• Google

  • Google G SuiteTraining

    Google G Suite is used for email, calendars, documents, websites, and questionnaire forms. You can create, manage, and share your documents with either Google My Drive or Google Team Drive. You can  also store MS Office files, images, and video on the Google Drives.

    Google G Suite is cloud based and available anywhere on the Internet. You can access it with your mobile devices, such as your tablet or smartphone. Please remember at all times to keep your data secure, especially if working in public places.

    Check out the Google G Suite online tutorials, or book one of our classes. Read about new Gmail features available May 2018

  • The G Suite Training extension for Chrome offers simple and interactive training lessons by embedding tutorials in your browser for all your Google apps. Read more about the G Suite extension, or add the G Suite extension to your Chrome browser. 

    Google publish a large number of training documents and videos. Take a look at Google Support or Google Learning Centre. Alternatively visit GCFLearnFree, which provides several Google courses online.

    Get started with Team Drive by reviewing the Benefits of Google Team Drive, or by reading how to create your first Team Drive.

    Recommended for NEW members of staff or postgraduates.

    Join a one hour classroom session for an overview of Google G Suite, which covers:

    • Gmail including labels, filters, settings
    • Calendar including settings, arranging meetings
    • Drive, including folder management and docs sharing
    • Cyber Security needs.

    Scheduled sessions run every two weeks. Book Google New Starters

    Join a two hour Google Drive classroom session, and explore document sharing and collaborative working by building on your existing knowledge of Gmail, Calendar, and My Drive. Learn the differences between My Drive and Team Drive.

    Scheduled sessions run every month. Book a Google Drive Class

    You are also welcome to form a group among your colleagues. We offer customised Google workshops and presentations upon demand for small groups. Email: it-training@brookes.ac.uk for more information, or to request a workshop.

    Learn about Google Sites, Hangouts, and Forms.

    Google Sites enable you to build mobile device friendly websites, which are fully integrated with data stored on your My Drive.

    Google Meet (formerly Hangouts) allow you to communicate with colleagues via video.

    Google Forms are used to create questionnaires, surveys, or feedback forms. They provide a powerful way of collecting information.

    Email: it-training@brookes.ac.uk for more information, or to request a one to one session.