Basics

The first day of PL offered in this series was focused on the basics.

The goal was assisting staff transitioning from the FirstClass platform to the G Suite platform.

Content explored on this day focused on three main groups of users

  • staff users
  • office administration (Principal(s) and Secretary, Managers, Office staff)
  • School G Suite administration

As we move forward as a District these are the basic skills each staff group will need to establish.

Agenda

Topics included items for all three target audiences.

  1. Review of Google Gmail, Google Contacts, Google Drive, Google Groups, Google Calendar/Google Chrome
    1. Changes from past practices
    2. Common questions/issues
  2. Communication and Collaboration with the District and the School
    1. District Communication
    2. School Mailbox
    3. School Community, School Storage ‘Starter Kit’
    4. Calendars (Individual, Informational, Resource)
    5. Principals and Secretaries Communities
  3. Techniques
    1. ​How to find your files
    2. How to respond for threading
    3. Sharing by folder
    4. Sharing by group
    5. Attachments/One file/Revisions/Copies
    6. Add-ons, extensions
  4. Administration
    1. Resetting passwords
    2. My Account App
    3. Requesting Groups, Websites, Resource Calendars, accounts
  5. Learning, Training and Getting Help
    1. Training for Google Apps Tool
    2. Snipping Tool / How to take a screen shot http://www.take-a-screenshot.org/
    3. IT Assist Site http://itassist.nlesd.ca/


The regional Day 1 agenda is embedded below.

Agenda - Day 1 District GAFE PL - Supporting your School