Q&A Session for Introduction to Google Docs in the Classroom
April 12, 2011 4:30PM/7:30PM ET
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Q: Can anyone remove a template from the gallery or just the user who submitted it?
A: Only the person who submitted the template can remove it.
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Q: When people rate the template, is there a place to submit a note for improvements to it?
A: At this time it's only possible to rate the template.
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Q: Does Gapps give administrators the ability to restrict, or moderate, template submissions to domain gallery?
A: At this time, it's not possible for administrators to monitor the submissions to the domain template gallery.
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Q: is there a way to version a template- ie create a new version replacing the previous one or to have the template linked to a live document that someone updates as necessary? so each time a person selects the template they are getting the latest
A: A template is actually based on a live document. When you update the document, the template is updated. However, once someone uses a template, they create a copy of whatever is there, they won't be tied to updates.
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Q: Also is there a way to restrict portions of a template so they cannot be customized? Like a disclaimer on a field trip form?
A: Unfortunately there's no way to restrict portions of a template at this time.
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Q: just wondering when acessing a file with a link as shared for the current presentation are edits / modifications synched with my copy of the file?
A: With Google Docs, there's only one version of a document available online, so edits and modifications happen in real-time. Everyone with a link will see the latest version.
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Q: How about versioning of the templates? Is that possible, as you can have versioning history in docs and spreadsheets.
A: At this time it's not possible to have different versions of the templates. As a template owner, you could revert to different versions (as the template is really just one of your docs), but others can only see the latest version.
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Q: Is the site list going to improve like the doc list keeps improving any time soon?
A: The great thing about cloud computing is we're able to release updates all the time! The engineers are constantly working to improve the UI and functionality of our products.
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Q: How do I find information on getting a google certified trainer to assist our staff? We have been using Google Apps since August 2010.
A: On google.com/apps/teachertraining you can see the link to "Find a Certified Trainer"
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Q: Are there any self-graded forms in templates?
A: Yes, just do a search in the template gallery for “self-graded forms” or “graded forms.” You can also checkout a Googler’s independent project, flubaroo.com
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Q: The dropbox form sounds like a much better idea than students sharing their document with me and cluttering my document list. Thanks for the tip.
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Q: Can Analytics be used on Google Docs to track who is viewing and accessing and using the templates or even normal documents? I try on documents but it did not work.
A: You can use Analytics for published Google documents, but not templates or documents that are accessed via a link. For more information see: http://docs.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=98796
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Q: can you access flubaroo.com only thought google doc?
A: Yes, Flubaroo is actually an Apps Script that can only work with Google Docs
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Q: Tim, is the quiz automated, or do you need to drag the cells down once pupils have submitted their responses?
A: It’s automated, the formula’s are already in there, you don’t need to drag them down.
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Q: Can you upload documnets and PDFs, etc. to the google sites. I thought one of our teachers said that was something he could not do????
A: It is possible to upload documents and PDFs - you can do it via the “file cabinet” page type, or you can have the page setting set to allow attachments, and attach documents to specific pages in your site. See: http://edutraining.googleapps.com/Training-Home/module-5-sites/chapter-3/4-1 and http://edutraining.googleapps.com/Training-Home/module-5-sites/chapter-4/2-1
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Q: Can you type the edu.training link?
A: edutraining.googleapps.com
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