Gdrive Docs

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Introduction

Your goal is to learn to manage your Google documents and files, and use word processing skills (formatting, graphics, tables, etc.) for writing, editing, and sharing documents for your school work and future job activities.

Register for a Google account (if you don't have one)

Learning Objectives

When you have completed this Thing you will:

1. understand how to use a word processing application [Empowered Learner]

• Format and add: graphics, hyperlinks tables, headers and footers to my documents
• Upload and download files in different formats

2. know how to use advanced word processing features [Creative Communicator]

• use the translation tool to convert to another language, 
• use the speech-to-text feature to dictate
• use text-to-speech to have it read to me
• use the immersive reader features

3. share my documents with others online choosing appropriate privacy settings [Digital Citizen]

4. collaborate with others on a project [Global Collaborator]

• use different sharing and commenting features