...
| App | Use Case |
|---|---|
| Document creation tool. Can use it for individual projects such journals, blogs, and assignments; collaborative writing and editing during group projects; and creating student-generated class support resources (e.g. glossaries, study guides). Facilitates peer review through commenting features. | |
Diagramming tool. Can use it to create timelines, flowcharts, hierarchical visual tables, and bar/line/pie charts. | |
| Survey tool. Can use it to collect peer reviews, survey students on availability and preferences, and collect course feedback. If a project requires students collecting information from others, students can create and share surveys. Instructors can also use the myCourses Survey tool or Qualtrics to create surveys. | |
| Digital whiteboard tool. Can use it for solving math, geometry, or graphing problems; concept mapping and visual note taking; group project brainstorming; and facilitating presentations and digital storytelling. Can also be edited asynchronously over time. Note RIT does not have the physical boards, RIT has only the browser/mobile apps. Instructors can also use Zoom Whiteboard (can be used outside of Zoom too). | |
| Spreadsheet tool. Can use it for shared data collection and analysis. | |
| Slidedeck tool. Can use it for individual and group presentations, and media-rich project documents. | |
The place where your Google files are stored. There are two areas: My Drive and Shared Drives.
| |
| Note-taking tool. Accessed within Drive, Docs, Sheets, or Slides, as well as the separate Keep app. Can use it for individual or group project tracking, to-do list reminders, note-taking, and brainstorming. Keep items can be shared with others, turned into a Google Doc, or dragged into a Google Doc. | |
| To-do list tool. Accessed within Drive, Docs, Sheets, or Slides. Best for individual self task management. Task items cannot be shared (no collaborative lists). | |
| Photo storage space. Can be used to curate portfolio images for sharing. | |
| Sites | For creating website-like pages. Can be collaboratively edited. Faculty and staff can also use the Confluence wiki to create website-like pages or people.rit.edu. |
...