Email Directly to Google Doc Using iftt
Below is a video tutorial on how I am using If This Than That (iftt) to have students email their lab conclusions directly to a Google Document. The reason I am moving towards this work flow is two part: 1) Currently students fill out a Google Form, however all of that information goes into a spreadsheet and collaboration between myself and individual students is difficult. 2) Students are blogging pictures and videos of their labs via the WordPress app on one member’s phone or tablet, thus I wanted to leverage that device so they could accomplish all reflection components during the lab simultaneously without having to go to a different computer. Below is a quick tutorial on how I set up the iftt trigger:
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