Google helps university link up with a local school

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Google is giving small grants to an American University and others to help forge links with local schools. Fairfield University’s School of Engineering is holding a seminar for local school teachers towards the end of this month.  The aim is to help teachers find new ways to use Google Apps for teaching. With many more [...]

Google offers training in Google Apps for Education

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The take up of Google Apps is growing very quickly nowadays, not just in the business sector but also in the education sector. However, while students will tend to be savvier about how to use the inbuilt software in the Google Apps suite, not everyone is au fait. As such, the company has decided to [...]

Another US school board switches to Google Apps

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After weighing up the potential benefits of Google Apps for Education and Microsoft’s Office 365, Chicago Public Schools Board (the third largest of its type) has switched to the former. While an obvious blow to Microsoft, which had hoped to start making some inroads into Google’s market share in the education sector, it’s a great [...]

Is higher education making the most of the cloud?

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One the major benefits of cloud computing is that it is a great leveller.  It’s also available to just about anyone – businesses, charities and educational institutions. However, I think some educational establishments are perhaps unaware of the benefits of this IT system, which rather surprises me (if true) since they are generally at the [...]

Colorado school goes Google

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As well as businesses taking advantage of what Google has to offer, many educational establishments are also doing the same, and not just universities – schools as well. One such school is Watershed School based in Boulder, Colorado. Interestingly, this particular school is a little different I understand from traditional schools in America and elsewhere. [...]

Google Apps great for education

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When researching Google Apps I have found that one of the areas it is most popular is in the field of education.  With no software needed to install across numerous computers it gives education bodies the ability to not only save money but also time and the need for tech services.  All computers can operate [...]

British junior school now using Google Apps for Education

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Oakwood Junior School, which is based in Southampton, now uses Google’s dedicated application system. The school, which caters for 240 pupils aged seven to 11, started using Google’s system about 12 months ago, and has found it a boon in many areas of school life.  For instance, pupils as young as seven, can access the [...]

Success for the University of Benin

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Google’s reach seems unstoppable these days.  Benin University, which is based in Nigeria, is one of the latest educational establishments to make use of the Google Apps in Education scheme. The university itself was founded originally as the Institute of Technology in 1970.  However, since then it has grown tremendously to offer students a wide [...]

Cloud computing and education

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The way children and young people are taught has changed out of all recognition from when I attended school.  Yet I think it is also about to change again if cloud computing gets a foothold into schools and other educational establishments. But are there any benefits? Well according to a number of experts the answer [...]

Google Apps in Education

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One area in which Google Apps is finding increasing favour is education.  While the UK is still rather slow on the uptake, in the USA using Google products is fast becoming the norm for many educational establishments from schools to universities. One such school is Back Bay Continuation High School where Google Apps apparently have [...]