Google

Chrome: Why?

• It works best with Gmail, Calendar, and Drive

• It's secure

• You can customize the browser with extensions

• You can sync across other devices (laptops, mobile app, tablets, etc)

Chrome: How-to

• • Clear Browser Cache (shortcut = ctrl+shift+delete on a PC)

  • Continue Where You Left Off

  • Reopen Recently Closed Tabs

  • Sign-in to Chrome to Sync

  • Add Extensions such as Read & Write

Gmail

• • Top 7 Things You Need to Know about Gmail

  • Using Labels to Sort Emails

  • Set Filters to Clear the Clutter

  • Undo Sent Emails (to change from 5 seconds to 30 seconds)

  • Send Canned responses (Also useful for having multiple signatures)

  • Keep track of important tasks with a to-do list

Calendar

• • Add Appointments to Calendar (text) (Video) - for Class Sessions & Student Advising

  • Set up Zoom to appear in your Google calendar events

  • Get Started with Calendar (download Cheat Sheet)

  • Create a Meeting and See if Everyone is Available

  • Automatically add events from Gmail

  • Use Tasks to Meet Deadlines

Google Drive

Google Drive is a cloud storage service-a virtual file cabinet. It can store nearly any type of file. We recommend using it to store your files because it makes sharing them with students and peers easy.

• Get started with Drive (Google support page)

• Google Drive 101 (Google Doc)

• Upload files or folders (Google support page)

• Share files or folders (Google support page)

• Tips for working with remote teams (Google support page)

• Collaborate (Google support page)

Google Apps

Google Apps are tools available for Google Drive users. They are great for collaboration because you can work on them simultaneously with others or share for comment, if you wish.

• Google Docs - Replaces MS Word

• Google Sheets - Replaces MS Excel

• Google Slides - Replaces MS Powerpoint. It allows live closed captioning -shows your words as you speak (Presenter Mode while in Zoom)

• Google Forms - Forms provides quick student responses and a quizzing option; results display as a PDF or in a Sheets file