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Goal and Purpose of Virtual Critique
Goal and Purpose of Virtual Critique
This capability will give members who may be traveling, remote or shut-in more opportunity to read and enjoy others' uploaded work and allow them to feedback suggestions and comments collaboratively online.
Paperless Critique
Paperless Critique
Read along with a member writer's verbal reading on your mobile device or tablet.
Whether you are present for the in-person meeting or attending online via teleconference call, the read has a greater impact if you can actually see the words.
Viewing on your mobile device eliminates the need for printing
The Process
The Process
Our Virtual Critique process is NOT a video (Zoom) meeting. Attendees dial in to join a voice conference call. We listen as the author reads their chapter.
At the same time, we visually access the author's work which was saved in the Virtual Critique folder on our website. Members may enter critique comments directly into the author's shared document.
After the reading, members give verbal feedback. The written comments can be reviewed later.
Reading & Commenting
Reading & Commenting
There are 2 different access modes
There are 2 different access modes
email link access
You received an email announcing access to the shared folder. Click the OPEN button in email.
The Google Drive should open in a browser.
Double click the file you want to critique. The file should open in the Google Docs app.
On the Google Docs menu, select VIEW / MODE / SUGGESTING
virtual folder access
If you have been granted access to the shared virtual folder below
Double click the file you want to critique. The file should open in the Google Docs app.
On the Google Docs menu, select VIEW / MODE / SUGGESTING
Adding Comments and Suggestions
Adding Comments and Suggestions
The Google Docs app provides built-in capability to collaborate between authors and reviewers. You can suggest corrections as comments or edit directly. The author may then accept or reject your edits.
On the Google Docs menu, select VIEW / MODE / SUGGESTINGThere are 2 ways to upload your work
There are 2 ways to upload your work
email attachment
Send your work as an attachment to the virtual folder coordinator.
Note: By using this method, your work won't be visible to others until coordinator takes action and you won't appear as the author.
virtual folder access
If you have been granted access to the shared virtual folder
Click the 'expand' icon in the upper right corner of the shared virtual folder.
Drag your file from your computer's file manager app and drop it into the shared virtual folder.
file size limitation
File types: text file (myfile.txt) or Word compatible document (myfile.doc)
limit text content size to lessor of 2,500 words or 17,500 characters
Saving Your File with Reader Comments
Saving Your File with Reader Comments
Open your document in Google docs
Under the 'File' menu, select 'Download' (Note: This might be 'Export' for some)
Select your preferred file format (Most likely 'Microsoft Word')
On your computer, go to your 'Downloads' folder and open your file
Et voila! Your document along with the reader comments in a markup area - 'Save As' to your preferred location on your computer or your cloud and you can read them at your leisure
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