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Very Comprehensive site full of useful tutorials on all things Google Docs. 

This is an awesome sliderocket about how to use Google Docs to facilitate a Writing Workshop created by Susan Oxnevad. Look for links to examples within the presentation so you can use everything she shares. This slide show shares not only best practices in running a writing workshop but also is a best practice itself in creating a stand alone presentation that instructions in a powerful way. Writing teachers everywhere should take 10 minutes to work through this slide show this week.

If you want students to draft work in Google Docs, you have to teach them about the Research pane. It lets you search for the appropriate license (click the down arrow) and set the citation method. You can insert photos, search Google Scholar and a dictionary, your own files, and even the web. When you mouse over the item, you have the option to cite the source or insert a link. Very cool and handy for writers. This is an older feature that hasn't gotten the press it deserves in classrooms. If you have Google Apps for education this is a BIG DEAL because it simplifies finding pictures and does many other things that online citation generators do all within Google Docs.

Demo site for showing Google Docs to people who don't have an account. It refreshes every hour. Very nice. Shared on Twitter recently

Sharing Google Docs is now more straightforward and easier. You can share with others without them having to log in by just setting the doc to "share with anyone who has a link". Good explanation videos at this link.

Which is right for your lesson?

In addition, we just launched our own YouTube channel at youtube.com/docs. You can view all of the videos above in the custom video gadget at the top of the channel, which will help you keep track of which videos you've already watched. If you're just getting started, we hope these videos help you discover more about Google Docs. And if you're a Google Docs expert, you might enjoy sharing some of these videos with a friend. Posted by: Peter Harbison, Product Marketing Manager

A google doc form to capture educational twitterers. Then see the spreadsheet it has been captured in. A really cool use of Google docs

Google Doc just launched templates.

Google Docs just launched templates. This will be very useful.

Take your old worksheets, slide shows, and web quests and add a twist of Google to make creative, collaborative, and engaging lessons!

embedding google spreadsheets in a webpage

Cool way to use Google Docs to teach charts and spreadsheets.

Cool survey results gadgets from Lucy Gray -- very very cool for use with children and to demonstrate spreadsheets and charts. I like the little worms she used on her favorite colors chart.