tool, from Google's Help Center.

How to insertВ images into a Google Docs file (or a Google Slides presentation), from Google's Help Center.

Students can also use the Explore tool in Google Docs to insert images without ever leaving their document.

Images can be a great addition to text-heavy work, allowing students to illustrate what they are describing in their writing. However, if students are only inserting a few pictures, Google Docs does have the ability to insert both images and Google Drawings. If you want students to insert lots of pictures or multimedia to accompany their writing, such as artifacts or illustrations, you may find Google Slides will better accommodate multimedia. This means that it's great for text-heavy uses, like writing papers, articles, or reflections. Google Docs is, at its heart, a word processing tool. How to use comments and action items in Google Docs, from Google's Help Center.Assigned tasks/comments can be seen and marked as complete by any editors in the document. This can be a great way to signal to a teammate that they need to take action on the comment. When you tag someone in a comment, you also have the option to assign it to them as a task (called an action item). You can tag as many people you like in a comment. This sends them an email notification and lets group members know to whom the comment or question is directed. You can also use the sign followed by a person's email address to 'tag' them in the comment. Comments are great for feedback or asking questions, and anyone with edit access can see and respond to comments. One of these features is the ability to add comments and even assign tasks within the document. Google Docs have robust collaboration features that make group work much easier. Using version history, from Google's Help Center.How to share a Google file, from Google's Help Center.Version history makes it easy to see who contributed what to the document, and the file can even be restored to an earlier version, like if someone accidentally deletes something important. Different group members can take different sections to draft, for example, and then everyone can review each others' section to give feedback. But when learners divide up the work such that each member specializes in a task, such as one person does all the research and the other does all the writing, learners often don't develop new skills.Д«ecause Google Docs can allow up to 100 people to work on the same file at the same time and with more Chromebooks/devices now available in SFUSD classrooms, multiple students can be working in the same file. We often try to have students take specific tasks, like 'Scribe' who does the typing and 'Timekeeper' who watches the clock.

While in your Google doc press the pressing the blue 'Share' button in the top right corner, when you are viewing your document in Google Docs.Collaboration is all about learning to work together as a team, where each person contributes in a way that the group couldn't be successful without. In order for it to be accessible to other people вЂ“ for example when they have to give feedback to it in Peergrade вЂ“ you have to share it. However if there for some reason is a case where students need to hand in a link, here's a guide explaining how to do it:ДЄ document in Google Docs is normally only accessible to you. We recommend using the method described above. It is possible to allow Google Doc links to be handed in, however we do not recommend using this method as it allows students to edit their submission after the deadline. Handing in a Google Doc link (not recommended) If for some reason they have to hand in the direct link to their hand-in, the section below describes how to enable the correct settings for sharing with other students. This is necessary to ensure that students are not editing their hand-ins after the deadline.

HOW TO USE GOOGLE DOCS WITH STUDENTS PDF

Important note: When students hand in a file from their Google Drive it will be converted to a PDF document.

How to use google docs with students