Assignment 1 - Google Docs

Assigned: 9 February 2012
Due: 10 February 2012
Points: 10 points

Chao Cac Ban!

Today we will be exploring a few features of Google Docs. If you do not already have a gmail account, you will need to create one today. I suggest you use the following as your username: sis.first.family@gmail.com

Google Docs is a way to store and share documents online. It can be found at https://docs.google.com/ . You have to be logged in to your Google account in order to access your docs. You can create a document within Google Docs or you can upload documents you have already created.

One reason to use Google Docs is to keep your documents online and be able to access and edit them from anywhere.

Another reason is to share the document and track changes so a team of people can all be working on the same document (even at the same time).

I have invited you to view and edit a document I created.

This week's assignment has three parts:
Part 1:

• Create a gmail account. If you already have one and have given it to me before, skip to part 2.
• Go to gmail
• Create a new account using sis.first.family@gmail.com 
• Send an email from your new account to me at sis.kristin.romberg@gmail.com so I can invite you to share the document on Google Docs with you

Part 2:

• Go to Google Docs
• Click on the document I shared with you
• Add the information in your row so it is up to date
• Go back to the main Google Docs page

Part 3:

• Create a new document on Google Docs
• Write at least 5 sentences telling me what you did over the Tet holiday
• Give the document a title
• Share the document with me at sis.kristin.romberg@gmail.com - it doesn't matter which privileges you give me (edit, comment, or view)

Additionally, before the end of class, I will email you a survey. I need you to fill it out so I know what resources you have available to you for what we're studying this term. Be sure to fill it out.

Good luck!

-kris