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<span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; text-align: left;">February 5th Google Sites <span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; font-family: arial,sans-serif; text-align: left;">What is Google Docs? Google Docs is a free, Web-based word processor, spreadsheet, presentation, form, and data storage service offered by Google. It allows users to create and edit documents online while collaborating in real-time with other users. <span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; font-family: arial,sans-serif; text-align: left;">What can you do with it? With Google documents, you can easily create, share, and edit documents online. <span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; font-family: arial,sans-serif; text-align: left;">Here are a few specific things you can do: <span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; font-family: arial,sans-serif; text-align: left;">1. Upload Microsoft Word, OpenOffice, RTF, HTML or plain text documents, create documents from scratch, and download your online ones. <span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; font-family: arial,sans-serif; text-align: left;">2. Edit documents online simultaneously with anyone you choose, and invite others to view them. <span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; font-family: arial,sans-serif; text-align: left;">3. Keep track of who made changes to a document and when, and roll back to any version. <span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; font-family: arial,sans-serif; text-align: left;">4. Publish documents online to the world, as webpages or post documents to your blog. <span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; font-family: arial,sans-serif; text-align: left;">5. Email your documents out as attachments. <span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; font-family: arial,sans-serif; text-align: left;">**//1.To create a new document,//** <span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; text-align: left;">

<span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; font-family: arial,sans-serif; text-align: left;">//**2. Uploading an existing document**// <span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; font-family: arial,sans-serif; text-align: left;">**//3.Sharing the document//** <span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; font-family: arial,sans-serif; text-align: left;"> 1. At the bottom of the ‘Sharing settings’; window, under ‘Add people’ type the email addresses of people you want to share your document with. You can add a single person or a mailing list. You can also choose from a list of your contacts. <span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; font-family: arial,sans-serif; text-align: left;"> 2.To the right of the list of names, select ‘Can view’ or ‘Can edit’ from the drop-down menu. <span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; font-family: arial,sans-serif; text-align: left;"> 3. If you would like to add a message to your invitation, enter some text and click Share. To skip sending an invitation, deselect the option ‘Send email notifications (recommended).’ Your collaborators and viewers will still be able to access the document from their Docs lists, but won’t receive an email invitation. <span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; font-family: arial,sans-serif; text-align: left;">//**4.Revision History**// <span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; font-family: arial,sans-serif; text-align: left;">While you and your collaborators are editing a document, you can keep track of changes (and of the person who made them), and even revert to an older version by using ‘Revision history’ <span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; text-align: left;">A Google form is a form with questions which is created and filled in online The questions can then be shared by email, by a hyperlink or can be embedded in an existing wiki, website or Blackboard page. Responses to the questions are collated automatically on a spreadsheet and can be viewed in a number of formats
 * <span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; font-family: arial,sans-serif; text-align: left;">go to your Docs list, click the Create new drop-down menu, and select Document.
 * <span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; font-family: arial,sans-serif; text-align: left;">As you’re working on your document, click the Save button in the top right corner of the document, enter a name for the document in the window that appears, and click OK. Then, you’ll see your document in your Docs list.
 * <span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; font-family: arial,sans-serif; text-align: left;">To save a local copy of a document, you can download it to your computer.
 * <span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; font-family: arial,sans-serif; text-align: left;">To do this, open your document, click the File menu and choose Download as option. You’ll see these file types: HTML (zipped), RTF, Word, Open Office, PDF, and plain text. Select a file type and click OK in the browser window that appears.
 * <span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; font-family: arial,sans-serif; text-align: left;">Click the Upload button at the top of the sidebar in your Docs list page.
 * <span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; font-family: arial,sans-serif; text-align: left;"> Click Open.
 * <span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; font-family: arial,sans-serif; text-align: left;">Click Upload File. The uploaded file appears in your Docs list.
 * <span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; font-family: arial,sans-serif; text-align: left;">File types you can upload: .html .txt, .odt, .rtf, and Miscrosoft Word Size limits: Each document can be up to 1MB, plus up to 2MB per embedded image.
 * <span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; font-family: arial,sans-serif; text-align: left;"> Now that you’ve created your Google document, you can share it with your students or colleagues. You can do this from your Docs list or directly from the document.
 * <span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; font-family: arial,sans-serif; text-align: left;">From the Docs list, select the checkbox next to the document you want to share (you can also select multiple documents), and click the Share drop-down menu in the toolbar. (more)Then, select ‘Sharing settings’;
 * <span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; font-family: arial,sans-serif; text-align: left;">2. From your document, click the Share drop-down menu in the top right corner of the page.
 * <span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; font-family: arial,sans-serif; text-align: left;">Then follow these instructions:
 * <span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; font-family: arial,sans-serif; text-align: left;">From your document, click File > See revision history.
 * <span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; font-family: arial,sans-serif; text-align: left;">Changes are color-coded based on each collaborator, making it easy to tell what has been added or deleted.
 * <span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; font-family: arial,sans-serif; text-align: left;">If you would like to revert to the version you’re currently viewing, click Restore this revision. Note: Restoring your document to a previous version does not eliminate any versions of your document. If you would like to return to the current version of your document to continue editing, click the X in the upper right of the ‘Document History’ pane.
 * <span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; text-align: left;">What is a Google form? **

