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Step by Step Video Guides to G Suite (with timestamps)
Step by Step G Suite Guides (with timestamps):
1. Introduction to Google Docs
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
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
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
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
