Complete a Google Docs assignment in Aspen Mobile

You can complete a Google Docs™ assignment from your smartphone or tablet using Aspen Mobile.

There are two ways to complete a Google Docs assignment:

Note: To open or view a Google Doc, you need a Google account. The first time you try to open a Google Doc, Google will ask you to grant access between the applications. This is a one-time step.

To post your student-edited Google Doc assignment:

  1. Log on to Aspen Mobile.
  2. Tap the To Do tab. The assignment list appears.
  1. Your list of assignments appears beside the date they are due. Tap the assignment to post a student-editable Google Doc. The assignment details appear.
  2. Notes:

    • The assignment details shows the Teacher's Attachments only. You cannot submit your own Google Doc from your Google Drive.
    • The icon to the left of the assignment indicates the file type.
  1. Click Post. Your student-edited Google Doc is posted to the teacher's gradebook.
  2. Notes:

    • The date/timestamp appears when you post a student-edited Google Doc.
    • If it is before the Online submission Close date and the teacher has not graded the assignment, you can make edits to the document and post it again.

To submit your Google Doc assignment from Google Drive:

  1. Log on to Aspen Mobile.
  2. Tap the To Do tab. The assignment list appears.
  1. Your list of assignments appears beside the date they are due. Tap the assignment you want to submit a Google Doc for. The assignment details appear.
  1. Click Browse to select the Google Doc you want to submit. The Google Docs pick list appears. 

  1. Select the file you want to upload. The file appears in the submission window.
  1. Click Submit. The Google Doc is submitted:
  2. Notes:

    • The "Online submission" window must be open to submit a Google document.
    • The date/timestamp appears when you have successfully submitted a Google Doc.
    • Click Remove to remove the assignment if the "Online submission" window is open. You cannot remove or resubmit your assignment once your teacher grades it.
    • If you try to open a document you placed in your Google trash, you will receive an error message from Google.