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Engineered for your enterprise. </div> </div> </div></div> </div> </div>  <div class='cols-wrapper loading'> <div class='col-main-wrapper'> <div class='col-main'> <div class='section' id='main'><div class='widget Blog' data-version='1' id='Blog1'> <div class='post' data-id='3901950942963723107' itemscope='' itemtype='http://schema.org/BlogPosting'> <h2 class='title' itemprop='name'> <a href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/2014/02/littleton-public-schools-uses-google.html?hl=en' itemprop='url' title='Littleton Public Schools uses Google Apps to initiate a new era of learning'> Littleton Public Schools uses Google Apps to initiate a new era of learning </a> </h2> <div class='post-header'> <div class='published'> <span class='publishdate' itemprop='datePublished'> Tuesday, February 4, 2014 </span> </div> </div> <div class='post-body'> <div class='post-content' itemprop='articleBody'> <script type='text/template'> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><i><b>Editor's note: </b>Today’s guest blogger is Dr. Dan Maas, Chief Information Officer for <a href="http://www.littletonpublicschools.net/">Littleton Public Schools</a>, a school district just south of Denver, Colorado, with 15,000 K-12 students across 13 elementary schools, 4 middle schools, 3 high schools, several alternative programs, a preschool, and 2 charter schools. Check out their <a href="http://services.google.com/fh/files/misc/littleton_case_study.pdf">case study</a> to learn more.</i><br /><br /><b>What motivated Littleton Public Schools to move to Google Apps?</b><br />Students today are growing up in a different educational world. Online tools have fundamentally changed how today’s kids learn, interact and work with each other. Moving to Google Apps was a natural step in creating a modern learning environment for our students, because the tools are intuitive and familiar to them. Before using Google Apps, the district was hosting email servers for teachers and staff, but had no collaboration tools and homework was done largely by emailing attachments or making paper submissions, a cumbersome process. Our top priority was to address these challenges.<br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRL24rMTtd0_GhbnXg7YektCEdk6e2UTl_c2fcQol8DVYd_iVZmjU9-DYKVG0A8S01FAYQuN_GXV8MMicZE_ir8MDzBl3CnDjpsuD5YDbbXxmLSsDnwF6ZlBvl45rce0p70VuP_gitD98/s1600/Euclid+2012-32-28.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRL24rMTtd0_GhbnXg7YektCEdk6e2UTl_c2fcQol8DVYd_iVZmjU9-DYKVG0A8S01FAYQuN_GXV8MMicZE_ir8MDzBl3CnDjpsuD5YDbbXxmLSsDnwF6ZlBvl45rce0p70VuP_gitD98/s1600/Euclid+2012-32-28.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">LPS buildings average 50 years in age, but with Google, the learning is in the cloud.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><b>How is the district using Google Apps now, nearly two years after deployment?</b><br />Today, every Littleton staff member, teacher and student in 4th grade and above has a Google Apps account — some schools have even started introducing their kindergartners to the Google tools. Adoption has been incredible across the board: during the 2011-2012 school year, Littleton students created more than 200,000 new Google Docs, and by the spring of 2013 they were averaging over 20,000 each month.<br /><br /><b>Are there any teachers or departments in particular that have embraced Google Apps in innovative ways?</b><br />I'm inspired by literally hundreds of classrooms in our district and how they're using technology to help their students learn. Katie Christie’s 5th grade class at Runyon Elementary School, for example, is using Apps in a particularly impressive way as part of the "<a href="https://sites.google.com/a/lpsk12.org/inspired-writing/">Inspired Writing</a>" initiative. The curriculum revolves around a <a href="http://bit.ly/christieclass">Google Site</a> that houses learning objectives, resources and videos, assignments, student and teacher work. Mrs. Christie posts assignments daily on a Google Calendar, which is embedded into the class’s Google Site and can even be added to a student or parent’s personal Google account. Google Docs lets students do different kinds of creative homework, including using Google Drawings to creating flowcharts for a book report and relying on Presentations to collectively create and speak to a deck about astronomy. It’s validating for us to know that Google holds her work in equally high regard — Mrs. Christie was recognized as a Google Certified teacher last spring.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj88zRqsgFTmozK7fliZXLBBVWuF_3w9PMqPZ-1g4SdB-25T1qfi4z4iHa-CrdXG1BnrIEbtbh_v6kPBKiVkysDMur3SEhct5S4PhQiSNFQtdqDDTdB5CGuO7oj8Lvd4i9bHSujE8sp2ho/s1600/LPS-3231.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj88zRqsgFTmozK7fliZXLBBVWuF_3w9PMqPZ-1g4SdB-25T1qfi4z4iHa-CrdXG1BnrIEbtbh_v6kPBKiVkysDMur3SEhct5S4PhQiSNFQtdqDDTdB5CGuO7oj8Lvd4i9bHSujE8sp2ho/s1600/LPS-3231.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Even second graders are using Apps for writing projects like pen pals among multiple schools, where kids don't write together several times a year, but several times every day.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><b>Are you seeing any cost savings from using Google Apps?</b><br />We’re saving more than $42,000 each year with Apps, since we no longer have to maintain email servers, storage or licensing software. That’s not even including all the time we’re saving our IT team, since they no longer have to waste hours clearing out full email inboxes and resolving downtime issues.<br /><br /><b>What are you personally most proud of when you look back at how Littleton has changed since moving to Google Apps?</b><br />I love seeing how the technology empowers our students. Google Apps are great equalizers – regardless of their home situation, every student has the opportunity to learn with Apps. These tools, paired with the skills students gain in school, are universal and will serve them for the rest of their lives. It’s so inspiring to me and all our teachers to see the students light up and become masters of their own direction.<br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitAYebRqXNX3oOXlA8NHTUHv1wsyUxFzWIMzL9NkKivlkM4irVJSBYT4HkqDFOJb_cvakMZgf-ZE-4rqvlirDGKlwHUHaVtGqhTva60Efar1b9o3OCF1edIDfH6kGsJ-VcbQsAEQ9Vcy0/s1600/Newton-102.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitAYebRqXNX3oOXlA8NHTUHv1wsyUxFzWIMzL9NkKivlkM4irVJSBYT4HkqDFOJb_cvakMZgf-ZE-4rqvlirDGKlwHUHaVtGqhTva60Efar1b9o3OCF1edIDfH6kGsJ-VcbQsAEQ9Vcy0/s1600/Newton-102.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">LPS students create 20,000 Google Docs every month as a normal part of their learning.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />One cannot underestimate the power of collaboration. Any given feature set of a software or cloud application will evolve over time, so the specific skills are not as important. But the habits of mind that one develops by working with collaborative documents are truly different than what a 20th century education encouraged. Collaboration means inclusion; inclusion means more brain power applied to a problem; more brain power means better solutions; and better solutions produced by an inclusive process means better overall understanding. What more could any educator hope for?</div> </script> <noscript> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><i><b>Editor's note: </b>Today’s guest blogger is Dr. Dan Maas, Chief Information Officer for <a href="http://www.littletonpublicschools.net/">Littleton Public Schools</a>, a school district just south of Denver, Colorado, with 15,000 K-12 students across 13 elementary schools, 4 middle schools, 3 high schools, several alternative programs, a preschool, and 2 charter schools. Check out their <a href="http://services.google.com/fh/files/misc/littleton_case_study.pdf">case study</a> to learn more.</i><br /><br /><b>What motivated Littleton Public Schools to move to Google Apps?</b><br />Students today are growing up in a different educational world. Online tools have fundamentally changed how today’s kids learn, interact and work with each other. Moving to Google Apps was a natural step in creating a modern learning environment for our students, because the tools are intuitive and familiar to them. Before using Google Apps, the district was hosting email servers for teachers and staff, but had no collaboration tools and homework was done largely by emailing attachments or making paper submissions, a cumbersome process. Our top priority was to address these challenges.<br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRL24rMTtd0_GhbnXg7YektCEdk6e2UTl_c2fcQol8DVYd_iVZmjU9-DYKVG0A8S01FAYQuN_GXV8MMicZE_ir8MDzBl3CnDjpsuD5YDbbXxmLSsDnwF6ZlBvl45rce0p70VuP_gitD98/s1600/Euclid+2012-32-28.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRL24rMTtd0_GhbnXg7YektCEdk6e2UTl_c2fcQol8DVYd_iVZmjU9-DYKVG0A8S01FAYQuN_GXV8MMicZE_ir8MDzBl3CnDjpsuD5YDbbXxmLSsDnwF6ZlBvl45rce0p70VuP_gitD98/s1600/Euclid+2012-32-28.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">LPS buildings average 50 years in age, but with Google, the learning is in the cloud.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><b>How is the district using Google Apps now, nearly two years after deployment?</b><br />Today, every Littleton staff member, teacher and student in 4th grade and above has a Google Apps account — some schools have even started introducing their kindergartners to the Google tools. Adoption has been incredible across the board: during the 2011-2012 school year, Littleton students created more than 200,000 new Google Docs, and by the spring of 2013 they were averaging over 20,000 each month.<br /><br /><b>Are there any teachers or departments in particular that have embraced Google Apps in innovative ways?</b><br />I'm inspired by literally hundreds of classrooms in our district and how they're using technology to help their students learn. Katie Christie’s 5th grade class at Runyon Elementary School, for example, is using Apps in a particularly impressive way as part of the "<a href="https://sites.google.com/a/lpsk12.org/inspired-writing/">Inspired Writing</a>" initiative. The curriculum revolves around a <a href="http://bit.ly/christieclass">Google Site</a> that houses learning objectives, resources and videos, assignments, student and teacher work. Mrs. Christie posts assignments daily on a Google Calendar, which is embedded into the class’s Google Site and can even be added to a student or parent’s personal Google account. Google Docs lets students do different kinds of creative homework, including using Google Drawings to creating flowcharts for a book report and relying on Presentations to collectively create and speak to a deck about astronomy. It’s validating for us to know that Google holds her work in equally high regard — Mrs. Christie was recognized as a Google Certified teacher last spring.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj88zRqsgFTmozK7fliZXLBBVWuF_3w9PMqPZ-1g4SdB-25T1qfi4z4iHa-CrdXG1BnrIEbtbh_v6kPBKiVkysDMur3SEhct5S4PhQiSNFQtdqDDTdB5CGuO7oj8Lvd4i9bHSujE8sp2ho/s1600/LPS-3231.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj88zRqsgFTmozK7fliZXLBBVWuF_3w9PMqPZ-1g4SdB-25T1qfi4z4iHa-CrdXG1BnrIEbtbh_v6kPBKiVkysDMur3SEhct5S4PhQiSNFQtdqDDTdB5CGuO7oj8Lvd4i9bHSujE8sp2ho/s1600/LPS-3231.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Even second graders are using Apps for writing projects like pen pals among multiple schools, where kids don't write together several times a year, but several times every day.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><b>Are you seeing any cost savings from using Google Apps?</b><br />We’re saving more than $42,000 each year with Apps, since we no longer have to maintain email servers, storage or licensing software. That’s not even including all the time we’re saving our IT team, since they no longer have to waste hours clearing out full email inboxes and resolving downtime issues.<br /><br /><b>What are you personally most proud of when you look back at how Littleton has changed since moving to Google Apps?</b><br />I love seeing how the technology empowers our students. Google Apps are great equalizers – regardless of their home situation, every student has the opportunity to learn with Apps. These tools, paired with the skills students gain in school, are universal and will serve them for the rest of their lives. It’s so inspiring to me and all our teachers to see the students light up and become masters of their own direction.<br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitAYebRqXNX3oOXlA8NHTUHv1wsyUxFzWIMzL9NkKivlkM4irVJSBYT4HkqDFOJb_cvakMZgf-ZE-4rqvlirDGKlwHUHaVtGqhTva60Efar1b9o3OCF1edIDfH6kGsJ-VcbQsAEQ9Vcy0/s1600/Newton-102.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitAYebRqXNX3oOXlA8NHTUHv1wsyUxFzWIMzL9NkKivlkM4irVJSBYT4HkqDFOJb_cvakMZgf-ZE-4rqvlirDGKlwHUHaVtGqhTva60Efar1b9o3OCF1edIDfH6kGsJ-VcbQsAEQ9Vcy0/s1600/Newton-102.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">LPS students create 20,000 Google Docs every month as a normal part of their learning.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />One cannot underestimate the power of collaboration. Any given feature set of a software or cloud application will evolve over time, so the specific skills are not as important. But the habits of mind that one develops by working with collaborative documents are truly different than what a 20th century education encouraged. Collaboration means inclusion; inclusion means more brain power applied to a problem; more brain power means better solutions; and better solutions produced by an inclusive process means better overall understanding. 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The Center is a one-stop-shop for hundreds of best practice how-to videos, cases studies and guides. It also includes links to online communities and our newly revised exams. By passing 5 exams teachers can <a href="//www.google.com/edu/training/certifications/" target="_blank">become qualified as Google Educators</a>.<br /><br />We wanted the bulk of the content in the Center to be made for teachers, by teachers. So we worked with some of our <a href="//www.google.com/edu/programs/google-teacher-academy/" target="_blank">Google Certified Teachers</a> to create it. Today we’ll hear from three of those educators to get more information about their tips and tricks for teaching and training.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUiejCWOWPFiTQftbfXYRl5tDjBluXiZbgoXM9sChTdj78FErS6iGcswfkkFHcKR_afqUL2usv4MtqC_F5jQLoO2wYtccJOGt4L8Ti8eu38s-8fflYsUla9dETTbVjx-NH9HiJ08PEehw/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-01-31+at+11.11.11+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUiejCWOWPFiTQftbfXYRl5tDjBluXiZbgoXM9sChTdj78FErS6iGcswfkkFHcKR_afqUL2usv4MtqC_F5jQLoO2wYtccJOGt4L8Ti8eu38s-8fflYsUla9dETTbVjx-NH9HiJ08PEehw/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-01-31+at+11.11.11+AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><b>Bram: What are your top tips for running successful professional development with educators?</b><br /><br /><b>Jennie</b>: My tip for training is to leverage the same best practices you’d use with students. Focus on differentiating for your (teacher) learner, engage them in active learning and allow them to collaborate with one another to make the experience social. <br /><br /><b>Jay</b>: I have two pieces of advice: start small and give it a go. Pick just one part of your course to enhance with technology or just one tool to use more effectively. Learn something new and give it a go. Get support from your peers, school or PLN. Failing is okay, that’s how we learn.<br /><br /><b>Kevin</b>: Whether you are teaching or training, clear communication is essential. The best slides have the least amount of text. Make images on the slides focused, keeping words to a minimum, to emphasize the point made in the actual presentation. No one wants to “read” a presentation.<br /><br /><b>Jennie</b>: It is important to practice what you preach. If you're training people on Google Apps, use Google Apps. If you’re leading a session, create a Google Site to share information. Share a collaborative Google Doc so participants can take notes together and exchange ideas. <br /><b><br /></b> <b>Bram: What are your most effective training activities?</b><br /><br /><b>Jennie</b>: I have a professional development opener I like to call the "Gripe Jam." While I play the song “We’re Not Gonna Take It” teachers write down their gripes and I compile these into a Google Doc. The teachers then vote on the most important ones. This is how we decide where we begin our exploration of digital learning. Crowd-sourced PD is a huge buy-in generator. Many teachers respond better to new ideas when we first listen to their current issues.<br /><br /><b>Jay</b>: I advise people to keep a YouTube playlist for “Stuff I’ve Learned.” I learn a lot from YouTube videos. As I’m looking up videos and learning new things I add the videos to a playlist with other things that YouTube has taught me. This not only serves as a great repository I can come back to for review, it also helps me to model how and what I am learning. This could be embedded on your professional portfolio site to help demonstrate how you are a contemporary learner.<br /><br /><b>Bram: What is a top piece of advice about Google tools for teaching?</b><br /><br /><b>Kevin</b>: The number one recommendation I have for teachers who assign projects using Docs and Drive is to turn the hand-in process upside-down. Rather than having students turn-in their work at the end of the assignment cycle, have them turn it in at the beginning. The first step in any class project is to have students create their document, presentation, or spreadsheet, and have them share it with you as the teacher immediately. This allows teachers to monitor and support students through the entire process. <br /><br /><b>Bram: Have any recent professional development experiences really stayed with you?</b><br /><br /><b>Jay</b>: Recently I was working with a teacher named Rick, a master teacher with decades of experience who wanted to use technology to improve student writing. We started small with the prewriting process and brainstorming with Google Drawings and Docs. I pushed him a little more. He was amazed when we looked at the Comments feature, which allowed him to provide better feedback to his students and they blossomed. He was so energized and excited about teaching writing again. Even with his vast experience and being so close to retirement, Rick demonstrated my two recommendations: start small and give it a go. He was able to rekindle his own passion and effectively integrate technology. We can all do this.</div> </script> <noscript> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span class="byline-author">Posted by Bram Bout, Director of Education</span> <br /><br />Earlier this week we announced the release of the <a href="//www.google.com/edu/training/" target="_blank">Google for Education Learning Center</a>, an online portal that helps educators learn about Google tools for teaching and learning. The Center is a one-stop-shop for hundreds of best practice how-to videos, cases studies and guides. It also includes links to online communities and our newly revised exams. By passing 5 exams teachers can <a href="//www.google.com/edu/training/certifications/" target="_blank">become qualified as Google Educators</a>.<br /><br />We wanted the bulk of the content in the Center to be made for teachers, by teachers. So we worked with some of our <a href="//www.google.com/edu/programs/google-teacher-academy/" target="_blank">Google Certified Teachers</a> to create it. Today we’ll hear from three of those educators to get more information about their tips and tricks for teaching and training.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUiejCWOWPFiTQftbfXYRl5tDjBluXiZbgoXM9sChTdj78FErS6iGcswfkkFHcKR_afqUL2usv4MtqC_F5jQLoO2wYtccJOGt4L8Ti8eu38s-8fflYsUla9dETTbVjx-NH9HiJ08PEehw/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-01-31+at+11.11.11+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUiejCWOWPFiTQftbfXYRl5tDjBluXiZbgoXM9sChTdj78FErS6iGcswfkkFHcKR_afqUL2usv4MtqC_F5jQLoO2wYtccJOGt4L8Ti8eu38s-8fflYsUla9dETTbVjx-NH9HiJ08PEehw/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-01-31+at+11.11.11+AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><b>Bram: What are your top tips for running successful professional development with educators?</b><br /><br /><b>Jennie</b>: My tip for training is to leverage the same best practices you’d use with students. Focus on differentiating for your (teacher) learner, engage them in active learning and allow them to collaborate with one another to make the experience social. <br /><br /><b>Jay</b>: I have two pieces of advice: start small and give it a go. Pick just one part of your course to enhance with technology or just one tool to use more effectively. Learn something new and give it a go. Get support from your peers, school or PLN. Failing is okay, that’s how we learn.<br /><br /><b>Kevin</b>: Whether you are teaching or training, clear communication is essential. The best slides have the least amount of text. Make images on the slides focused, keeping words to a minimum, to emphasize the point made in the actual presentation. No one wants to “read” a presentation.<br /><br /><b>Jennie</b>: It is important to practice what you preach. If you're training people on Google Apps, use Google Apps. If you’re leading a session, create a Google Site to share information. Share a collaborative Google Doc so participants can take notes together and exchange ideas. <br /><b><br /></b> <b>Bram: What are your most effective training activities?</b><br /><br /><b>Jennie</b>: I have a professional development opener I like to call the "Gripe Jam." While I play the song “We’re Not Gonna Take It” teachers write down their gripes and I compile these into a Google Doc. The teachers then vote on the most important ones. This is how we decide where we begin our exploration of digital learning. Crowd-sourced PD is a huge buy-in generator. Many teachers respond better to new ideas when we first listen to their current issues.<br /><br /><b>Jay</b>: I advise people to keep a YouTube playlist for “Stuff I’ve Learned.” I learn a lot from YouTube videos. As I’m looking up videos and learning new things I add the videos to a playlist with other things that YouTube has taught me. This not only serves as a great repository I can come back to for review, it also helps me to model how and what I am learning. This could be embedded on your professional portfolio site to help demonstrate how you are a contemporary learner.<br /><br /><b>Bram: What is a top piece of advice about Google tools for teaching?</b><br /><br /><b>Kevin</b>: The number one recommendation I have for teachers who assign projects using Docs and Drive is to turn the hand-in process upside-down. Rather than having students turn-in their work at the end of the assignment cycle, have them turn it in at the beginning. The first step in any class project is to have students create their document, presentation, or spreadsheet, and have them share it with you as the teacher immediately. This allows teachers to monitor and support students through the entire process. <br /><br /><b>Bram: Have any recent professional development experiences really stayed with you?</b><br /><br /><b>Jay</b>: Recently I was working with a teacher named Rick, a master teacher with decades of experience who wanted to use technology to improve student writing. We started small with the prewriting process and brainstorming with Google Drawings and Docs. I pushed him a little more. He was amazed when we looked at the Comments feature, which allowed him to provide better feedback to his students and they blossomed. He was so energized and excited about teaching writing again. Even with his vast experience and being so close to retirement, Rick demonstrated my two recommendations: start small and give it a go. He was able to rekindle his own passion and effectively integrate technology. We can all do this.