Take Away #1 on Google Summit for Education by Apps Events: New Features on Google Docs

Take Away #1 - New Features on Google Docs 

Comments

• highlight specific text you wish to comment on in Google Docs
• click on Insert, click on Comment, a box will appear on the right hand side
  

Research right on the Doc

• go to Tools, click on Research, the research box will appear on the right hand side of your document, you can do research without ever leaving your document
  

• you may Preview, Insert Link, or Cite
  

  

*Research is now a Tool that may be used in the following Google Apps:  Google Docs, Google Slides and Google Drawing

Voice Typing

• now Google Docs offers a hands free typing tool using Voice Typing
• this is perfect for reluctant writers, those who need to practice fluency, students who concentrate more on the errors they may make rather than the flow of their stories instead
• go to Tools, click on Voice Typing, a box will appear that will prompt you to "Click to Speak"