Using G Suite
Here at Lewisham College you have a G Suite account which allows you to communicate with other people, create documents, share your work and much more. There are lots of different apps available, covering a very wide range of uses. For example, you can create a website using Sites, organise your time management with Calendar or create a survey using Forms, to name but a few! You can also use Google Docs, Sheets and Slides in much the same way as Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Much of the G Suite is also available to download on smartphones and tablets, as well as being available via PCs, Chromebooks and Macs - with your account you can access your files on a range of different devices as long as you have an Internet connection. To access your G Suite account you need to sign in to Google using the following: <yourstudentnumber>@student.lewisham.ac.uk and then entering your network password. Your student number is on your ID card and you will create your own password at the start of your course. |
Follow the links in the "App name" column below for help with using some of the G Suite apps:
Icon | App name | Description |
Gmail | You can use this to send and receive emails, including attachments from a network drive, USB stick or Google Drive. | |
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Google Drive |
You can use this to save your work in the cloud. Google Drive is compatible with a number of different file types, so you can save lots of different file types in to it. This includes files created in Docs, Sheets, Slides and other G Suite apps. |
Google Docs | You can use this for word processing and to create and edit documents. | |
Google Sheets | You can use this to create and edit spreadsheets and charts. | |
Google Slides | You can use this to create presentations. | |
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Google Keep | You can use this to take notes for your assignments. Notes can be used in conjunction with Docs. |
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Google Forms | You can use this to create surveys and quizzes. |
Google Sites | You can use this to create simple websites. |