</div> </noscript> </div> </div> <div class='share'> <span class='gplus-share social-wrapper' data-href='https://plus.google.com/share?url=https://cloud.googleblog.com/2014/01/making-most-of-google-for-education.html?hl=en'> <img alt='Share on Google+' height='24' src='https://www.gstatic.com/images/branding/google_plus/2x/ic_w_post_gplus_black_24dp.png' width='24'/> </span> <span class='twitter-custom social-wrapper' data-href='http://twitter.com/share?text=Official Google Cloud Blog:Making the Most of the Google for Education Learning Center&url=https://cloud.googleblog.com/2014/01/making-most-of-google-for-education.html?hl=en&via=gsuite'> <img alt='Share on Twitter' height='24' src='https://www.gstatic.com/images/icons/material/system/2x/post_twitter_black_24dp.png' width='24'/> </span> <span class='fb-custom social-wrapper' data-href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://cloud.googleblog.com/2014/01/making-most-of-google-for-education.html?hl=en'> <img alt='Share on Facebook' height='24' src='https://www.gstatic.com/images/icons/material/system/2x/post_facebook_black_24dp.png' width='24'/> </span> </div> <div class='comment-container'> <i class='comment-img material-icons'>  </i> <span class='cmt_count_iframe_holder' data-count='3' data-onclick='' data-post-url='https://cloud.googleblog.com/2014/01/making-most-of-google-for-education.html?hl=en' data-url='https://cloud.googleblog.com/2014/01/making-most-of-google-for-education.html' style='color: #4184F3;'></span> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <div class='cmt_iframe_holder' data-href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/2014/01/making-most-of-google-for-education.html' data-viewtype='FILTERED_POSTMOD'></div> <a href='https://plus.google.com/112374322230920073195' rel='author' style='display:none;'> Google </a> <div class='label-footer'> <span class='labels-caption'> Labels: </span> <span class='labels'> <a class='label' href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/search/label/education?hl=en' rel='tag'> education </a> , <a class='label' href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/search/label/Google%20Certified%20Teachers?hl=en' rel='tag'> Google Certified Teachers </a> , <a class='label' href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/search/label/Google%20for%20Education?hl=en' rel='tag'> Google for Education </a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class='post' data-id='8901599861910847096' itemscope='' itemtype='http://schema.org/BlogPosting'> <h2 class='title' itemprop='name'> <a href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/2013/11/introducing-tablets-with-google-play.html?hl=en' itemprop='url' title='Introducing Tablets with Google Play for Education'> Introducing Tablets with Google Play for Education </a> </h2> <div class='post-header'> <div class='published'> <span class='publishdate' itemprop='datePublished'> Wednesday, November 13, 2013 </span> </div> </div> <div class='post-body'> <div class='post-content' itemprop='articleBody'> <script type='text/template'> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span class="byline-author">Posted by Rick Borovoy, Product Manager for Google Play for Education</span> <br /><br />Today we’re launching tablets with Google Play for Education for K-12 schools in the U.S. For the past five months, thousands of students and more than 50 schools have used Google Play for Education and shared their experiences as part of our beta program. What’s been clear from their feedback is that teachers and IT administrators need time-saving solutions to help their students learn in the classroom and smooth the transition to new curriculum standards. They’ve asked for something easy to set up and manage, that helps them find educational content they can trust, and that doesn’t break the bank. <br /><br />Google Play for Education is an extension of Google Play designed for schools. Here <a href="//youtu.be/7yHehnGlxhg" target="_blank">educators can discover</a> apps approved by teachers for teachers, as well as educational videos and a collection of classic books for their classroom. Teachers can search for approved apps by grade, subject and standard, including Common Core, <a href="//youtu.be/RmI2otfu_zU" target="_blank">pay using a purchase order</a>, and deploy the content to students instantly. We’ve been working with top developers to bring the best educational apps to Google Play for Education, including <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.classdojo.android&hl=en" target="_blank">ClassDojo</a>, <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.socrative.teacher&hl=en" target="_blank">Socrative</a>, <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.morriscooke.explaineverything&hl=en" target="_blank">Explain Everything</a>, <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=air.Nearpod&hl=en" target="_blank">NearPod</a>, and many more.<br /><br />Schools can choose from three classroom ready tablet options: Nexus 7 (a 7” tablet) available today, and the ASUS Transformer Pad (a 10” tablet) or the HP Slate 8 Pro (an 8” tablet), both available early next year. Schools can <a href="//youtu.be/HMecDbP5cc4" target="_blank">set up a classroom of tablets</a> in minutes with a few simple taps. Just hold the administrator tablet together with the student tablet to set up each device quickly. Tablets with Google Play for Education are built on Google Apps for Education so students use their Google accounts to log in seamlessly. Tablet pricing starts at $229 and management is $30 per tablet.<br /><br />The passionate educators and talented students at New Jersey’s Hillsborough Township Public Schools were amongst the first to roll out tablets with Google Play for Education. Watch their story. <br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/vzvpcEffvaE" width="640"></iframe><br />To learn more visit <a href="//google.com/edu/tablets">google.com/edu/tablets</a>. Interested schools can click “Contact Us” to speak with a member of our team. We’re working with resellers like CDW-G to get these tablets into schools, with more resellers coming soon. <br /><br />With more than 30 million people using Google Apps for Education already, tablets with Google Play for Education easily plug into many schools’ existing technology. This is an affordable, 1:1 solution that puts greater power in the hands of teachers to find the best tools and content for their classrooms. We’re continuing to evolve the Google in Education offering and are happy to bring even more choice in devices and content. <br /><br /><br /></div> </script> <noscript> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span class="byline-author">Posted by Rick Borovoy, Product Manager for Google Play for Education</span> <br /><br />Today we’re launching tablets with Google Play for Education for K-12 schools in the U.S. For the past five months, thousands of students and more than 50 schools have used Google Play for Education and shared their experiences as part of our beta program. What’s been clear from their feedback is that teachers and IT administrators need time-saving solutions to help their students learn in the classroom and smooth the transition to new curriculum standards. They’ve asked for something easy to set up and manage, that helps them find educational content they can trust, and that doesn’t break the bank. <br /><br />Google Play for Education is an extension of Google Play designed for schools. Here <a href="//youtu.be/7yHehnGlxhg" target="_blank">educators can discover</a> apps approved by teachers for teachers, as well as educational videos and a collection of classic books for their classroom. Teachers can search for approved apps by grade, subject and standard, including Common Core, <a href="//youtu.be/RmI2otfu_zU" target="_blank">pay using a purchase order</a>, and deploy the content to students instantly. We’ve been working with top developers to bring the best educational apps to Google Play for Education, including <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.classdojo.android&hl=en" target="_blank">ClassDojo</a>, <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.socrative.teacher&hl=en" target="_blank">Socrative</a>, <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.morriscooke.explaineverything&hl=en" target="_blank">Explain Everything</a>, <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=air.Nearpod&hl=en" target="_blank">NearPod</a>, and many more.<br /><br />Schools can choose from three classroom ready tablet options: Nexus 7 (a 7” tablet) available today, and the ASUS Transformer Pad (a 10” tablet) or the HP Slate 8 Pro (an 8” tablet), both available early next year. Schools can <a href="//youtu.be/HMecDbP5cc4" target="_blank">set up a classroom of tablets</a> in minutes with a few simple taps. Just hold the administrator tablet together with the student tablet to set up each device quickly. Tablets with Google Play for Education are built on Google Apps for Education so students use their Google accounts to log in seamlessly. Tablet pricing starts at $229 and management is $30 per tablet.<br /><br />The passionate educators and talented students at New Jersey’s Hillsborough Township Public Schools were amongst the first to roll out tablets with Google Play for Education. Watch their story. <br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/vzvpcEffvaE" width="640"></iframe><br />To learn more visit <a href="//google.com/edu/tablets">google.com/edu/tablets</a>. Interested schools can click “Contact Us” to speak with a member of our team. We’re working with resellers like CDW-G to get these tablets into schools, with more resellers coming soon. <br /><br />With more than 30 million people using Google Apps for Education already, tablets with Google Play for Education easily plug into many schools’ existing technology. This is an affordable, 1:1 solution that puts greater power in the hands of teachers to find the best tools and content for their classrooms. We’re continuing to evolve the Google in Education offering and are happy to bring even more choice in devices and content. <br /><br /><br /></div> </noscript> </div> </div> <div class='share'> <span class='gplus-share social-wrapper' data-href='https://plus.google.com/share?url=https://cloud.googleblog.com/2013/11/introducing-tablets-with-google-play.html?hl=en'> <img alt='Share on Google+' height='24' src='https://www.gstatic.com/images/branding/google_plus/2x/ic_w_post_gplus_black_24dp.png' width='24'/> </span> <span class='twitter-custom social-wrapper' data-href='http://twitter.com/share?text=Official Google Cloud Blog:Introducing Tablets with Google Play for Education&url=https://cloud.googleblog.com/2013/11/introducing-tablets-with-google-play.html?hl=en&via=gsuite'> <img alt='Share on Twitter' height='24' src='https://www.gstatic.com/images/icons/material/system/2x/post_twitter_black_24dp.png' width='24'/> </span> <span class='fb-custom social-wrapper' data-href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://cloud.googleblog.com/2013/11/introducing-tablets-with-google-play.html?hl=en'> <img alt='Share on Facebook' height='24' src='https://www.gstatic.com/images/icons/material/system/2x/post_facebook_black_24dp.png' width='24'/> </span> </div> <div class='comment-container'> <i class='comment-img material-icons'>  </i> <span class='cmt_count_iframe_holder' data-count='4' data-onclick='' data-post-url='https://cloud.googleblog.com/2013/11/introducing-tablets-with-google-play.html?hl=en' data-url='https://cloud.googleblog.com/2013/11/introducing-tablets-with-google-play.html' style='color: #4184F3;'></span> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <div class='cmt_iframe_holder' data-href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/2013/11/introducing-tablets-with-google-play.html' data-viewtype='FILTERED_POSTMOD'></div> <a href='https://plus.google.com/112374322230920073195' rel='author' style='display:none;'> Google </a> <div class='label-footer'> <span class='labels-caption'> Labels: </span> <span class='labels'> <a class='label' href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/search/label/education?hl=en' rel='tag'> education </a> , <a class='label' href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/search/label/google%20play%20for%20education?hl=en' rel='tag'> google play for education </a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class='post' data-id='3646519474423486973' itemscope='' itemtype='http://schema.org/BlogPosting'> <h2 class='title' itemprop='name'> <a href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/2013/04/for-malaysia-bringing-google-apps-and.html?hl=en' itemprop='url' title='For Malaysia: Bringing Google Apps and Chromebooks to the classroom'> For Malaysia: Bringing Google Apps and Chromebooks to the classroom </a> </h2> <div class='post-header'> <div class='published'> <span class='publishdate' itemprop='datePublished'> Wednesday, April 10, 2013 </span> </div> </div> <div class='post-body'> <div class='post-content' itemprop='articleBody'> <script type='text/template'> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span class="byline-author">Posted by Felix Lin, Director of Product Management</span><br /><br /><i>(Cross-posted on the <a href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Official Google Blog</a> and <a href="http://chrome.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Google Chrome Blog</a>.)</i> <br /><br />As a parent of three kids, I have the same aspirations as many other parents and educators—to provide them with the best opportunities to learn and discover their passions. For many students, the web has become an incredible resource for the classroom, offering tools to work collaboratively, share and research. School systems of all sizes—from a single primary school to an entire country such as the <a href="http://googleenterprise.blogspot.com/2012/09/islands-in-cloud-philippines-department.html" target="_blank">Philippines</a>—have “Gone Google” in their schools and embraced the web to transform education. <br /><br />Today the country of Malaysia is going a step further by adopting <a href="//www.google.com/enterprise/apps/education/" target="_blank">Google Apps</a> for 10 million students, teachers and parents. As part of this initiative they are also deploying Chromebooks to primary and secondary schools nationwide. These efforts to integrate the web are a central part of a <a href="http://www.moe.gov.my/userfiles/file/PPP/Preliminary-Blueprint-Eng.pdf" target="_blank">national plan</a> (PDF) to reform its educational system. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyFYbT9ZpNDdfhIwETYxPzhz5-WoIKgNiury5CXE70j5_QjUZNdUtpnBbjeUZhjqYEgUlERj3M3FYvcE6HnpHvxCf_YM2AXnnYUmMByMWfFV_1iRyUXCAFNXu7eIQFsPdjQtwcM35qR48/s1600/1bestari_11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyFYbT9ZpNDdfhIwETYxPzhz5-WoIKgNiury5CXE70j5_QjUZNdUtpnBbjeUZhjqYEgUlERj3M3FYvcE6HnpHvxCf_YM2AXnnYUmMByMWfFV_1iRyUXCAFNXu7eIQFsPdjQtwcM35qR48/s320/1bestari_11.jpg" /></a></div><br />To deploy technology across a nationwide school system, computers need to be simple, manageable and secure. Chromebooks are ideal for learning and sharing in the classroom—there’s nothing complicated to learn, they boot up in seconds and have virus protection built in. They also offer <a href="http://googleenterprise.blogspot.com/2012/05/next-step-in-chrome-os-journey-for.html" target="_blank">easy setup and deployment</a>, which means they’re ready to go the moment a student opens the lid and logs in. And with reduced overhead costs, Chromebooks are a cost-efficient option* to deploy technology at scale. <br /><br />To date, more than 3,000 schools worldwide, from Edina, Minnesota to Point England, New Zealand, have deployed Chromebooks to <a href="//www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/education/devices/casestudies.html#casestudy-councilbluffs" target="_blank">improve attendance and graduation rates</a>, <a href="//www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/education/devices/casestudies.html#casestudy-fonddulac" target="_blank">make learning more fun</a> and <a href="//www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/education/devices/casestudies.html#casestudy-hartford" target="_blank">enable students to take more ownership for their learning</a>. <br /><br />The web gives our children and students new opportunities to access the world’s information and work collaboratively. We look forward to working with <a href="//www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/education/devices/large-deployments.html" target="_blank">national and regional leaders</a> to make the most of the web with Google Apps and Chromebooks and help them provide the best opportunities to every student. <br /><br /><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">*In research sponsored by Google, research firm IDC found that Chromebooks yield three-year cost of ownership savings of $1,135 per device compared to traditional PCs or tablets, require 69% fewer hours to deploy and 92% fewer hours to manage. <a href="http://static.googleusercontent.com/external_content/untrusted_dlcp/www.google.com/en/us/intl/en/chrome/assets/education/pdf/IDC-WP-Quantifying.the.Economic.Value.of.Chromebooks.for.K-12.Education-042013.pdf" target="_blank">Learn more</a>.</span><i></i></i></div> </script> <noscript> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span class="byline-author">Posted by Felix Lin, Director of Product Management</span><br /><br /><i>(Cross-posted on the <a href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Official Google Blog</a> and <a href="http://chrome.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Google Chrome Blog</a>.)</i> <br /><br />As a parent of three kids, I have the same aspirations as many other parents and educators—to provide them with the best opportunities to learn and discover their passions. For many students, the web has become an incredible resource for the classroom, offering tools to work collaboratively, share and research. School systems of all sizes—from a single primary school to an entire country such as the <a href="http://googleenterprise.blogspot.com/2012/09/islands-in-cloud-philippines-department.html" target="_blank">Philippines</a>—have “Gone Google” in their schools and embraced the web to transform education. <br /><br />Today the country of Malaysia is going a step further by adopting <a href="//www.google.com/enterprise/apps/education/" target="_blank">Google Apps</a> for 10 million students, teachers and parents. As part of this initiative they are also deploying Chromebooks to primary and secondary schools nationwide. These efforts to integrate the web are a central part of a <a href="http://www.moe.gov.my/userfiles/file/PPP/Preliminary-Blueprint-Eng.pdf" target="_blank">national plan</a> (PDF) to reform its educational system. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyFYbT9ZpNDdfhIwETYxPzhz5-WoIKgNiury5CXE70j5_QjUZNdUtpnBbjeUZhjqYEgUlERj3M3FYvcE6HnpHvxCf_YM2AXnnYUmMByMWfFV_1iRyUXCAFNXu7eIQFsPdjQtwcM35qR48/s1600/1bestari_11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyFYbT9ZpNDdfhIwETYxPzhz5-WoIKgNiury5CXE70j5_QjUZNdUtpnBbjeUZhjqYEgUlERj3M3FYvcE6HnpHvxCf_YM2AXnnYUmMByMWfFV_1iRyUXCAFNXu7eIQFsPdjQtwcM35qR48/s320/1bestari_11.jpg" /></a></div><br />To deploy technology across a nationwide school system, computers need to be simple, manageable and secure. Chromebooks are ideal for learning and sharing in the classroom—there’s nothing complicated to learn, they boot up in seconds and have virus protection built in. They also offer <a href="http://googleenterprise.blogspot.com/2012/05/next-step-in-chrome-os-journey-for.html" target="_blank">easy setup and deployment</a>, which means they’re ready to go the moment a student opens the lid and logs in. And with reduced overhead costs, Chromebooks are a cost-efficient option* to deploy technology at scale. <br /><br />To date, more than 3,000 schools worldwide, from Edina, Minnesota to Point England, New Zealand, have deployed Chromebooks to <a href="//www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/education/devices/casestudies.html#casestudy-councilbluffs" target="_blank">improve attendance and graduation rates</a>, <a href="//www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/education/devices/casestudies.html#casestudy-fonddulac" target="_blank">make learning more fun</a> and <a href="//www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/education/devices/casestudies.html#casestudy-hartford" target="_blank">enable students to take more ownership for their learning</a>. <br /><br />The web gives our children and students new opportunities to access the world’s information and work collaboratively. We look forward to working with <a href="//www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/education/devices/large-deployments.html" target="_blank">national and regional leaders</a> to make the most of the web with Google Apps and Chromebooks and help them provide the best opportunities to every student. <br /><br /><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">*In research sponsored by Google, research firm IDC found that Chromebooks yield three-year cost of ownership savings of $1,135 per device compared to traditional PCs or tablets, require 69% fewer hours to deploy and 92% fewer hours to manage. <a href="http://static.googleusercontent.com/external_content/untrusted_dlcp/www.google.com/en/us/intl/en/chrome/assets/education/pdf/IDC-WP-Quantifying.the.Economic.Value.of.Chromebooks.for.K-12.Education-042013.pdf" target="_blank">Learn more</a>.</span><i></i></i></div> </noscript> </div> </div> <div class='share'> <span class='gplus-share social-wrapper' data-href='https://plus.google.com/share?url=https://cloud.googleblog.com/2013/04/for-malaysia-bringing-google-apps-and.html?hl=en'> <img alt='Share on Google+' height='24' src='https://www.gstatic.com/images/branding/google_plus/2x/ic_w_post_gplus_black_24dp.png' width='24'/> </span> <span class='twitter-custom social-wrapper' data-href='http://twitter.com/share?text=Official Google Cloud Blog:For Malaysia: Bringing Google Apps and Chromebooks to the classroom&url=https://cloud.googleblog.com/2013/04/for-malaysia-bringing-google-apps-and.html?hl=en&via=gsuite'> <img alt='Share on Twitter' height='24' src='https://www.gstatic.com/images/icons/material/system/2x/post_twitter_black_24dp.png' width='24'/> </span> <span class='fb-custom social-wrapper' data-href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://cloud.googleblog.com/2013/04/for-malaysia-bringing-google-apps-and.html?hl=en'> <img alt='Share on Facebook' height='24' src='https://www.gstatic.com/images/icons/material/system/2x/post_facebook_black_24dp.png' width='24'/> </span> </div> <div class='comment-container'> <i class='comment-img material-icons'>  </i> <span class='cmt_count_iframe_holder' data-count='4' data-onclick='' data-post-url='https://cloud.googleblog.com/2013/04/for-malaysia-bringing-google-apps-and.html?hl=en' data-url='https://cloud.googleblog.com/2013/04/for-malaysia-bringing-google-apps-and.html' style='color: #4184F3;'></span> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <div class='cmt_iframe_holder' data-href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/2013/04/for-malaysia-bringing-google-apps-and.html' data-viewtype='FILTERED_POSTMOD'></div> <a href='https://plus.google.com/112374322230920073195' rel='author' style='display:none;'> Google </a> <div class='label-footer'> <span class='labels-caption'> Labels: </span> <span class='labels'> <a class='label' href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/search/label/Chromebooks%20for%20Education?hl=en' rel='tag'> Chromebooks for Education </a> , <a class='label' href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/search/label/customer%20love?hl=en' rel='tag'> customer love </a> , <a class='label' href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/search/label/education?hl=en' rel='tag'> education </a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class='post' data-id='9077259287462406173' itemscope='' itemtype='http://schema.org/BlogPosting'> <h2 class='title' itemprop='name'> <a href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/2013/02/australia-goes-back-to-school-with.html?hl=en' itemprop='url' title='Australia goes back to school with Google Apps for Education'> Australia goes back to school with Google Apps for Education </a> </h2> <div class='post-header'> <div class='published'> <span class='publishdate' itemprop='datePublished'> Wednesday, February 20, 2013 </span> </div> </div> <div class='post-body'> <div class='post-content' itemprop='articleBody'> <script type='text/template'> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span class="byline-author">Posted by Suan Yeo, Head of Google Education, Asia-Pacific</span><br /><br />With a new academic year comes a new way of learning.