<span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; text-align: left;">Here are some of the things you can do with your questions: <span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; text-align: left;"> If you’d like to embed your form in a website or blog, after you create and save your form, <span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; text-align: left;">To see the spreadsheet with the form responses,
 * <span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; text-align: left;">Uses in the classroom? **
 * 1) <span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; text-align: left;">Quizzes
 * 2) <span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; text-align: left;">Questionnaires
 * 3) <span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; text-align: left;">Student surveys
 * 4) <span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; text-align: left;">Gathering student voice
 * 5) <span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; text-align: left;">Pre-testing
 * 6) <span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; text-align: left;">Feedback Evaluation of lessons and/units
 * 7) <span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; text-align: left;">Spelling tests
 * <span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; text-align: left;">Directions for creating a form **
 * <span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; text-align: left;">Click Create new > Form.
 * <span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; text-align: left;">In the form template that opens, you can add any questions and options you’d like.
 * <span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; text-align: left;">Click Email this form once you’ve finished adding your questions. Add the email addresses of the people to whom you want to send this form. Click Send.
 * <span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; text-align: left;">Getting Started Click Create new > Form
 * <span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; text-align: left;">Adding themes to your forms To pick a theme for your form, click the Themes button at the top of the form and select your favorite theme.
 * <span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; text-align: left;">Then, click Apply and edit the form.
 * <span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; text-align: left;">Add items to your form You can add different types of questions to your forms by clicking Form in your spreadsheet and Add item at the top of the editing page.
 * <span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; text-align: left;">Here are some of the question types you can choose: checkboxes, grid, drop-down lists with options, multiple choice, paragraph text, which allow for long answers, and scale, to rank
 * <span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; text-align: left;">Add a Section Header Add section headers if you’d like to divide your form in sections to make it easier to read and complete. Simply select Section header from the Add item drop-down menu. Each section header can have a title, which appears in a larger font, and a section description.
 * <span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; text-align: left;">Editing Form Questions **
 * <span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; text-align: left;"> Edit: To edit an existing question, just click the Edit button to the right of the question you want to edit.
 * <span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; text-align: left;">Delete: To delete a question, click the Delete button to the right of the question you want to delete.
 * <span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; text-align: left;">Duplicate: To duplicate a question, click the Duplicate button to the right of the question you want to duplicate.
 * <span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; text-align: left;">Embedding a form **
 * <span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; text-align: left;">click the More actions drop-down menu at the top of the form,
 * <span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; text-align: left;">select the Embed option, and paste the URL into your site or blog.
 * <span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; text-align: left;">Viewing the summary of responses **
 * <span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; text-align: left;">after form is saved, you can go back to different options in the spreadsheet form by clicking form option at top right

<span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #2a3b64; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 2.1em; text-align: left;">Google Sites
<span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; text-align: left;"> <span style="font-family: georgia,serif;"> You can insert an Image into your document from the Insert drop-down menu. It will allow you to browse and choose from pictures already on your computer, or you can insert a picture from the web by inserting the URL. Once the image is inserted into your site, you'll be able to align the picture on the left, center, or right. You'll also have a limited range of choices of sizes to use, and the ability to turn text-wrap on or off.
 * **Getting started**
 * Choose a site name. This will determine the URL that will be used to locate your site. Choose carefully, because the URL can't be changed once you create your site. It's also important to know, that even if you delete your site, you won't be able to use that name or URL again.
 * Give your site a short description. This may make it easier to find when someone does a search.
 * Then, decide the level of privacy you would like your site to have. You can always change this later.
 * Choose a theme. Don't like any of the themes shown? Google offers a number of themes for you to choose from. Select  More themes   to see them.
 * You'll have to verify that you are a real person and not a machine by typing in the code shown. When that is done, choose   Create site    and you'll be take in your home page which is ready for you to start editing.
 * <span style="font-family: georgia,serif;"> ** Images **

<span style="font-family: georgia,serif;"> ** Link ** <span style="font-family: georgia,serif;"> This option allows you to create a link to a web address or another page on the site. If you choose to link to an existing page on the site, you can get a list of recent pages or changes or you can use Google Search to find the page you'd like to link to. You also have the option to  Create a new page   that will link to the page you are editing.

<span style="font-family: georgia,serif;"> ** Table of contents ** <span style="font-family: georgia,serif;"> A Table of contents is created from the headings on a page. You will have to have formatted your page using heading and sub-headings found under  Format   to take advantage of this feature. When you create a Table of contents, it is added to the top of the page. To choose a different place, put your cursor where you would like the Table of contents to appear on the page before inserting it.

Examples > <span style="font-family: georgia,serif;">  Create a class site    || <span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;"> <span style="background-color: #cfd5e3; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; text-align: left;">