Course: Google Workspace | GCC

  • Send an email to those who respond to your Google Forms:


    You can now connect your Google Workspace account to your GCC Zoom account to allow scheduling of meetings from your calendar. These slides give directions:




    To add audio notifications of incoming Gmail messages when using Chrome for Gmail:



    Follow the steps on these slides to log on to your new GCC Gmail account for the first time:

     
    You can also open this PDF version.
  • In this section, you will find video resources and step-by-step directions for some of the core applications in Google Workspace. This is the section you want if you are unfamiliar with Google Workspace.

    • We recommend the 7-course Getting Started with Google Workspaces specialization on Coursera as a good starting place for those who have never used Gmail or any previous version of Google Workspaces. 

      screenshot of the Coursera site
    • Google maintains the Applied Digital Learning site. We have created a class that includes lessons to introduce the features and operations of Google Workspace tools to those who are unfamiliar with them. 

      screenshot of Applied Digital Skills dashboard

  • We have also created an Applied Digital Skills course that takes participants through the use of Google Workspace tools. These are different from the lessons in the basic course as they approach the tools from the perspective of how the use them for productivity purposes. The lessons in this course take longer to complete than the lessons in the basic course.

    To access "Workspace Productivity for GCC Faculty and Staff:"

    1. Log on to https://applieddigitalskills.withgoogle.com/ with your GCC credentials.
    2. Click the blue "+ Join class" button.
    3. Enter our course code: xpw5j5

    screenshot of Workspace Productivity for GCC Faculty on Applied Digital Skills

    • According to Google, there are two different GCC's, one with only students and another with only faculty and staff. For this reason, all GCC users who want anyone in the other group to access files must change the permissions to "anyone with the link." 

  • In summer 2021, GCC transitioned to using Google Workspaces for email and calendaring. Accompanying that transition is a new collection of recommendations regarding using Google Workspaces documents and tools in Moodle classrooms. 

    • Following these steps to have your slide show embedded directly in your page. Nothing to open or download and guaranteed to work for every student regardless of the device they are using. 

    • Started files are templates that can serve as "worksheets," reading guides, organizational guides, or any other types of useful files. These directions are specific for a word processing documents but the steps work for Slides or Sheets as well.  

    • Video that is stored in Google Drive can be embedded in Moodle pages and other items created with the ATTO text editor using the steps described on this page.