<br /><div style="text-align: center;">  <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/qve-aB0Ax-Q" width="560"></iframe> </div>Increasingly primary, secondary, and university students and faculty are using Google Apps for Education, a free suite of productivity tools designed to help people work together better. This also include three top-tier universities in Australia who are going back to school this year with Google Apps. The universities of Griffith, Macquarie and Monash join the community of thousands of institutions worldwide using Google Apps for Education to enhance their students’ learning and to increase organizational efficiency. This community includes 72 of the top 100 schools in the USA and 20 million students and teachers worldwide.<br /><br />Griffith University is a leading research university with a strong international focus spread over 5 campuses. They were looking for an easy-to-use communication and collaboration platform that offered more storage capacity and a better user interface, regardless of access device or location.<br /><br />Monash University has a presence in Malaysia, South Africa, India, Italy and China, and benefits from being able to streamline communication among its dispersed students and staff.<br /><br /><i>“How could you not consider Google Apps in the world we are in today? It, to me, is the best productivity tool you could imagine, in the most intuitive fashion.” </i><br /><i>—Adam Shoemaker, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education), Monash University</i><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/czMy19l82vw" width="560"></iframe></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"></div>Macquarie University was in fact the first university in Australia, and amongst the first in the world, to offer Gmail to their students, setting up 68,000 accounts back in 2007. Since then, they have switched on more and more of the suite’s features, and in 2012 even became the first Australian university to map its campus 3 dimensionally in Google Earth.<br /><div style="text-align: center;">  <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/Wf3X9RRJA-U" width="560"></iframe> </div>Several students from each of these universities have also been appointed as <a href="//www.google.com/intl/en/jobs/students/proscho/programs/australia/ambassador/">Google Student Ambassadors</a> this year, and will join students from 25 other universities this week in our Sydney office. They will learn first-hand how Google Apps for Education can help to uncover a new way of learning, and help others on their campuses to use technology for good.<br /><br />For more information about Google Apps for Education, and to sign up today, visit <a href="//www.google.com/apps/edu">www.google.com/apps/edu</a>. Or say hello in person June 3-5 at <a href="http://www.edutech.net.au/">EduTECH</a> in Brisbane, Australia. </div> </script> <noscript> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span class="byline-author">Posted by Suan Yeo, Head of Google Education, Asia-Pacific</span><br /><br />With a new academic year comes a new way of learning.<br /><div style="text-align: center;">  <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/qve-aB0Ax-Q" width="560"></iframe> </div>Increasingly primary, secondary, and university students and faculty are using Google Apps for Education, a free suite of productivity tools designed to help people work together better. This also include three top-tier universities in Australia who are going back to school this year with Google Apps. The universities of Griffith, Macquarie and Monash join the community of thousands of institutions worldwide using Google Apps for Education to enhance their students’ learning and to increase organizational efficiency. This community includes 72 of the top 100 schools in the USA and 20 million students and teachers worldwide.<br /><br />Griffith University is a leading research university with a strong international focus spread over 5 campuses. They were looking for an easy-to-use communication and collaboration platform that offered more storage capacity and a better user interface, regardless of access device or location.<br /><br />Monash University has a presence in Malaysia, South Africa, India, Italy and China, and benefits from being able to streamline communication among its dispersed students and staff.<br /><br /><i>“How could you not consider Google Apps in the world we are in today? It, to me, is the best productivity tool you could imagine, in the most intuitive fashion.” </i><br /><i>—Adam Shoemaker, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education), Monash University</i><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/czMy19l82vw" width="560"></iframe></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"></div>Macquarie University was in fact the first university in Australia, and amongst the first in the world, to offer Gmail to their students, setting up 68,000 accounts back in 2007. Since then, they have switched on more and more of the suite’s features, and in 2012 even became the first Australian university to map its campus 3 dimensionally in Google Earth.<br /><div style="text-align: center;">  <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/Wf3X9RRJA-U" width="560"></iframe> </div>Several students from each of these universities have also been appointed as <a href="//www.google.com/intl/en/jobs/students/proscho/programs/australia/ambassador/">Google Student Ambassadors</a> this year, and will join students from 25 other universities this week in our Sydney office. They will learn first-hand how Google Apps for Education can help to uncover a new way of learning, and help others on their campuses to use technology for good.<br /><br />For more information about Google Apps for Education, and to sign up today, visit <a href="//www.google.com/apps/edu">www.google.com/apps/edu</a>. Or say hello in person June 3-5 at <a href="http://www.edutech.net.au/">EduTECH</a> in Brisbane, Australia. </div> </noscript> </div> </div> <div class='share'> <span class='gplus-share social-wrapper' data-href='https://plus.google.com/share?url=https://cloud.googleblog.com/2013/02/australia-goes-back-to-school-with.html?hl=en'> <img alt='Share on Google+' height='24' src='https://www.gstatic.com/images/branding/google_plus/2x/ic_w_post_gplus_black_24dp.png' width='24'/> </span> <span class='twitter-custom social-wrapper' data-href='http://twitter.com/share?text=Official Google Cloud Blog:Australia goes back to school with Google Apps for Education&url=https://cloud.googleblog.com/2013/02/australia-goes-back-to-school-with.html?hl=en&via=gsuite'> <img alt='Share on Twitter' height='24' src='https://www.gstatic.com/images/icons/material/system/2x/post_twitter_black_24dp.png' width='24'/> </span> <span class='fb-custom social-wrapper' data-href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://cloud.googleblog.com/2013/02/australia-goes-back-to-school-with.html?hl=en'> <img alt='Share on Facebook' height='24' src='https://www.gstatic.com/images/icons/material/system/2x/post_facebook_black_24dp.png' width='24'/> </span> </div> <div class='comment-container'> <i class='comment-img material-icons'>  </i> <span class='cmt_count_iframe_holder' data-count='3' data-onclick='' data-post-url='https://cloud.googleblog.com/2013/02/australia-goes-back-to-school-with.html?hl=en' data-url='https://cloud.googleblog.com/2013/02/australia-goes-back-to-school-with.html' style='color: #4184F3;'></span> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <div class='cmt_iframe_holder' data-href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/2013/02/australia-goes-back-to-school-with.html' data-viewtype='FILTERED_POSTMOD'></div> <a href='https://plus.google.com/112374322230920073195' rel='author' style='display:none;'> Google </a> <div class='label-footer'> <span class='labels-caption'> Labels: </span> <span class='labels'> <a class='label' href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/search/label/Asia%20Pacific?hl=en' rel='tag'> Asia Pacific </a> , <a class='label' href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/search/label/customer%20love?hl=en' rel='tag'> customer love </a> , <a class='label' href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/search/label/education?hl=en' rel='tag'> education </a> , <a class='label' href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/search/label/Gone%20Google?hl=en' rel='tag'> Gone Google </a> , <a class='label' href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/search/label/gonegoogle?hl=en' rel='tag'> gonegoogle </a> , <a class='label' href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/search/label/Google%20Apps?hl=en' rel='tag'> Google Apps </a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class='post' data-id='234476828413865616' itemscope='' itemtype='http://schema.org/BlogPosting'> <h2 class='title' itemprop='name'> <a href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/2013/02/google-apps-for-education-says-hello-to.html?hl=en' itemprop='url' title='Google Apps for Education says hello to northern Thailand as Mae Fah Laung University goes Google and green'> Google Apps for Education says hello to northern Thailand as Mae Fah Laung University goes Google and green </a> </h2> <div class='post-header'> <div class='published'> <span class='publishdate' itemprop='datePublished'> Tuesday, February 19, 2013 </span> </div> </div> <div class='post-body'> <div class='post-content' itemprop='articleBody'> <script type='text/template'> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span class="byline-author">Posted by Samuel Cheung, Regional Lead, Asia-Pacific, Google Apps Supporting Programs for EDU</span><br /><br />Rolling green hills, a skyline of trees and no traffic in sight. Yes, this is Thailand. Today in partnership with the prestigious Mae Fah Luang University, we’re supporting an educational institution famous for its breathtaking natural environment in their vision to become a Green University by going Google. <br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEfAKME9XPpMe8ajg5Y1HqwKhaBqaG6AVi2oIrN6OyRj16Tj-F2p9O58HqwVWVlhl2JGBU8StIlrL9bwCACpg9Pob2h0ewy9NO7E7fl_6IyMnD9FQydUNSftnENwSi8-N64fxfUST-noU/s1600/MFU+goes+Google_6.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEfAKME9XPpMe8ajg5Y1HqwKhaBqaG6AVi2oIrN6OyRj16Tj-F2p9O58HqwVWVlhl2JGBU8StIlrL9bwCACpg9Pob2h0ewy9NO7E7fl_6IyMnD9FQydUNSftnENwSi8-N64fxfUST-noU/s400/MFU+goes+Google_6.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><br /></div>Through the Google Apps for Education Support Program, 14,000 teachers, students and staff from Mae Fah Luang University will now use Google’s <a href="//www.google.com/edu/teachers/educator-resources.html">collection of free email and open collaboration tools</a>, including Gmail, Google+, Docs, Calendar and Groups, and be the first educational institution in northern Thailand to go Google. <br /><br />Being cloud enabled means students and teachers can take full advantage of the web and collaborate wherever they are. No matter if they are on a bus, at home, or enjoying one of the many beautiful gardens on the Mae Fah Luang University campus. Leading-edge technologies, like cloud computing and collaborative tools, have a vital role to play in helping equip future generations with the skills they need to thrive in the workforce of today and tomorrow. <br /><br /><b>Why is going Google greener?</b><br />In addition to supporting learning, the move to the cloud will also help Mae Fah Luang achieve their sustainability goals. Our <a href="//www.google.com/green/">energy efficiency efforts</a> mean our cloud is greener, ensuring that colleges, universities and businesses that use our cloud based tools, such as Gmail and Google Apps, are greener too. <a href="http://static.googleusercontent.com/external_content/untrusted_dlcp/www.google.com/en/us/green/pdf/google-apps.pdf">Our analysis suggests</a> that a typical organization can achieve substantial energy and carbon savings—ranging from 65 to 85 percent—by migrating to Google Apps and that an organization using Gmail can <a href="http://static.googleusercontent.com/external_content/untrusted_dlcp/www.google.com/en//green/pdfs/google-green-computing.pdf">decrease its environmental</a> impact by up to 98 percent. <br /><br />Just 9 months ago, we were excited to announce the first university in Thailand to go Google in Khon Kaen province. Today 13 educational institutions and more than 300,000 students, teachers and academics in Thailand have gone Google, and that’s just the beginning.</div> </script> <noscript> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span class="byline-author">Posted by Samuel Cheung, Regional Lead, Asia-Pacific, Google Apps Supporting Programs for EDU</span><br /><br />Rolling green hills, a skyline of trees and no traffic in sight. Yes, this is Thailand. Today in partnership with the prestigious Mae Fah Luang University, we’re supporting an educational institution famous for its breathtaking natural environment in their vision to become a Green University by going Google. <br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEfAKME9XPpMe8ajg5Y1HqwKhaBqaG6AVi2oIrN6OyRj16Tj-F2p9O58HqwVWVlhl2JGBU8StIlrL9bwCACpg9Pob2h0ewy9NO7E7fl_6IyMnD9FQydUNSftnENwSi8-N64fxfUST-noU/s1600/MFU+goes+Google_6.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEfAKME9XPpMe8ajg5Y1HqwKhaBqaG6AVi2oIrN6OyRj16Tj-F2p9O58HqwVWVlhl2JGBU8StIlrL9bwCACpg9Pob2h0ewy9NO7E7fl_6IyMnD9FQydUNSftnENwSi8-N64fxfUST-noU/s400/MFU+goes+Google_6.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><br /></div>Through the Google Apps for Education Support Program, 14,000 teachers, students and staff from Mae Fah Luang University will now use Google’s <a href="//www.google.com/edu/teachers/educator-resources.html">collection of free email and open collaboration tools</a>, including Gmail, Google+, Docs, Calendar and Groups, and be the first educational institution in northern Thailand to go Google. <br /><br />Being cloud enabled means students and teachers can take full advantage of the web and collaborate wherever they are. No matter if they are on a bus, at home, or enjoying one of the many beautiful gardens on the Mae Fah Luang University campus. Leading-edge technologies, like cloud computing and collaborative tools, have a vital role to play in helping equip future generations with the skills they need to thrive in the workforce of today and tomorrow. <br /><br /><b>Why is going Google greener?</b><br />In addition to supporting learning, the move to the cloud will also help Mae Fah Luang achieve their sustainability goals. Our <a href="//www.google.com/green/">energy efficiency efforts</a> mean our cloud is greener, ensuring that colleges, universities and businesses that use our cloud based tools, such as Gmail and Google Apps, are greener too. <a href="http://static.googleusercontent.com/external_content/untrusted_dlcp/www.google.com/en/us/green/pdf/google-apps.pdf">Our analysis suggests</a> that a typical organization can achieve substantial energy and carbon savings—ranging from 65 to 85 percent—by migrating to Google Apps and that an organization using Gmail can <a href="http://static.googleusercontent.com/external_content/untrusted_dlcp/www.google.com/en//green/pdfs/google-green-computing.pdf">decrease its environmental</a> impact by up to 98 percent. <br /><br />Just 9 months ago, we were excited to announce the first university in Thailand to go Google in Khon Kaen province. Today 13 educational institutions and more than 300,000 students, teachers and academics in Thailand have gone Google, and that’s just the beginning.</div> </noscript> </div> </div> <div class='share'> <span class='gplus-share social-wrapper' data-href='https://plus.google.com/share?url=https://cloud.googleblog.com/2013/02/google-apps-for-education-says-hello-to.html?hl=en'> <img alt='Share on Google+' height='24' src='https://www.gstatic.com/images/branding/google_plus/2x/ic_w_post_gplus_black_24dp.png' width='24'/> </span> <span class='twitter-custom social-wrapper' data-href='http://twitter.com/share?text=Official Google Cloud Blog:Google Apps for Education says hello to northern Thailand as Mae Fah Laung University goes Google and green&url=https://cloud.googleblog.com/2013/02/google-apps-for-education-says-hello-to.html?hl=en&via=gsuite'> <img alt='Share on Twitter' height='24' src='https://www.gstatic.com/images/icons/material/system/2x/post_twitter_black_24dp.png' width='24'/> </span> <span class='fb-custom social-wrapper' data-href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://cloud.googleblog.com/2013/02/google-apps-for-education-says-hello-to.html?hl=en'> <img alt='Share on Facebook' height='24' src='https://www.gstatic.com/images/icons/material/system/2x/post_facebook_black_24dp.png' width='24'/> </span> </div> <div class='comment-container'> <i class='comment-img material-icons'>  </i> <span class='cmt_count_iframe_holder' data-count='0' data-onclick='' data-post-url='https://cloud.googleblog.com/2013/02/google-apps-for-education-says-hello-to.html?hl=en' data-url='https://cloud.googleblog.com/2013/02/google-apps-for-education-says-hello-to.html' style='color: #4184F3;'></span> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <div class='cmt_iframe_holder' data-href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/2013/02/google-apps-for-education-says-hello-to.html' data-viewtype='FILTERED_POSTMOD'></div> <a href='https://plus.google.com/112374322230920073195' rel='author' style='display:none;'> Google </a> <div class='label-footer'> <span class='labels-caption'> Labels: </span> <span class='labels'> <a class='label' href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/search/label/customer%20love?hl=en' rel='tag'> customer love </a> , <a class='label' href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/search/label/education?hl=en' rel='tag'> education </a> , <a class='label' href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/search/label/Gone%20Google?hl=en' rel='tag'> Gone Google </a> , <a class='label' href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/search/label/gonegoogle?hl=en' rel='tag'> gonegoogle </a> , <a class='label' href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/search/label/Google%20Green?hl=en' rel='tag'> Google Green </a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class='post' data-id='1925272007735020768' itemscope='' itemtype='http://schema.org/BlogPosting'> <h2 class='title' itemprop='name'> <a href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/2013/02/us-naval-academy-goes-mobile-with.html?hl=en' itemprop='url' title='U.S. Naval Academy goes mobile with Google Apps for Government'> U.S. Naval Academy goes mobile with Google Apps for Government </a> </h2> <div class='post-header'> <div class='published'> <span class='publishdate' itemprop='datePublished'> Wednesday, February 13, 2013 </span> </div> </div> <div class='post-body'> <div class='post-content' itemprop='articleBody'> <script type='text/template'> <span class="byline-author">Posted by Lou Giannotti, Chief Information Officer, U.S. Naval Academy</span><br><br><i><b>Editor's note:</b> Today’s guest blogger is Lou Giannotti, CIO at the <a href="http://www.usna.edu/homepage.php ">United States Naval Academy</a>, the undergraduate institution of the United States naval service.</i><br><br><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUaBxkogIGDXohkqdNv9exQv2_eLn18QSwoGM-szNOuTPZfihbX2KNaa4jCBe7QCXqRAjo0wJM6p58QaqAkS5gw_1mWVe9v4uxh5fnpvUmx6Yb_ESABar-ZuQEKFR4oIMKaix_xZtqRF4/s1600/USNA+logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img align="left" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUaBxkogIGDXohkqdNv9exQv2_eLn18QSwoGM-szNOuTPZfihbX2KNaa4jCBe7QCXqRAjo0wJM6p58QaqAkS5gw_1mWVe9v4uxh5fnpvUmx6Yb_ESABar-ZuQEKFR4oIMKaix_xZtqRF4/s320/USNA+logo.jpg" style="margin-right:10px" /></a>The United States Naval Academy (USNA) has graduated more than 78,000 young men and women to serve in America’s naval service since being founded in 1845. The technological landscape of the country has changed dramatically over the past decade, and USNA has kept pace by providing its students, called midshipmen, with the educational resources required to be effective Navy and Marine Corps officers upon graduation. <br><br>Similar to other top educational institutions such as the Ivy League schools, Stanford and MIT, USNA is in constant flux and continuously trying to stay on the technological cutting edge. Thousands of midshipmen enter and depart each year, all requiring mandatory and standardized email addresses and account changes. This presents a significant challenge of ensuring old email accounts are properly deleted and new accounts created quickly. Faculty, staff, and midshipmen rely on a wide array of smartphones and tablets for communication and collaboration. <br><br>For years, USNA employed an appliance-based email solution that offered secure communications, but proved to be expensive and limiting over time. USNA paid a hefty license fee for every mobile device accessing email. With the exploding mobile component of the environment, we sought an alternative solution. <br><br>During an analytical review of alternatives, USNA discovered the bulk of the 4,400 midshipmen were using personal Gmail accounts. USNA embarked on a trial of <a href="//www.google.com/enterprise/apps/government/index.html#utm_medium=blog&utm_source=en-na-us-entblog-USNA02132013&utm_campaign=en_us">Google Apps for Government</a>, providing midshipmen Gmail while allowing USNA to protect school data from uncontrolled exposure to the public domain. It provided a full suite of communication and collaboration tools such as Docs and Calendar. Coincidently, Google Apps for Government also provided universal mobile access with no additional licensing costs. <br><br>USNA began with 100 users putting Google Apps through its paces, including testing much needed capabilities like using Calendar to schedule resources like rooms and equipment, and sharing documents for collaborative efforts. Following a successful trial, phase two included applying Google Apps to all faculty, staff, and midshipmen. Today, Google Apps supports approximately 7,200 users at USNA. <br><br>We use Gmail the most, with some faculty using its chat feature to communicate with midshipmen for official purposes. USNA maintains roughly four terabytes of mail without the burden of operating onsite storage and backup systems. More and more users are also taking advantage of Docs and Calendar. In fact, the midshipmen and faculty create an average of 5,000 Google Docs daily. Users enjoy the sharing capabilities, enabling greater collaboration. This is enhanced further as Google Apps allows access on any device users choose. <br><br>Google Apps provides USNA with flexibility and enables management of the constant change of midshipmen turnover at a lower cost than before. The mobile access alone makes Google Apps a worthwhile investment at $50 per person. It lets us make better use of the taxpayer’s dollars. The greatest value is the ease of creating and sharing information between midshipmen, faculty, and other institutions making Google Apps a core collaborative asset in the educational process. </script> <noscript> <span class="byline-author">Posted by Lou Giannotti, Chief Information Officer, U.S. Naval Academy</span><br><br><i><b>Editor's note:</b> Today’s guest blogger is Lou Giannotti, CIO at the <a href="http://www.usna.edu/homepage.php ">United States Naval Academy</a>, the undergraduate institution of the United States naval service.