Using Google G Suite™
Course Description Overview
The office productivity apps that comprise Google G Suite™ support both real-time and asynchronous collaboration. In this course, you will learn about the features and functionalities of the apps included in most G Suite editions—Gmail™, Google Drive™, Google Docs™, Google Slides™, Google Drawings™, Google Sheets™, Google Forms™, Google Hangouts™, Google Calendar™, and Google Sites™—and work within their respective environments.
In this course, you will use your knowledge of productivity tools to work productively in the Google G Suite environment.
You will:
- Navigate in the Google G Suite environment.
- Store documents using Google Drive.
- Collaborate with Google Docs, Slides, and Drawings.
- Collaborate with Google Sheets and Forms.
- Communicate using Google Hangouts.
- Manage schedules using Google Calendar.
- Collaborate using Google Sites.
This course is designed for business users, educators, students, and knowledge workers in a variety of roles and fields who have a basic knowledge of office productivity applications and who want to be able to use the apps included in the Google G Suite to create, manage, store, and share various types of files for personal or professional use.
This course is also designed for IT professionals who need familiarity with the Google G Suite end-user environment to be effective as Google Cloud Services systems administrators or solutions developers in their organizations.
To ensure your success in this course, you should have end-user level skills with Microsoft® Windows® and any standard web browser, as well as with standard office productivity applications, such as the Microsoft® Office 2016 suite. To obtain this level of skills and knowledge, you can take any one or more of the following United States Career Campus Courses:
- Using Microsoft® Windows® 10
- Microsoft® Windows® 10: Transition from Windows® 7
And, you can take any or all of the courses in the Microsoft Office 2016 curriculum, such as:
- Microsoft® Office Word 2016: Part 1 (Desktop/Office 365™)
- Microsoft® Office Excel ®2016: Part 1 (Desktop/Office 365™)
- Microsoft® Office PowerPoint® 2016: Part 1 (Desktop/Office 365™)
- Microsoft® Office Outlook® 2016: Part 1 (Desktop/Office 365™)
For this course, you will need one computer for each student and one for the instructor. Each computer will need the following minimum hardware configurations:
- 1 GHz or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
- 1 gigabyte (GB) RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit)
- 16 GB available hard disk space (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)
- Keyboard and mouse (or other pointing device)
- 1,024 × 768 resolution monitor recommended
- Internet access (contact your local network administrator)
- Projection system to display the instructor's computer screen
Optional hardware needed for the "Communicating Using Google Hangouts" lesson:
- 128-megabyte (MB) graphics card
- Microphone with speakers, or a headset with microphone
- Web camera
Lesson 1: Getting Started with Google G Suite
Topic A: Navigate Google G Suite
Topic B: Communicate Using Gmail
Lesson 2: Storing Documents Using Google Drive
Topic A: Add Folders and Files
Topic B: Manage Folders and Files
Lesson 3: Collaborating Using Google Docs, Slides, and Drawings
Topic A: Collaborate Using Google Docs
Topic B: Collaborate Using Google Slides
Topic C: Collaborate Using Google Drawings
Lesson 4: Collaborating Using Google Sheets and Forms
Topic A: Collaborate Using Google Sheets
Topic B: Collaborate Using Google Forms
Lesson 5: Communicating Using Google Hangouts
Topic A: Communicate Using Google Hangouts Conversations
Topic B: Communicate Using Google Hangouts Video Calls
Lesson 6: Managing Schedules Using Google Calendar
Topic A: Create Events
Topic B: Customize Your Calendar
Topic C: Create an Additional Calendar
Topic D: Manage Google Tasks
Lesson 7: Collaborating Using Google Sites
Topic A: Create and Edit a Google Site
Topic B: Share and Publish a Google Site