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The Overview of Google Apps for Education

17 Oct 2012 16:30 3063 Hits 2 Comments Approved by Plimbi
For those who do not recognize about the Google apps for education, it is definitely the solution in the field of information technology for the education needs. This line of applications will bring the communication and also the collaboration tools to all of the academic community without any cost.
For those who do not recognize about the [**Google apps for education**](http://www.plimbi.com/news/11535/google-apps-for-education "The Overview of Google Apps for Education "), it is definitely the solution in the field of information technology for the education needs. This line of applications will bring the communication and also the collaboration tools to all of the academic community without any cost. By using these apps, teachers or lecturers can totally concentrate and save the costs as well as energy on educating the students. Every element of the educational institutions including teachers, staff and students that implement the Google apps for education will be able to share ideas a lot quicker and get every task done more efficiently. This will enable technical admin to provide e-mails, online academic calendars that can be shared, and also IM (instant messaging) tools at no cost. Since it is the web-based applications, so it does not require any [hardware](http://www.plimbi.com/article/6370/kamera-iphone "Tahukah Anda Apa Merek Hardware Kamera iPhone 4S?") or software installation, simply open the standard web browser to work with these apps. The following are the services of [Google](http://www.plimbi.com/article/4277/google-apps "Solusi Jika Google apps pada Android Anda Bermasalah") apps for education for the entire educational institutions (school or university) that can be customized as your requirements: **Google Sites** This will definitely allow you to create a site for the class. You may also modify the site easily like when you are editing a document. The good thing is that there is no technical expertise required. The site will provide the entire information that you wish to share with others for example calendars, photos, [music](http://www.plimbi.com/article/10278/online-music-download-pengaruh-internet "Pengaruh Internet dan Online Music Download Terhadap Perkembangan Industri Musik Saat Ini"), videos and various other documents. **Google Mail (Gmail)** It is the mailing service that surely has been well-known for the reliability and the simplicity of use. This mailing service will provide the spacious 2 GB of storage per account, [search](http://www.plimbi.com/article/6714/search-engine-google "Search Engine Google Memiliki Gesture Baru Untuk Melakukan Pencarian") tools, and also the instant messaging (built into the web browser). The IM tool can be disabled just in case you don’t want any students to use this tool. **Google Calendar** By implementing this application, anyone in the school or university is able to organize the events or other schedules like meetings time. The great thing is that you will be able to publish the academic calendar on your site to let friends or relatives know about the school events. **Google Docs** Whenever teachers or students create the documents, spreadsheets and also presentations, then they can collaborate with others in concurrent inside of the standard internet browser window. **Google Talk** By utilizing this service, teachers and students can make an online call or simply send instant messages to the contacts without any charge from all over the world. The company claimed that these Google apps for education prioritize the two most essential things namely security and privacy. Google promises the security for the entire data and the commitment to respect the privacy of all the information that the customers store in the company’s systems by making them stays confidential. In case you are interested in signing up for Google Apps for Education, quick head to the sign up web page to perform a registration. When you have been registered, you need to activate the services by doing the verification process of the domain ownership. [IS]
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