</i><br><br><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUaBxkogIGDXohkqdNv9exQv2_eLn18QSwoGM-szNOuTPZfihbX2KNaa4jCBe7QCXqRAjo0wJM6p58QaqAkS5gw_1mWVe9v4uxh5fnpvUmx6Yb_ESABar-ZuQEKFR4oIMKaix_xZtqRF4/s1600/USNA+logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img align="left" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUaBxkogIGDXohkqdNv9exQv2_eLn18QSwoGM-szNOuTPZfihbX2KNaa4jCBe7QCXqRAjo0wJM6p58QaqAkS5gw_1mWVe9v4uxh5fnpvUmx6Yb_ESABar-ZuQEKFR4oIMKaix_xZtqRF4/s320/USNA+logo.jpg" style="margin-right:10px" /></a>The United States Naval Academy (USNA) has graduated more than 78,000 young men and women to serve in America’s naval service since being founded in 1845. The technological landscape of the country has changed dramatically over the past decade, and USNA has kept pace by providing its students, called midshipmen, with the educational resources required to be effective Navy and Marine Corps officers upon graduation. <br><br>Similar to other top educational institutions such as the Ivy League schools, Stanford and MIT, USNA is in constant flux and continuously trying to stay on the technological cutting edge. Thousands of midshipmen enter and depart each year, all requiring mandatory and standardized email addresses and account changes. This presents a significant challenge of ensuring old email accounts are properly deleted and new accounts created quickly. Faculty, staff, and midshipmen rely on a wide array of smartphones and tablets for communication and collaboration. <br><br>For years, USNA employed an appliance-based email solution that offered secure communications, but proved to be expensive and limiting over time. USNA paid a hefty license fee for every mobile device accessing email. With the exploding mobile component of the environment, we sought an alternative solution. <br><br>During an analytical review of alternatives, USNA discovered the bulk of the 4,400 midshipmen were using personal Gmail accounts. USNA embarked on a trial of <a href="//www.google.com/enterprise/apps/government/index.html#utm_medium=blog&utm_source=en-na-us-entblog-USNA02132013&utm_campaign=en_us">Google Apps for Government</a>, providing midshipmen Gmail while allowing USNA to protect school data from uncontrolled exposure to the public domain. It provided a full suite of communication and collaboration tools such as Docs and Calendar. Coincidently, Google Apps for Government also provided universal mobile access with no additional licensing costs. <br><br>USNA began with 100 users putting Google Apps through its paces, including testing much needed capabilities like using Calendar to schedule resources like rooms and equipment, and sharing documents for collaborative efforts. Following a successful trial, phase two included applying Google Apps to all faculty, staff, and midshipmen. Today, Google Apps supports approximately 7,200 users at USNA. <br><br>We use Gmail the most, with some faculty using its chat feature to communicate with midshipmen for official purposes. USNA maintains roughly four terabytes of mail without the burden of operating onsite storage and backup systems. More and more users are also taking advantage of Docs and Calendar. In fact, the midshipmen and faculty create an average of 5,000 Google Docs daily. Users enjoy the sharing capabilities, enabling greater collaboration. This is enhanced further as Google Apps allows access on any device users choose. <br><br>Google Apps provides USNA with flexibility and enables management of the constant change of midshipmen turnover at a lower cost than before. The mobile access alone makes Google Apps a worthwhile investment at $50 per person. It lets us make better use of the taxpayer’s dollars. The greatest value is the ease of creating and sharing information between midshipmen, faculty, and other institutions making Google Apps a core collaborative asset in the educational process. </noscript> </div> </div> <div class='share'> <span class='gplus-share social-wrapper' data-href='https://plus.google.com/share?url=https://cloud.googleblog.com/2013/02/us-naval-academy-goes-mobile-with.html?hl=en'> <img alt='Share on Google+' height='24' src='https://www.gstatic.com/images/branding/google_plus/2x/ic_w_post_gplus_black_24dp.png' width='24'/> </span> <span class='twitter-custom social-wrapper' data-href='http://twitter.com/share?text=Official Google Cloud Blog:U.S. Naval Academy goes mobile with Google Apps for Government&url=https://cloud.googleblog.com/2013/02/us-naval-academy-goes-mobile-with.html?hl=en&via=gsuite'> <img alt='Share on Twitter' height='24' src='https://www.gstatic.com/images/icons/material/system/2x/post_twitter_black_24dp.png' width='24'/> </span> <span class='fb-custom social-wrapper' data-href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://cloud.googleblog.com/2013/02/us-naval-academy-goes-mobile-with.html?hl=en'> <img alt='Share on Facebook' height='24' src='https://www.gstatic.com/images/icons/material/system/2x/post_facebook_black_24dp.png' width='24'/> </span> </div> <div class='comment-container'> <i class='comment-img material-icons'>  </i> <span class='cmt_count_iframe_holder' data-count='0' data-onclick='' data-post-url='https://cloud.googleblog.com/2013/02/us-naval-academy-goes-mobile-with.html?hl=en' data-url='https://cloud.googleblog.com/2013/02/us-naval-academy-goes-mobile-with.html' style='color: #4184F3;'></span> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <div class='cmt_iframe_holder' data-href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/2013/02/us-naval-academy-goes-mobile-with.html' data-viewtype='FILTERED_POSTMOD'></div> <a href='https://plus.google.com/112374322230920073195' rel='author' style='display:none;'> Google </a> <div class='label-footer'> <span class='labels-caption'> Labels: </span> <span class='labels'> <a class='label' href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/search/label/customer%20love?hl=en' rel='tag'> customer love </a> , <a class='label' href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/search/label/education?hl=en' rel='tag'> education </a> , <a class='label' href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/search/label/Google%20Apps?hl=en' rel='tag'> Google Apps </a> , <a class='label' href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/search/label/government?hl=en' rel='tag'> government </a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class='post' data-id='3332069778968908685' itemscope='' itemtype='http://schema.org/BlogPosting'> <h2 class='title' itemprop='name'> <a href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/2013/02/a-look-back-at-2012-expansion-of.html?hl=en' itemprop='url' title='A Look Back at 2012: The Expansion of Learning on the Web'> A Look Back at 2012: The Expansion of Learning on the Web </a> </h2> <div class='post-header'> <div class='published'> <span class='publishdate' itemprop='datePublished'> Friday, February 1, 2013 </span> </div> </div> <div class='post-body'> <div class='post-content' itemprop='articleBody'> <script type='text/template'> <span class="byline-author">Posted by Jaime Casap, Global Education Evangelist at Google</span><br><br>2012 was a year of opening doors to learning on the web for more and more students each day. With the web, students and teachers are using new technology and devices to collaborate with each other in class, from home, and around the world. We want Google in Education to help open more doors and we’re pleased to announce there are now 2,000 schools using Chromebooks for Education–twice as many as 3 months ago. And with <a href="//www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/education/devices/chromebooks.html">several Chrome devices available</a> today, there is a device for any school, any student, anywhere. <br><br>The most recent schools to join the fray include: <a href="http://www.transylvania.k12.nc.us/">Transylvania County Schools</a> in rural North Carolina deploying 900 devices; top Catholic prep school <a href="http://www.aquinas-sta.org/">St.Thomas Aquinas High School</a> in Florida going one-to-one with 2,200 devices; and urban charter network <a href="http://www.rsed.org/">Rocketship Education</a> in the Bay Area of California using 1,100 Chromebooks as part of their blending learning approach. The Google Apps for Education community also continues to grow, with <a href="http://googleenterprise.blogspot.com/2013/01/chicago-public-schools-get-high-marks.html">Chicago Public Schools</a> bringing 270,000 students, teachers and administrators into the cloud. <br><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwZHw3FWCWqrT-3zY-pfGM1UBYsl_ZxEzcIgLh1MeQyEZ37B0GqttsML1i8Zxy8x2BHGEtTBtw3bP3HOzqLCSsDXtpJBRxbn_hfGwso4jCl-OzdXGK5BgbcQHNFnXeKhMxyDSXPgc4r-w/s1600/Photo.CB.Edu.Richland.2+kids+2+CBs+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwZHw3FWCWqrT-3zY-pfGM1UBYsl_ZxEzcIgLh1MeQyEZ37B0GqttsML1i8Zxy8x2BHGEtTBtw3bP3HOzqLCSsDXtpJBRxbn_hfGwso4jCl-OzdXGK5BgbcQHNFnXeKhMxyDSXPgc4r-w/s400/Photo.CB.Edu.Richland.2+kids+2+CBs+%25281%2529.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Connor and Meg at Spring Valley High School are two of the over 14,000 students in Richland School District Two in South Carolina who are now using Chromebooks for 1:1 learning. </span></div><br>This week I had the opportunity to speak with many in the global education community as I traveled from the <a href="http://fetc.org/Events/Florida-Educational-Technology-Conference/Home.aspx">FETC</a> conference in Orlando, Florida to the <a href="//www.google.com/edu/events/bett2013/">BETT</a> Show in London, U.K. I’d like to share some thoughts from my journey. <br><br><b>Looking back in Florida one year later with Chromebooks for Education</b><br>This week at the FETC 2013 conference, we hosted a panel where school leaders reflected on this past year. In January 2012 some of the first districts announced that they were moving “one to one” with Chromebooks and that they were choosing the web as their learning platform. On the panel Tuesday, these educators talked about the impact the web has had in their schools: enabling tech support internships, allowing homebound students to collaborate remotely, and teaching students to become digital leaders. The results of the hard work of educators and students shows clearly in the impact at Leyden and the changes at Richland Two one year later. <br><br><b>Learning with the web in London</b><br>Yesterday morning I landed at London’s Gatwick airport, straight from the redeye and into the exhibition hall of the world’s largest education technology conference, BETT. Steve Philp, one of the first educators to use Chromebooks in the UK, shared his views on his year with Chromebooks and the web. Bruno Reddy of King Soloman Academy in London also spoke about how the web has impacted his classroom and how it will help his students in the long term: <br><blockquote>"In an increasingly digital age, it’s great to see that the students I teach have been able to harness these skills in such a way, and it puts them in good stead for the years ahead.”</blockquote>On Saturday, I fly out of London, and onwards to the next educator event with even more of the Google in Education community. You can find upcoming live and virtual events on the <a href="//www.google.com/edu/news-calendar.html">calendar page of our website</a>. I hope to see you soon – in person or on the web. </script> <noscript> <span class="byline-author">Posted by Jaime Casap, Global Education Evangelist at Google</span><br><br>2012 was a year of opening doors to learning on the web for more and more students each day. With the web, students and teachers are using new technology and devices to collaborate with each other in class, from home, and around the world. We want Google in Education to help open more doors and we’re pleased to announce there are now 2,000 schools using Chromebooks for Education–twice as many as 3 months ago. And with <a href="//www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/education/devices/chromebooks.html">several Chrome devices available</a> today, there is a device for any school, any student, anywhere. <br><br>The most recent schools to join the fray include: <a href="http://www.transylvania.k12.nc.us/">Transylvania County Schools</a> in rural North Carolina deploying 900 devices; top Catholic prep school <a href="http://www.aquinas-sta.org/">St.Thomas Aquinas High School</a> in Florida going one-to-one with 2,200 devices; and urban charter network <a href="http://www.rsed.org/">Rocketship Education</a> in the Bay Area of California using 1,100 Chromebooks as part of their blending learning approach. The Google Apps for Education community also continues to grow, with <a href="http://googleenterprise.blogspot.com/2013/01/chicago-public-schools-get-high-marks.html">Chicago Public Schools</a> bringing 270,000 students, teachers and administrators into the cloud. <br><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwZHw3FWCWqrT-3zY-pfGM1UBYsl_ZxEzcIgLh1MeQyEZ37B0GqttsML1i8Zxy8x2BHGEtTBtw3bP3HOzqLCSsDXtpJBRxbn_hfGwso4jCl-OzdXGK5BgbcQHNFnXeKhMxyDSXPgc4r-w/s1600/Photo.CB.Edu.Richland.2+kids+2+CBs+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwZHw3FWCWqrT-3zY-pfGM1UBYsl_ZxEzcIgLh1MeQyEZ37B0GqttsML1i8Zxy8x2BHGEtTBtw3bP3HOzqLCSsDXtpJBRxbn_hfGwso4jCl-OzdXGK5BgbcQHNFnXeKhMxyDSXPgc4r-w/s400/Photo.CB.Edu.Richland.2+kids+2+CBs+%25281%2529.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Connor and Meg at Spring Valley High School are two of the over 14,000 students in Richland School District Two in South Carolina who are now using Chromebooks for 1:1 learning. </span></div><br>This week I had the opportunity to speak with many in the global education community as I traveled from the <a href="http://fetc.org/Events/Florida-Educational-Technology-Conference/Home.aspx">FETC</a> conference in Orlando, Florida to the <a href="//www.google.com/edu/events/bett2013/">BETT</a> Show in London, U.K. I’d like to share some thoughts from my journey. <br><br><b>Looking back in Florida one year later with Chromebooks for Education</b><br>This week at the FETC 2013 conference, we hosted a panel where school leaders reflected on this past year. In January 2012 some of the first districts announced that they were moving “one to one” with Chromebooks and that they were choosing the web as their learning platform. On the panel Tuesday, these educators talked about the impact the web has had in their schools: enabling tech support internships, allowing homebound students to collaborate remotely, and teaching students to become digital leaders. The results of the hard work of educators and students shows clearly in the impact at Leyden and the changes at Richland Two one year later. <br><br><b>Learning with the web in London</b><br>Yesterday morning I landed at London’s Gatwick airport, straight from the redeye and into the exhibition hall of the world’s largest education technology conference, BETT. Steve Philp, one of the first educators to use Chromebooks in the UK, shared his views on his year with Chromebooks and the web. Bruno Reddy of King Soloman Academy in London also spoke about how the web has impacted his classroom and how it will help his students in the long term: <br><blockquote>"In an increasingly digital age, it’s great to see that the students I teach have been able to harness these skills in such a way, and it puts them in good stead for the years ahead.”</blockquote>On Saturday, I fly out of London, and onwards to the next educator event with even more of the Google in Education community. You can find upcoming live and virtual events on the <a href="//www.google.com/edu/news-calendar.html">calendar page of our website</a>. I hope to see you soon – in person or on the web. </noscript> </div> </div> <div class='share'> <span class='gplus-share social-wrapper' data-href='https://plus.google.com/share?url=https://cloud.googleblog.com/2013/02/a-look-back-at-2012-expansion-of.html?hl=en'> <img alt='Share on Google+' height='24' src='https://www.gstatic.com/images/branding/google_plus/2x/ic_w_post_gplus_black_24dp.png' width='24'/> </span> <span class='twitter-custom social-wrapper' data-href='http://twitter.com/share?text=Official Google Cloud Blog:A Look Back at 2012: The Expansion of Learning on the Web&url=https://cloud.googleblog.com/2013/02/a-look-back-at-2012-expansion-of.html?hl=en&via=gsuite'> <img alt='Share on Twitter' height='24' src='https://www.gstatic.com/images/icons/material/system/2x/post_twitter_black_24dp.png' width='24'/> </span> <span class='fb-custom social-wrapper' data-href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://cloud.googleblog.com/2013/02/a-look-back-at-2012-expansion-of.html?hl=en'> <img alt='Share on Facebook' height='24' src='https://www.gstatic.com/images/icons/material/system/2x/post_facebook_black_24dp.png' width='24'/> </span> </div> <div class='comment-container'> <i class='comment-img material-icons'>  </i> <span class='cmt_count_iframe_holder' data-count='0' data-onclick='' data-post-url='https://cloud.googleblog.com/2013/02/a-look-back-at-2012-expansion-of.html?hl=en' data-url='https://cloud.googleblog.com/2013/02/a-look-back-at-2012-expansion-of.html' style='color: #4184F3;'></span> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <div class='cmt_iframe_holder' data-href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/2013/02/a-look-back-at-2012-expansion-of.html' data-viewtype='FILTERED_POSTMOD'></div> <a href='https://plus.google.com/112374322230920073195' rel='author' style='display:none;'> Google </a> <div class='label-footer'> <span class='labels-caption'> Labels: </span> <span class='labels'> <a class='label' href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/search/label/Chromebooks%20for%20Education?hl=en' rel='tag'> Chromebooks for Education </a> , <a class='label' href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/search/label/education?hl=en' rel='tag'> education </a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class='post' data-id='5205558136426689910' itemscope='' itemtype='http://schema.org/BlogPosting'> <h2 class='title' itemprop='name'> <a href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/2013/01/chicago-public-schools-get-high-marks.html?hl=en' itemprop='url' title='Chicago Public Schools get high marks by going Google'> Chicago Public Schools get high marks by going Google </a> </h2> <div class='post-header'> <div class='published'> <span class='publishdate' itemprop='datePublished'> Tuesday, January 29, 2013 </span> </div> </div> <div class='post-body'> <div class='post-content' itemprop='articleBody'> <script type='text/template'> <span class="byline-author">Posted by Lachlan Tidmarsh, CIO, Chicago Public Schools</span><br><br><i><b>Editor's note:</b> Today’s guest blogger is Lachlan Tidmarsh, Chief Information Officer for the Chicago Public Schools, the third largest school district in the United States. Chicago is one of many districts that have moved to <a href="//www.google.com/enterprise/apps/education/index.html#utm_medium=blog&utm_source=en-na-us-entblog-CPS01292013&utm_campaign=en_us">Google Apps for Education</a>. Join the Google team at <a href="http://fetc.org/Events/Florida-Educational-Technology-Conference/Home.aspx">FETC</a> and <a href="http://www.bettshow.com/">BETT</a> this week to learn more.</i><br><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYsjSgvuzVblth0EcnzWPq0F4ECxL0sLCBWSaIHJxhbvngg4yg43hBrQ_s5BFfZ0o55zt_nLR6VCHtWxfuenekRBeubUIaqzlXiEQFAV6pMjpmRnPO2adEwDxBst3Y3_KqEAdUcpe_UIc/s1600/Logo_jpeg_color.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYsjSgvuzVblth0EcnzWPq0F4ECxL0sLCBWSaIHJxhbvngg4yg43hBrQ_s5BFfZ0o55zt_nLR6VCHtWxfuenekRBeubUIaqzlXiEQFAV6pMjpmRnPO2adEwDxBst3Y3_KqEAdUcpe_UIc/s400/Logo_jpeg_color.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <br><a href="http://www.cps.edu/Pages/home.aspx">Chicago Public Schools</a> (CPS) is a diverse learning community that encompasses 681 schools, including 472 elementary schools, 106 high schools and 96 charter schools. With over 40,000 teachers, administrators and support staff across the city working to improve the education of Chicago children, communication and collaboration are essential. <br><br>Technology can play a vital role in making the teaching and learning experience as effective and rewarding as possible. For years CPS relied on two different communication systems—Microsoft Outlook used by administrators and principals, and OpenText FirstClass used by our teachers. Even after federal subsidies, our cost to run these systems exceeded $2 million per year. Having two different systems was frustrating for users and remote access was clunky. <br><br>After deciding to move to a single consolidated system, we vetted our two final options—Google and Microsoft— with our teachers and administrators. The decision was overwhelmingly to go with Google Apps for Education. For one thing, many of our schools were already using Google Apps and were enthusiastic about the collaboration capabilities. From an executive management viewpoint, Google Apps would save the district millions of dollars each year. Who could argue with that? <br><br>Of course, we had to ensure that the applications were secure, that they met our functional requirements, and that our people were productive on day one. We engaged Google Apps partner SADA Systems to help with the migration and training, and set a goal of finishing before the start of the 2012 school year. Between March 28, when we signed the contract, and August 20, we migrated 270,000 administrators, teachers and students to Google Apps. It was easily the fastest and smoothest migration of this scale I have ever seen. <br><br>We had staffed up our help desk but had very low call volumes and little drama. The real key to this was strong communication from the get-go and well-planned training. We established “Google Heroes” in each school to lead the charge. Our “Heroes” were critical to ensuring we had at least one trained user in each school from day one. As a result, many of our teachers and principals knew what was coming and when. We also offered a variety of additional training options for faculty and staff, including online tutorials, blogs, and classroom-based instruction. In follow-up surveys of trainees, we received satisfaction levels of 80% and higher for both the training and the tools. <br><br>When school started in fall, many teachers immediately began sharing assignments with students through Google Drive. As the year progresses, they continue to find new ways to enhance the educational experience inside and outside the classroom using Google Apps. For example, some teachers create daily quizzes in Google Forms to determine if students have understood key concepts and adapt the next day’s lesson plan accordingly. In the case of a major weather event such as a snowstorm, we can use Google Apps to efficiently coordinate school operations and make sure students know where they can go to for safety. <br><br>For Chicago Public Schools, Google Apps is fundamentally transforming both educational and administrative processes for the better – all while saving us millions of dollars each year. </script> <noscript> <span class="byline-author">Posted by Lachlan Tidmarsh, CIO, Chicago Public Schools</span><br><br><i><b>Editor's note:</b> Today’s guest blogger is Lachlan Tidmarsh, Chief Information Officer for the Chicago Public Schools, the third largest school district in the United States. Chicago is one of many districts that have moved to <a href="//www.google.com/enterprise/apps/education/index.html#utm_medium=blog&utm_source=en-na-us-entblog-CPS01292013&utm_campaign=en_us">Google Apps for Education</a>. Join the Google team at <a href="http://fetc.org/Events/Florida-Educational-Technology-Conference/Home.aspx">FETC</a> and <a href="http://www.bettshow.com/">BETT</a> this week to learn more.</i><br><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYsjSgvuzVblth0EcnzWPq0F4ECxL0sLCBWSaIHJxhbvngg4yg43hBrQ_s5BFfZ0o55zt_nLR6VCHtWxfuenekRBeubUIaqzlXiEQFAV6pMjpmRnPO2adEwDxBst3Y3_KqEAdUcpe_UIc/s1600/Logo_jpeg_color.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYsjSgvuzVblth0EcnzWPq0F4ECxL0sLCBWSaIHJxhbvngg4yg43hBrQ_s5BFfZ0o55zt_nLR6VCHtWxfuenekRBeubUIaqzlXiEQFAV6pMjpmRnPO2adEwDxBst3Y3_KqEAdUcpe_UIc/s400/Logo_jpeg_color.