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duration:
80-90 minutes
Google Drive for community organizing: Your secure and collaborative digital space
Do you want to organize your files efficiently, collaborate in real time, and secure your information? This course will teach you how to master Google Drive, the cloud storage tool that transforms how you work and manage your documents. In just 90 minutes, you’ll learn everything from the basics to advanced features, such as task automation and integration with other tools. Whether for personal or professional use, this course will help you optimize your productivity and make the most of Google Drive’s capabilities.
Objective
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Organize and manage your files and folders efficiently using labels, colors, and advanced search tools.
- Collaborate in real time with others by sharing files and securely configuring access permissions.
- Protect your information with advanced security settings, such as two-factor authentication and version control.
- Recover deleted files or previous versions to ensure you never lose important information.
- Automate repetitive tasks with Google Apps Script and explore integrations with external tools like Trello, Slack, and Canva.
- Apply practical use cases to organize personal and professional projects, such as trip planning or team management.
Program
- Module 0: Welcome and Course Orientation The opening module introduces learners to the course, its facilitator, and its supportive learning approach. It reassures participants that they do not need advanced technical knowledge and that each skill will be introduced gradually. The module also establishes the broader purpose of the course: using technology without losing one’s identity, values, or existing knowledge. Google Drive is presented not simply as a file-storage tool, but as a space for organizing information, collaborating with others, and protecting valuable community and personal resources. Main takeaway: Technology can strengthen the work learners already do without requiring them to abandon their identity or preferred way of learning.
- Module 1: What is Google Drive and how to get started? Introduction to Google Drive, creating or accessing a Google account, and basic exploration of the interface to start saving and organizing files.
- Module 2: Initial Google Drive Setup Customizing your Drive workspace: language, appearance, display density, notifications, connected apps, and offline mode.
- Module 3: Modern Security with Passkeys A simple explanation of what passkeys are, how they work, and how they help protect your Google account without relying solely on passwords.
- Module 4: File and Folder Management Learn how to upload files, create folders, organize documents, use colors, name files clearly, and search for information efficiently.
- Module 5: Sharing and collaborating in Google Drive Use permissions to share files and folders, real-time collaboration, comments, suggestions, and version history to work securely.
- Module 6: Integrated Tools and Productivity Creating documents, spreadsheets, and presentations from Drive, using templates, scanning from your phone, and shortcuts.
- Module 7: Space Management and Advanced Configuration Storage review, space freeing, trash usage, file downloads, computer synchronization, and offline work.
- Module 8: Digital Security and Best Practices Reviewing access, enabling two-step verification, closing unknown sessions, and safe habits to protect information in Drive.
- Course certificate