Google Apps for Education
Google Apps Education Edition offers a free set of customizable tools that enable staff and students to work together and learn more effectively. Google is currently offering schools a hosted solution for their email, calendar, and chat through Google Apps Education Edition, their integrated communication and collaboration solution. The offer includes Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Talk, Google Sites, and Google Docs and Google Video, all using your own school’s domain.
Integrated Communication
7+ GBs of email storage lets you stop worrying about a full inbox. Integrated calendar manages your schedule, and reserves resources like lab rooms or laptop carts. Web-based applications are accessible from any computer, so students can work outside the classroom.
“Anywhere, anytime”
Work on documents together, at the same time, from multiple locations. Everybody can participate. Sharing and privacy controls include domain-level security, to protect student information. Build class or project websites without using HTML, so everyone can contribute and learn.
Security and protection (Powered By Postini)
Define email filters to limit messages delivered to student or staff accounts. Customized email policies for different groups like faculty, staff and students. Email archiving available at a 66% discount with Google Message Discovery.
