Google Apps for Courses at UC San Diego
Last Updated: January 30, 2023 4:41:29 PM PST
Learn how to use Google Apps for your course.
Faculty can now utilize Google Apps for Education to share course materials, communicate, and collaborate with students.
A Google Group will be created using the class roster. Students who are enrolled in the course will be given access to Google Apps with their @ucsd.edu account, making it easier for instructors to share course materials and collaborate with the class in Google.
Before requesting a Google Group, instructors must have an @ucsd.edu Google account through their department. Find information about faculty and staff accounts.
Note: Before requesting a Google Group, contact your department IT to set up your @ucsd.edu Google account.
Email
edtech@ucsd.edu with the following information:
- Course
- Term
- TA names and their @ucsd.edu email addresses
Google Apps for Education includes the following editing tools. To begin creating files directly within Google, go to your Google Drive and choose the corresponding file type.
Tool |
Description |
Getting Started Help |
Sample Uses |
Google Docs |
Text Documents |
http://learn.googleapps.com/products/docs/get-started/ |
Syllabus, Notes, Study Guides |
Google Sheets |
Spreadsheets |
http://learn.googleapps.com/products/sheets/get-started/ |
Group Sign-Up Sheets, Data Sets |
Google Slides |
Presentations |
http://learn.googleapps.com/products/slides/get-started/ |
Lecture Slides, Group Presentations Slides |
Google Forms |
Surveys |
http://learn.googleapps.com/products/forms/get-started/ |
Polls, Pop Quizzes, Feedback Surveys |
Google Drawings |
Shapes, Charts, Diagrams |
http://learn.googleapps.com/products/forms/get-started/ |
Charts, Maps, Problem Solving |
- Go to Drive
- Double click your course folder.
- Click New.
- Select the document type. Click More to see additional tools.
- Begin creating your file by eding directly within the document. Any updates and changes are automatically saved.
- To share your document with the class, click Share.
- Allow your class to collaborate on the document by managing permissions. Select one of the options from the drop-down menu.
- Can Edit:
Edit content. Type anywhere in the document to add edits.
- Can Comment:
Give feedback. Click the inster comment icon , type feedback, and click Comment.
Suggest edits. Make suggestions without changing the document (Docs only). Click Editing, choose Suggesting, and type suggestions anywhere in the document.
- Can View:
View document. Read only.
Hangouts is Google's live chat tool. With Google Hangouts, faculty can hold meetings, review sessions, virtual office hours, or answer questions via messages or video calls (up to 15 people).
- Go to Google Talk/Hangouts
- Click Message to start a chat or click Video Call to enable webcam and microphone.
Message
- Enter a name or email in the search field.
- Select the person from the list or click enter. You will see an indication that the person is online or offline.
- A message window will open.
- At the bottom of the window, enter your message in the Send a Message field. Press Enter to send.
Video Call
- Install the video plugin.
- Click Video Call.
- Enter a Hangout name.
- Invite contacts to join the video call by clicking the Add icon or clicking Invite people
.
- Enter the name or email address to send an invite.
- Google Hangouts will detect your webcam and microphone.
Learn more about Google Hangouts.