Google - Workspace for Education

Google Workspace is available for all Lehigh students, faculty and staff to use.  Gmail and Google Calendar are just the beginning -- Many more apps and systems are available with your Lehigh login.  Please be sure to use the Google Chrome Browser for the best results using Google tools!  Many of the core tools also have mobile apps that provide a nicer interface on a phone than the desktop ones do.

Google's Documentation on Core G-Suite Tools:

• Gmail -- Industry-standard web-based email.

• Google Calendar -- full-featured, Lehigh-tailored, electronic calendaring with reminders, etc.

• Google Drive -- Cloud-Based File Storage with Integrated Office Productivity software and available desktop Synchronization Tools.

  • Google Docs -- Word Processing

  • Google Sheets -- Spreadsheets and calculations

  • Google Slides -- Presentations

• Google Forms -- Webforms for collecting data into Google Sheets

• Google Chat -- Instant Messaging. Useful for quick messages back and forth vs phone call.

• Google Sites -- Create easy-to-edit basic websites

• Google Meet -- Google's answer to Zoom -- an interactive, web-based meeting tool.

Using Multiple Google Accounts

• How to manage personal Gmail and Google for Education accounts

Support from Google:

• G-Suite Learning Center

• Google Help

• Working with Microsoft Office Docs 

• Privacy check-up

• Privacy Controls and Data

LTS Documentation:

Additional Specialized Google Tools for Teaching:

• Google Assignments -- use Google files with Course Site

• Education Workbench on Google -- create standardized, shared lessons.

• Google Scholar -- access Lehigh's Library information by updating your scholar search.

• Google Earth Creation Tools  support site for Google Earth

• Google Drawings -- handy, quick tool for drawing -- lab layouts, diagrams, etc.

• Google Canvas -- Chrome plugin for paint-style drawing application.

• NotebookLM - A Personalized AI tool that allows you to upload your source documentation to chat with and automatically generate podcasts based on your data.

• YouTube - You and your students can share or review videos.  If you share a video inserted in slides, there are no ads.