EDTECH 521 Asynchronous Lesson

Summer Edtech 2015

Lesson 1: Introduction to Google Drive

Instructor: Taylor Williams
Email: Taylorwilliams958@u.boisestate.edu

Lesson Objectives:
1. Students will be able to access their Google Drive
2. Students will be able to create a folder in their Google Drive titled “Tech Class 2015”
3. Students will be able to create a Google Doc, Sheet, and Slide Show
4. Students will be able to share all documents where the collaborators can both view and edit.

Lesson Introduction

Click Play to hear the intro to the lesson!

(Transcript of video)
Hello everyone,

This week we are going to be introduced to Google Drive.

Google Drive is a cloud based file storage service created by Google. It provides users with the opportunity to store, share and edit files such as documents, spreadsheets and presentations. This means that you can work on a group project at the same time as your partners, getting more done faster, and not having to worry about who has the most updated version in their email.

For this lesson you will be doing the following:

What you will do this week:

1. Access your Google Drive and Create a Tech Class 2015 Folder
2. Create a Google Doc and use it to write a letter to yourself
3. Create a Google Sheet and complete your School Supplies list
4. Create a Google Slideshow and share about you.
5. Share your Tech Class 2015 Folder with Mr. Williams!
6. Complete the Google Drive Quiz by clicking HERE!
7. Create another Google Doc titled "Lesson 1 Reflection" and write 3-5 sentences about your experience with Google Drive. Remember to Share the doc with Mr. Williams!

1. Access your google drive account
-Login to your gmail account
-Look at the top right hand corner of the screen, there is a small square made of smaller squares
-Click on the squares to reveal your google apps.
-Choose the google drive app that looks like the image at the top of the lesson

2. Create a Google Drive Folder titled “Tech Class 2015”

Click on the “New” button on the left hand side
Select Folder
Title folder “Tech Class 2015”

3. Create a Google Doc
Make sure you are inside your “Tech Class 2015” folder. There should be nothing in there.

Click on the “New” button and select “Google Docs”
Once the document is opened, click on the title in the upper left hand corner and name the document “Letter to Myself”
Write a letter to yourself at the end of the school year. What goals do you hope to have accomplished this year? What questions do you have for yourself about this year? What do you hope to be doing next summer? etc.

4. Create a Google Sheet

Make sure you are inside your “Tech Class 2015” folder. There should be nothing in there.
Click on the “New” button and select “Google Sheets”
Once the document is open, title your sheet “School Supplies List 2015”
Within the document along the top row write out your classes you will be taking this semester (Math, Science, Technology, Humanities, etc.)
Along the far left column write out the supplies required by all of your classes
Now for each subject put an “X” next to the supplies that you will need for that subject. (See video for greater detail)

5. Create Google Slides presentation

Make sure you are inside your “Tech Class 2015” folder. There should be nothing in there.
Click on the “New” button and select “Google Slides” (You may have to click on the “more” button to see the Google Slides choice
Once the document is open, click on the title and name the presentation “About Me”
For the first slide of the presentation, put your name and a picture of yourself and your birthday. Watch the Google Slides video below to see how to add images, slides and more!
Have 1 slide for each of the following categories: Family, Favorite Food, Favorite Movies/Tv/Games, Favorite music, What I want to do when I grow up, and Dream Vacation (make sure to have lots of pictures and get creative with your text!)