Google+Sheets

Google Sheets, accessible through Google Drive with a Google e-mail address, is an excellent online tool to create spreadsheets similar as an offset to Microsoft Office's Excel program. It allows users to create spreadsheets and share them with other members who can edit them for collaboration purposes. More specifically, the Google Sheets app for iPhone/Android is particularly useful for creating and collaborating on the go.

=About= Google Drive and its components [Slides, Sheets, and Docs] was released to the public in 2012 and is available in 53 languages. The Google Sheets App was created as a spreadsheets collaboration tool that is available for iPhone, iPad, and Android that can be downloaded for free. It is an extension of Google Drive, which provides users with the opportunity to create and collaborate with Microsoft Office tools.

=Specific Tools= Specific tools on the Google Sheets App include creating spreadsheets and sharing them with other users.

Specific Tool #1
The Google Sheets App makes it very simple for users of the app to create spreadsheets. They can simply add a spreadsheet to their account and edit its features from their phone or tablet while they are on the go. They can also access the spreadsheet from their computer by logging into their Google accounts from a web browser.

How to Use
1. To create a new spreadsheet, the user must tap on the "+" character in the bottom right corner. 2. Give your spreadsheet a name by entering in a title in the space provided. 3. To edit the cells and write in the them, the user must tap on the cell and tap the "A" space in the top of the spread sheet. At this point, they can swipe between text and cell to edit both. 4. To add an additional sheet to this spreadsheet, the user can tap the "+" next to "Sheet 1" 5. To add a function, the user simply taps "f(x)".

Specific Tool #2
Once a spreadsheet is created, the user can share with whoever they desire.

How to Use
1. Once the spreadsheet is finished, the user can tap on the vertical three dots in the top right corner. This pulls up more options for the spreadsheet. 2. To share with other users, tap on the "share & export." 3. To share through e-mail, the user should tap on "share" and enter the e-mail address. 4. To send in a different way, the user should tap on "send a copy," pick a format, and then choose which way they want to send it.

=Implementation Ideas=

English
The Google Sheets app can be used by students to make easy study guides for important themes in a chapter book or word|definition spreadsheets for vocabulary.

Mathematics
The Google Sheets app can be used in a mathematics classroom for a teacher to keep track of grades OR for students to use them to learn functions and also keep track of various skills, such as the multiplication tables.

Science
For science, the Google Sheets app can be used for students to create easy study guides with vocabulary words and collaborate with their classmates.

Social Studies
See science ideas.

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