Google Workspace
About
Google Workspace is a collection of productivity and collaboration tools that offers complementary features for learning and teaching. Students, faculty, staff, and others can easily work together with its collaborative features.
- TMU's official email, calendar & storage platform
- Authoring & collaboration tools
Instructions
Getting Started
If you are a TMU student, staff, or faculty, you can access Google Workspace from your Gmail or from the following links:
- Gmail (external link)
- Google Calendar (external link)
- Google Drive (external link)
- Google Groups (external link)
- Google Hangouts (external link)
- Google Keep (external link)
Visit Getting Started to learn how to set up your mobile device, email clients, and more.
Support
Digital Media Projects does not provide technical support for Google Workspace. For technical support, please contact:
- Email: help@torontomu.ca
- Faculty & Staff Support:
(416) 979 - 5000 ext. 556806
- Student Support:
(416) 979 - 5000 ext. 556840
Resources
- Create a shared class folder on Google DrivePage Description:Learn how to create a shared class folder on Google Drive to easily share documents, spreadsheets, forms, videos, and more with your students.
- Facilitate a collaborative class activity using Google WorkspacePage Description:How to facilitate a collaborative class activity using Google Workspace to offer a flexible way of engaging students in activities in real-time.
- Leverage your course Google GroupPage Description:Use the Google Group that is created at the same time as your D2L Brightspace course shell to simplify email communication, facilitate the sharing of resources, and create collaborative activities with your students.
- Share audio and video using Google DrivePage Description:How to use Google Drive to share audio and video files with your class, so that students can view, but not download your files.
Training for Employees
Computing and Communications Services is pleased to offer Google Workspace workshops open to all employees. Available workshops include:
- Introduction to Gmail and Google Calendar
- Introduction to Google Drive and Google Docs
- Google Docs for advanced users
- Google Sheets for advanced users
- Using Google Slides for effective presentations
- Using Google Forms for surveys and quizzes
Visit the Learning Events Calendar to browse current offerings and register for a workshop.
If you have specific training needs that are not covered by the Google Workspace workshops, you can request a customized workshop for yourself or your team. Please contact the CCS Help Desk at help@torontomu.ca or 416-979-5000, ext. 556806 with the details of your request.
