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Google Basics Main Menu

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Google Chrome

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Google Chrome

If I see my picture or first initial here, I am logged into Google Chrome.

If I don’t see my picture or first initial here, then I am not logged in. I can be logged into my Google Apps (Gmail, Drive, etc) without being logged into Chrome.

Benefits to logging into Chrome:

YouTube works!

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Navigate through Google

“Waffle” or “9 Dots”

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Gmail

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Gmail Checklist

Use Labels

(written instructions)

Save Attachment

(written instructions)

Hangout via Gmail

(written instructions)

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Label an email

Select the email you want to label

3. Create and name your new label

2. Click the label icon

You can create folders this way too!

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Hangout through Gmail

Click on the

Share your screen during the hangout

Enter the name of the person you want to hangout with

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Save an email attachment into Drive

Click on Organize to move it to a specific folder.

Pick the folder and select “Move here”

Hover over the attachment & the Drive Icon will appear. Click it.

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Gmail Challenge

Your principal sends out lots of important information and you want to be sure you can find this information quickly! Create a new label in gmail called “Principal”. Look in your Gmail inbox and select an email from your principal. Apply this label to the email.

Create another label that is useful to you (ARD Meetings, Parent Communication, Student Communication, Testing Info, etc). Sort 4 more emails into the appropriate labels.

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Google Calendar

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Calendar Checklist

Create New Event

(written instructions)

Add Notification

(written instructions)

Add Guest

(written instructions)

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Create a Calendar Event

To add an event, click on the day and time of the event; enter a title and click MORE OPTIONS

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Add a Notification to an event

To add a notification, click ADD NOTIFICATION.

Once you do so, you have the option to change it to EMAIL.

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Invite Someone to an event

To add someone to the event, click on Guests and then type in email addresses.

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Google Calendar Challenge

Create an event on your calendar for sometime next week. Call the event PLC Meeting and add a notification one day in advance. Invite a guest to your meeting.

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Google Drive

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Drive Checklist

Create New Folder

Add Items to Folder

Share Folder

(written instructions)

Label Drive Folder with Color

(written instructions)

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Google Drive Folders Cheat Sheet

Go to DRIVE > NEW > FOLDER
Name the folder and click CREATE
Right click on the folder and select SHARE.
Enter the names of the people you want to share the folder with.

To add documents to the folder, navigate to the document.
Right click on the document
Select MOVE TO
Select the folder and click MOVE

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Organizing Google Drive Cheat Sheet

Go to DRIVE
Right click on the folder and select Change Color.
Select the color you want

Another moving option:

Go to DRIVE
Click on carrot next to My Drive
Select files or folders
Drag to new location

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Google Drive Challenge

Your PLC is planning for next week’s lessons. You want to provide a place for your team to collect all the planning documents and assignments. Create a new folder in google drive and share it with your PLC. Be sure everyone has editing access. Add a document from your drive to the folder. Share the folder with your PLC, including your instructional coach.

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Google Docs/Slides/Sheets

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Docs/Sheets/Slides Checklist

Create/Edit/Name

(written instructions)

Share a document

(written instructions)

Add a comment

Use direct comments

(written instructions)

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Google Docs/Slides/Sheets Naming

To create a new doc/slide/sheet

In Drive, Click “New” button
Then scroll down and click on type of file you want to create

To (re)name doc/slide/sheet

Left Click on name box in upper left
Update name

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Google Docs/Slides/Sheets Sharing

To share a Doc/Slide/Sheet

Click on SHARE in the upper right corner
Enter the email addresses of the people you want to share with
Use the dropdown menu to set the permissions

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Google Comments

To make a comment

Highlight the text or image you want to comment on and select COMMENT

To make a direct comment

Highlight the text or image you want to comment on and select COMMENT
In the comment box, type + and the email address of the person you want to receive the comment.

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Google Docs/Slides/Sheets Challenge

Open this document and comment on Kim’s story.

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Google Classroom

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Classroom Checklist

Create Class and Set Theme

(written instructions)

Create an assignment

(written instructions)

Invite Students

(written instructions)

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Create a Google Classroom

Go to classroom.google.com
Click the + in the upper right to create or join a class
Fill in the name of your class (section is optional). Click CREATE

For students’ sake, add your last name, period, and subject to class name

Click on SELECT THEME on Right Side and select theme

For your sake, make different classes different colors

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Invite students to Google Classroom

Invite students to your class by clicking the STUDENTS tab, then search for the students you want to invite
Check the box next to the name(s) of the students and click INVITE STUDENTS at the bottom
You can also have students join your class with a Class Code

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Create a Google Classroom assignment

Make sure you are in the STREAM
Click on the + in the lower right corner and a menu will appear
Select CREATE ASSIGNMENT
Fill in the Title of the assignment
Select a Due Date for the assignment
You can add docs from Google Drive by clicking the icon.
Use the dropdown menu to select ‘Make a copy of each student’
Then click ASSIGN

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