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <br><a href="http://www.cps.edu/Pages/home.aspx">Chicago Public Schools</a> (CPS) is a diverse learning community that encompasses 681 schools, including 472 elementary schools, 106 high schools and 96 charter schools. With over 40,000 teachers, administrators and support staff across the city working to improve the education of Chicago children, communication and collaboration are essential. <br><br>Technology can play a vital role in making the teaching and learning experience as effective and rewarding as possible. For years CPS relied on two different communication systems—Microsoft Outlook used by administrators and principals, and OpenText FirstClass used by our teachers. Even after federal subsidies, our cost to run these systems exceeded $2 million per year. Having two different systems was frustrating for users and remote access was clunky. <br><br>After deciding to move to a single consolidated system, we vetted our two final options—Google and Microsoft— with our teachers and administrators. The decision was overwhelmingly to go with Google Apps for Education. For one thing, many of our schools were already using Google Apps and were enthusiastic about the collaboration capabilities. From an executive management viewpoint, Google Apps would save the district millions of dollars each year. Who could argue with that? <br><br>Of course, we had to ensure that the applications were secure, that they met our functional requirements, and that our people were productive on day one. We engaged Google Apps partner SADA Systems to help with the migration and training, and set a goal of finishing before the start of the 2012 school year. Between March 28, when we signed the contract, and August 20, we migrated 270,000 administrators, teachers and students to Google Apps. It was easily the fastest and smoothest migration of this scale I have ever seen. <br><br>We had staffed up our help desk but had very low call volumes and little drama. The real key to this was strong communication from the get-go and well-planned training. We established “Google Heroes” in each school to lead the charge. Our “Heroes” were critical to ensuring we had at least one trained user in each school from day one. As a result, many of our teachers and principals knew what was coming and when. We also offered a variety of additional training options for faculty and staff, including online tutorials, blogs, and classroom-based instruction. In follow-up surveys of trainees, we received satisfaction levels of 80% and higher for both the training and the tools. <br><br>When school started in fall, many teachers immediately began sharing assignments with students through Google Drive. As the year progresses, they continue to find new ways to enhance the educational experience inside and outside the classroom using Google Apps. For example, some teachers create daily quizzes in Google Forms to determine if students have understood key concepts and adapt the next day’s lesson plan accordingly. In the case of a major weather event such as a snowstorm, we can use Google Apps to efficiently coordinate school operations and make sure students know where they can go to for safety. <br><br>For Chicago Public Schools, Google Apps is fundamentally transforming both educational and administrative processes for the better – all while saving us millions of dollars each year. </noscript> </div> </div> <div class='share'> <span class='gplus-share social-wrapper' data-href='https://plus.google.com/share?url=https://cloud.googleblog.com/2013/01/chicago-public-schools-get-high-marks.html?hl=en'> <img alt='Share on Google+' height='24' src='https://www.gstatic.com/images/branding/google_plus/2x/ic_w_post_gplus_black_24dp.png' width='24'/> </span> <span class='twitter-custom social-wrapper' data-href='http://twitter.com/share?text=Official Google Cloud Blog:Chicago Public Schools get high marks by going Google&url=https://cloud.googleblog.com/2013/01/chicago-public-schools-get-high-marks.html?hl=en&via=gsuite'> <img alt='Share on Twitter' height='24' src='https://www.gstatic.com/images/icons/material/system/2x/post_twitter_black_24dp.png' width='24'/> </span> <span class='fb-custom social-wrapper' data-href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://cloud.googleblog.com/2013/01/chicago-public-schools-get-high-marks.html?hl=en'> <img alt='Share on Facebook' height='24' src='https://www.gstatic.com/images/icons/material/system/2x/post_facebook_black_24dp.png' width='24'/> </span> </div> <div class='comment-container'> <i class='comment-img material-icons'>  </i> <span class='cmt_count_iframe_holder' data-count='14' data-onclick='' data-post-url='https://cloud.googleblog.com/2013/01/chicago-public-schools-get-high-marks.html?hl=en' data-url='https://cloud.googleblog.com/2013/01/chicago-public-schools-get-high-marks.html' style='color: #4184F3;'></span> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <div class='cmt_iframe_holder' data-href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/2013/01/chicago-public-schools-get-high-marks.html' data-viewtype='FILTERED_POSTMOD'></div> <a href='https://plus.google.com/112374322230920073195' rel='author' style='display:none;'> Google </a> <div class='label-footer'> <span class='labels-caption'> Labels: </span> <span class='labels'> <a class='label' href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/search/label/customer%20love?hl=en' rel='tag'> customer love </a> , <a class='label' href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/search/label/education?hl=en' rel='tag'> education </a> , <a class='label' href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/search/label/Gone%20Google?hl=en' rel='tag'> Gone Google </a> , <a class='label' href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/search/label/government?hl=en' rel='tag'> government </a> , <a class='label' href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/search/label/guest%20post?hl=en' rel='tag'> guest post </a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class='post' data-id='3282471987447246894' itemscope='' itemtype='http://schema.org/BlogPosting'> <h2 class='title' itemprop='name'> <a href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/2013/01/for-schools-new-lenovo-thinkpad.html?hl=en' itemprop='url' title='For schools: The new Lenovo ThinkPad Chromebook'> For schools: The new Lenovo ThinkPad Chromebook </a> </h2> <div class='post-header'> <div class='published'> <span class='publishdate' itemprop='datePublished'> Thursday, January 17, 2013 </span> </div> </div> <div class='post-body'> <div class='post-content' itemprop='articleBody'> <script type='text/template'> <span class="byline-author">Posted by Caesar Sengupta, Director of Product Management</span><br><br>Learning online is transforming today’s classrooms. More than 1,000 schools are using Chromebooks, opening the door for their teachers and students to take advantage of the web’s vast educational resources. Today, our newest partner Lenovo has announced a Chromebook based on their popular ThinkPad laptop. Meet the <a href="//www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/education/devices/lenovo-x131e-chromebook.html">new Lenovo ThinkPad X131e Chromebook</a>. <br><br> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikxyZbZX-9mgfUUejNInzR-LVvwrXHNqflGXeDInMd1c76NUZdgBefYcQX0KBnUQVcif9By7QcrLdeGIzqUr-RMEN5rdrZEt5TMrEBDO8Um8e_Zuj_FkuI9s1hPGR8kI2GwWSgkAOzkDE/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikxyZbZX-9mgfUUejNInzR-LVvwrXHNqflGXeDInMd1c76NUZdgBefYcQX0KBnUQVcif9By7QcrLdeGIzqUr-RMEN5rdrZEt5TMrEBDO8Um8e_Zuj_FkuI9s1hPGR8kI2GwWSgkAOzkDE/s500/lenovo-chromebook-1000.png" width="500" /></a></div> <br>Classrooms have unique hardware and software needs and this new Chromebook combines the hassle-free experience of <a href="//www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/education/devices/features-different.html">Chrome OS</a> with the ThinkPad’s rugged design for the classroom environment. With specialized features like a rubber bumper around the top cover, stronger corners, reinforced hinges and hinge brackets, and a high definition (HD) LED anti-glare screen, the Lenovo ThinkPad X131e Chromebook is ready for schools. Lasting up to 6.5 hours* with a latest-generation Intel processor, the ThinkPad Chromebook will keep up with even the most active students and teachers. <br><br>Like all Chromebooks, the ThinkPad Chromebook delivers a simple computing experience with built-in security and automatic updates. It’s a fast computer that’s easy to share among multiple students with <a href="//www.google.com/enterprise/apps/education/">Google Apps for Education</a>, and it includes over a thousand web-based <a href="//www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/education/webstore/">educational apps</a> from the Chrome Web Store. <br><br>Chromebooks can be managed and deployed centrally through the Chrome management console so schools can easily setup and manage users, apps, and policies across an entire school or district. <br><br>The new Lenovo ThinkPad X131e Chromebook will be available for $429 in the United States starting on February 26, 2013. Schools can add management and support from Google for a one-time cost of $30 per device. If you’d like to learn more, <a href="//www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/education/devices/contact.html">contact</a> the Chromebook for Education team or visit our Google in Education booth (#1109) at <a href="http://fetc.org/events/florida-educational-technology-conference/home.aspx">FETC</a> in Orlando from January 28-31, 2013. <br><br><i>*Actual battery life depends on usage and other factors.</i> </script> <noscript> <span class="byline-author">Posted by Caesar Sengupta, Director of Product Management</span><br><br>Learning online is transforming today’s classrooms. More than 1,000 schools are using Chromebooks, opening the door for their teachers and students to take advantage of the web’s vast educational resources. Today, our newest partner Lenovo has announced a Chromebook based on their popular ThinkPad laptop. Meet the <a href="//www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/education/devices/lenovo-x131e-chromebook.html">new Lenovo ThinkPad X131e Chromebook</a>. <br><br> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikxyZbZX-9mgfUUejNInzR-LVvwrXHNqflGXeDInMd1c76NUZdgBefYcQX0KBnUQVcif9By7QcrLdeGIzqUr-RMEN5rdrZEt5TMrEBDO8Um8e_Zuj_FkuI9s1hPGR8kI2GwWSgkAOzkDE/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikxyZbZX-9mgfUUejNInzR-LVvwrXHNqflGXeDInMd1c76NUZdgBefYcQX0KBnUQVcif9By7QcrLdeGIzqUr-RMEN5rdrZEt5TMrEBDO8Um8e_Zuj_FkuI9s1hPGR8kI2GwWSgkAOzkDE/s500/lenovo-chromebook-1000.png" width="500" /></a></div> <br>Classrooms have unique hardware and software needs and this new Chromebook combines the hassle-free experience of <a href="//www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/education/devices/features-different.html">Chrome OS</a> with the ThinkPad’s rugged design for the classroom environment. With specialized features like a rubber bumper around the top cover, stronger corners, reinforced hinges and hinge brackets, and a high definition (HD) LED anti-glare screen, the Lenovo ThinkPad X131e Chromebook is ready for schools. Lasting up to 6.5 hours* with a latest-generation Intel processor, the ThinkPad Chromebook will keep up with even the most active students and teachers. <br><br>Like all Chromebooks, the ThinkPad Chromebook delivers a simple computing experience with built-in security and automatic updates. It’s a fast computer that’s easy to share among multiple students with <a href="//www.google.com/enterprise/apps/education/">Google Apps for Education</a>, and it includes over a thousand web-based <a href="//www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/education/webstore/">educational apps</a> from the Chrome Web Store. <br><br>Chromebooks can be managed and deployed centrally through the Chrome management console so schools can easily setup and manage users, apps, and policies across an entire school or district. <br><br>The new Lenovo ThinkPad X131e Chromebook will be available for $429 in the United States starting on February 26, 2013. Schools can add management and support from Google for a one-time cost of $30 per device. If you’d like to learn more, <a href="//www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/education/devices/contact.html">contact</a> the Chromebook for Education team or visit our Google in Education booth (#1109) at <a href="http://fetc.org/events/florida-educational-technology-conference/home.aspx">FETC</a> in Orlando from January 28-31, 2013. <br><br><i>*Actual battery life depends on usage and other factors.</i> </noscript> </div> </div> <div class='share'> <span class='gplus-share social-wrapper' data-href='https://plus.google.com/share?url=https://cloud.googleblog.com/2013/01/for-schools-new-lenovo-thinkpad.html?hl=en'> <img alt='Share on Google+' height='24' src='https://www.gstatic.com/images/branding/google_plus/2x/ic_w_post_gplus_black_24dp.png' width='24'/> </span> <span class='twitter-custom social-wrapper' data-href='http://twitter.com/share?text=Official Google Cloud Blog:For schools: The new Lenovo ThinkPad Chromebook&url=https://cloud.googleblog.com/2013/01/for-schools-new-lenovo-thinkpad.html?hl=en&via=gsuite'> <img alt='Share on Twitter' height='24' src='https://www.gstatic.com/images/icons/material/system/2x/post_twitter_black_24dp.png' width='24'/> </span> <span class='fb-custom social-wrapper' data-href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://cloud.googleblog.com/2013/01/for-schools-new-lenovo-thinkpad.html?hl=en'> <img alt='Share on Facebook' height='24' src='https://www.gstatic.com/images/icons/material/system/2x/post_facebook_black_24dp.png' width='24'/> </span> </div> <div class='comment-container'> <i class='comment-img material-icons'>  </i> <span class='cmt_count_iframe_holder' data-count='19' data-onclick='' data-post-url='https://cloud.googleblog.com/2013/01/for-schools-new-lenovo-thinkpad.html?hl=en' data-url='https://cloud.googleblog.com/2013/01/for-schools-new-lenovo-thinkpad.html' style='color: #4184F3;'></span> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <div class='cmt_iframe_holder' data-href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/2013/01/for-schools-new-lenovo-thinkpad.html' data-viewtype='FILTERED_POSTMOD'></div> <a href='https://plus.google.com/112374322230920073195' rel='author' style='display:none;'> Google </a> <div class='label-footer'> <span class='labels-caption'> Labels: </span> <span class='labels'> <a class='label' href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/search/label/Chrome%20OS?hl=en' rel='tag'> Chrome OS </a> , <a class='label' href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/search/label/Chromebooks%20for%20Education?hl=en' rel='tag'> Chromebooks for Education </a> , <a class='label' href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/search/label/education?hl=en' rel='tag'> education </a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class='post' data-id='2460922448671657668' itemscope='' itemtype='http://schema.org/BlogPosting'> <h2 class='title' itemprop='name'> <a href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/2012/12/google-apps-for-education-in-latin.html?hl=en' itemprop='url' title='Google Apps for Education in Latin America'> Google Apps for Education in Latin America </a> </h2> <div class='post-header'> <div class='published'> <span class='publishdate' itemprop='datePublished'> Wednesday, December 19, 2012 </span> </div> </div> <div class='post-body'> <div class='post-content' itemprop='articleBody'> <script type='text/template'> <span class="byline-author">Posted by Carlos Gonzalez, Google Apps Team</span><br><br>At Google, we’re always excited to see how educators around the world use technology to transform teaching practices and models. In Latin America, for example, thousands of schools and universities have already adopted <a href="//www.google.com/enterprise/apps/education/?utm_source=blog&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=latam-edu-enterprise-blog:70160000000jimraag">Google Apps for Education</a> to teach and collaborate in the cloud. <br><br>One such university in Latin America is Universidad Austral, a higher education institution in Buenos Aires, Argentina. In 2007, the University’s Law School migrated to Google Apps for Education so students could access course materials anytime and anywhere, whether in class, in the library or at home. Faculty members use Google Drive to distribute lesson materials and Google Calendar to keep students informed about any changes in the location, time and agenda of lectures. Also, all Law Degree students receive a tablet configured with their Google Apps account and syllabus, which reduces the use of photocopies, provides a digital repository of reference materials, enables mobility and encourages class participation during case study discussions. <br><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="//3.bp.blogspot.com/-PQeEJUlfdF8/UNHqb50IGtI/AAAAAAAAAyM/iCal-iRDkIE/s1600/logo.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="178" src="//3.bp.blogspot.com/-PQeEJUlfdF8/UNHqb50IGtI/AAAAAAAAAyM/iCal-iRDkIE/s400/logo.png" width="400"></a></div> <br>After the Law School's positive experience with Google Apps for Education, the Education School at Universidad Austral also decided to go Google. Since migrating in 2011, the Education School has been using Google Sites to build course portals, which house lesson plans, resources, class calendars, videos and presentations. These course portals serve as virtual learning environments, which educators tailor with resources of the Web 2.0, like interactive gadgets embedded in Google Sites. <br><br>But Universidad Austral is just one example of how <a href="//www.google.com/enterprise/apps/education/customers.html?utm_source=blog&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=latam-edu-enterprise-blog:70160000000jimwaag">schools in Latin America</a> are using Google Apps for Education. Servicio Nacional de Aprendizaje (SENA) and Corporación Unificada Nacional (CUN) in Colombia, Instituto Lux in Mexico, and Universidade Federal de Pernambuco in Brazil also use Google Apps to integrate technology into the classroom. <br><br>We're inspired by educators around the world who are reinventing the way we teach and learn with the use of technology. This motivates us even more to continue working on our products to help educational institutions shape the future of education. Learn more about <a href="//www.google.com/enterprise/apps/education/?utm_source=blog&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=latam-edu-enterprise-blog:70160000000jimraag">Google Apps for Education</a>. </script> <noscript> <span class="byline-author">Posted by Carlos Gonzalez, Google Apps Team</span><br><br>At Google, we’re always excited to see how educators around the world use technology to transform teaching practices and models. In Latin America, for example, thousands of schools and universities have already adopted <a href="//www.google.com/enterprise/apps/education/?utm_source=blog&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=latam-edu-enterprise-blog:70160000000jimraag">Google Apps for Education</a> to teach and collaborate in the cloud. <br><br>One such university in Latin America is Universidad Austral, a higher education institution in Buenos Aires, Argentina. In 2007, the University’s Law School migrated to Google Apps for Education so students could access course materials anytime and anywhere, whether in class, in the library or at home. Faculty members use Google Drive to distribute lesson materials and Google Calendar to keep students informed about any changes in the location, time and agenda of lectures. Also, all Law Degree students receive a tablet configured with their Google Apps account and syllabus, which reduces the use of photocopies, provides a digital repository of reference materials, enables mobility and encourages class participation during case study discussions. <br><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="//3.bp.blogspot.com/-PQeEJUlfdF8/UNHqb50IGtI/AAAAAAAAAyM/iCal-iRDkIE/s1600/logo.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="178" src="//3.bp.blogspot.com/-PQeEJUlfdF8/UNHqb50IGtI/AAAAAAAAAyM/iCal-iRDkIE/s400/logo.png" width="400"></a></div> <br>After the Law School's positive experience with Google Apps for Education, the Education School at Universidad Austral also decided to go Google. Since migrating in 2011, the Education School has been using Google Sites to build course portals, which house lesson plans, resources, class calendars, videos and presentations. These course portals serve as virtual learning environments, which educators tailor with resources of the Web 2.0, like interactive gadgets embedded in Google Sites. <br><br>But Universidad Austral is just one example of how <a href="//www.google.com/enterprise/apps/education/customers.html?utm_source=blog&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=latam-edu-enterprise-blog:70160000000jimwaag">schools in Latin America</a> are using Google Apps for Education. Servicio Nacional de Aprendizaje (SENA) and Corporación Unificada Nacional (CUN) in Colombia, Instituto Lux in Mexico, and Universidade Federal de Pernambuco in Brazil also use Google Apps to integrate technology into the classroom. <br><br>We're inspired by educators around the world who are reinventing the way we teach and learn with the use of technology. This motivates us even more to continue working on our products to help educational institutions shape the future of education. Learn more about <a href="//www.google.com/enterprise/apps/education/?utm_source=blog&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=latam-edu-enterprise-blog:70160000000jimraag">Google Apps for Education</a>. </noscript> </div> </div> <div class='share'> <span class='gplus-share social-wrapper' data-href='https://plus.google.com/share?url=https://cloud.googleblog.com/2012/12/google-apps-for-education-in-latin.html?hl=en'> <img alt='Share on Google+' height='24' src='https://www.gstatic.com/images/branding/google_plus/2x/ic_w_post_gplus_black_24dp.png' width='24'/> </span> <span class='twitter-custom social-wrapper' data-href='http://twitter.com/share?text=Official Google Cloud Blog:Google Apps for Education in Latin America&url=https://cloud.googleblog.com/2012/12/google-apps-for-education-in-latin.html?hl=en&via=gsuite'> <img alt='Share on Twitter' height='24' src='https://www.gstatic.com/images/icons/material/system/2x/post_twitter_black_24dp.png' width='24'/> </span> <span class='fb-custom social-wrapper' data-href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://cloud.googleblog.com/2012/12/google-apps-for-education-in-latin.html?hl=en'> <img alt='Share on Facebook' height='24' src='https://www.gstatic.com/images/icons/material/system/2x/post_facebook_black_24dp.png' width='24'/> </span> </div> <div class='comment-container'> <i class='comment-img material-icons'>  </i> <span class='cmt_count_iframe_holder' data-count='65' data-onclick='' data-post-url='https://cloud.googleblog.com/2012/12/google-apps-for-education-in-latin.html?hl=en' data-url='https://cloud.googleblog.com/2012/12/google-apps-for-education-in-latin.html' style='color: #4184F3;'></span> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <div class='cmt_iframe_holder' data-href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/2012/12/google-apps-for-education-in-latin.html' data-viewtype='FILTERED_POSTMOD'></div> <a href='https://plus.google.com/112374322230920073195' rel='author' style='display:none;'> Google </a> <div class='label-footer'> <span class='labels-caption'> Labels: </span> <span class='labels'> <a class='label' href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/search/label/customer%20love?hl=en' rel='tag'> customer love </a> , <a class='label' href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/search/label/education?hl=en' rel='tag'> education </a> , <a class='label' href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/search/label/Google%20Apps?hl=en' rel='tag'> Google Apps </a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class='post' data-id='8497957714939220161' itemscope='' itemtype='http://schema.org/BlogPosting'> <h2 class='title' itemprop='name'> <a href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/2012/12/chromebooks-for-student-assessments-and.html?hl=en' itemprop='url' title='Chromebooks for student assessments and more'> Chromebooks for student assessments and more </a> </h2> <div class='post-header'> <div class='published'> <span class='publishdate' itemprop='datePublished'> Thursday, December 13, 2012 </span> </div> </div> <div class='post-body'> <div class='post-content' itemprop='articleBody'> <script type='text/template'> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <span class="byline-author">Posted by Vidya Nagarajan, Product Manager, Chrome for Education & Business</span><br /> <br /> Next February, approximately 1 million students from nearly 10,000 schools in the United States will participate in pilot tests developed by the <a href="http://www.smarterbalanced.org/news/smarter-balanced-awards-test-delivery-system-contract-to-american-institutes-for-research/">American Institutes of Research (AIR) for the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium</a>. We’re happy to share that <a href="https://plus.google.com/u/1/103266364845729488839/posts/MeX9cJyYBW4">AIR will now support Chromebooks</a> as secure assessment devices to take these tests.