Google for Education

Description - Google Docs is a free Web-based application in which documents and spreadsheets can be created, edited and stored online. Files can be accessed from any computer with an Internet connection and a full-featured Web browser.

Why should faculty use it? Google Docs is the ideal tool for collaborators to create content in one single document without any collaborator overwriting each other’s input. Google Docs saves all input simultaneously. If documents are created by the instructor, student groups can work on collaborative projects asynchronously allowing faculty to see their work.

Video Introduction: Introducing a new Google Docs

How faculty access software: Google Docs  The creator of the document must have a google account, but other collaborators do not. Google Docs can also be accessed from Google Drive

User Guide: Docs training and help

Contact:

For assistance with technology issues, contact the Help Desk.

Description: Google Drive is free cloud-based storage included with a Google account. Google Drive offers up to 15GB free. Additional storage is available with purchase for an annual or monthly fee.

Why should faculty use it? Google Drive is ideal to store files securely as well as accessing and modifying files from any device. Additionally, students can upload or download documents within a shared Google Drive. This will allow students to work on collaborative projects allowing faculty to see their work and also allow the instructor to electronically distribute handouts to their students.

Video Introduction: Meet the new Google Drive

How faculty access software: Google Drive 
 
User Guide: How to use Google Drive

Contact:

For assistance with technology issues, contact the Help Desk.

Description: Create a new survey on your own or with others at the same time. Choose from a variety of survey types and analyze results in Google Forms

Why should faculty use it? Google Forms can be used to survey students or peers, perhaps to check in with students to quickly gauge the learning progress of a newly introduced concept or to simply get to learn students’ learning styles.

Video Introduction: 

• Google Forms: An Introduction from Rick Bray published on Apr 13, 2016
• Google Forms a teacher/student connection

How faculty access software: Google Forms  The creator of the form must have a google account, but other collaborators do not. You can also access through Google Drive

User Guide: How to use Google Forms

Contact:

For assistance with technology issues, contact the Help Desk.

For assistance with educational technology implementation, student engagement, and best practices for teaching with technology, contact the Instructional Technologists.

For assistance with developing course materials, multimedia, and interactive learning objects, contact the Instructional Support Specialists.

Description: If you want to know how many miles is the distance from the moon to the sun or if you want to know if it is raining in Beijing, Google Search is the one-stop source to get an answer to any inquiry or to find the sources for additional information. Google Search offers an opportunity to search the web for infinite information, to quickly find a news article for breaking news, find an image to add to a document, find endless videos on a step-by-step process.

Why should faculty use it? Tri-C faculty can use Google Search inside the classroom to quickly clarify a point presented in class or outside the classroom while preparing for class.

Video Introduction: Google Search Features

How faculty access software: Google Search 
Users do not need to have a Google Account to take advantage of Google Search, however, to have a search history to which you may wish to revisit, log in to your Google account.

User Guide: How to search on Google

Contact:

For assistance with technology issues, contact the Help Desk.

Description: Google Sheets is an online spreadsheet app that lets you create and format spreadsheets and simultaneously work with other people. Google Sheets can import or convert any type of spreadsheet file i.e. Excel, *.txt, etc. Google Sheets can also perform data calculations and create charts and graphs from entered data.

Why should faculty use it? Google Sheets allows Tri-C Faculty or students to work collaboratively on a data-intense document while sharing various skillsets in producing an informative document.

Video Introduction: Meet the new Google Sheets

How faculty access software: Google Sheets or access through Google Drive. The creator of the document must have a google account, but other collaborators do not. 

User Guide: How to use Google Sheets 

Contact:

For assistance with technology issues, contact the Help Desk.

Description: You can create, share and collaborate on presentations with others
Why should faculty use it?

Video Introduction: Meet the new Google Drive

How faculty access software: Google Slides or access through Google Drive. The creator of the document must have a google account, but other collaborators do not.
 
User Guide: Get started with Google Slides

Contact:

For assistance with technology issues, contact the Help Desk.