Cornerstone calls these "New Google Add-Ons". Many are neither. But all 28 are probably useful for educators, students and others.
ADD-ONS FOR DOCS
MERGE BY MAILCHIMP
Benefits: The set-up is simple. Add data (names, addresses and any info) in a spreadsheet. Create a document and show Merge where you want to add the data. It creates custom documents that you can e-mail.
Drawbacks: Setting all the data up can be time-consuming, but the product is worth it.
Idea 1: Customized grade reports. Student data can be typed or exported into a sheet and shared in a fancy document with all of the data merged.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Benefits: Using the headings (next to font) Documents. It creates a clickable table of contents in a little window next to your document. It makes document navigation simple.
Drawbacks: Some users report that navigation is slow with larger documents.
Idea 2: Reports/papers. When students write, they add a table of contents for easy navigation.
Idea 3: Student work in one document. If all students do an assignment in one document, they can add their names as a heading above their work. Click on the student name to see his/her work.
Idea 4: Easily navigable readings. If you provide students with long articles or readings in document form, finding each chapter is easy. Plus, you can add a new heading after each day’s reading to serve as a bookmark.
CHARTS
Benefits: It very simply pulls in data from a spreadsheet into a chart/graph that can be inserted into a document.
Drawbacks: Some types of charts, like scatterplots, are not available.
Idea 5: Lab reports. Students can take readings, data, etc. from science labs and easily incorporate them into reports.
Idea 6: Tabulating results or student data. Student council elections. Class votes. Standardized test data. If it can be added to a spreadsheet, it can come out as an attractive chart or graph.
TRACK CHANGES
Benefits: It incorporates the approve/reject changes function of Microsoft Office to Google Documents. It shows changes made to a document and includes a simple
