Gmail Account Project
The goal of this project is for each student to set up a Gmail account to be used specifically for this course, Web Page Design I. This email account is to be used for academic purposes only, and should not be used for private correspondence. As per the instructions below, both you and the instructor will be able to log on to this account at any time.
Once the account is established, you will have access to all of the resources a Gmail account provides, including email, word processing, spreadsheets, and PowerPoint style presentation software. Google Docs continues to offer powerful new features on a regular basis, and all of these resources will be available free of charge once your Gmail account is established.
As with any other piece of Internet related technology, students are expected to adhere to the Easton Public Schools Internet Acceptable Use Policy referenced in the OAHS Student Handbook. The handbook and the Acceptable Use Policy are available on the OAHS Website (click on School Info on the Home Page to access the OAHS Student Handbook).
Part One
- Go to Google.com, and create a Gmail account for this course. Occasionally you can't create accounts from this computer lab, or from within the school building. But try anyway. Most often it works.
- Click on the Gmail link in the main Google search window.
- Read the directions, and follow them exactly.
- Your username will be firstnamelastnamestudentid as it appears on your school records.
- Ella Smith would become ellasmith836294
- Your password will be your student ID number followed by oahs.
- 836294 becomes 836294oahs
- Remember, both you and your teacher will have access to this account.
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If for whatever reason you can't create the account during class time, complete the assignment outside of school for homework. You may use any computer anywhere- the public library, your friend's house, your cousin's house.
- After you create your Gmail account, send me an email with your period number, last name, and first name in the subject line. My OAHS email address is:
- goconnell@easton.k12.ma.us
- Bob Smith from first period would have a subject line like this:
- After sending the email, go to Google Documents from your email window, and explore the tutorials. If you access it from outside the building, you can watch the video tutorials, which are quite good.
- Check with your teacher to confirm that you succeeded.
Grading Scale:
A |
The correct username, the correct information in the subject line, and in the correct order. |
B |
The correct username, the correct information in the subject line, but in the wrong order. |
C |
The correct username, but incomplete information provided in the subject line. |
D |
Incorrect username, incorrect information in the subject line. |
F |
Incorrect username, no information in the subject line, or any other serious departures from the instructions. |
0 |
No confirmation email received at the address provided above. |
Part Two
- From your new GMail Account, navigate to Documents. Look up in the upper left corner of the GMail window for the link.
- Create a new document, and save it as Google Document Features. This will be your assignment title as well.
- Start by typing in a complete page heading: assignment title, first and last name, date, and period.
Make a bulleted list of ten features in Google Documents that might be useful to students, and explain why you think they might be useful. The first five items should mention the five basic document types that a student can create using Google Documents.
- Answer in complete sentences.
- If you have already used Google Documents for an assignment, include this as an example.
- When you are done writing, spell check your work, save, and print.
- Hand in your work after you reread the instruction and are sure you've followed each one carefully.
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