The School District has a 5 GB Google Drive account waiting for you to sign up for. It is a place to save school projects. You can access them to work on, save, and share. You will create a new Google address as part of this process.

Here is the info for the student Google accounts. Students: Web URL- Password: mmddyyyy 8-digit

Step 1: Go to google homepage and click on apps: Click on apps

Step 2: Click on Drive Click on Drive

Step 3: First make sure your not signed into google through an existing account, then Click on “Create new account” Click on Dive

Step 4: Fill in the boxes as shown: Write your name: Choose a new address Put in your birthdate for your password Do these …and this They may use this to send a code You can uncheck this if you want Put in: student ID Put in both sets of numbers… Check this If everything is correct, click this …here Put in as MMDDYYYY Example: January 3, Example: Valley Student ID:

I don’t know what the next screens look like, but hopefully your in! The slides that follow are from the school district (I think).

Logging In – Part 1 – click Google Drive Username = Password = mmddyyyy Example: id# of & birthday of October 5, 1996 =

Google Apps Drive and Sites similar in appearance, both easy to use Drive: online storage for all class work; has auto- save every few seconds Sites: create websites; need to save changes when finished editing each page

Logging In – Part 2 Type the word you see and click “I accept”

Sites To create a new website List of your websites

Drive List of your Documents To create a new document; like Word, Excel, or PowerPoint To upload a document you already have saved on a flash drive or in your .

Types of Documents List of different types of documents

Documents on Google Drive Si milar look and feel as Microsoft word.

Making a copy of a document on Google Drive - Part 1 Open the document you wish to make a copy of.

Making a copy of a document on Google Drive - Part 2 Click on "File" Select "make a copy" and you're done. The copy will be placed on your Google drive.

Presentations -Part 1 Step 1 Click

Presentation - Part 2 Similar to microsoft powerpoint. Add images, videos, transitions, and animations to your slides. auto-save

Spreadsheet on Google drive Like Microsoft Excel Input data, calculate formulas, create graphs, etc

Forms on Google Drive - Part 1 Select a theme. Choose from various styles. Add items to your survey such as multiple choice questions,drop down lists, check boxes, page breaks etc.

Forms on Google Drive - Part 2 Give your form a title. Select the trash bin to delete a question/item. Select the pencil to edit a question/item. Click save when finished. Click here once you're done editing.

Drawing on Google Drive Similar to Microsoft Publisher. Use for flyers, brochures, newsletters, etc. Add text, images, shapes, and lines.

Sharing 1st click blue Share button. Add names (teacher, group members, etc). Choose view or edit.

Managing Folders Create - Folder

Managing Folders Name it. English 9 Biology World History

Managing Folders Select documents Click the folder icon to add to folder