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Google Apps for Education in Maine 207
Dr. Ken WallaceSuperintendent Maine 207 [email protected]
Dr. Henry C. Thiele CTO Maine 207Google Certified Teacher, Administrator, and [email protected]
http://goo.gl/PLI1o
Case study - Maine 207
A 21st Century Generation with Different Expectations
Do 20th Century Tools Prepare 21st Century Learners?
The Educator's Challenge
●Changing expectations: collaboration is essential, yet challenging
● Information overload - streamline flow of information
●Challenge of limited resources
Cost BenefitsItem Savings Years Total Savings
Student mail Spam filtering and securityStaff EmailArchivingServer ReplacementSupport Staff
Total Savings
$35,000/yr$9,000/yr
$55,000/yr$5000/yr
$5,000/yr$65,000/yr
4 years4 years2 years2 years2 years2 years
$140,000$36,000
$110,000$10,000$10,000
$130,000
$436,000
Fund Savings put back into Internet, Intranet, and Wireless Capacity
●more collaborative●much faster● flexible●remove walls●asynchronous●other tools●closes digital divide● increases demands for
technology
Learning Benefits
Tools for Teachers and Students in the CloudGMail Huge inbox with search: keep and find everything.
Talk IM and Video as easy as email.
Groups Let students easily create and work in teams.
Calendar Make sharing calendars and schedules easy.
Docs Makes collaborating as easy +1GB File Storage.
Sites Allow students and teachers to manage their own sites.
Video Using the power of video to teach.
Postini Security and compliance solutions.
60+ additional tools that can be added
10 Million Active Users and Growing...
Google Confidential and Proprietary
Google Apps EDU FAQ's
Cost = FREE
Advertisements = NO
Privacy and Security = YES
PD - TASTE! 2012
Case study: Maine South U.S. History
Case study: Maine East Geology
Forms, Motion graphs, Google Earth& other tools.... oh my!
Google Apps tools support PLC work
- departmental PLCs use Sites & Docs- agendas- meeting reports & summaries- collaboration with course team members- administrative review
Using Google Apps tools for PLC Data
- PLCs use Docs, Sites, Spreadsheets, Presentations, Calendar - manage & analyze common formative assessment data https://sites.google.com/a/maine207.org/geo-science-lit/
Moving forward
continued academiesbuilding a cadre of leadersprofessional community
other helpful resources:
● Google in Education● Track product releases and updates● Apps status dashboard● Apps known issues● Apps Support● Google Apps Marketplace● Chrome Web Store
Questions?
Dr. Ken [email protected]
Dr. Henry C. [email protected]
http://goo.gl/PLI1o
google.com/a/edu