This seems to have great potential, but I'm wondering how it will really work. As per usual, I tried to follow the instructions, but there were a few things that didn't quite work out. The instructions told me to log in, but when I hit the link in the AIT lesson instructions it was already open. I couldn't figure out how to see previous versions? And if people don't sign their name, like we are apparently doing in the sample doc (and who wants a signature after a revision anyway), how do you know who made what changes? If this were a "real" document we were working on together and someone made a drastic change that the rest of the group didn't like, how do you get back to the previous edition--or even know who made the outrageous change. How do you prevent someone you've collaborated with from making changes after people have agreed on a final document--or after you, as the original author, are satisfied with the final draft? I couldn't find the revisions tab referred to in the AIT instructions, nor the drop down menu referred to in Google Apps help. Also many of the people I would want to collaborate with on projects outside of the library don't use google docs, so is there a way to share with them other than cutting and pasting and sending as an attachment?
It was fun to create a new slide (sorry for being piggy--I did two) though I had to feel my way.
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One of the nice things about Google Docs is that you can see who made revisions and when, and can even revert to those previous versions if you're unhappy with the changes that have been made. Try going into a document, and looking for a tab called "revisions". Once you click on that tab, a list of all the previous changes and the user who made them should pop up. You can click on the Revisions and that will hyperlink you back to the changes. If you have trouble with this, let Melissa or I know. We'll be more than happy to give you a personal tutorial :)
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