12 Things you can do with Google

What is Google?• Big Company• Lots of components• Its own cloud• Automatic club rights with such biggies as

Facebook, YouTube and Twitter

1. Gmail special features

• Labeling and moving e-mails

• Easy view of contacts

• Shows you who is online for chats

• Allows video or voice chat

2. Google search• So famous we use name for all searches!

• You can use specific terms or general (including phrases)

• A general search can be narrowed into photos, videos, etc.

• You can speak your search if you want

3. Google Blogger

• Sure there are others…

• You can have several blogs on your account

• Easy to create blog, easy to add pictures, video

4. Google Chrome

• No, it doesn’t require your Google account

• Allows you to download apps

• Decorating it can be fun

• Like the frequently visited aspect

5. Google sites• Design your own website

• Use templates on the Google site to easily build and edit your site

• Allows others to edit your site if you want

6. Google Play

• Links you to the Google store where you can buy music, movies, books

• Everything stored on the cloud…Use from your computer or your portable device

Google Play includes…

Google Books

• Google’s answer to Kindle

• Read books on your computer or on your portable Google enabled device

• Everything stored on the cloud

Google Music

• Google’s answer to iTunes

• Find and purchase music online

• Burn to a CD, or your portable music device

Google Movies and TV

• Google’s answer to Netflix

• Find and purchase movies or TV shows online

• Watch on your computer or your portable device

7. Google Docs/ Drive

• Great for sharing documents, recipes

• You determine private or public

• Folders to keep documents organized

• Easy and intuitive

8. Google Maps

• Shows a number of travel modes

• Satellite, traffic or traditional

• Save a map to Google Maps and you can access from any computer

9. Google Calendar• Cloud based

• Easy share calendar with family, friends, co workers

• Can also use other calendars such as sunrise & set or cultural holidays

• Can search the calendar by keyword (Bayside, pot luck)

10. Google Translate

• Words, phrases, entire text, web pages

• Easy to use

• Can also speak into text, or hear words/ phrases

• Supports lots of languages

11. Google photos• Organize photos into one place

• Also organized into 4 tabs, for phone, albums, posts and pictures of you

• Excellent editing options

• Easy upload to Google cloud for sharing

12. Google plus• Google’s answer to Facebook

• Arrange people into circles

• You can filter who you send things to, and how they appear on your page

• Includes Google hangout

• Posts can include video, photos or links

THANK YOU FOR LISTENING!

Mary Burns Prine, MAAssociate Professor,

San Diego Continuing Educationmprine@sdccd.edu