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Everything you need to know to use BCS Applications effectively!

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G Suite Basics for Teachers & Students

G Suite for Education is the service BCS currently utilizes. It contains Gmail, My Drive, Classroom, Docs, Slides, Sheets, Forms, and more. For basics tutorials on these topics, visit the links below.


Video Help

  1. Google Drive Basics (5:50)

  • Topics: Uploading new files, organizing folders, sharing, deleting, making copies

  1. Google Docs Tutorial (4:35)

  • Topics: Using text styles, change fonts, changing font size, adding highlights, insert an image, search an image with specific colors and align the image

  1. Google Slides Basics (2:17)

  • Topics: Understanding slides & slide layouts, customizing slide layouts, changing the theme, playing your presentation

  1. Google Forms Basics (7:45)

  2. Google Sheets Basics(3:49)

  3. Google Sites Basics (8:47)

  4. All Things Google (several different options)

  • This resource has SEVERAL links to Google/Chromebook help, including Chrome, Drive, Slides, Sheets, Docs, Drawings, Forms, Calendar, Classroom, Jamboard, Meet, Sites, Keep, Digital Literacy


Written Help

  1. Google Drive Cheat Sheet

  • Topics: Upload documents, create documents, kinds of files stored in drive, add shared files to My Drive

  1. Docs Cheat Sheet

  • Topics: Create Google Docs, formatting, copies/versions of documents, adding features, sharing

  1. Slides Cheat Sheet

  • Topics: Adding/editing content, adding/organizing slides

  1. Forms Cheat Sheet

  • Topics: Creating forms, settings & preview, viewing responses

  1. Sheets Cheat Sheet

  • Topics: Formatting/customization, rows/columns/cells, functions

  1. Sites Cheat Sheet

  • Topics: Sites from template, customization, add pages/navigation, add content, publish

  1. Share and Collaborate with Files

  • Topics: Uploading files to My Drive, customize sharing settings for files and folders, share a link to a file

  1. Install & Manage Extensions

  • Topics: What extensions are, how to install and customize

Google Classroom

These links will provide more in depth understanding of Google Classroom.

Video Help

  1. Google Classroom 101 (3:35)

  • Topics: create a class, class codes, Google meet, Stream, Creating & organizing content/assignments

  1. Getting Started with Google Classroom (multiple selections)

  • Topics: Accessing Google Classroom, adding students, “Stream” page, “Classwork” page, “People” page, creating assignments, providing feedback & grades

  1. How to Create an Assignment & Add Topic (1:40)

  2. How to Create A Quiz (2:17)

  3. Using the Grading Tool (2:49)

  • View graded/ungraded/turned in work, missing classwork, providing feedback

  1. Adding Guardians (1:06)


Written Help

  1. Google Classroom 101

  • Topics: Accessing Google Classroom, creating a class, “Stream” tab, “Students” tab, posting announcements/assignments, collecting assignments & grading, student instructions, mobile

  1. How to Turn PDF into Editable Worksheet

Screencastify

Screencastify is a video recording and editing application provided by the district. It can be used to record your screen or with a webcam, and it can be used to edit videos as well.


Video Help

  1. How to Make Your First Recording

  2. Editing with Screencastify

  3. 7 Super Screencasting Activities for School (several options)

  • Topics: Instructional videos, narrating slideshows, explain student understanding, dub a video, give a speech or performance, provide feedback

  1. 24 Tips for Creating High Quality Screencasts (video/written)



Written Help

  1. Installing Screencastify Extension

  • Topics: 3 options for installing to Chrome (their website, Chrome Web Store, Screencastify Dashboard)

  1. Screencastify for Beginners

  • Topics: Logging in, accepting permissions, how to record (from screen or Webcam), how to edit videos, how to share videos

  1. Ways to Edit Videos

  • Topics: Accessing Editor, add/remove videos, cut/rearrange clips, crop a clip, add text to clips

  1. Master Keyboard Shortcuts

  • Topics: Shortcuts for tools during recording (pen, webcam, hide mouse, wipe screen, mouse clicks with red circle

Zoom

Zoom is a commonly used website/application that allows for live, virtual meetings. This is great to meet with your students when they are not physically at school.

Video Help

  1. Zoom Video Tutorials (multiple)

  • Join a meeting, scheduling a meeting, meeting controls, breakout rooms, closed captioning


Written Help

  1. Zoom Online Manual For Students

  • Downloading Zoom, presenting, sharing documents, sharing screen

FOR STUDENTS

There is a separate web page for students to access help. You can access it here for reference or to share it with your students.

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