Creating a Google Doc

Welcome back!

Today you are going to partner up with one other person that sits at your table (if there are odd numbers, then you can make a group of 3, or the "odd one out" can partner with another "odd one out"), and you will create a Google doc. You will get a chance to collaborate with your partner on a specific task.

First you need to know how to do the basics. The following link shows you (better and faster than I can) how to setup a Google doc.

Right click this link and open in a new tab:

http://docs.google.com/support/bin/static.py?hl=en&page=guide.cs&guide=21008

In order to complete this activity, you must do the following:

1. Right click this link and open in a new tab: www.docs.google.com

1.One person MUST CREATE a Google Doc, and then...

2. You MUST share it with your partner(s)

Here is the scenario that your partner and you will be working with:

Your a small team of advertisers and you have been assigned a huge task: you must create an advertisement for ONE of the following:

a) a major tour for a singer or group (a real group or singer is perfectly fine - Justin Beiber has to be a last option!) ;)

b) selling tickets for a major sports team or sports event (a real sports team or event are fine; for example, the Superbowl or the Toronto Marlies, etc.)

c) a book tour for a popular author (for example, Stephenie Myer doing a book promo at Indigo Books or at Fairview Mall)

d) a celebrity appearance on a major television show (for example, Nick Cannon or Drake making a special appearance on Much Music)

The requirements are simple:

1. The ad must be only one page long.
2. The ad must have an image.
3. The ad must have a catchy title that draws in the audience. Something catchy is great.
4. The ad must be appropriate for all viewing audiences.
5. The ad must have text that explains the "who, what, when, where, why" of the event.
6. The ad must be easy to read and understand and must give clear directions what is going on.

The point of this activity is for you and your partner(s) to get familiar with doing the stuff you do on Microsoft Word (or any other document software) on Google Docs.

You are encouraged to work on this at home, and at the same time, so you can see what it's like to collaborate on something in real time (you can even chat with each other in Google Docs as you work!).

You can view more on the Google Docs Youtube channel, here:

http://www.youtube.com/docs