Google Apps - Tips and Tricks
Course details
About the course
Do you know that when you sign up for a Google account you get access to a variety of great apps? This course will get you started with an account (if you don’t already have one) and introduce you to some of the free applications that come with it.
- Discover and explore using Google Earth, Maps and Lens
- Organise your schedule and share events with others using Calendar
- Organise and store all your photos
- Discover, watch and share videos and music using YouTube
- Connect with others using Gmail, Hangouts and Duo
- Capture your thoughts as notes, lists and voice memos using Keep, then get a reminder later
- Speak, scan, type or draw to translate in over 100 languages
You can learn all of this with the help of one of our friendly facilitators. For more information call or email us at 0800 24 24 76 or email [email protected] to enrol and book your first class.
Estimated Hours: 25
Learning outcomes
- Create and set up a Google account.
- Learn tips and tricks using Google Applications.
- Store and share using Google applications.
- Communicate in different ways using Google applications.
- Create and share digital media using Google applications.
- Navigate using Google applications.
- Search using Google applications.
- Schedule and plan using Google applications.
About the provider
Ara Institute of Canterbury is recognised as one of New Zealand’s leading tertiary institutes. Specialising in applied, vocational and professional training, it offers more than 150 courses from foundation to postgraduate level.
Ara caters to a diverse range of learners; from school leavers and career changers to professionals wanting to upskill and individuals seeking to re-enter the workforce.
All Ara students benefit from the Ara Advantage: relevant courses, taught by inspirational mentors in real-life learning environments. Almost every Ara programme includes work-integrated learning. Work placements, apprenticeships, industry-based projects and internships ensure students are work-ready when they graduate.
Across its six campuses, Ara’s dedicated tutors and non-academic staff support students throughout their study journey. A comprehensive range of student services - such as financial assistance, learning support, health and wellbeing services, accommodation, childcare and student events – contributes to the success of every student.
It also has six additional small community hubs which deliver free digital upskilling and personal development courses.