Google Apps for Education

Tools that build teamwork and enhance learning

Google Apps for Education is a free set of communication and collaboration tools
that includes email, calendar, and documents. More than 30 million students,
teachers, and administrators in schools around the world use Google Apps for
Education. Many students will use these tools in college and in the workforce —
7 of the 8 Ivy League universities and 5 million businesses use Google Apps.

Tools that meet the needs of schools

Google Apps for Education are built for schools. They are:

Collaborative: Fast, easy collaboration is what makes Google Apps unique.

The tools offer real-time editing, powerful sharing controls, and seamless
compatibility – a great platform for teamwork in the 21st century.

Customizable: We make it easy for you to set dozens of critical security settings
and feature options. Set account permissions to meet your school’s needs. For
example turn email off for second graders, allow fifth graders to email classmates.

Free: We offer Google Apps for Education to schools for free. This includes 24x7
online, email & telephone support, an online teacher training center, as well as
syncing and migration tools.
“At first some educators were concerned that Secure: Google Apps for Education users own their data. The data schools and
increased technology usage would take away students put in is theirs, and we believe it should stay that way — it even says
personal interactions, but we actually found so in our contracts. We have more than 400 full-time engineers working to protect
that the majority of students and teachers feel
your information.
closer to each other and take advantage of the
technology to stay connected whenever and Without ads: There are no ads in Google Apps for Education services and Google
wherever they choose.” does not use student data in Apps for Education services for advertising purposes.
—Todd MacDonald, Technology Integration
Specialist, Hillsborough, NJ Usable on any device: Whether your school has laptops, Android tablets, iPads,
Macbooks, desktop PCs or any other device, Google Apps will work for you. With
Google Apps you can work anytime, anywhere on any device. Offline Gmail and
Docs mean you don’t always need internet access.

“Going Google means adopting a culture that extends beyond the

classroom walls: it’s about openness, curiosity, and working together.”
—Jim Sill, Educator, Visalia, California

“Any bring your own device (BYOD) policy, coupled with free web-based
tools like Google Apps for Education, provides a uniform platform
for all students and educators to succeed.“
—Eric Sheninger, Principal, New Milford High School
 Meet the Google Apps
Google Apps for Education contains a set of free productivity tools. Google Vault
is an optional, paid add-on service for Google Apps for Education that provides
archiving and e-discovery. Learn more about each of the Google Apps below.

Product How schools use the product

Reach students or faculty members instantly with email,
voice calling, and chat. Choose which services you turn
Gmail
on and off. Customize Gmail to match your school’s logo,
colors, and domain, e.g., [email protected].
Manage all of life’s important events within your online
calendar. Plan lessons and book parent/teacher conferences.
Calendar
Overlay multiple calendars to see when people and
resources are available.
Sync, store, and preview documents, videos, images, and
Drive files. Share individual files or whole folders with specific
students, other teachers, or the whole school.

Write, edit, and collaborate wherever you are. Add comments

to give feedback to students in real time. Plan a lesson
Docs
together with other teachers. View revision history to see
30 million students, faculty, and staff
how student writing has evolved.
use Google Apps for Education.
Teach students the power in data with built-in formulas,
This includes 7 of the 8 Ivy League pivot tables, and conditional formatting options that
Sheets
simplify common spreadsheet tasks. Have a whole class
universities in the U.S.
capture data from a science experiment.
Create lessons that shine with a variety of slide themes and
templates. Enhance learning by embedding educational
Slides
videos—add the animations that grab attention and the
transitions that keep it.
Display student e-portfolios or make a class website. Teams
and clubs can create web pages without writing a single line
Sites
of code. Students, teams, and clubs save time by selecting
one of many pre-built templates.
Use forms to gather and analyze information. They’re great
Forms for quizzes, tests and surveys. Export results for easy grading.
Send surveys to get feedback from families.
Classroom Create and organize assignments quickly, provide feedback
(Coming efficiently, and communicate with classes. Do more
September teaching and less tech-ing.
2014)
Google Vault is an optional app for archiving, e-discovery
Vault and information governance. Vault is $10.00 per year for
all faculty and staff, but is free for students.

Learn more
New to Google Apps?
Learn more about Google Apps for
Education and sign up for free.
Visit: google.com/edu/apps

Already using Google Apps?

Learn more about Classroom, the new
product coming to Google Apps in 2014.
Visit: google.com/edu/classroom

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