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Step 1
Using your preferred web browser, sign into your Gmail account.
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Step 2
Once you've signed into your Gmail account, navigate to the top right corner. Click on the Google Apps button (nine square boxes), scroll until you can select the "Docs" app.
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Step 3
Click on the plus in the upper left corner to create a blank new document.
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Step 4
Type the assignment information in the blank document. Be sure to include all instructions you want students to have!
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Step 5
Often in asynchronous learning assignments, we want to direct students to other websites. To do this we will need to create a link to another website. In this example, we will go to Khan Academy's website. In the top part of the page copy the url (website address) by highlighting the entire url and typing "Command" + "c" on your keyboard.
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Step 6
In your assignment document, highlight the text you would like to become a link. For example, we highlighted the text "Khan Academy". Then right click (or two finger click on Mac trackpad) on the highlighted text. This will open a drop-down menu. Click on "Link".
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In the box under "Link", paste the url by typing "Command" + "v" on your keyboard. Then click "Apply".
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Step 8
Now the highlighted text will be blue and underlined. This shows that the link has been applied.
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Step 9
To share your assignment with students, click on "Share".
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In the share menu, you can add student's email addresses and they will recieve an email to view the document. You can also click "Copy link" to copy the link. Then you can paste the link for your students on Google Classroom or another platform.