Google Apps for Education is totally
FREE!!!
Benefits
- Security and privacy first
Google Apps for Education includes dozens of critical
security features specifically designed to keep your data safe, secure and in
your control. Your data belongs to you, and Apps tools enable you to control
it, including who you share it with and how you share it. Our data center
network provides exceptional security and guarantees* reliable access to your
data, 24x7x365.25 (that’s right: no rest, even on leap years).
- Stay connected from anywhere
With Google Apps for Education, everything is automatically
saved in the cloud - 100% powered by the web. This means that emails,
documents, calendar and sites can be accessed - and edited - on almost any
mobile device or tablet. Anytime, anywhere.
- Bring students, teachers and teams together
Fast, easy collaboration is what makes Google Apps unique.
Our website and document creation tools offer real-time editing, powerful
sharing controls, and seamless compatibility – an ideal environment for learning
in the 21st century.
Google Apps for Education can help streamline academic tasks
like essay writing and class scheduling. A group of students can work together
on a piece of work in Google Docs, seeing changes in real time rather than
waiting for versions to be sent via email. Students can see exactly when their
professors are available and vice verse with Google Calendar. By removing these
time-consuming bottlenecks, Apps frees you up to spend more time on learning
and teaching.
- Invisible IT that just works
Spend less time managing your IT infrastructure. Your
students, teachers and administrators always have access to the latest
software, including the newest features and security updates. You don’t need to
buy or maintain servers and everything can be managed from a single interface.
And yes, it really is free.
Moving to Google Apps helps reduce both your organization’s
overall expenses and its environmental impact. Apps is powered by Google's
energy-efficient data centers, so it’s less energy and carbon-intensive than
on-premise servers.
Products
Inbox space for everything, and no ads
Google Apps offers up to 30GB of storage per user, powerful
spam filtering and a 99.9% uptime SLA. All hosted by Google - there’s no cost,
and no ads for students, faculty or staff.
Work fast, save time
Gmail is designed to make everyone more productive. Up to
30GB of storage means no need to delete anything, powerful search means
everything is in each reach, and labels and filters help your users stay
organized. Gmail is securely powered by the web, so students and faculty can be
productive at home, on the road, or on their mobile devices.
Connect with people, according to your rules
The inbox isn't just about messages, it's about people too.
Text, voice, and video chat means that students and teachers can see who is
online and connect instantly. Don’t want your students using chat? Want to
limit who can send emails to whom? It’s all in the administrator’s control.
Easily schedule lessons and meetings
Overlay multiple calendars to see when people are available
- a great way to manage staff schedules, for example. Google Calendar sends
invitations and manages RSVPs.
Integrated with your school’s email
Google Calendar is integrated into Gmail and inter-operable
with popular calendar applications.
Share with classes, teams and clubs
Calendars can be shared school-wide or with select
colleagues. A range of sharing permission controls help maintain security and
privacy.
Access your files anywhere
Google Drive on your Mac, PC, Android or iOS device gives
you a single place for up-to-date versions of your files from anywhere.
Bring your files to life
Share individual files or whole folders with specific people
or your entire team or even contractors, partners and constituents. Create and
reply to comments on files to get feedback or add ideas.
Store everything for next to nothing
Get started with up to 30GB of free space for each user.
Need more? Starting at $5/user/month for 100GB, your IT team can provide up to
16TB per user.
Easy to build
Students can build project sites without writing a single
line of code. It's as easy as writing a document. And, to save even more time, you
can provide them with hundreds of pre-built templates.
System and site-level security controls
Administrators can manage site sharing permissions across
the school, and authors can share and revoke file access at any time.
Works across operating systems
Google Sites works in the browser on PC, Mac and Linux
computers. Teachers, students, and parents don't need buy or download software.
Reference:
1. Google Apps for Education
