Google Apps for Education is a set of tools for educators that in my opinion are unparalleled. The services that are given at minimal prices are helpful, easy to use, and engaging for students. I am just going to highlight some of the services and then in later posts elaborate on how each of these can be integrated in the classroom
Calendar is a tool that should be used by all teachers. It allows you to add and schedule events that can be seen by anyone or selected groups or can be set to private. It can be accessed on a desktop, tablet, or smart phone.
Doc's is a tool where you can create, store, and share, word documents, presentations, spreadsheets, forms, tables, or drawings. Simple to use and has most of the editing tools of microsoft
Groups is an app for collaborating with different people. This app allows you to set up mailing lists, hold discussions and join in on what others are saying.
Google sites is an app for creating websites. This can be used to host materials and announcements for a class or school. This helps students and is a good way to organize the class.These are just a few of the apps that can be utilized in the classroom. The reason these have been selected is because there is no need to pay for these services. Google offers these apps completely free for all who have a Google account (click here to get a google account).
