Comments on: Google Documents introduces Templates

By: » Google Docs & Spreadsheet Now Has Templates! Mendi Benigni

» Google Docs & Spreadsheet Now Has Templates! Mendi Benigni — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 14:03:31 +0000

[...] this has probably been around for a bit but I just noticed it today (thanks to Wesley Fryer’s Moving at the Speed of Creativity). Now Google has easy to use, form-based templates that can be used with Docs, Spreadsheets or [...]

By: Wesley Fryer

Wesley Fryer — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 22:11:53 +0000

Good catch and suggestion, Monica. I actually think sites like BibMe are the best bet for bibliographies these days, especially for K-12 students. For college students (including grad students) EndNote is great but certainly more costly. I've used EndNote myself as a grad student. The English WikiPedia has a pretty comprehensive "Comparison of reference management software" article which includes more options. Interestingly BibMe is not listed there. Tammy Worcester demonstrated BibMe at her Oklahoma City Tech Day keynote and it certainly "wowed" the predominantly teacher-audience.

By: Monica

Monica — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 18:03:14 +0000

I agree that the Google templates idea is awesome. Check carefully, though. The first bibliography template I opened, purporting to be in MLA format was definitely NOT in that style. Excellent lesson is being always a critical consumer of web resources. Thanks for the info!

By: Richard Byrne

Richard Byrne — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 11:43:25 +0000

Wes,

As you noted, I think that Google Docs templates are quite useful for school settings. I’d like to see a template for “open house” or “parents night” invitations. This would be a handy template for the beginning of the school year. Maybe I’ll get to work on that sometime soon.

Congratulations on being accepted to GTA in Colorado.

Richard