Collaborating with

Presented byDarin Chiu

Barbara Howrey

Poll: Do you currently use any collaboration tool at work/school?

Yes

No

Poll: If you use a collaboration tool, which tool do you use?

IBM Collaboration Solutions Sharepoint GoToMeeting WebEx Adobe Connect Live Meeting Groove Network in Office 2007 Other

Welcome to Collaborating with

Welcome

Introductions

Overview of Google Docs

Communication Tool

Collaboration

File Sharing

Poll: How familiar are you with Google docs?

Never heard of Google Docs Have heard of it Slightly familiar Have used it Use it all the time

Description of Google Docs Environment

File Types

Creating new files

You can create new files in Google Docs

Demonstration

Upload Existing Files

Documents Word Docs, OpenOffice, RTF, HTML, text

Spreadsheets .xls, .csv, .txt, .ods formatted data

Presentations .ppt and .pps

Demonstration

Sharing Google Docs

Three types of users Owners Collaborators Viewers

Collaborators and Viewers

How to share

Demonstration

Now it’s your turn . . .

You will be able to collaborate on a document

Switch from Adobe Connect to Google docs

We will allow 5 minutes for you to complete your assignment.

We will return to Adobe Connect

Assignment

You have all been given access to a document we created called:  ILT 5660 Class Roster.

This document has two columns.  Column one has everyone's name listed.  Column two is blank.

Assignment, con’t

First, you will log into Google Docs Second, you are to find your name in

the first column and then type your name beside it in the second column.  

Finally, click the Save button.  Do not click Save and Close.

After you edit the document, there will be a delay of about 6 - 10 seconds and then you will be able to see that others are editing the document as well.

Wrap Up

Questions???

Formative Evaluation

Thank you for attending