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Overview
You are familiar with computers and the way they work. Computers have contributed to the rise and spread of the Internet, which has now become the driving force for the networked communities around the globe. In this course, you will use products from Google such as Google Chrome, Google Mail, Google Desktop, iGoogle, and Google Maps to take full advantage of all that the Internet has to offer.
Course Objective
You will use Google gadgets and applications to communicate, collaborate, obtain, and download information from the Internet.
Prerequisites
Basic computing skills, such as opening, closing, and saving documents. Experience with web browsing using IE, Safari, or other browsers is recommended.
Target Student
This course is designed for any computer professional who may be new to, or needs to learn Google for web access, office productivity, and communication.
Delivery Method
Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
Performance-Based Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- explore and customize the Google Chrome user interface.
- browse websites using Google Chrome.
- obtain information from the web using the Google search
engine and Google Maps.
- communicate over the web.
- manage information using bookmarks, alerts, and RSS feeds.
- configure the privacy settings and pop-up settings in Google
Chrome.
Course duration
1 Day
Course outline
- Lesson 1: Getting Started with Google
- Topic 1A: Explore the Google Chrome Interface
- Topic 1B: Customize the Google Chrome Interface
- Topic 1C: Use the Google Chrome Help Center
- Lesson 2: Browsing Websites Using Google Chrome
- Topic 2A: View Web Pages on Tabs and Windows
- Topic 2B: Navigate Through a Web Page
- Lesson 3: Obtaining Information from the Web
- Topic 3A: Search the Web Using Google Gadgets
- Topic 3B: Search the Web Using Google Maps
- Topic 3C: Download Information from the Web
- Topic 3D: Save a Web Page
- Lesson 4: Communicating over the Web
- Topic 4A: Communicate Using Google Mail
- Topic 4B: Chat Using Google Talk
- Topic 4C: Collaborate Using Google
- Lesson 5: Managing Information
- Topic 5A: Work with Bookmarks
- Topic 5B: Create an iGoogle Page
- Topic 5C: Set RSS Feeds
- Lesson 6: Managing Web Settings in Google Chrome
- Topic 6A: Configure the Privacy Settings
- Topic 6B: Configure the Pop-Up Settings
- Appendix A: Search
Operators
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- Supplemental Topic Search the Web Using Advanced Search Operators
Hardware Requirements
This course requires one desktop computer for each student
and one for the instructor with the following configuration:
- Intel® Pentium® IV, 1 GHz CPU or higher
- Minimum 512 MB of RAM or higher
- 1024 x 768 resolution monitor
- 40 GB hard disk or larger
- High-speed Internet connection
- Compatible pointing device
- Printer
- Display system to project the instructor's computer screen
Platform Requirements
Software Requirements
- Google™ Chrome
- Google™ Desktop
- Google™ Talk
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