I ran a session during UMSI orientation that introduced incoming students to the tools we are accustomed to using as a Google Campus: Drive, Mail, Calendars, and other items.

1. Introduction to Tools and
Resources
(How to retain a little of your sanity)

2. How this Session is Going to work
1. Introduce Ourselves
2. Introduce Tools
a. Overview of why/how you would use it
b. Ooh and aah over Jackie’s wordclouds and graphs
c. Quick Demo
d. General Warnings (Words of Wisdom)
e. QUESTIONS?!?!?!
3. Tools: Extra Credit Resources
4. Go forth and bug the next panel about using these tools

3. Google Drive

4. Google Drive: Poll!
Frequency Usefulness

5. Google Drive: General Thoughts
Pros:
● Super easy to SHARE
things
● Multiple people can
work on the same doc
simultaneously
● Works well for
collaboration
● Things are easily
accessible
Cons:
● Formats change when
uploading/downloading
docs
● Difficult to revert to
previous versions
● There’s a difference
between an uploaded &
an editable doc

6. Google Calendar

7. Google Calendar: Poll!
Frequency Usefulness

8. Google Calendar: General Thoughts
Pros:
● Can easily SHARE
calendar
● Room Reservations for
events
● Multiple calendars
● Send invitations
● See other people’s
calendars
Cons:
● Tricky to schedule
meeting rooms
● Difficult to import other
calendars
● Privacy settings?
● Syncing it with other
google account
calendars

9. Gmail

10. Gmail: Poll!
Frequency Usefulness

11. Gmail: General Thoughts
Pros:
● SYNCS to devices
● You can TAG
things
● You can FILTER
● SEARCHING is
easy
Cons:
● Setting up these
things can by tricky
o How do you MUTE
things again?
o Muting vs Archive vs
Delete

12. UMSI Intranet:
Honesty time (I only use this to find my
TAPS sheets)

13. Everything Else...
● Messenger Services
● Notetaking
● Storage
● Meeting Software
● Organization
● Productivity
● Misc.

14. Messenger Services
Unless you’re very lucky you won’t get cell
reception in the NQ Student Lounge…
● Adium
● Facebook messenger
● GroupMe
● iMessage
● Whatapp

15. Notetaking!!! (Yep still gotta do it)
● Laptop
● Evernote
● dry erase markers + whiteboard
● Handwritten Notes
● iPad
● Laptop
● Notebooks
● OneNote!
● Tablet

16. Storage
When you don’t want Google to have a
monopoly on your secrets:
● Dropbox
● M+Box

17. Meeting Software
Yes, brace yourself for group work (hint: if
you’re the one in your group that bakes cookies
they won’t kick you off the island).
● Doodle polls
● Whenisgood

18. Organization
Do it early and often:
● Listmaster
● Mplanner
● Multi-tab closing folder for papers (one giant folio)
● Paper Planner
● Pinboard (bookmarking for introverts)
● Pocket
● Easybib.com
● Things for Mac
● Todolist

19. Productivity:
I feel like this is a zen state I will never reach:
● Block site (chrome)
● Mindful Browsing (Safari)
● pomodoro technique apps
● Self Control App (blocks sites to visit)
● SelfControl
● self-control
● Tinker
● Feedly

20. Misc. This is a catch all!!
● 1password (password manager)
● Flux
● Google Sites
● Mailbox app
● Michigan Mcommunities
● Ctools groups
● Facebook
● Firefox
● Git
● Google
● LibreOffice
● Mandeley
● Mbox on Ctools
● Mint
● Mprint
● Noodles & Co. mobile site
● post-it notes
● Library resources
● Resources at North Campus (studios, tech
equipment, 3d printers, music
engineering)
● Scrivener
● Sente
● Solar (weather app)
● Starbucks app for when you forget cash
for NQ coffee bar
● Sunrise (calendar app)
● Talking to librarians
● Trello
● twilight (screen dimmer)
● Wikipedia

21. Thank You!