Google and Chromebooks at Petroc

Petroc has chosen to use Chromebooks in college because...

• They were cheap on Amazon Prime

• They only run Microsoft Office

• They are quick to start up, are fast and require very little maintenance

• They don't connect to the college Wifi

I can use a Chromebook for....

• The internet, e-mails, Google Apps, anything web-based

• Computer programmes like Java or Silverlight

• A tray to put my drinks on

Select the correct way of logging onto a Chromebook using your Petroc Google Account

• [e-mail] + password

• Password only

• [e-mail] + password

• [e-mail] + password

What do you do if you run out of space in your Google Drive?

• Ask LTLS staff for more IT account storage space

• I will never run out of space in my Google Drive, it has unlimited storage for all my files

• Save everything on my USB stick

• Stop working and go home

Using Google to create word processing docs and presentations has many advantages, including... (More than one answer is correct)

• I can access my documents online anywhere, even my phone when I'm not in college

• The documents are saved automatically, I'll never lose another document again

• A group of us that are working together can contribute to the same document at the same time, for example on an assignment

• Our lecturers can see what we are writing in real time and can give us immediate feedback

Where can you find a list of keyboard shortcuts for your Chromebook? (More than one answer is correct)

• On the college website

• On my Moodle course page

• In the settings cog on Google Drive

• In The Study and The Learning Centre

How do you access documents that you have saved on the college network, on your desktop or from your USB stick on a Chromebook?

• It's impossible

• Import the documents into your Google Drive first from a PC at college using the Chrome browser

• Use Internet Explorer

• They will already be there in my Google Drive, you won't have to do anything

You need to attach a document that you have saved in your Drive to an email to your lecturer. How do I do that? (More than one answer is correct).

• You don't attach documents to emails with Google Docs, it's better practice to 'share' them to allow people to access. It's quicker too

• You explain to your lecturer that since you have a Google account, you will never be able to give them access to your documents ever again

• You ask someone in the LTLS team for some help

• You text your friend in California, they know all about Google over there

I've heard that using my Google account is a waste of time because not all lecturers or students have one set up!

• That's right, not all teaching staff and students have Google accounts so use Microsoft Office instead

• This isn't correct. All teaching staff and students have access to Google using their Petroc log-in details

I have my own Google account that I've been using for ages. Do I have to use the Petroc Google Account?

• It's preferable that you do, as you will have unlimited storage in Drive for all files, and you will have access to certain features that you can't access from your own personal Google account - Google Classroom for example

• It's all the same so no, it doesn't matter