back to google docs for a sec...

We spent a lot of time collaborating with group members on our Google Docs Ad a while back. This week we're coming back to Docs to make it more useful to us. One of Google Docs's best features is the ability to save all (or at least almost all) of your assignments "in the cloud" and be able to access them from any computer with an internet access.

Why is this beneficial to you? It means that you can access your work from anywhere, saving you time and hassle. You can share your work (if you want) with anyone, anytime. If you use a word processing program that we don't use in our library, chances are that Google Docs can convert it.

Today, you'll be uploading your saved assignments from your TDSB "desktop" into Google Docs. You'll have it saved for as long as you keep your Google account. All for free. Yes, free. You can thank me later.

Follow this link and read the visual instructions on how to upload your assignments (right-click and open in a new tab):

http://docs.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=50092

YOUR TASK:

1. Upload as many current assignments (ones that are done or ones you are working on) into your Google Docs account. You need to find where you have them saved, of course.

2. Create folders for each of your assignments.

3. If you're sharing computers with a partner, split your time up evenly. The first person needs only log out of their Google account and the second person will log in with theirs.

4. If you're finished early, go to http://www.freepoverty.com/ . It's a game that actually donates glasses of water to developing countries based on the answers you get right. The more answers you get, the more glasses of water they'll donate to people who need it the most.