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The world, and especially students, live and work on the web...


... But most classrooms have not changed much from 50 years ago

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Google Apps engages students


Google Apps are free web-based email & collaboration tools


The price?


What is included:

Gmail Keep everything and find it fast with search.

Groups Create and work in teams easily.

Calendar Share schedules and calendars instantly.

Drive / Docs Collaborate as you create.

Sites Make and manage your own sites.


What are the benefits of Google Apps for Education?

Security & privacy

Faster working

Connected anywhere

Invisible IT

Collaboration

Green


What support do you get?

Google Apps Migration Tools

Directory Sync Tool

OnlineTeacher Training

Center

24 x 7 Phone and

Email Support


How many people are "Going Google"?

over 20 million

active users in education


Select users in the US & Canada

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Location: North of Houston

Campuses: 38

Staff:4,515*

Students: 36,513*

Spring Independent School District is in Houston, TX

*Based on 2011 - 2012 PEIMS data


Why did we switch?

Budget StaffingConsolidate

Software Collaboration


Why Google Apps?

CostCollaboration

Simplicity

MobileDevices

Ease of Migration3rd Party

Automation

SSO

Apps


Timeline for Going Google

Technology Department Pilot

36 Staff members

Core Apps

No mail

Wunsche HS Pilot

~100 Staff and~1500 Students

All core apps for Students

SSO for staff &

students

Go-Live

All Staff and Students

Migrate mail,

calendar, contacts

All core apps plus additional services

SSO for staff and students

Phase 1:

November 2010-January 2011

Phase 2:

January-May 2011

Phase 3:

June 2011 onwards


Writing with Google Drive(Docs & Forms)

• Administrative Documentation via Forms

• Teacher Web Pages

• Project Web Page Collaborations

• Tests and Quizzes via Google Forms using Flubaroo

Writing


Writing with Google Drive(Docs & Forms)

•• Research and collaboration using Google Docs (presentations, spreadsheets)

• Google Research Tool via toolbar

• Peer Review using Comments

Writing (continued)


Student Reactions

"I’m in favor of the use ofChromebooks in the classroombecause it helps us doassignments and work better.The Chromebook (apps)organizes our work better than ahaving whole bunch of paperson our desks, and us unable tofind a certain assignment. Ithelps me do the work quickerand easier. I think typing is alsomuch faster and easier thanwriting it on a piece of paper."


Student Reactions

"It helps us do morework in a minimumamount of time. Insteadof getting a dictionaryyou can just look it up onthe Internet in a fewseconds.

The Chromebook is alsoexciting and fun."

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