See-ya Google Wave.

"I feel a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror, and were suddenly silenced." --Obi Wan Kenobi, Episode 4 A New Hope

After a whole two months of availability, Google has shut down its ambitious Wave project.  I was really looking forward to using the program this year in my class.  I am holding out hope that Google will reinstate the program, but I am not going to hold my breath.  Maybe this is a means of provoking adoption?

What is Google Wave?  Read it here.

Bragto U: Uploading to Google Docs

Bragto University
Class: DOCS 101 Uploading to Google Docs

Objective:  On your hard drive, you have thousands of documents.  You have spent thousand of hours on those documents.  Now the push is for "cloud computing", and you would like to foray into that new world.  But what about those documents you have created.  What about them?  You can upload them to Google Docs!

Prerequsites:

1. None!

Materials:

• Google Docs Account

Procedure:

Google Docs will gladly accept any file you want to upload... but to edit it online, it will only accept certain files.

There are quite a few options of what Google will let you edit.  But to edit the file online, the uploaded file needs to be either a document, spreadsheet or presentation.  If you upload with the option of "Convert ... to corresponding formats." unchecked, Google Docs will upload it but will require you to download it to edit it.[gallery link="file" columns="2"]

Next select the file or files that you would like to upload.  Click upload.  You have the option of selecting the destination of your uploaded documents to put them into a specific folder.  You also can set the privacy of said document on the bottom, by default it is set to "private".

Complete!

Bragto U: Self Grading Quiz Part II

Bragto University
Class: DOCS 401 Self Grading Quiz Part II

I see more and more online test and quiz software being promulgated in schools nowadays, and charging lots of money.  Using Google Docs, you can create your own online assessment.  Using formulas in Google Spreadsheets, you can have it graded and scored automatically.

Objective:  You will be able to create an online form to collect answers from a quiz or test and use formulas to grade and score it.

Bragto U: Self Grading Quiz Part I

Bragto University
Class: DOCS 401 Self Grading Quiz Part I

Objective:  You will be able to create an online form to collect answers from a quiz or test and use formulas to grade and score it.

Prerequsites:

1. Bragto U: Using Forms Part 1


2. Bragto U: Using Forms Part 2

Materials:

• Google Docs Account

Google Docs Updates

Google Docs recently updated its Form software to include some interesting features.  You can now create a logic branch that will allow users to fill out certain forms based on their answers.  The example Google gives is a "Choose Your Own Adventure" type story using Google Docs.

Also Google Docs Blog, posted some tips and tricks on using pictures in Docs.

Google Maps Trick

Google Maps Trick: http://shorty.bragto.us/map

Bragto U: Using Forms Pt. 2

Bragto University
Class: DOCS 301 Using Forms

Recap:
Forms are a very powerful part of Google Spreadsheets and can help "automate" data entry and collection.  In the previous class, I outlined how to setup your Form to collect data.

Objective:
To publish the previously created Form to the web to enable use by those on the Internet.