Our college is introducing a service called Google Apps for Education. This new service is powered by Google and we will be joining over 10 million other students and teachers that are already using Google Apps at schools around the world. The service will give our children and staff access to a set of tools which will support the high levels of collaboration that are required in today’s classroom to prepare students with communication and collaboration skills for life. Apps for Education will also enhance the delivery of not only our curriculum, but lessons cross curricular. In order to keep you informed and also to comply with data protection legislation and Google’s Terms of Service, we are required to get permission. (http://goo.gl/D9GNB6).
What is it ?
The G Suite for Education (formerly called Google Apps for Education) core services are the heart of Google's educational offering to schools. The core services are Gmail (including Inbox by Gmail), Calendar, Classroom, Contacts, Drive, Docs, Forms, Groups, Sheets, Sites, Slides, Talk/Hangouts and Vault.
What’s included in Google Apps?
What are the benefits of Google Apps and what’s included?
Within the Google Apps service:
User Access :
Students will be shown how to use Google Apps within the Class Curriculum as part of the e-safety modules. Students will be provided with unique usernames and passwords. Students will follow school policies for appropriate use when using Google Apps. The service is an extension of the College’s own network. Students know that the school has the right and ability to monitor user accounts for policy and e-safety purposes as well as having the ability to remove access to some or all Google Apps.
How much storage is available for each user :
Each user has unlimited storage for Google Drive, Gmail, and Google Photos.
How to know more about G Suite for Education ?
To know more about google Education please visit https://edu.google.com/higher-ed-solutions/
How to train myself with Google Apps ?
Goggle Learning center is a good solution to train yourself to use the Google Education Apps. Teachers / Faculties can go through (https://edutrainingcenter.withgoogle.com/training) or Classroom Training at (https://edutrainingcenter.withgoogle.com/first-day-of-classroom).
Training for G Suite Apps are available at (https://gsuite.google.com/learning-center).