Using G Suite and Google Docs

G Suite is the current term for the whole range of office / productivity applications that Google offers for free with your Google account. Beyond just Gmail, it includes the following applications:

• Gmail
• Docs (like Word)
• Sheets (like Excel)
• Slides (like Powerpoint)
• Drive (cloud storage / file sharing)
• Forms
• Hangouts (messaging)
• Meet (concalls)
• Sites (your website)
• App maker
• Jamboard
• and more...

G Suite when viewing their site is the business variant for enterprises and has multiple subscriptions. That said a standard Google account will also have most of these features, particularly all of the Google Docs, Sheets and Slides, so it is easy to get started. For more info about the professional version see here.

More useful links about getting started using Google Docs and G Suite are below:

• GSuite help https://support.google.com/a/users/answer/9282664?hl=en
• GCFGlobal https://edu.gcfglobal.org/en/googledocuments/
• Zapier Google Sheets tutorial https://zapier.com/learn/google-sheets/google-sheets-tutorial/
• Technology for Teachers and Students https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBITNezSmLY
• Prolific Oaktree https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJiUTXGv3PE
• Flipped Classroom Tutorials - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6V_h43-BIY

Though not open source, it is very useful to get started with as most already know, and we'll be exploring some more cool features that it can do with Forms, Sheets and Scripts in a later tutorial.