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Google Workspace: Overview and Functionality

Date
August 18, 2026
Time
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. ET
Two people using a tablet and laptop at a desk.
Location
Virtual
Open To
Faculty, Contract Lecturers, and Staff

About

TMU has adopted Google Workspace for Education as TMU's online collaboration platform. Google Workspace is a web-based messaging and collaboration application that Google hosts on their servers. In this session, an overview of Google Workspace will be presented. There will also be a demonstration of Google Workspace functionality. During the session, participants will be able to follow some aspects of the demonstration on their own computers.

Topics covered include:

  • Introduction to Google Workspace (GW)
  • How to access GW
  • Overview of core apps: Gmail, Calendar, Meet, Chat, Groups, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms

This Get Tech Ready session is brought to you by Computing and Communications Services (CCS), in collaboration with the Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (CELT).

Host

CCS Academic Services

Contact

Jassika Ledwani (help@torontomu.ca)