Purpose
Set up Gmail and Google Drive as a tool for organizing documents, citations, and reflections for the course.
Learning Activity – Google Drive
- We will be using Google Drive and Google Docs to organize research. A Gmail address is required in order to use Google Drive. See the videos below for more information on setting up these tools.
- Create a Google folder titled COM 1010.
- Create three folders within the COM 1010 folder: Citations, Reflections, Resources
- Set up a Gmail Account and Become Familiar with Google Drive.
- Please send your Gmail address to your professor using Blackboard Messaging
Note: Transcripts for these videos are located within the video in YouTube. To access the transcripts, copy and paste the URL, found below each of the embedded videos in this page. Next, open a new browser window and paste the URL for access. Look to the menu just below the YouTube video to locate the “Transcript” icon.
Set-up a GMail account
Source: Invisible People. (August, 2010). How To Set Up A Gmail Account. http://youtu.be/cfO_iRv9Jro. Retrieved July 31, 2013.
Google Drive
Source: Google. (April 9, 2010). Introducing a new Google Docs. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WTE6pa-EY4. Retrieved July 31, 2013.
Use Google Docs for Your Class Projects
Source: Google. (April 30, 2013). This is Google Drive. http://youtu.be/6_hJ3R8jEZM. Retrieved July 31, 2013.
What’s Next
- Become familiar with the concept of Content Curation, and set up citation and annotation tools.