productivity Toolkit

Google Resources

G Suite

  • Email and productivity suite, file storage, project management, video/tele conferencing

  • Alternatives: Office 365, Zoho

Google ChromeOS

Google Tables

Google Meet & Chat

  • Video, voice, and text communications

  • Q&A, polls, closed captioning, and screen sharing

  • Alternatives: Zoom, Teams, Skype, Discord, Webex

Resources

Google Sites

Google Analytics

  • Tracking website usage, traffic

  • User demographics, new/repeat users

  • Tracking internal sites such as captive portals

  • Alternatives: Heap, FoxMetrics, StatCounter

Project management

Helpdesk

JotForm

Google Forms

Google Calendar

  • Publish to the public

  • Resource tracking and management

  • Link to virtual meetings and resources

  • Alternatives: Office 365, Zoho

Google Sheets

  • Inventory control

  • Process tracking

  • Basic workflow/project management

  • Alternatives: Office 365, Zoho

Google Tables

Remote Workforce Management

Logmein

Helpdesk

Docusign

  • Signatures & signature workflows

  • Integrates with G Suite

  • Alternatives: Adobe, SignRequest

Google Meet & Chat

  • Video, voice, and text communications

  • Q&A, polls, closed captioning, and screen sharing

  • Alternatives: Zoom, Teams, Skype, Discord, Webex

Resources

Training

Niche Academy

  • Host training materials

  • Track views and issue certificates

  • Login/password protection

Resources

YouTube

  • Free video hosting

  • Track views

  • Create shared channels

  • Auto-captioning for accessibility

virtual events

Whova

  • Great for conferences and boot camps

  • In-person or virtual

  • Registration, logistics, moderation, networking

  • Embed event information into your own website

  • Alternatives: 6Connex

Resources

  • Overview

  • Training

Google Meet & Chat

  • Great for board meetings, training, and webinars

  • Video, voice, and text communications

  • Q&A, polls, closed captioning, and screen sharing

  • Alternatives: Zoom, Teams, Skype, Discord, Webex

Resources