What is a Google Apps for Education?
Google Apps for Education is a suite of web-based software applications that allows for the creation of documents, spreadsheets, presentations, websites, email and much more. The benefits for students includes the ability to collaborate on projects and assignments in real time online. They will also be able to access their files in Google Apps on their iPads anywhere they have internet access at anytime. Google Apps for iPads such as Docs & Sheets, also allow for offline file creation and editing. 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.
Why Google Apps for Education?
Google Apps for Education provides secure online environment for our school. Each student will have 30GB of free storage, which is automatically saved in the cloud. This service will also include email for students and staff, as well as calendars. This means that emails, documents, calendar and sites can be accessed and edited on any device, anytime, anywhere. Google Apps for Education services are also free of advertisements and are governed by a detailed privacy policy that ensures personal information placed on their systems will not be inappropriately used or shared.
What is the difference between a personal and a school Google Account?
Google Apps for Education accounts are unlike personal Google accounts as all student and staff accounts are controlled by the Diocese of Fall River. We have control over services that are accessible to students, providing a more safe environment for an educational setting.
What other schools are using Google Apps for Education?
There are hundreds of K-12 school districts, colleges and universities across the country that have been using Google Apps for Education for years. In fact, 66 of the Top 100 Schools (according to U.S. News & World Report) are using Google Apps for Education. In Massachusetts there are many school districts using the service with their teachers and students including Westwood, Walpole, Burlington, Dedham, Natick, Newton, Norwood and Wayland.
How secure is Google Apps for Education?
Since all data created using Google Apps for Education is owned by Bishop Feehan, not Google, we have full control and the ability to retain privacy. Google guarantees 99.9% uptime, and built-in disaster recovery so data is not lost. Google Apps for Education also offers an extra layer of security with two factor authentication, which greatly reduces the risk of hackers stealing usernames and passwords. Browser sessions are automatically encrypted in SSL to help protect our students and teachers’ data as it travels between their browser and Google’s data centers.
More information on Google Security and Privacy may be found here
Google Apps for Education is a suite of web-based software applications that allows for the creation of documents, spreadsheets, presentations, websites, email and much more. The benefits for students includes the ability to collaborate on projects and assignments in real time online. They will also be able to access their files in Google Apps on their iPads anywhere they have internet access at anytime. Google Apps for iPads such as Docs & Sheets, also allow for offline file creation and editing. 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.
Why Google Apps for Education?
Google Apps for Education provides secure online environment for our school. Each student will have 30GB of free storage, which is automatically saved in the cloud. This service will also include email for students and staff, as well as calendars. This means that emails, documents, calendar and sites can be accessed and edited on any device, anytime, anywhere. Google Apps for Education services are also free of advertisements and are governed by a detailed privacy policy that ensures personal information placed on their systems will not be inappropriately used or shared.
What is the difference between a personal and a school Google Account?
Google Apps for Education accounts are unlike personal Google accounts as all student and staff accounts are controlled by the Diocese of Fall River. We have control over services that are accessible to students, providing a more safe environment for an educational setting.
What other schools are using Google Apps for Education?
There are hundreds of K-12 school districts, colleges and universities across the country that have been using Google Apps for Education for years. In fact, 66 of the Top 100 Schools (according to U.S. News & World Report) are using Google Apps for Education. In Massachusetts there are many school districts using the service with their teachers and students including Westwood, Walpole, Burlington, Dedham, Natick, Newton, Norwood and Wayland.
How secure is Google Apps for Education?
Since all data created using Google Apps for Education is owned by Bishop Feehan, not Google, we have full control and the ability to retain privacy. Google guarantees 99.9% uptime, and built-in disaster recovery so data is not lost. Google Apps for Education also offers an extra layer of security with two factor authentication, which greatly reduces the risk of hackers stealing usernames and passwords. Browser sessions are automatically encrypted in SSL to help protect our students and teachers’ data as it travels between their browser and Google’s data centers.
More information on Google Security and Privacy may be found here