Drive on the
Google Doc
Add-On Circuit
Presented by:
Diana Benner
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About Me
Director of Professional Development
Texas Computer Education Association
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DIANA BENNER
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Start Your Engines
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In the next 50 min . . .
What are Add-Ons?
How can Add-Ons help me?
How do I find and install Add-Ons?
Doc Add-Ons
FUEL UP WITH Google
Add-ONS
Google Docs Review
Word processor that runs on a browser
Work with collaborators in real time
Share with others (edit, comment, or view)
Can export or publish
What are Add-Ons?
Third-party tools
Built by developers
Add more functionality and
features to Google Drive
Why Use Add-Ons?
Improve your productivity
Differentiate and assess student work
Give high quality feedback
Save time and breathe new life into your
Google docs
As We Race To Victory Lane...
Think about . . .
Sample Doc If you don’t have a Google Doc to use, make a copy of the sample below.
http://goo.gl/q6NFzM
Recommended
Add-Ons
Change Case
Make changes to the case of
text in block selections:
uppercase, lowercase, first
letter capitals, invert, sentence
and title case.
Openclipart
Contains over 50,000 public
domain clipart images available
for searching and inserting into
your Google Doc.
Thesaurus
Provides you with synonyms,
antonyms and more!
EasyBib Bibliography Creator
Automatically cite books, journal
articles, and websites just by
entering in the titles or URLs.
Helps students with citing and
research. Avoid plagiarism with
this add-on.
Kaizena
Give verbal feedback on student
work. Make suggestions, or
attach resources for students.
Speech Recognition
Allows you to use speech
recognition to write your Docs.
You no longer have to type.
Gliffy
Easily create diagrams,
flowcharts, and organizational
charts in Google Docs.
Lucid Chart
Create flowcharts,
organizational charts, diagrams,
mockups, and mind maps
together in real time and insert
them directly into your Google
docs.
Sorted Paragraphs
Sort paragraphs, lists,
bibliography and individual table
rows or columns in either
alphabetical or reverse
alphabetical order.
Translate
Highlight or right click text to
either translate words or the
entire text in your doc.
Easy Accents
Insert accents for different
languages directly from the
sidebar in your Doc
Texthelp
Users can highlight important
text on a doc and then
access those highlights in a
separate doc for easy access
and studying.
Doc to Form
Create a Google Form from
within a Doc by selecting text
and clicking a button to add
your questions.
g(Math)
Create graphs (including
plotting points) and complex
math directly in your Google
Doc.
Rhyme Finder
This add-on allows you to
select words in your
document and supplies you
with rhyming words in a
sidebar.
Pupil Pref
This add-on is designed to allow
simple access to the page color
option that is in the Page
Settings menu of Google Docs.
It provides 16 choices.
Avery Label Merge
You can create a Doc with
merged data from your Google
Sheet to produce Avery address
labels and name badges.
Twitter Curator
Organize and format tweets
inside your Doc. Great to use
during events.
Installing & Removing
Add-Ons
Directions Directions for installing & removing add-ons can be found on
the session resource page.
http://goo.gl/IpuFPn
Add-Ons for Google Docs
READY to Cross the
Finish Line?
“Learn Today, Use Tomorrow”
Explore On Your Own
1. Find an Add-On (one we haven’t talked about today)
2. Install It
3. Try It Out
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Take the Victory Lap
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FUEL UP WITH Google
Add-ONS
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Get Your GOOGLE On Webinars
Upcoming Webinars:
September 3rd – Google Apps for Education Updates
October 1st – Making the Most of Google Classroom
November 5th – Differentiate with Google Apps
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