Google Workspace, Session 2: Producing written documents using Google Docs, Part 1

Welcome to Google Workspace, Session 2: Producing written documents using Google Docs, Part 1.

This is the first of three sessions that will take you through the steps of discovering how useful word processing apps – such as Google Docs – can be to you as a teacher. We will create three documents to use in your teaching during these sessions. In this session, we will create a simple notice or announcement. In Parts 2 and 3 of Producing written documents using Google Docs you will develop a set of class notes and a test paper.

By the end of this session, you will:

• know how to use a word processing app (Google Docs)
• know how to open and save documents
• understand basic formatting
• know how to use the Copy/Cut/Paste Commands
• know how to use Page View, Page Layout, Page Setup
• know how to use Layout and Paragraph Formatting Functions
• know how to use Spelling and Grammar Checking Functions
• be able to decide on various Printing Options
• know how to apply useful Google Docs Formatting for teachers

We suggest that you download the Class Notes first so you can follow along during the training.