<br /> <br /> This development follows our <a href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2012/06/in-schools-all-you-need-is-web.html">earlier announcement</a> that the PARCC and Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortia, as part of the U.S Department of Education Race to the Top initiative, verified that Chromebooks meet hardware and operating system requirements for online student assessments in the 2014-2015 school year. <br /> <br /> An increasing number of schools are finding Chromebooks to be <a href="http://static.googleusercontent.com/external_content/untrusted_dlcp/www.google.com/en/us/intl/en/chrome/assets/education/pdf/IDC-WP-Quantifying.the.Economic.Value.of.Chromebooks.for.K-12.Education-082012.pdf">cost-effective</a> and secure devices to administer testing. According to John Jesse, Director of Assessments at Utah Department of Education, several schools in Utah used Chromebooks to securely administer their summative online state assessments this past spring. <br /> <br /> <strong>New features and web apps</strong><br /> The Chromebook management console—like Chrome OS—is constantly getting better. The newest features help make Chromebooks more secure as assessment kiosks. With the latest OS release you can disable external storage (e.g., USB flash drives), screenshots, audio output sources (e.g., speakers), and audio capture sources (e.g., microphones). <br /> <br /> Likewise, we’re adding <a href="//www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/education/webstore/app-packs.html?utm_campaign=chrome&utm_source=en-na-us-entblog-chromelaunch_10182012&utm_medium=blog">more educational apps</a> to the Chrome Web Store all the time. New apps available include <a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/oer-commons/jpmacjdjgmmlaclcgeddepjkkeoojepm">OER Commons</a> and <a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ck-12/ilmbnmigihncgeckjgmkehcgkdeohkhl">CK12</a> for curated web content, <a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/agilix-buzz/bkpfjpedjhmnhjoggljomdjohekbmkcm?utm_campaign=en&utm_source=en-ha-na-us-bk-webstr&utm_medium=ha">Agilix Buzz</a> for customized learning paths and the <a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/hapara-teacher-dashboard/pkimffcemlhioogdhaflfefoklamojgh">Hapara Teacher Dashboard</a> for effortless maintenance of a classroom’s Google Apps activity. <br /> <br /> We’re excited by how educators continue to find new ways to use the web and discover web resources to help them teach and engage with students. We look forward to sharing more of your stories in the new year. </div> </script> <noscript> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <span class="byline-author">Posted by Vidya Nagarajan, Product Manager, Chrome for Education & Business</span><br /> <br /> Next February, approximately 1 million students from nearly 10,000 schools in the United States will participate in pilot tests developed by the <a href="http://www.smarterbalanced.org/news/smarter-balanced-awards-test-delivery-system-contract-to-american-institutes-for-research/">American Institutes of Research (AIR) for the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium</a>. We’re happy to share that <a href="https://plus.google.com/u/1/103266364845729488839/posts/MeX9cJyYBW4">AIR will now support Chromebooks</a> as secure assessment devices to take these tests.<br /> <br /> This development follows our <a href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2012/06/in-schools-all-you-need-is-web.html">earlier announcement</a> that the PARCC and Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortia, as part of the U.S Department of Education Race to the Top initiative, verified that Chromebooks meet hardware and operating system requirements for online student assessments in the 2014-2015 school year. <br /> <br /> An increasing number of schools are finding Chromebooks to be <a href="http://static.googleusercontent.com/external_content/untrusted_dlcp/www.google.com/en/us/intl/en/chrome/assets/education/pdf/IDC-WP-Quantifying.the.Economic.Value.of.Chromebooks.for.K-12.Education-082012.pdf">cost-effective</a> and secure devices to administer testing. According to John Jesse, Director of Assessments at Utah Department of Education, several schools in Utah used Chromebooks to securely administer their summative online state assessments this past spring. <br /> <br /> <strong>New features and web apps</strong><br /> The Chromebook management console—like Chrome OS—is constantly getting better. The newest features help make Chromebooks more secure as assessment kiosks. With the latest OS release you can disable external storage (e.g., USB flash drives), screenshots, audio output sources (e.g., speakers), and audio capture sources (e.g., microphones). <br /> <br /> Likewise, we’re adding <a href="//www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/education/webstore/app-packs.html?utm_campaign=chrome&utm_source=en-na-us-entblog-chromelaunch_10182012&utm_medium=blog">more educational apps</a> to the Chrome Web Store all the time. New apps available include <a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/oer-commons/jpmacjdjgmmlaclcgeddepjkkeoojepm">OER Commons</a> and <a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ck-12/ilmbnmigihncgeckjgmkehcgkdeohkhl">CK12</a> for curated web content, <a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/agilix-buzz/bkpfjpedjhmnhjoggljomdjohekbmkcm?utm_campaign=en&utm_source=en-ha-na-us-bk-webstr&utm_medium=ha">Agilix Buzz</a> for customized learning paths and the <a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/hapara-teacher-dashboard/pkimffcemlhioogdhaflfefoklamojgh">Hapara Teacher Dashboard</a> for effortless maintenance of a classroom’s Google Apps activity. <br /> <br /> We’re excited by how educators continue to find new ways to use the web and discover web resources to help them teach and engage with students. We look forward to sharing more of your stories in the new year. </div> </noscript> </div> </div> <div class='share'> <span class='gplus-share social-wrapper' data-href='https://plus.google.com/share?url=https://cloud.googleblog.com/2012/12/chromebooks-for-student-assessments-and.html?hl=en'> <img alt='Share on Google+' height='24' src='https://www.gstatic.com/images/branding/google_plus/2x/ic_w_post_gplus_black_24dp.png' width='24'/> </span> <span class='twitter-custom social-wrapper' data-href='http://twitter.com/share?text=Official Google Cloud Blog:Chromebooks for student assessments and more&url=https://cloud.googleblog.com/2012/12/chromebooks-for-student-assessments-and.html?hl=en&via=gsuite'> <img alt='Share on Twitter' height='24' src='https://www.gstatic.com/images/icons/material/system/2x/post_twitter_black_24dp.png' width='24'/> </span> <span class='fb-custom social-wrapper' data-href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://cloud.googleblog.com/2012/12/chromebooks-for-student-assessments-and.html?hl=en'> <img alt='Share on Facebook' height='24' src='https://www.gstatic.com/images/icons/material/system/2x/post_facebook_black_24dp.png' width='24'/> </span> </div> <div class='comment-container'> <i class='comment-img material-icons'>  </i> <span class='cmt_count_iframe_holder' data-count='28' data-onclick='' data-post-url='https://cloud.googleblog.com/2012/12/chromebooks-for-student-assessments-and.html?hl=en' data-url='https://cloud.googleblog.com/2012/12/chromebooks-for-student-assessments-and.html' style='color: #4184F3;'></span> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <div class='cmt_iframe_holder' data-href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/2012/12/chromebooks-for-student-assessments-and.html' data-viewtype='FILTERED_POSTMOD'></div> <a href='https://plus.google.com/112374322230920073195' rel='author' style='display:none;'> Google </a> <div class='label-footer'> <span class='labels-caption'> Labels: </span> <span class='labels'> <a class='label' href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/search/label/Chromebooks%20for%20Education?hl=en' rel='tag'> Chromebooks for Education </a> , <a class='label' href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/search/label/education?hl=en' rel='tag'> education </a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class='post' data-id='5612927697858402348' itemscope='' itemtype='http://schema.org/BlogPosting'> <h2 class='title' itemprop='name'> <a href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/2012/12/chromebooks-for-classrooms-99-for.html?hl=en' itemprop='url' title='Chromebooks for classrooms: $99 for the holidays'> Chromebooks for classrooms: $99 for the holidays </a> </h2> <div class='post-header'> <div class='published'> <span class='publishdate' itemprop='datePublished'> Monday, December 10, 2012 </span> </div> </div> <div class='post-body'> <div class='post-content' itemprop='articleBody'> <script type='text/template'> <span class="byline-author">Posted by Rajen Sheth, Group Product Manager</span><br><br><i>(Cross-posted on the <a href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2012/12/chromebooks-for-classrooms-99-for_10.html">Official Google Blog</a>.)</i> <br><br>For many students and teachers, the hassles of traditional computing often prevent them from making the most of technology in the classroom. Schools that have adopted Chromebooks, however, have been able to bring the web’s vast educational resources—whether it’s conducting real-time research or collaborating on group projects—right into the classroom. Chromebooks are fast, easily sharable, and require almost no maintenance. Today more than 1,000 schools have adopted Chromebooks in classrooms, including some school districts like Richland School District Two (S.C.), Leyden High School District (Ill.), and Council Bluffs Community School District (Iowa) who have deployed Chromebooks to tens of thousands of students. <br><br>To help budget-strapped classrooms across the country, we’re working with <a href="http://donorschoose.org/">DonorsChoose.org</a>, an online charity that connects donors directly to public school classroom needs. For the holiday season, teachers can request the <a href="//www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/education/devices/chromebook-samsung-series5.html">Samsung Series 5 Chromebook</a>—the most widely deployed Chromebook in schools—at a special, discounted price of $99 including hardware, management and support. <br><br>If you’re a full-time public school teacher in the U.S., visit DonorsChoose.org and <a href="http://help.donorschoose.org/app/answers/detail/a_id/419">follow the instructions</a> to take advantage of this opportunity by December 21, 2012. Your request will be posted on DonorsChoose.org where anyone can make a donation to support your classroom. When you reach your funding goal, you’ll receive your Chromebooks from Lakeshore Learning, DonorsChoose.org’s exclusive fulfillment partner for this program. <br><br>If you’re not a teacher, please share this opportunity with the teachers who have made a difference in your life! Or if you’re interested in supporting a classroom directly, read through the <a href="http://www.donorschoose.org/chromebooks">list of Chromebook projects</a> and donate what you can. Be sure to check back often for new projects. <br><br>Thank you for your support in giving the gift of hassle-free technology to teachers and students. Working together, we can ensure “The virus ate my homework” is never uttered in a classroom again, and we can help classrooms get off to a strong start in the New Year! <br><br>Happy holidays. <br><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNf53fGyVqlp7c2C2me68x_1CzQ9oFL4j0XMfk4X2g42TyVaME5HWmaSpDxANjgHa6RECJrP2xTl0W7pCKd7RzgVz8QtBn2RMlVBnJZXKC6EXKjR2pMT32MfrdlV2IOImH8Mbp1xqZZxs/s1600/for_classrooms.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNf53fGyVqlp7c2C2me68x_1CzQ9oFL4j0XMfk4X2g42TyVaME5HWmaSpDxANjgHa6RECJrP2xTl0W7pCKd7RzgVz8QtBn2RMlVBnJZXKC6EXKjR2pMT32MfrdlV2IOImH8Mbp1xqZZxs/s400/for_classrooms.png" width="400" /></a></div> </script> <noscript> <span class="byline-author">Posted by Rajen Sheth, Group Product Manager</span><br><br><i>(Cross-posted on the <a href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2012/12/chromebooks-for-classrooms-99-for_10.html">Official Google Blog</a>.)</i> <br><br>For many students and teachers, the hassles of traditional computing often prevent them from making the most of technology in the classroom. Schools that have adopted Chromebooks, however, have been able to bring the web’s vast educational resources—whether it’s conducting real-time research or collaborating on group projects—right into the classroom. Chromebooks are fast, easily sharable, and require almost no maintenance. Today more than 1,000 schools have adopted Chromebooks in classrooms, including some school districts like Richland School District Two (S.C.), Leyden High School District (Ill.), and Council Bluffs Community School District (Iowa) who have deployed Chromebooks to tens of thousands of students. <br><br>To help budget-strapped classrooms across the country, we’re working with <a href="http://donorschoose.org/">DonorsChoose.org</a>, an online charity that connects donors directly to public school classroom needs. For the holiday season, teachers can request the <a href="//www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/education/devices/chromebook-samsung-series5.html">Samsung Series 5 Chromebook</a>—the most widely deployed Chromebook in schools—at a special, discounted price of $99 including hardware, management and support. <br><br>If you’re a full-time public school teacher in the U.S., visit DonorsChoose.org and <a href="http://help.donorschoose.org/app/answers/detail/a_id/419">follow the instructions</a> to take advantage of this opportunity by December 21, 2012. Your request will be posted on DonorsChoose.org where anyone can make a donation to support your classroom. When you reach your funding goal, you’ll receive your Chromebooks from Lakeshore Learning, DonorsChoose.org’s exclusive fulfillment partner for this program. <br><br>If you’re not a teacher, please share this opportunity with the teachers who have made a difference in your life! Or if you’re interested in supporting a classroom directly, read through the <a href="http://www.donorschoose.org/chromebooks">list of Chromebook projects</a> and donate what you can. Be sure to check back often for new projects. <br><br>Thank you for your support in giving the gift of hassle-free technology to teachers and students. Working together, we can ensure “The virus ate my homework” is never uttered in a classroom again, and we can help classrooms get off to a strong start in the New Year! <br><br>Happy holidays. <br><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNf53fGyVqlp7c2C2me68x_1CzQ9oFL4j0XMfk4X2g42TyVaME5HWmaSpDxANjgHa6RECJrP2xTl0W7pCKd7RzgVz8QtBn2RMlVBnJZXKC6EXKjR2pMT32MfrdlV2IOImH8Mbp1xqZZxs/s1600/for_classrooms.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNf53fGyVqlp7c2C2me68x_1CzQ9oFL4j0XMfk4X2g42TyVaME5HWmaSpDxANjgHa6RECJrP2xTl0W7pCKd7RzgVz8QtBn2RMlVBnJZXKC6EXKjR2pMT32MfrdlV2IOImH8Mbp1xqZZxs/s400/for_classrooms.png" width="400" /></a></div> </noscript> </div> </div> <div class='share'> <span class='gplus-share social-wrapper' data-href='https://plus.google.com/share?url=https://cloud.googleblog.com/2012/12/chromebooks-for-classrooms-99-for.html?hl=en'> <img alt='Share on Google+' height='24' src='https://www.gstatic.com/images/branding/google_plus/2x/ic_w_post_gplus_black_24dp.png' width='24'/> </span> <span class='twitter-custom social-wrapper' data-href='http://twitter.com/share?text=Official Google Cloud Blog:Chromebooks for classrooms: $99 for the holidays&url=https://cloud.googleblog.com/2012/12/chromebooks-for-classrooms-99-for.html?hl=en&via=gsuite'> <img alt='Share on Twitter' height='24' src='https://www.gstatic.com/images/icons/material/system/2x/post_twitter_black_24dp.png' width='24'/> </span> <span class='fb-custom social-wrapper' data-href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://cloud.googleblog.com/2012/12/chromebooks-for-classrooms-99-for.html?hl=en'> <img alt='Share on Facebook' height='24' src='https://www.gstatic.com/images/icons/material/system/2x/post_facebook_black_24dp.png' width='24'/> </span> </div> <div class='comment-container'> <i class='comment-img material-icons'>  </i> <span class='cmt_count_iframe_holder' data-count='7' data-onclick='' data-post-url='https://cloud.googleblog.com/2012/12/chromebooks-for-classrooms-99-for.html?hl=en' data-url='https://cloud.googleblog.com/2012/12/chromebooks-for-classrooms-99-for.html' style='color: #4184F3;'></span> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <div class='cmt_iframe_holder' data-href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/2012/12/chromebooks-for-classrooms-99-for.html' data-viewtype='FILTERED_POSTMOD'></div> <a href='https://plus.google.com/112374322230920073195' rel='author' style='display:none;'> Google </a> <div class='label-footer'> <span class='labels-caption'> Labels: </span> <span class='labels'> <a class='label' href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/search/label/Chromebooks%20for%20Education?hl=en' rel='tag'> Chromebooks for Education </a> , <a class='label' href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/search/label/education?hl=en' rel='tag'> education </a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class='post' data-id='3505111443879931386' itemscope='' itemtype='http://schema.org/BlogPosting'> <h2 class='title' itemprop='name'> <a href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/2012/11/getting-indonesian-universities.html?hl=en' itemprop='url' title='Getting Indonesian universities connected'> Getting Indonesian universities connected </a> </h2> <div class='post-header'> <div class='published'> <span class='publishdate' itemprop='datePublished'> Monday, November 26, 2012 </span> </div> </div> <div class='post-body'> <div class='post-content' itemprop='articleBody'> <script type='text/template'> <span class="byline-author">Posted by Raden Arief Setiawan, Brawijaya University</span><br><br><i><b>Editors note:</b> Today’s guest blogger is Raden Arief Setiawan, Head of Information and Technology Assessment and Development at Brawijaya University in Indonesia.</i><br><br>The world has been paying more attention to Indonesia these days to see how the world's fourth most populous nation moves into the digital century. While we're excited about our progress so far, there is still much work to do. Being a member of the G20, Indonesia has lots to offer the global economy in terms of both growing markets and a young workforce. This puts particular pressure on national universities to better prepare the next generation of leaders to enter the competitive worlds of science and business. <br><br>Despite the advances of information technology, many state universities face challenges in getting the latest systems in place. Despite having an internal email system for all its faculty and students, Brawijaya University faced numerous challenges of maintaining the infrastructure. The email system, along with server hardware, consumed a significant portion of the IT budget, and managing the email system alone took hundreds of man-hours. <br><br>Students and faculty members had to be resourceful, at times sharing single email accounts to transfer files and download the latest class notes. This was far from an ideal solution, but a solution nevertheless, considering the situation. <br><br>Now, with the help of the free and cloud-based Google Apps for Education system, 45,000 Brawijaya students and teachers have access to a whole new way of doing things: an updated, secure email system bearing the proud institution’s name; collaboration tools in the form of Google Docs and Groups, as well as access to the world wide web from various access points around the campus. For the administrators, Google Apps for Education was an easy choice due to the system’s openness, ease of access, and the way it can be connected to existing systems without having to buy new licenses and hardware. <br><br>We are proud to join other educational institutions around the world by fully embracing technology to change the way our university community will communicate, collaborate and learn. This will help develop a culture that simulates the ever-competitive global working environment, providing the nation’s best minds for the future. </script> <noscript> <span class="byline-author">Posted by Raden Arief Setiawan, Brawijaya University</span><br><br><i><b>Editors note:</b> Today’s guest blogger is Raden Arief Setiawan, Head of Information and Technology Assessment and Development at Brawijaya University in Indonesia.</i><br><br>The world has been paying more attention to Indonesia these days to see how the world's fourth most populous nation moves into the digital century. While we're excited about our progress so far, there is still much work to do. Being a member of the G20, Indonesia has lots to offer the global economy in terms of both growing markets and a young workforce. This puts particular pressure on national universities to better prepare the next generation of leaders to enter the competitive worlds of science and business. <br><br>Despite the advances of information technology, many state universities face challenges in getting the latest systems in place. Despite having an internal email system for all its faculty and students, Brawijaya University faced numerous challenges of maintaining the infrastructure. The email system, along with server hardware, consumed a significant portion of the IT budget, and managing the email system alone took hundreds of man-hours. <br><br>Students and faculty members had to be resourceful, at times sharing single email accounts to transfer files and download the latest class notes. This was far from an ideal solution, but a solution nevertheless, considering the situation. <br><br>Now, with the help of the free and cloud-based Google Apps for Education system, 45,000 Brawijaya students and teachers have access to a whole new way of doing things: an updated, secure email system bearing the proud institution’s name; collaboration tools in the form of Google Docs and Groups, as well as access to the world wide web from various access points around the campus. For the administrators, Google Apps for Education was an easy choice due to the system’s openness, ease of access, and the way it can be connected to existing systems without having to buy new licenses and hardware. <br><br>We are proud to join other educational institutions around the world by fully embracing technology to change the way our university community will communicate, collaborate and learn. This will help develop a culture that simulates the ever-competitive global working environment, providing the nation’s best minds for the future. </noscript> </div> </div> <div class='share'> <span class='gplus-share social-wrapper' data-href='https://plus.google.com/share?url=https://cloud.googleblog.com/2012/11/getting-indonesian-universities.html?hl=en'> <img alt='Share on Google+' height='24' src='https://www.gstatic.com/images/branding/google_plus/2x/ic_w_post_gplus_black_24dp.png' width='24'/> </span> <span class='twitter-custom social-wrapper' data-href='http://twitter.com/share?text=Official Google Cloud Blog:Getting Indonesian universities connected&url=https://cloud.googleblog.com/2012/11/getting-indonesian-universities.html?hl=en&via=gsuite'> <img alt='Share on Twitter' height='24' src='https://www.gstatic.com/images/icons/material/system/2x/post_twitter_black_24dp.png' width='24'/> </span> <span class='fb-custom social-wrapper' data-href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://cloud.googleblog.com/2012/11/getting-indonesian-universities.html?hl=en'> <img alt='Share on Facebook' height='24' src='https://www.gstatic.com/images/icons/material/system/2x/post_facebook_black_24dp.png' width='24'/> </span> </div> <div class='comment-container'> <i class='comment-img material-icons'>  </i> <span class='cmt_count_iframe_holder' data-count='2' data-onclick='' data-post-url='https://cloud.googleblog.com/2012/11/getting-indonesian-universities.html?hl=en' data-url='https://cloud.googleblog.com/2012/11/getting-indonesian-universities.html' style='color: #4184F3;'></span> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <div class='cmt_iframe_holder' data-href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/2012/11/getting-indonesian-universities.html' data-viewtype='FILTERED_POSTMOD'></div> <a href='https://plus.google.com/112374322230920073195' rel='author' style='display:none;'> Google </a> <div class='label-footer'> <span class='labels-caption'> Labels: </span> <span class='labels'> <a class='label' href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/search/label/customer%20love?hl=en' rel='tag'> customer love </a> , <a class='label' href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/search/label/education?hl=en' rel='tag'> education </a> , <a class='label' href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/search/label/Google%20Apps?hl=en' rel='tag'> Google Apps </a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class='post' data-id='5303667938196430354' itemscope='' itemtype='http://schema.org/BlogPosting'> <h2 class='title' itemprop='name'> <a href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/2012/10/playworks-transforms-more-than-recess.html?hl=en' itemprop='url' title='Playworks Transforms more than Recess with Chromebooks and Apps'> Playworks Transforms more than Recess with Chromebooks and Apps </a> </h2> <div class='post-header'> <div class='published'> <span class='publishdate' itemprop='datePublished'> Wednesday, October 24, 2012 </span> </div> </div> <div class='post-body'> <div class='post-content' itemprop='articleBody'> <script type='text/template'> <span class="byline-author">Posted by Richard Ng, IT director, Playworks</span><p><i><b>Editors note:</b> Today’s guest blogger is Richard Ng, IT director at Playworks, a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving children’s health and well-being through increased physical activity and play. <a href="//www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/education/devices/casestudies.html#casestudy-kippla#utm_campaign=en&utm_source=en-na-us-entblog-chromeplayworks_10242012&utm_medium=blog">See what other organizations that have gone Google have to say.