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How to D2L, pt. 8 of 10: Linking to and using Google Docs from the platform
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Published: 11/23/11
License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported
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collaboration, Desire2Learn, Google, Google Docs, iLearnNYC Platform

Problem of practice

You and your students are hooked on Google docs as a great collaborative tool. How do they quickly and easily get to docs from the platform?

Solution

Insert a URL for a doc that students need to work on. Though the video doesn't discuss it, remember that you may need to include a link for EACH group's doc in your post.

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