So+Many+Words

**So Many Words, So Little Time**
Careful writers choose just the right word or phrase to make meaning clear or to create a particular mood or feeling within a piece of writing. During this session we will learn instructional strategies designed to help expand students’ vocabulary and increase their power to use precise language as they become more effective writers.
 * Janet Foss & Jeff Ingraham, ESU#3 **

Our Powerpoint presentation Links to Collaborative Document Aunt Adie http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AZQ7Rh68SEwJZGY4Yjg1NHpfNTc0ZjU2dmMyZDY&hl=en

Group Brainstorm on alternate words for Happy http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AZQ7Rh68SEwJZGY4Yjg1NHpfNTc1Z3hjM3FjcnE&hl=en

Our Wordle of alternate words for Happy Handout on Using [|Google Docs.doc]
 * =**Google Docs ~ Word Processing Features**= ||
 * [[image:docs_logo_sm.gif]]

Google Docs is an easy-to-use, online word processor, presentation creator & spreadsheet editor where you can create, share, collaborate and store documents. If you know how to use any word processor, presentation creator or spreadsheet program, you will quickly learn Google Docs. You can even import existing documents.
 * What is it?**

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 * Instructional Ideas Shared:**
 * **Creating a New Google Document File

Step #1:** Sign in with your Google Account
 * Step #2:** Click the **"New Document"** link, located on the upper left-hand side of the screen.
 * Step #3:** From the dropdown menu, select **Document.**


 * How To Format Documents for Use in Word**
 * Google Documents can't be cut and pasted into Microsoft Word—without the formatting getting all messed up, along with the font, size of the letters, and a lot of other stuff.
 * Excellent Workaround--instead of copying, go to "File" and choose "export as Word." This will preserve your formatting and save the document in a Word format.


 * Getting a Word Count**
 * Word count feature is located in the **FILE** drop down menu
 * Word counts are slightly different in Google Documents than in Word
 * Google is a bit more lenient on what constitutes a separate word
 * Most schools and jobs will go by what Word says, so be sure to **export to word** if word count is important!


 * Document Settings**
 * Defaults for documents can be set to select the opening font, line spacing and background color.
 * Located under **FILE→** **Document settings**

Google docs has the ability to share a document with multiple users, letting users change (or just view) files. For group projects, this can be a fantastic way to collaborate* Click on the "**Share**" button in the upper right hand corner of a Google document.
 * How To Share a Document and Track Revisions**
 * You can invite viewers, or collaborators (send them an e-mail invite OR not)
 * Once multiple users are working with a document, hit the "**Revisions**" tab to track all the revisions and roll back unnecessary changes
 * With multiple collaborators working at once, it is best to simply **“refresh”** rather than **SAVE**. (could “wipe out” others work)


 * Starring Documents**
 * Click the **star** next to a document name in the folder view to highlight that document as important.
 * **Stars** help prioritize documents when you have a lot of projects going
 * **Click on the star** at the top of the column to bring “starred’ documents to the top of the column


 * Rename a Google Document File:** Once you save a document, you can rename the document. From the **FILE** tab, click the **Rename**option and a dialog box will open allowing the document to be renamed. ||
 * =**Shortcuts for Google Docs**=


 * Ctrl+A / Ctrl+5** to Select All
 * Ctrl+S** to Save document
 * Ctrl+W** to Close document
 * Ctrl+K** to Insert Link
 * Ctrl+M** to Insert Comment
 * Ctrl+B** to Bold
 * Ctrl+I** to Italicize
 * Ctrl+C** to Copy
 * Ctrl+V** to Paste || **Ctrl+X** to Cut
 * Ctrl+Home** to go to the top of the document
 * Ctrl+End** to go to the end of the document
 * Ctrl+O** to open the Open dialog box
 * Ctrl+P** to Print the document
 * Ctrl+F** to open the Find dialog box
 * Ctrl+N** to open a New document
 * Ctrl+Z** to Undo
 * Ctrl+Y** to Redo ||

Online Comic Book Creators make beliefs comix http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/Comix/ BitStrips: http://www.bitstrips.com (my favorite) Pixton http://pixton.com/ Comiqs: http://comiqs.com/index.html
 * ==Comic Life Resources== ||  ||
 * Here are a few interesting and potentially relevant resources I found about Comic Life online while I was noodling around...

__http://lmsdcomiclife.wikispaces.com/ http://lmsdcomiclife.wikispaces.com/Comic+Life+in+the+Classroom__

__[] []__ Comics in the Classroom: 100 Tips, Tools, and Resources for Teachers __[]__ and finally a research article. :-)

Using Comics and Graphic Novels in the Classroom (The Council Chronicle, Sept. 05) __[]__ ||  ||