</a></i></p><p>For more than 16 years, Playworks has been working with elementary schools in urban communities to help increase students’ physical activity during recess and throughout the day. We are the only organization in the country to send trained adult program coordinators into low-income schools, where they turn recess into a fun, positive experience that helps kids and teachers get the most out of their school day. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="//1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZGmhHNglT0k/UIglRj4ggmI/AAAAAAAAA7E/n74p3Kh0UKE/s1600/dsc_2496.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="265" src="//1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZGmhHNglT0k/UIglRj4ggmI/AAAAAAAAA7E/n74p3Kh0UKE/s400/dsc_2496.jpg" width="400"></a></div><p>Headquartered in Oakland, California, <a href="http://www.playworks.org">Playworks</a> has coaches and staff deployed at 380 schools, reaching 170,000 students in 23 cities across the country every day. In addition, our training staff serves another 400 schools each year all around the country. As the director of IT, my job is to make sure that every one of our staff has access to the resources they need to be successful at their schools. For our program staff, who visit 2-3 different schools every week the ability to get to their documents, and share and collaborate with each other is vital. Playworks relies on flexibility, mobility and access to information anytime, anywhere – Google is helping us achieve that. </p><p>In 2011, I attended Google I/O, where I had my first encounter with the Chromebook. I knew immediately that Chromebooks and Google Apps could be the answer our tech needs. We deployed a small, successful pilot program in early 2011, and today we have nearly 80+ Chromebook devices in use in the field, with more planned next year. With a simple two-page instruction document that we created internally, our team could work, share and collaborate from any of our 23 cities virtually overnight. Because Chromebooks don’t require manual software updates or an IT support staff to troubleshoot, my team can focus less on maintenance and more on strategic IT projects, and ultimately, the kids. </p><p>As a non-profit organization, cost is a major factor in every technology decision. The value that Google Apps and Chromebooks have delivered is unprecedented. Playworks has been able to save tens of thousands of dollars since we implemented Google Apps and deployed the Chromebooks. Based on estimates of what we previously spent on software and maintenance versus what we are spending now, I estimate we will save $50,000 - $70,000 per year. That translates to tremendous savings that can be redirected to improving our programs for kids. </p><p>At the end of the day, while we are working to improve the health and well-being of children by increasing opportunities for physical activity and safe, meaningful play, Google is helping our team access the technology they need to transform recess in the communities that need it the most. </p> </script> <noscript> <span class="byline-author">Posted by Richard Ng, IT director, Playworks</span><p><i><b>Editors note:</b> Today’s guest blogger is Richard Ng, IT director at Playworks, a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving children’s health and well-being through increased physical activity and play. <a href="//www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/education/devices/casestudies.html#casestudy-kippla#utm_campaign=en&utm_source=en-na-us-entblog-chromeplayworks_10242012&utm_medium=blog">See what other organizations that have gone Google have to say.</a></i></p><p>For more than 16 years, Playworks has been working with elementary schools in urban communities to help increase students’ physical activity during recess and throughout the day. We are the only organization in the country to send trained adult program coordinators into low-income schools, where they turn recess into a fun, positive experience that helps kids and teachers get the most out of their school day. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="//1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZGmhHNglT0k/UIglRj4ggmI/AAAAAAAAA7E/n74p3Kh0UKE/s1600/dsc_2496.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="265" src="//1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZGmhHNglT0k/UIglRj4ggmI/AAAAAAAAA7E/n74p3Kh0UKE/s400/dsc_2496.jpg" width="400"></a></div><p>Headquartered in Oakland, California, <a href="http://www.playworks.org">Playworks</a> has coaches and staff deployed at 380 schools, reaching 170,000 students in 23 cities across the country every day. In addition, our training staff serves another 400 schools each year all around the country. As the director of IT, my job is to make sure that every one of our staff has access to the resources they need to be successful at their schools. For our program staff, who visit 2-3 different schools every week the ability to get to their documents, and share and collaborate with each other is vital. Playworks relies on flexibility, mobility and access to information anytime, anywhere – Google is helping us achieve that. </p><p>In 2011, I attended Google I/O, where I had my first encounter with the Chromebook. I knew immediately that Chromebooks and Google Apps could be the answer our tech needs. We deployed a small, successful pilot program in early 2011, and today we have nearly 80+ Chromebook devices in use in the field, with more planned next year. With a simple two-page instruction document that we created internally, our team could work, share and collaborate from any of our 23 cities virtually overnight. Because Chromebooks don’t require manual software updates or an IT support staff to troubleshoot, my team can focus less on maintenance and more on strategic IT projects, and ultimately, the kids. </p><p>As a non-profit organization, cost is a major factor in every technology decision. The value that Google Apps and Chromebooks have delivered is unprecedented. Playworks has been able to save tens of thousands of dollars since we implemented Google Apps and deployed the Chromebooks. Based on estimates of what we previously spent on software and maintenance versus what we are spending now, I estimate we will save $50,000 - $70,000 per year. That translates to tremendous savings that can be redirected to improving our programs for kids. </p><p>At the end of the day, while we are working to improve the health and well-being of children by increasing opportunities for physical activity and safe, meaningful play, Google is helping our team access the technology they need to transform recess in the communities that need it the most. </p> </noscript> </div> </div> <div class='share'> <span class='gplus-share social-wrapper' data-href='https://plus.google.com/share?url=https://cloud.googleblog.com/2012/10/playworks-transforms-more-than-recess.html?hl=en'> <img alt='Share on Google+' height='24' src='https://www.gstatic.com/images/branding/google_plus/2x/ic_w_post_gplus_black_24dp.png' width='24'/> </span> <span class='twitter-custom social-wrapper' data-href='http://twitter.com/share?text=Official Google Cloud Blog:Playworks Transforms more than Recess with Chromebooks and Apps&url=https://cloud.googleblog.com/2012/10/playworks-transforms-more-than-recess.html?hl=en&via=gsuite'> <img alt='Share on Twitter' height='24' src='https://www.gstatic.com/images/icons/material/system/2x/post_twitter_black_24dp.png' width='24'/> </span> <span class='fb-custom social-wrapper' data-href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://cloud.googleblog.com/2012/10/playworks-transforms-more-than-recess.html?hl=en'> <img alt='Share on Facebook' height='24' src='https://www.gstatic.com/images/icons/material/system/2x/post_facebook_black_24dp.png' width='24'/> </span> </div> <div class='comment-container'> <i class='comment-img material-icons'>  </i> <span class='cmt_count_iframe_holder' data-count='3' data-onclick='' data-post-url='https://cloud.googleblog.com/2012/10/playworks-transforms-more-than-recess.html?hl=en' data-url='https://cloud.googleblog.com/2012/10/playworks-transforms-more-than-recess.html' style='color: #4184F3;'></span> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <div class='cmt_iframe_holder' data-href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/2012/10/playworks-transforms-more-than-recess.html' data-viewtype='FILTERED_POSTMOD'></div> <a href='https://plus.google.com/112374322230920073195' rel='author' style='display:none;'> Google </a> <div class='label-footer'> <span class='labels-caption'> Labels: </span> <span class='labels'> <a class='label' href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/search/label/Chrome?hl=en' rel='tag'> Chrome </a> , <a class='label' href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/search/label/Chrome%20OS?hl=en' rel='tag'> Chrome OS </a> , <a class='label' href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/search/label/Chromebooks%20for%20Education?hl=en' rel='tag'> Chromebooks for Education </a> , <a class='label' href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/search/label/education?hl=en' rel='tag'> education </a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class='post' data-id='4364619869990132398' itemscope='' itemtype='http://schema.org/BlogPosting'> <h2 class='title' itemprop='name'> <a href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/2012/10/the-new-chromebook-for-every-student.html?hl=en' itemprop='url' title='The new Chromebook, for every student'> The new Chromebook, for every student </a> </h2> <div class='post-header'> <div class='published'> <span class='publishdate' itemprop='datePublished'> Thursday, October 18, 2012 </span> </div> </div> <div class='post-body'> <div class='post-content' itemprop='articleBody'> <script type='text/template'> <span class="byline-author">Posted by Rajen Sheth, Group Product Manager, Chrome for Education & Business</span><p>Today <a href="http://chrome.blogspot.com/2012/10/the-new-chromebook-for-everyone.html">on the Chrome blog</a> we announced the <a href="https://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/education/devices/samsung-chromebook.html?utm_campaign=chrome&utm_source=en-na-us-entblog-chromelaunch_10182012&utm_medium=blog">new Samsung Chromebook for $249</a>, an even more affordable way to bring the the <a href="//www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/education/webstore/app-packs.html?utm_campaign=chrome&utm_source=en-na-us-entblog-chromelaunch_10182012&utm_medium=blog">web’s vast educational resources and apps</a> to your students.</p> <p>At only 2.5 pounds and 0.8 inches thick, the new Chromebook zips along, booting in under 10 seconds and playing high resolution video beautifully. It automatically receives the latest security updates from Google and doesn’t require any manual IT set-up, so additional devices won’t mean skyrocketing support costs. A recent IDC sponsored <a href="http://static.googleusercontent.com/external_content/untrusted_dlcp/www.google.com/en/us/intl/en/chrome/assets/education/pdf/IDC-WP-Quantifying.the.Economic.Value.of.Chromebooks.for.K-12.Education-082012.pdf?utm_campaign=chrome&utm_source=en-na-us-entblog-chromelaunch_10182012&utm_medium=blog">white paper</a> showed that Chromebooks for Education require 69 percent less labor to install and 92 percent less labor to support, delivering big cost savings by reducing the need to hire additional IT staff.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="//1.bp.blogspot.com/-Xm4Uw0YcOTs/UIA5aXZB3eI/AAAAAAAAArY/guTV1skI0K0/s1600/Samsung_Chromebook_backview_webres.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="250" src="//1.bp.blogspot.com/-Xm4Uw0YcOTs/UIA5aXZB3eI/AAAAAAAAArY/guTV1skI0K0/s400/Samsung_Chromebook_backview_webres.jpeg" width="320"></a></div> <p>Our goal is to make computers more accessible to everyone and we hope that the <a href="https://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/education/devices/samsung-chromebook.html?utm_campaign=chrome&utm_source=en-na-us-entblog-chromelaunch_10182012&utm_medium=blog">new Chromebook</a> makes it even easier for you to bring the power of the web to your classroom.</p><i><b>Editors note:</b> <a href="//www.google.com/+GoogleinEducation">Join us</a> for a Hangout On Air on Tuesday, October 23 at 11:00 am PDT/ 2:00 pm EDT/ 7:00 pm BST off of the <a href="//www.google.com/+GoogleinEducation">Google in Education Google+ page</a>. We’ll do a quick review of the details of the new device, compare it to other models, and take your live questions.</i> </script> <noscript> <span class="byline-author">Posted by Rajen Sheth, Group Product Manager, Chrome for Education & Business</span><p>Today <a href="http://chrome.blogspot.com/2012/10/the-new-chromebook-for-everyone.html">on the Chrome blog</a> we announced the <a href="https://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/education/devices/samsung-chromebook.html?utm_campaign=chrome&utm_source=en-na-us-entblog-chromelaunch_10182012&utm_medium=blog">new Samsung Chromebook for $249</a>, an even more affordable way to bring the the <a href="//www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/education/webstore/app-packs.html?utm_campaign=chrome&utm_source=en-na-us-entblog-chromelaunch_10182012&utm_medium=blog">web’s vast educational resources and apps</a> to your students.</p> <p>At only 2.5 pounds and 0.8 inches thick, the new Chromebook zips along, booting in under 10 seconds and playing high resolution video beautifully. It automatically receives the latest security updates from Google and doesn’t require any manual IT set-up, so additional devices won’t mean skyrocketing support costs. A recent IDC sponsored <a href="http://static.googleusercontent.com/external_content/untrusted_dlcp/www.google.com/en/us/intl/en/chrome/assets/education/pdf/IDC-WP-Quantifying.the.Economic.Value.of.Chromebooks.for.K-12.Education-082012.pdf?utm_campaign=chrome&utm_source=en-na-us-entblog-chromelaunch_10182012&utm_medium=blog">white paper</a> showed that Chromebooks for Education require 69 percent less labor to install and 92 percent less labor to support, delivering big cost savings by reducing the need to hire additional IT staff.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="//1.bp.blogspot.com/-Xm4Uw0YcOTs/UIA5aXZB3eI/AAAAAAAAArY/guTV1skI0K0/s1600/Samsung_Chromebook_backview_webres.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="250" src="//1.bp.blogspot.com/-Xm4Uw0YcOTs/UIA5aXZB3eI/AAAAAAAAArY/guTV1skI0K0/s400/Samsung_Chromebook_backview_webres.jpeg" width="320"></a></div> <p>Our goal is to make computers more accessible to everyone and we hope that the <a href="https://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/education/devices/samsung-chromebook.html?utm_campaign=chrome&utm_source=en-na-us-entblog-chromelaunch_10182012&utm_medium=blog">new Chromebook</a> makes it even easier for you to bring the power of the web to your classroom.</p><i><b>Editors note:</b> <a href="//www.google.com/+GoogleinEducation">Join us</a> for a Hangout On Air on Tuesday, October 23 at 11:00 am PDT/ 2:00 pm EDT/ 7:00 pm BST off of the <a href="//www.google.com/+GoogleinEducation">Google in Education Google+ page</a>. We’ll do a quick review of the details of the new device, compare it to other models, and take your live questions.</i> </noscript> </div> </div> <div class='share'> <span class='gplus-share social-wrapper' data-href='https://plus.google.com/share?url=https://cloud.googleblog.com/2012/10/the-new-chromebook-for-every-student.html?hl=en'> <img alt='Share on Google+' height='24' src='https://www.gstatic.com/images/branding/google_plus/2x/ic_w_post_gplus_black_24dp.png' width='24'/> </span> <span class='twitter-custom social-wrapper' data-href='http://twitter.com/share?text=Official Google Cloud Blog:The new Chromebook, for every student&url=https://cloud.googleblog.com/2012/10/the-new-chromebook-for-every-student.html?hl=en&via=gsuite'> <img alt='Share on Twitter' height='24' src='https://www.gstatic.com/images/icons/material/system/2x/post_twitter_black_24dp.png' width='24'/> </span> <span class='fb-custom social-wrapper' data-href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://cloud.googleblog.com/2012/10/the-new-chromebook-for-every-student.html?hl=en'> <img alt='Share on Facebook' height='24' src='https://www.gstatic.com/images/icons/material/system/2x/post_facebook_black_24dp.png' width='24'/> </span> </div> <div class='comment-container'> <i class='comment-img material-icons'>  </i> <span class='cmt_count_iframe_holder' data-count='3' data-onclick='' data-post-url='https://cloud.googleblog.com/2012/10/the-new-chromebook-for-every-student.html?hl=en' data-url='https://cloud.googleblog.com/2012/10/the-new-chromebook-for-every-student.html' style='color: #4184F3;'></span> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <div class='cmt_iframe_holder' data-href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/2012/10/the-new-chromebook-for-every-student.html' data-viewtype='FILTERED_POSTMOD'></div> <a href='https://plus.google.com/112374322230920073195' rel='author' style='display:none;'> Google </a> <div class='label-footer'> <span class='labels-caption'> Labels: </span> <span class='labels'> <a class='label' href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/search/label/Chrome?hl=en' rel='tag'> Chrome </a> , <a class='label' href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/search/label/Chrome%20for%20Business?hl=en' rel='tag'> Chrome for Business </a> , <a class='label' href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/search/label/Chrome%20OS?hl=en' rel='tag'> Chrome OS </a> , <a class='label' href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/search/label/Chromebooks%20for%20Education?hl=en' rel='tag'> Chromebooks for Education </a> , <a class='label' href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/search/label/education?hl=en' rel='tag'> education </a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class='post' data-id='7584760705094222701' itemscope='' itemtype='http://schema.org/BlogPosting'> <h2 class='title' itemprop='name'> <a href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/2012/10/education-on-air-connecting-teachers.html?hl=en' itemprop='url' title='Education On Air: Connecting teachers and learners across the world'> Education On Air: Connecting teachers and learners across the world </a> </h2> <div class='post-header'> <div class='published'> <span class='publishdate' itemprop='datePublished'> Friday, October 5, 2012 </span> </div> </div> <div class='post-body'> <div class='post-content' itemprop='articleBody'> <script type='text/template'> <span class="byline-author">Posted by Tia Lendo, Google in Education Team</span><br><br>Twelve years ago, in my first year teaching, I often felt very isolated. Not only was my fourth grade class housed in a mobile trailer outside of the main school building, putting physical distance between me and my peers, but I also rarely had time or ways to connect with other teachers outside the school day. <br><br>Thankfully, educators and schools today aren’t limited to the resources they have within the 4 walls of their classroom. The web is bringing students and educators together with information and opportunities that we never dreamed were possible in the year 2000. For example, today over 20 million students, faculty and staff engage in real-time collaboration and communication for free using <a href="//www.google.com/enterprise/apps/education/">Google Apps for Education</a>. <br><br>Today, on World Teachers’ Day, we celebrate all of the amazing teachers around the world by offering them two new ways to connect with and support each other using Google+: <ul><li><strong>Education On Air</strong>: We have organized a series of over 100 Hangouts On Air that will be led by educators and Googlers. Topics range from “<a href="https://sites.google.com/site/eduonair/hangout-schedule/flipping-your-class-with-google">Flipping Your Classroom</a>” to “<a href="https://sites.google.com/site/eduonair/hangout-schedule/google-apps-office-hours--help-session-with-kern-kellys-students">Weekly Office Hours staffed by “Tech Sherpa” High School Students</a>” to “<a href="https://plus.google.com/events/ca230d7a6751aehf0ni25c8ftp8">A Conversation with Sal Khan</a>”, founder of the Khan Academy.