Helpful Links
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How to set up a Google Doc/Spreadsheet/Slideshow so students have their own copies (Force a Copy)
Need your students to quickly be able to make a copy of a template you've made in Docs, Spreadsheets, or Slides? With this tutorial you will learn how to share one link with students. Once they click on the link, it will prompt students to make their own copy, which they can then edit and share back with the teacher. This leaves the Master copy untouched--just like putting a master copy on the machine and hitting copy!
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Learning to (Google) Drive
A quick tutorial to learn Drive, Docs, Spreadsheets, Slides, and Forms.
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Creating a personal Google account.
Steps to creating a personal Google account for backing up files. -
Backing up your Google Drive, Email, and More (Google Takeout)
Google has a service called Google Takeout, which allows users to download all of their data into one compressed file to save for later. It’s a good end of the year practice to clean out unnecessary emails and Drive files and then back them up. -
Using the Chromebook Offline
Explains how to use Gmail, Drive, and other applications offline on the Chromebook. -
Getting to know your Chromebook
An interactive tutorial for the Chromebook -
How to share a Google document or presentation
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How to Share a Folder in Google Drive
Sharing a folder in Google Drive is a great way to share resources with students. Folders can save documents, presentations, pdfs, or other files. Individual files can be made editable or just viewable. -
How to upload files to Google Drive
This document explains how to move files that are stored on a hard drive (for example, Microsoft Office documents) into Google Drive for storing, viewing, or editing. -
How to Manage Contacts in Gmail
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Getting Googley
Presentation by Andrea Zellner from Spring 2015: overview of Google tools