HOTSpot - Amanda- Assigning Tasks in Google Docs, Slides, and Forms

A recent update to Google Docs, Forms, and Slides allows you to assign tasks to individuals without opening any other programs or apps. You can do this by typing + or @ sign and then the individual's email address. After you add the comment you can click “assign,” and it will automatically send the individual an email with the assigned task. This feature could be used to follow-up with students who are designated certain parts of an assignment and remind them of the tasks that need to be done, or you can use it to remind co-workers that they need complete certain tasks. Google Docs also will pick up on certain words and turn them into suggested tasks. Although this doesn’t work all the time, it does work for certain task oriented words.