Week+11+&+12+Google+Docs

This week is about using the cloud and especially Google Docs.

As I am on the road, (in Paris actually), I have just discovered a severe deficiency with using the ipad, that non of the browsers appear to enable me to grab embed codes for videos and the like so I am sorry but I will have to refer you to another wiki of mine for the information for this last section of the course.

If you go to http://intheclouds.pbworks.com you will find another wiki that I use for presentations on cloud computing. Please feel free to explore, especially the section on Google Docs and play the movie about Google Docs in Education. Note also the other sections related to other aspects of Cloud based services including Microsoft's offerings as well as etherpad, Evernote and the concept mapping sections.

You might also like to check out this [|link to a video on Google Forms] which I haven't included in my pbworks wiki but should have.

Note you can embed Google Docs like most cloud based services in wikis, blogs etc though you may need to adjust the size formatting in the embed code in order to make the embed maximize the space it goes into. Note also that if you download and use Google Chrome browser there is now a plugin which enables you to work with you docs offline and then sync when online again.

If you are looking to add source documents to your wiki, just as I have added the study guide to this EST430 wiki you might like to create a free [|Scribd] or a free [|Box.net]  account. Both services allow you to upload documents to the cloud and then embed them into spaces.