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Add Google Docs or Slides to a Lesson Activity

Link to a Google Drive document to an activity within a lesson.

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Written by Brooke Fodor
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Do you have a Google Drive Document you'd like students to view in a lesson? You've come to the right place! Please take a look at the information below, before moving on to the instructions for adding Google Docs or Slides.

General Information

  • You and your students must be logged into Otus using Google SSO to have access to your Google Drives.

  • If you are the co-teacher of a class, the main teacher must login with Google SSO at least once in order to enable the features of the integration for you.

  • Make sure your sharing settings are set appropriately for that Google Doc.

  • This process will essentially provide students with a link to the Google Doc within their Google Drive. It does not automatically embed a copy of the document in the lesson (see next bullet).

  • If you'd like Otus to automatically make a copy of the Google Doc for each student and allow them to work on it directly within Otus, you'll want to use a Rubric Assessment to do that.

  • You can only attach a single link to an activity; you are unable to attach a folder.


Adding the Google Doc/Slide

  • Step 1: After you've created the lesson, add an Activity and select Add Resource.

  • Step 2: Select the Google Drive button.

  • Step 3: Choose the Google Doc you'd like to attach. *if you don't see anything available, please make sure you have logged in using Google SSO.

  • Step 4: Select Save.

  • Step 5: Add a title and directions.

  • Step 6: Add an image (optional). For best results, use an image with a ratio equivalent to 300 length x 200 width. *If this ratio is not used, the image will be seen in full by the student but a blurred background of the uploaded image will be added to fill the blank space. See below 👇 .

  • Step 7: Select Save.

When the student accesses this activity, they will select the button that says Open Google Drive.

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