Lawrence Tech University offers the GSuite for Faculty, Staff, and Students. The GSuite provides apps for Collaboration, Communication, and Organization. Visit LTU Gmail to learn more about logging into your email account.
- Access to email from any Internet connection
- Unlimited Storage for Gmail, Google Drive, and Google+ Photos
- Improved spam blocking
- Document storage and sharing with others
- Calendar events that are easy to create and share
- Web based text chat within email window
- Client based video chat
- Advanced Google search technology
Applications
Google Calendar is an Internet calendar that lets you keep track, create, manage, and share your own events and share your calendars with others. It's the ideal tool for managing both departmental and individual schedules. It is both simple to use and very powerful.
Calendar Quick Reference Guide
You may find support for Google Calendar on Google's main site.
Google Chat is a powerful way to communicate. You can start a message with one or more contacts; create a room for ongoing conversations with groups of people; and use bots to help automate your work.
Chat works in your computer browser and on mobile apps for Android and iOS. Chat keeps all your messages in sync no matter which devices you use, even if you switch between them.
You may find support for Google Chat on Google's main site.
Google Drive lets you store and access your files anywhere -- on the web, on your hard drive, or on the go. Now your files go everywhere you do. Change a file on the web, on your computer, or on your mobile device and it updates on every device where you have installed Google Drive. Share, collaborate, or work alone: your files, your choice. Drive integrates seamlessly with Docs, Sheets, and Slides, cloud-native apps that enable your team to collaborate effectively in real time. Create and share content with your team on Day 1, with no need to migrate from existing tools.
You may find support for Google Drive on Google's main site.
Commonly asked questions in Google Drive:
- How do I create folders?
- How do I add files?
- How do I share files or videos?
- What is versioning?
Google Docs brings your documents to life with smart editing and styling tools to help you easily format text and paragraphs. Choose from hundreds of fonts, add links, images, and drawings. Access, create, and edit your documents wherever you go — from your phone, tablet, or computer — even when there's no connection. With Google Docs, everyone can work together in the same document at the same time. All your changes are automatically saved as you type. You can even use revision history to see old versions of the same document, sorted by date and who made the change.
You may find support for Google Doc on Google's main site.
Manage event registrations, whip up a quick poll, collect email addresses, and much more. Choose from a bunch of question options, from multiple choice to dropdowns to a linear scale. Add images and YouTube videos, or get fancy with page branching and question skip logic. Responses to your surveys are neatly and automatically collected in Forms, with real time response info and charts. Or, take your data further by viewing it all in Sheets.
You may find support for Google Forms on Google's main site.
Google Meet makes it easy to start a secure video meeting. Join from any modern web browser or download the app, and you're ready to go. With a Google Account can create an online meeting with up to 100 participants and meet for up to 60 minutes per meeting.
You may find support for Google Meet on Google's main site.
Google Sheets makes your data pop with colorful charts and graphs. Built-in formulas, pivot tables and conditional formatting options save time and simplify common spreadsheet tasks. Access, create, and edit your spreadsheets wherever you go — from your phone, tablet, or computer — even when there’s no connection. With Google Sheets, everyone can work together in the same document at the same time. All your changes are automatically saved as you type. You can even use revision history to see old versions of the same document, sorted by date and who made the change.
You may find support for Google Sheets on Google's main site.
Google Slides makes your ideas shine with a variety of presentation themes, hundreds of fonts, embedded video, animations, and more. Access, create, and edit your presentations wherever you go — from your phone, tablet, or computer — even when there’s no connection. With Google Slides, everyone can work together in the same document at the same time. All your changes are automatically saved as you type. You can even use revision history to see old versions of the same document, sorted by date and who made the change.
You may find support for Google Slides on Google's main site.
Accessibility in Google
Below are some helpful guides to improve the Google experience for all of your students.
Make your document or presentation more accessible.