That said, Google has included most of the popular word processing features, including text formatting, headers & footers, image insertion, etc.
Students will need a Google account to create and share documents; this is the way Google assures that document access can be controlled by the creator.
What makes Google Drive different is the ability to share documents with others.
you now have the ability to not only view the document, but to make revisions or comments along the way.
Instead of emailing documents back and forth (which is a huge pain with many opportunities for confusion) teachers can go quickly to Drive, find and open the student’s paper in the Drive table of contents, and make “live” comments and corrections on the student’s paper.
To make a comment simply highlight a section with your cursor and click the “comment” button.
Just select File > See Revision history and click on any date/time.
If it’s too much detail, click on Show less detailed revisions.
File > Download as… or simply choosing File > Print.
You can explore many tools for teachers at the Chrome store.
By using the freeLearnly Voice Comments tool, you can incorporate your own spoken comments into any Google Drive document.
This post has a few tips on ways to give students feedback using Google Drive. While the article doesn't have a ton of tips on actually USING the tool, it does have links to other resources that show how to use Google Drive