What exactly is "Google Apps for Education"?
Google Workspace for Education is a cost-free, ad-free, easy-to-manage, suite of productivity tools that will help both staff and students collaborate more efficiently and effectively. These tools will help foster important 21st century skills such as Collaboration, Communication, Creativity and Critical Thinking in our students.
Why Google Workspace for Education?Â
Free! No costs, no advertising for education accounts
Easy to manage with Google support
Auto updates, no software to install - always latest version
Unlimited file storage, supports all file types
Access anytime, anywhere with internet access
Easy collaboration - Create, share, and edit files in real-time.
Use on any device - computer, Chromebook, tablet, or phone.
Self-paced, Online Tutorial
Official Google Trainin
Google Apps Video TutorialCheat Sheet
Using Google Form Best Practice
Google Educator User Group
Classroom Implementation Idea
The Apps
Gmail - District-managed student email accounts for grades 5-12 (students can only send and receive email other students and staff within the district, all other email is blocked).
Google Docs - Powerful word processing software that allows for easy collaboration, auto-saved documents (no more "dog-ate-my-homework excuses), revision history, peer editing, research tools and more.
Google Sheets/Forms - This spreadsheet program offers all of the powerful functions and formulas used to calculate and store data that you would expect in other, costly spreadsheet programs. Plus Google Sheets has a Forms feature that students can use to easily collect and report data. The collaboration tools you see in Google Docs are also in Google Sheets, making sharing, and working together seamless
Google Slides - Create beautiful slide presentations that can be shared and published on the web. Students can work together on the same slide deck or create their own presentations to demonstrate their mastery of a concept. The quality of student work often is improved when students are creating for a wider, authentic audience.