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Step by Step Video Guides to G Suite (with timestamps)
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Step by Step G Suite Guides (with timestamps):
1. Introduction to Google Docs
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This is an introductory video to Google Docs and shows how to add text and images. Each timestamp brings you straight to that point in the video.
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:28 Create a new File
0:40 Create a file within Google Drive
1:05 Create a new file in the Omnibox with the new shortcuts
1:16 Name, star and move your files from within the Editor
1:55 Overview of the interface
2:06 An overview of all the View menu options
3:12 Different modes of working within Google Docs (Editing, Suggesting and View mode)
4:12 Everything about formatting text
4:25 Adding more fonts to Google Docs
5:07 text Styles with titles, headers and paragraph styles
5:35 Add your own formatting to the text styles
6:40 Insert a table of contents (With page numbers for print, or as digital hyperlinked table of contents)
8:00 An overview of the insert menu
8:17 Insert images in different ways(Upload, Drive, Photos, built-in search and Webcam or camera)
9:24 Insert a table
9:27 Insert a Google Drawing (Two ways, Embedded or contained drawing, Interactive linked drawing)
10:35 Insert a graph or chart (Two ways Embedded or linked to a sheets)
11:00 All about headers and footers including some advanced formatting.
11:50 Insert Breaks and Page breaks and see how this affects options for headers and footers
12:10 Hyperlinking or linking words/sentences
12:40 Align and indentation options
13:12 Paint format to quickly copy the formatting to other text.
14:00 All about share settings and collaboration with others
14:30 Email collaborators of the document from within Google Docs
15:07 Email the document as an attachment (different file types)
15:45 Download the file as different file types
16:15 Version history and revision history
16:40 Page settings for Background color, Margins and orientation
17:36 Complete overview of the Tools menu in Google docs
17:43 Spelling and Grammar check
17:54 Word Count and live word count!
18:20 NEW!! Compare documents
19:00 The Explore button! Do research, Cite your sources, insert links and images + more
19:50 Cite your source using MLA, APA, or Chicago
21:16 Linked objects, where are they and how many am I using?
21:59 Voice typing works great for dictating text, but also works with punctuation!
22:23 Preferences Use preferences to auto change codes or text into something else!
Download the step by step pdf guide of creating assignments from e-books as pdfs and uploading to Google Classroom is available - here (compiled by Kevin Keena
2. Working with Google Slides
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Learn all of the basics of using Google Slides. This tutorial covers everything that you need to know to start creating professional presentations.
Timestamps
0:00 Intro
0:20 Who can get Slides?
0:45 How Do I create a new Slideshow? Different ways of creating the files.
1:05 URL Shortcut for New Slides
1:20 Name your File
1:30 Organize your files by selecting a folder
1:55 Star your files for easy work
2:13 What are Themes or Templates in Google Slides
3:04 How do I add a new Slide to Google Slides
3:15 Add a Slide with pre-arranged object and placeholders
4:00 What can we add to our Slides?
4:20 Insert and image into your Slide
4:25 Why use the built-in Search for insert image?
4:45 Insert with Safe Search
5:20 Format Images
5:40 Use the Explore function in Slides for easy design
6:34 Speaker Notes
6:45 How to see speaker note when presenting
7:00 What is different about the Presenter View in Slides?
7:30 Timers when presenting in Presenter View
7:43 Audience Tools
7:50 Q&A in Presenter view with Google Slides
8:15 Q&A as a back-channel
8:50 How to hide of Skip a slide
9:30 Insert Video from YouTube
9:50 Insert Video with Safe Search
10:00 Format Options for Start and End Times
10:30 Video Playback Options
11:30 Version History and Version Info
12:30 Insert a Chart from Scratch or Use charts from Spreadsheets
12:45 Keep your Chart Linked to have an up to date Chart
13:15 Animations and Transitions in Slides
14:20 How to Auto play a Presentation by Publishing the Slides
15:00 Auto advance the slides at a set time
15:20 Copy Slides from Presentation to Presentation and KEEP them LINKED
16:20 See all your linked objects
16:40 Link within the Slideshow to different Slides(Great for Choose your Own Adventure style Slideshows)
17:35 Don't forget to leave your favorites in the Comments and Let me know which feature is the one you use the most!
3. Creating a Project Website with Google Sites
Timestamps
0:00 Video Overview and Intro
0:45 Why create a Website. Plan your Website carefully.
1:23 Update: When was your website last updated. Let your visitors know!
1:45 Get started with the URL sites.google.com
2:00 Using the App Launcher and creating a file.
2:16 Title your document
2:35 The difference between a filename and a Website name.
3:00 Collaboration is Key
3:10 Invite Collaborators to help with the website
4:00 Using the Themes in Google Sites These will help you select font and colors.
4:24 Font in Themes
4:35 Custom color with a HEX code
4:45 Change the title of your page
4:55 Banner types. Different headers for different pages
5:20 Custom images for your banner Go ahead and try using Gifs as well!
4. How to Use Google Classroom 2020
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Timestamps
0:33 How to access Google Classroom
1:50 Create and edit a class in Google Classroom
3:50 Add students to your Google Classroom
5:35 Showing how students join a class
6:25 Invite guardians and email students
7:03 Communicating in the Stream in Google Classroom with student view
9:56 Adding resources and materials in Google Classroom
13:57 Student view of resources and materials
14:23 Creating an assignment in Google Classroom
17:59 Student view of the assignment
19:47 Grading and returning assignment in Google Classroom
23:20 Students view of the returned assignment
4. How to Use Google Forms 2020
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Timestamps
0:10 Where to locate Google Forms
0:39 Starting with a new Google Form
1:30 Adding your first question
1:59 Different types of answers
2:34 Scales and Grids
3:09 Options at bottom of question, duplicate, bin and required
3:50 Adding further questions
4:27 Add "other" option
4:54 Moving answers, adding images and other options
5:55 Other options from the right tool bar
8:04 Dividing your questionnaire into sections
9:24 Customizing the form theme
10.31 Form preview
11.40 Google Forms Settings
13.27 Changing G Form to a Quiz
13.57 Sending out Form
14.57 Viewing Responses
16.36 Viewing Responses in Google Sheets
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