Google Student Checklist

GOOGLE STUDENT CHECKLIST

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QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE -> Google Student Cheat Sheet // Google Tutorials

Google Classroom

• How to Login to Classroom

  • Classroom.Google.com

    • Make sure you’re signed in to your School gmail account

• How to Join a Class

• How to View Assignments

• How to Communicate on an Assignment

• How to Attach Documents

  • Submit Attached Assignment

    • This is if your teacher gives you the Doc they want you to fill out

  • Turning in non-Google Files

  • Create Doc Within Assignment

  • Submit Multiple Files

• How to View Docs before Turn-In

• How to Submit Assignments

  • How to Unsubmit

  • DO NOT EMAIL YOUR ASSIGNMENTS TO YOUR TEACHER

    • Make sure you submit them in Google Classroom

• Marking Assignment Complete

  • Even if you complete the assignment separately in a Google Form, you need to make it as done

YouTube

• Subscribe to this Channel

  • How to Subscribe

  • How to Find Subscriptions

  • How to Search within a Channel

• Education Channels to Subscribe to

  • Tarver Academy - Math/Tech/YouTube

  • Schmoop - English

  • Tyler DeWitt - Science

  • Tom Richey - History

  • Dr. DeMaio - Early Education

• How to Filter Searches

  • Sort by length, video vs playlist, etc.

• How to Create a Playlist

  • Edit and Organize a Playlist

  • Save Another Users’ Playlist

• Subtitles and Closed Captions

• How to Adjust Bandwidth

  • Use this if the video is lagging

• How to Upload to YouTube

  • How to Make Better Videos with your Phone

  • What to Think While you Record

  • Setting Reminder When you Upload

    • Unlisted = Only people with the link can see

    • Public = Anyone can see

    • Private = Only you can see

• Practical Application

  • Record a 20 Second Video

    • Talk about who you are and what you’re excited to learn about in this class this year! 

  • Upload it to YouTube

  • Make it Unlisted (only people with the link can see it)

  • Email it to your teacher 

    • or post in classroom if there’s an assignment created

Google Meet

• Virtual Classroom Etiquette

  • Etiquette means the right way to act

  • Take notes on this

    • What did Tyler miss?

    • Why are these procedures important? 

• How to Join a Meet

• How to Setup Grid View

  • This allows you to see everyone in class

  • Google is adding this feature without the add on soon!

• How to Mute yourself and/or Turn off Video

• How to Adjust Google Meet Audio and Video Settings

Google Docs

• Create a Doc

• Changing Titles

• How to Comment

• Share a Doc

• How to collaborate

• Direct Comments 

  • This is great for notifying your teacher directly if you have a question/concern on a specific part of an assignment

• Add links to comments

  • Great way to remember citation websites

• Citation tools

  • Do. Not. Copy. Paste. Answers. From. The. Internet.

  • ^^^ That is called plagiarism (includes stealing other people’s ideas and passing them off as your own)

• Suggestion Mode

• Voice Dictation

  • Great for getting out a lot of information in a short about of time

• Add Doc to Calendar

• Create To-Do List

  • You have to stay organized, figure out a system and stick with it

Google Sheets

• Create a Sheet

• Spreadsheet Vocabulary

• Charts and Graphs

• Charts in Doc/Slides

• Share Sheets

• Delete Rows/Columns

  • This helps clean up your sheet and size it down

• Freezing Rows

  • This one is pretty next level

• Changing Colors

• Wrapping Text 

• Aligning Text

Google Slides

• Create Slides

• Templates

  • You can also get some from the internet and upload them

• Sharing a Slide 

• Animations

• Insert and Arrange

• Word Art

• Linked Text

• Embed a Video

• Share Slides

• Presentation Tips

Digital Citizenship

• What is your Digital Footprint?

• Understanding Internet Privacy

• School Policies

• Make Good Passwords

• Spot a Scam

• Be Respectful Online

• Copyright and Fair Use

Bonus Info

• Leadership Advice

• Google Calendar Full Walkthrough

• Google Docs Full Walkthrough

• Google Drive Tips/Tricks

• Google Forms Full Walkthrough

• Google Sheets Full Walkthrough

• Google Slides Tutorial

• Gmail Full Walkthrough

• Jamboard Full Walkthrough

• Math Help Videos

• Math ACT Prep

• Podcasting in Education

• YouTube for Creators/Curators 

• Washington DC Facts

• Explain Everything

• Student Slang Words