Several people have asked me about ways to get around creating new links to a doc they have posted, so here is the answer for that one. Let's say you have a newsletter and want to use the same link to publish your monthly newsletter on your blog.  This avoids the tribulations of making your readers/students always get a new link to bookmark you as a favorite ... in the event you don't have a web site where you can post the doc. This is how you can accomplish that very easily. By the way, this applies whether you are updating a doc, spreadsheet, or image. #1 Review my first blogging tutorial . #2  DOCUMENTS & IMAGES With the file opened that you want to update, go to the FILE menu and select OPEN  Displaying the screen below ...... Next, upload the file that will make the content update. Bingo, you are done. Your file is automatically saved. Double check to make sure that the file is still published to the web and published as a link. #3  SPREADSHEETS ...

Blogging is a great communication tool that's easy and FREE. In this data age, it's an invaluable data device for educators and businesses. Have you ever wanted to post a document with your blog, maybe a sign up form, a set of instructions, or a file that you want viewers to be able to print when they read your post? Google docs is a perfect solution.  It works with and will accept Microsoft docs, Open Office docs, an image file (jpg or png), and pdf files too. That about covers any type of file format an educator or business could possible have . Three simple steps to get this accomplished. #1 Sign in to Google Docs   https:// docs . google .com/ #2 Upload Your File   A. Click the + icon to create a new document. B. Open a new document: FILE > OPEN C.  In the "Open a File" window select "Upload" to find the file you want to share in your blog post. #3 Save Your File and Get the Link In the new window that is displayed ...

Data sharing is becoming an important life skill. In education, in business, in public projects, and in private projects allowing others to see, collaborate, and share your data is important for a host of reasons. This post will focus on free or inexpensive tools that allow for one form of data sharing or another. Free Tool Google Docs is a free Web-based application in which documents and spreadsheets can be created, edited and stored online. Files can be accessed from any computer with an Internet connection and a full-featured web browser. Google Docs allows you to edit or share existing Microsoft Word or Excel files and Open Office files too. To use Google Docs just login using your gmail account.  Select what type of fie you want to use by selecting the menu icon. In the screen shot below you see a blank spreadsheet. The "title" field is in the top left corner. You can only see part of it here, but just click it to modify it.    If you hav...