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What Do Google Apps for Education Do Exactly?
Google Apps for Education provides FREE, yes free, access to a cloud based suite of online tools including Gmail, Calendar, Drive (Storage), Docs (Word Processing), Sheets (Spreadsheets), Slides (Presentation), Sites (Shared Workspace), and Vault (Archiving) (Google Apps for Education-Common Questions, 2013). By working in the cloud, teachers and students have the ability to access their work from any computer that is connected to the Internet, anywhere. Instead of having a document stuck on your computer at home, it can be stored in Google Drive where it can then be accessed from school, home, or even while traveling!

For a great demonstration of what Google Apps for Education can do, check out this video: media type="custom" key="23917242" width="110" height="110" (Why Google Apps? 2013.)

If you only have one minute, watch this video: media type="custom" key="23943160" width="80" height="80" (Google Teacher Academy 2013 - Classroom Innovation, 2013)

If you are really interested and want to spend an hour learning about Google Apps for Education, watch this video: media type="custom" key="23950430" (Overview of Google Apps for Education - EduOnAir Hangout 2012-11-20, 2012)

Who is Using Google Apps for Education?
More schools are turning to Cloud Based educational technology such as Google Apps for Education and Microsoft Office 365. According to David Weldon, (Microsoft Office 365 or Google Apps for Education: Which Way Do You Go? 2013), " Driven by educators' need to provide remote access, save money in licensing fees, and help students share their work, cloud-based computing is making serious inroads in education." The infographic below shows the widespread usage of Google Apps for Education.

(Google Apps for Education Is Leading the Way to a Cloud-Based Campus [#Infographic]. 2013).

3 Benefits of Google Apps for Education
1. It's Free! 2. By sharing documents electronically, ink and paper are both saved. 3. Easier to collaborate on single document.

3 Drawbacks of Google Apps for Education
1. Formatting issues can arise when documents are uploaded into Google Docs. 2. Administrator has full accessibility to all school accounts. (Google Apps:..Paying with Privacy, 2013). 3. Might reduce number of IT jobs in school district. (Could be pro or con).

What Teachers Think About Google Docs for Education
While Google Docs for Education sounds like a good idea, how is it being used in the classroom? In the following video, teachers and principals discuss how Google Apps are being used in their classrooms. =media type="custom" key="23934664"= (Teachers and Principals Talk About Google Docs, 2008).

K-3
Introduction to Scientific Method - Marble Stacking Using Google Spreadsheets Telling Time & Google Calendar Book Buddies

4-6
Learning New Vocabulary the Collaborative Way Choose Your Own Adventure Story Consumer Product Testing Experiment

7-9
Class Collection of Book Reviews Great Moments In Art History of Life on Earth

All Grades
Human Dimensions Project

All Lesson Plans From: Google Apps - Lesson Plans: @http://www.google.com/enterprise/apps/education/resources/lesson-plans.html

Resources
1. Google Apps for Education – Common Questions. Google. Retrieved on September 27, 2013 at @http://support.google.com/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=139019

2. Why Google Apps? (2013). YouTube. Retrieved on September 27, 2013 from []

3. Google Teacher Academy 2013 - Classroom Innovation. (2013). YouTube. Retrieved on September 28th, 2013 from @http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxZI8X2qJjA

4. Overview of Google Apps - EduOnAir Hangout 2012-11-20. (2012). YouTube. Retrieved on September 28th, 2013 from @http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tlm3g0dJYlA

5. Google Apps for Education Is Leading the Way to a Cloud-Based Campus [#Infographic]. (2013). EdTech. Retrieved on September 27, 2013 at []

6. Teachers and Principals Talk about Google Docs. (2008). YouTube. Retrieved on September 27, 2013 from []

7. Google Apps: Saving Schools Money or Paying With Your Kid's Privacy? (2013). Women in Tech. Retrieved on September 28, 2013 from @http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sue-scheff/google-apps-privacy_b_2558787.html

8. Microsoft Office 365 or Google Apps for Education: Which Way Do You Go? (2013). T.H.E Journal. Retrieved on September 28th, 2013 from http://thejournal.com/Articles/2013/04/03/Microsoft-365-or-Google-Apps-for-Education-Which-Way-Do-You-Go.aspx?Page=1#PW84hp76SJDEzCMg.99

9. Google Apps For Education - Lesson Plans. n/d. Google Apps for Education. Retrieved on September 27th, 2013 from @http://www.google.com/enterprise/apps/education/resources/lesson-plans.html

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