Google Docs are a collection of web-based communications and productivity applications, Internet-based and free to users. You've heard about "cloud computing" and considered getting a Google account - now is your chance to learn what you can do for free using Google docs.

This workshop will introduce you to the basics of Google documents, an online word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation platform that allows users to create and edit Their work in real time and to increase sharing and collaboration. Participants in this workshop will learn how to create and edit simple Google docs, to share, privately and publicly, with other Google doc users, and to import and export their existing desktop files to and from Google docs for increased productivity and collaboration. Workshop participants are required to have a Google account for the workshop, and should register for a free account at https://www.google.com/accounts/NewAccount

Please bring your Google account username and password to the workshop.

Participants are also STRONGLY encouraged, but not required, to bring a laptop to the workshop.

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