Welcome to the LB Middle School Media Exploratory! Throughout this course you will learn how to use various apps such as Symbaloo, Email, and Google.

To get started, let's go over the rules, click the play button in the bottom right hand corner of the screen to start the video.

* Food and Drink
* Be Prepared
* Equipment Respect
* Human Respect
* Environment Respect

Link to Video: http://www.youtube.com/v/l_WQvTNMHvA

SAVE, SAVE, SAVE! We are using Symbaloo to store websites and apps that you use.

You will know how to:
* Create an account
* Delete buttons
* Add buttons
* Search buttons
* Make it 'your own'


Link to Video: http://www.youtube.com/v/8rVWYxGI7FA

EMAIL is something you will use everyday.

By the end of this unit you will know how to:
* log in
* change the theme
* create folders/labels
* create a filter
* create a signature
* understand email etiquette

Google provides a plethora of applications that are useful in learning.

This class will go over at the following:
* Drive
* Docs
* Sheets
* Slides
* My Maps
* Sites

Can you tell me what you know already?

WE NEED TO GET ORGANIZED FIRST and Google Drive is where all your documents will be located. In order for best access to your work, we need to understand the capabilities of DRIVE.

You will be able to:
* Upload Files and Folders
* Create Folders
* Save shared items to Drive
* Share Folders
* Change Display and Sort Files

You will spend much of your time in school and job creating documents to share either with your teacher, with your clients, or with coworkers. Because of this you need to be able to format professionally.

DOCS is the Microsoft Word in the world of Google. There are a number of formatting details you will need to complete this unit.

Those are:
* Sharing Docs
* Page Set up
* Paragraph Spacing
* Set Custom Indents and Tabs
* Font Formatting
* Make a Copy
* Add Page Numbers

In order to best compare numeric data in your life you need to understand how to create spreadsheets and graphs.

Google SHEETS is similar to Microsoft Excel. It is best used to organize and display data that you can use in everyday life, it is great to create a budget, compare information, or simply organize an inventory.

In this unit, you will learn to:
* Input data
* Create Charts
* Write Formulas
* Format Cells

SLIDES is the PowerPoint or presentation software designed by Google.

This course will enable you to:
* Add transitions and animations
* Design eye catching slides
* Insert Video
* Edit Themes
* Change Printer Layouts

MY Maps allows you to create custom maps. Watch the video to check out the features.

Link to Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9K9S1MPuRkM

SITES is the google website platform. we will be used to create an online portfolio.

Features we will practice with:
* Themes
* Layouts
* Classic Site Editing
* New Site Editing
* Portfolio Document Selections

Shout out to all the media used in this presentation!