Practical Ed Tech Tip of the Week – Word Files in Google Drive

Every now and then I will receive a Word (Docx) file as an email attachment. I have configured my Google Account to allow me to open these files as documents and have them converted into Google Docs format. In the video below I demonstrate how to configure this setting.

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This week I opened registration for a new, re-vamped, offering of my Practical Ed Tech webinar series How To Use Google Drive in School. The new version of the webinar series reflects all of the updates to Google Drive that have been released over the last three months. Click here to register. Register by April 24th and use the code “Drive” to receive a discount on the registration fee.