</li><li><strong>Topics-of-the-day</strong>: Starting Monday we will begin a program of daily content aimed to help educate and inspire. We’ll reshare posts from educators on the following topics:</li><ul><li>“Magic Moment Monday” - Inspiring, magic moments in schools</li><li>“Tutorial Tuesday” - Google Apps tips and tricks</li><li>“Web Apps Wednesday” - Web-based resources and apps</li><li>“Chrome Tip Thursday” - Chrome Ninja tips to make the most of the browser</li><li>“Fabulous Find Friday” - Any fabulous Education resource</li><li>“Show it Saturday” - YouTube EDU content</li><li>“Search for it Sunday” - Google Search Education tips</li></ul></ul><br>We encourage you to follow the <a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/+GoogleinEducation/posts">Google in Education Google+ page</a> and to <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/eduonair/">visit the Edu On Air site</a> to sign up for Hangouts and add them to your calendar. We hope these provide a way for educators to link with their peers so that they can collaborate even after the sessions are over. <br><br>In the meantime, check out the highlight reel from some of the 46 Education On Air Hangouts that educators held on May 2, 2012. <br><br><iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/YZobxoCsuVc" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br><br>#wtd2012 </script> <noscript> <span class="byline-author">Posted by Tia Lendo, Google in Education Team</span><br><br>Twelve years ago, in my first year teaching, I often felt very isolated. Not only was my fourth grade class housed in a mobile trailer outside of the main school building, putting physical distance between me and my peers, but I also rarely had time or ways to connect with other teachers outside the school day. <br><br>Thankfully, educators and schools today aren’t limited to the resources they have within the 4 walls of their classroom. The web is bringing students and educators together with information and opportunities that we never dreamed were possible in the year 2000. For example, today over 20 million students, faculty and staff engage in real-time collaboration and communication for free using <a href="//www.google.com/enterprise/apps/education/">Google Apps for Education</a>. <br><br>Today, on World Teachers’ Day, we celebrate all of the amazing teachers around the world by offering them two new ways to connect with and support each other using Google+: <ul><li><strong>Education On Air</strong>: We have organized a series of over 100 Hangouts On Air that will be led by educators and Googlers. Topics range from “<a href="https://sites.google.com/site/eduonair/hangout-schedule/flipping-your-class-with-google">Flipping Your Classroom</a>” to “<a href="https://sites.google.com/site/eduonair/hangout-schedule/google-apps-office-hours--help-session-with-kern-kellys-students">Weekly Office Hours staffed by “Tech Sherpa” High School Students</a>” to “<a href="https://plus.google.com/events/ca230d7a6751aehf0ni25c8ftp8">A Conversation with Sal Khan</a>”, founder of the Khan Academy.</li><li><strong>Topics-of-the-day</strong>: Starting Monday we will begin a program of daily content aimed to help educate and inspire. We’ll reshare posts from educators on the following topics:</li><ul><li>“Magic Moment Monday” - Inspiring, magic moments in schools</li><li>“Tutorial Tuesday” - Google Apps tips and tricks</li><li>“Web Apps Wednesday” - Web-based resources and apps</li><li>“Chrome Tip Thursday” - Chrome Ninja tips to make the most of the browser</li><li>“Fabulous Find Friday” - Any fabulous Education resource</li><li>“Show it Saturday” - YouTube EDU content</li><li>“Search for it Sunday” - Google Search Education tips</li></ul></ul><br>We encourage you to follow the <a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/+GoogleinEducation/posts">Google in Education Google+ page</a> and to <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/eduonair/">visit the Edu On Air site</a> to sign up for Hangouts and add them to your calendar. We hope these provide a way for educators to link with their peers so that they can collaborate even after the sessions are over. <br><br>In the meantime, check out the highlight reel from some of the 46 Education On Air Hangouts that educators held on May 2, 2012. <br><br><iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/YZobxoCsuVc" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br><br>#wtd2012 </noscript> </div> </div> <div class='share'> <span class='gplus-share social-wrapper' data-href='https://plus.google.com/share?url=https://cloud.googleblog.com/2012/10/education-on-air-connecting-teachers.html?hl=en'> <img alt='Share on Google+' height='24' src='https://www.gstatic.com/images/branding/google_plus/2x/ic_w_post_gplus_black_24dp.png' width='24'/> </span> <span class='twitter-custom social-wrapper' data-href='http://twitter.com/share?text=Official Google Cloud Blog:Education On Air: Connecting teachers and learners across the world&url=https://cloud.googleblog.com/2012/10/education-on-air-connecting-teachers.html?hl=en&via=gsuite'> <img alt='Share on Twitter' height='24' src='https://www.gstatic.com/images/icons/material/system/2x/post_twitter_black_24dp.png' width='24'/> </span> <span class='fb-custom social-wrapper' data-href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://cloud.googleblog.com/2012/10/education-on-air-connecting-teachers.html?hl=en'> <img alt='Share on Facebook' height='24' src='https://www.gstatic.com/images/icons/material/system/2x/post_facebook_black_24dp.png' width='24'/> </span> </div> <div class='comment-container'> <i class='comment-img material-icons'>  </i> <span class='cmt_count_iframe_holder' data-count='5' data-onclick='' data-post-url='https://cloud.googleblog.com/2012/10/education-on-air-connecting-teachers.html?hl=en' data-url='https://cloud.googleblog.com/2012/10/education-on-air-connecting-teachers.html' style='color: #4184F3;'></span> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <div class='cmt_iframe_holder' data-href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/2012/10/education-on-air-connecting-teachers.html' data-viewtype='FILTERED_POSTMOD'></div> <a href='https://plus.google.com/112374322230920073195' rel='author' style='display:none;'> Google </a> <div class='label-footer'> <span class='labels-caption'> Labels: </span> <span class='labels'> <a class='label' href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/search/label/education?hl=en' rel='tag'> education </a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class='post' data-id='3278172344256775286' itemscope='' itemtype='http://schema.org/BlogPosting'> <h2 class='title' itemprop='name'> <a href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/2012/09/chromebooks-for-education-simple-secure.html?hl=en' itemprop='url' title='Chromebooks for Education: Simple, secure computers for schools'> Chromebooks for Education: Simple, secure computers for schools </a> </h2> <div class='post-header'> <div class='published'> <span class='publishdate' itemprop='datePublished'> Tuesday, September 25, 2012 </span> </div> </div> <div class='post-body'> <div class='post-content' itemprop='articleBody'> <script type='text/template'> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <span class="byline-author">Posted by Tom Mills, Enterprise Director, Education </span><br /> <br /> One of the many great promises of technology is its ability to help level the playing field in education. It can give students the tools and skills they need to prepare for work in a world where technology will be integrated in our lives. But few schools today have the opportunity to provide computers in every classroom, or access for every student. Budget cuts and limited resources at many schools are real challenges; but devices can be more affordable and valuable than you might think. <br /> <br /> Google worked with IDC<sup>1</sup> on a sponsored <a href="//goo.gl/QoVlZ">white paper</a> to quantify the value of <a href="//google.com/chromebook/education">Chromebooks for Education</a> based on data from schools using Chromebooks. The key findings show promise for schools looking to implement technology without breaking their budget or asking teachers to serve as IT help desks. <br /> <ul> <li>Chromebooks require 69 percent less labor to install and 92 percent less labor to support, reducing the need to hire additional IT staff</li> <li>Chromebooks reduce the per-device cost of ownership up to $935 over 3 years – a Chromebook deployed in school starts at $13.30 monthly</li> </ul> In addition to being affordable and easy for schools to manage, Chromebooks are also secure, fast and simple for students and teachers to get online and start collaborating using thousands of educational apps. They start up instantly, so they’re minimally disruptive to students when a great idea strikes (or when a teacher says “close your laptop”). They also have long battery life so creative minds aren’t tethered to a charger all day. <br /> <br /> Teachers and administrators have told us that they have enjoyed knowledge sharing with other Chromebook schools around the country. In the spirit of expanding this community, we’d like to welcome a few of the newest members of the Chromebooks family:<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <br /> <a href="http://www.dmusd.org/site/default.aspx?PageID=1">Del Mar Union Elementary School District</a> in California has implemented 700 Chromebooks in their eight elementary schools. This year 4-6 graders in two elementary schools have Chromebooks and the district plans to expand to all 4-6 grade students by next school year. Because Del Mar – one of the top-performing districts in the state – is focused on writing and the writing process to support “21st century skills” aligned with common core standards, they chose Google Docs as their primary curriculum tool. Docs allows students to easily share, communicate and collaborate on essays, responses to literature, and projects with their peers and teachers. <br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.musd.org/">Milpitas Unified School District</a> in California has purchased 1100 Chromebooks for students grades K-12. This year, Milpitas High School’s Digital Business Academy students have each been assigned their own Chromebook for the year that they are able to use in school and at home, replacing traditional textbooks. The district has also rolled out a true blended learning program in which elementary students rotate from a traditional classroom to a computer lab with Chromebooks throughout the day.<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <br /> Lastly, we’d like to extend a warm welcome to <a href="http://www.fshisd.net/">Fort Sam Houston Independent School District</a> in Texas, which will add 450 Chromebooks to students grades 9-12, the majority of whom are the children of military personnel living on the Fort Sam Houston Military Installation. And also to <a href="http://www.csdk12.net/">Chequamegon School District</a> in Wisconsin, which has gone 1:1 with more than 380 Chromebooks in grades 4-8, including in their special education classroom, where students are engaging with educational web content such as YouTube and Khan Academy. <br /> <br /> Learn more about how other districts and schools are <a href="//www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/education/devices/casestudies.html#casestudy-kippla">harnessing the power of the Web</a> in the classroom with <a href="//www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/education/devices/">Chromebooks for Education</a>. Here’s to a happy, healthy, productive school year! <br /> <br /> <sup>1</sup><i>IDC White Paper sponsored by Google, "Quantifying the Economic Value of Chromebooks for K-12 Education," Doc #236459, August 2012.</i></div> </script> <noscript> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <span class="byline-author">Posted by Tom Mills, Enterprise Director, Education </span><br /> <br /> One of the many great promises of technology is its ability to help level the playing field in education. It can give students the tools and skills they need to prepare for work in a world where technology will be integrated in our lives. But few schools today have the opportunity to provide computers in every classroom, or access for every student. Budget cuts and limited resources at many schools are real challenges; but devices can be more affordable and valuable than you might think. <br /> <br /> Google worked with IDC<sup>1</sup> on a sponsored <a href="//goo.gl/QoVlZ">white paper</a> to quantify the value of <a href="//google.com/chromebook/education">Chromebooks for Education</a> based on data from schools using Chromebooks. The key findings show promise for schools looking to implement technology without breaking their budget or asking teachers to serve as IT help desks. <br /> <ul> <li>Chromebooks require 69 percent less labor to install and 92 percent less labor to support, reducing the need to hire additional IT staff</li> <li>Chromebooks reduce the per-device cost of ownership up to $935 over 3 years – a Chromebook deployed in school starts at $13.30 monthly</li> </ul> In addition to being affordable and easy for schools to manage, Chromebooks are also secure, fast and simple for students and teachers to get online and start collaborating using thousands of educational apps. They start up instantly, so they’re minimally disruptive to students when a great idea strikes (or when a teacher says “close your laptop”). They also have long battery life so creative minds aren’t tethered to a charger all day. <br /> <br /> Teachers and administrators have told us that they have enjoyed knowledge sharing with other Chromebook schools around the country. In the spirit of expanding this community, we’d like to welcome a few of the newest members of the Chromebooks family:<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <br /> <a href="http://www.dmusd.org/site/default.aspx?PageID=1">Del Mar Union Elementary School District</a> in California has implemented 700 Chromebooks in their eight elementary schools. This year 4-6 graders in two elementary schools have Chromebooks and the district plans to expand to all 4-6 grade students by next school year. Because Del Mar – one of the top-performing districts in the state – is focused on writing and the writing process to support “21st century skills” aligned with common core standards, they chose Google Docs as their primary curriculum tool. Docs allows students to easily share, communicate and collaborate on essays, responses to literature, and projects with their peers and teachers. <br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.musd.org/">Milpitas Unified School District</a> in California has purchased 1100 Chromebooks for students grades K-12. This year, Milpitas High School’s Digital Business Academy students have each been assigned their own Chromebook for the year that they are able to use in school and at home, replacing traditional textbooks. The district has also rolled out a true blended learning program in which elementary students rotate from a traditional classroom to a computer lab with Chromebooks throughout the day.<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <br /> Lastly, we’d like to extend a warm welcome to <a href="http://www.fshisd.net/">Fort Sam Houston Independent School District</a> in Texas, which will add 450 Chromebooks to students grades 9-12, the majority of whom are the children of military personnel living on the Fort Sam Houston Military Installation. And also to <a href="http://www.csdk12.net/">Chequamegon School District</a> in Wisconsin, which has gone 1:1 with more than 380 Chromebooks in grades 4-8, including in their special education classroom, where students are engaging with educational web content such as YouTube and Khan Academy. <br /> <br /> Learn more about how other districts and schools are <a href="//www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/education/devices/casestudies.html#casestudy-kippla">harnessing the power of the Web</a> in the classroom with <a href="//www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/education/devices/">Chromebooks for Education</a>. Here’s to a happy, healthy, productive school year! <br /> <br /> <sup>1</sup><i>IDC White Paper sponsored by Google, "Quantifying the Economic Value of Chromebooks for K-12 Education," Doc #236459, August 2012.</i></div> </noscript> </div> </div> <div class='share'> <span class='gplus-share social-wrapper' data-href='https://plus.google.com/share?url=https://cloud.googleblog.com/2012/09/chromebooks-for-education-simple-secure.html?hl=en'> <img alt='Share on Google+' height='24' src='https://www.gstatic.com/images/branding/google_plus/2x/ic_w_post_gplus_black_24dp.png' width='24'/> </span> <span class='twitter-custom social-wrapper' data-href='http://twitter.com/share?text=Official Google Cloud Blog:Chromebooks for Education: Simple, secure computers for schools&url=https://cloud.googleblog.com/2012/09/chromebooks-for-education-simple-secure.html?hl=en&via=gsuite'> <img alt='Share on Twitter' height='24' src='https://www.gstatic.com/images/icons/material/system/2x/post_twitter_black_24dp.png' width='24'/> </span> <span class='fb-custom social-wrapper' data-href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://cloud.googleblog.com/2012/09/chromebooks-for-education-simple-secure.html?hl=en'> <img alt='Share on Facebook' height='24' src='https://www.gstatic.com/images/icons/material/system/2x/post_facebook_black_24dp.png' width='24'/> </span> </div> <div class='comment-container'> <i class='comment-img material-icons'>  </i> <span class='cmt_count_iframe_holder' data-count='2' data-onclick='' data-post-url='https://cloud.googleblog.com/2012/09/chromebooks-for-education-simple-secure.html?hl=en' data-url='https://cloud.googleblog.com/2012/09/chromebooks-for-education-simple-secure.html' style='color: #4184F3;'></span> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <div class='cmt_iframe_holder' data-href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/2012/09/chromebooks-for-education-simple-secure.html' data-viewtype='FILTERED_POSTMOD'></div> <a href='https://plus.google.com/112374322230920073195' rel='author' style='display:none;'> Google </a> <div class='label-footer'> <span class='labels-caption'> Labels: </span> <span class='labels'> <a class='label' href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/search/label/Chrome%20OS?hl=en' rel='tag'> Chrome OS </a> , <a class='label' href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/search/label/customer%20love?hl=en' rel='tag'> customer love </a> , <a class='label' href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/search/label/education?hl=en' rel='tag'> education </a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class='post' data-id='8478096653289844309' itemscope='' itemtype='http://schema.org/BlogPosting'> <h2 class='title' itemprop='name'> <a href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/2012/09/a-new-way-of-doing-things-on-campus.html?hl=en' itemprop='url' title='A new way of doing things on campus'> A new way of doing things on campus </a> </h2> <div class='post-header'> <div class='published'> <span class='publishdate' itemprop='datePublished'> Thursday, September 13, 2012 </span> </div> </div> <div class='post-body'> <div class='post-content' itemprop='articleBody'> <script type='text/template'> <span class="byline-author">Posted by Miriam Schneider, Google Apps for Education Team</span><br><br><i>(Cross-posted on the <a href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/">Official Google Blog</a>.)</i> <br><br>Josh remembers the old days at college, when working on a group project meant trekking through the snow (uphill both ways, of course) to meet with his team in the library, followed by endless rounds of back-and-forth revisions (in red pen, no doubt). And by old days, he means last year. As <a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/105451706714465113908/posts">Josh</a>—a rising senior at Princeton University—heads back to campus this fall, he and his classmates will be getting a whole new experience with <a href="//www.google.com/enterprise/apps/education/#utm_campaign=BTS&utm_source=en-entblog-na-us-BTS_92012&utm_medium=entblog">Google Apps for Education</a>. <br><br>Princeton is just one of the many colleges and universities now using Google Apps. In fact, seven of the eight Ivy League universities and 72 of this year’s top 100 US Universities (as determined by 2013 U.S. News and World Report’s ranking) have gone Google, too. <br><br>We’re also welcoming 14 other new schools to the Google Apps for Education family, just in time for back-to-school: <br><ul><li>Bates College</li><li>Carnegie Mellon University</li><li>Georgetown University</li><li>Princeton University</li><li>Rice University</li><li>Smith College</li><li>Stony Brook University</li><li>University of California, Berkeley</li><li>University of Colorado, Boulder</li><li>University of Dayton</li><li>University of Mississippi</li><li>University of Pennsylvania, School of Arts and Sciences</li><li>Vassar College</li><li>Virginia Tech</li></ul><br>By <a href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2012/05/get-stuff-done-in-cloud-go-google.html">going Google</a>, students and teachers have access to a whole new way of doing things: They can better collaborate in and out of the classroom; office hours can be held via hangouts; e-portfolios can be created and maintained in a Google Site; professors can give real-time feedback in a Google document (no red pen necessary); and group projects can take place across continents instead of side-by-side in a library. <br><br>And this is just the beginning. As more schools go Google, we continue to be amazed by the creative ways students and teachers are using technology to work better together, and we’re looking forward to the surprises in store this school year. <br><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="//3.bp.blogspot.com/-M-ry2MMt6SQ/UFId46BjWrI/AAAAAAAAAl4/s1zj72GFhD8/s1600/princeton.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="276" src="//3.bp.blogspot.com/-M-ry2MMt6SQ/UFId46BjWrI/AAAAAAAAAl4/s1zj72GFhD8/s400/princeton.png" width="400"></a></div> </script> <noscript> <span class="byline-author">Posted by Miriam Schneider, Google Apps for Education Team</span><br><br><i>(Cross-posted on the <a href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/">Official Google Blog</a>.)</i> <br><br>Josh remembers the old days at college, when working on a group project meant trekking through the snow (uphill both ways, of course) to meet with his team in the library, followed by endless rounds of back-and-forth revisions (in red pen, no doubt). And by old days, he means last year. As <a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/105451706714465113908/posts">Josh</a>—a rising senior at Princeton University—heads back to campus this fall, he and his classmates will be getting a whole new experience with <a href="//www.google.com/enterprise/apps/education/#utm_campaign=BTS&utm_source=en-entblog-na-us-BTS_92012&utm_medium=entblog">Google Apps for Education</a>. <br><br>Princeton is just one of the many colleges and universities now using Google Apps. In fact, seven of the eight Ivy League universities and 72 of this year’s top 100 US Universities (as determined by 2013 U.S. News and World Report’s ranking) have gone Google, too. <br><br>We’re also welcoming 14 other new schools to the Google Apps for Education family, just in time for back-to-school: <br><ul><li>Bates College</li><li>Carnegie Mellon University</li><li>Georgetown University</li><li>Princeton University</li><li>Rice University</li><li>Smith College</li><li>Stony Brook University</li><li>University of California, Berkeley</li><li>University of Colorado, Boulder</li><li>University of Dayton</li><li>University of Mississippi</li><li>University of Pennsylvania, School of Arts and Sciences</li><li>Vassar College</li><li>Virginia Tech</li></ul><br>By <a href="http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2012/05/get-stuff-done-in-cloud-go-google.html">going Google</a>, students and teachers have access to a whole new way of doing things: They can better collaborate in and out of the classroom; office hours can be held via hangouts; e-portfolios can be created and maintained in a Google Site; professors can give real-time feedback in a Google document (no red pen necessary); and group projects can take place across continents instead of side-by-side in a library. <br><br>And this is just the beginning. As more schools go Google, we continue to be amazed by the creative ways students and teachers are using technology to work better together, and we’re looking forward to the surprises in store this school year. <br><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="//3.bp.blogspot.com/-M-ry2MMt6SQ/UFId46BjWrI/AAAAAAAAAl4/s1zj72GFhD8/s1600/princeton.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="276" src="//3.bp.blogspot.com/-M-ry2MMt6SQ/UFId46BjWrI/AAAAAAAAAl4/s1zj72GFhD8/s400/princeton.png" width="400"></a></div> </noscript> </div> </div> <div class='share'> <span class='gplus-share social-wrapper' data-href='https://plus.google.com/share?url=https://cloud.googleblog.com/2012/09/a-new-way-of-doing-things-on-campus.html?hl=en'> <img alt='Share on Google+' height='24' src='https://www.gstatic.com/images/branding/google_plus/2x/ic_w_post_gplus_black_24dp.png' width='24'/> </span> <span class='twitter-custom social-wrapper' data-href='http://twitter.com/share?text=Official Google Cloud Blog:A new way of doing things on campus&url=https://cloud.googleblog.com/2012/09/a-new-way-of-doing-things-on-campus.html?hl=en&via=gsuite'> <img alt='Share on Twitter' height='24' src='https://www.gstatic.com/images/icons/material/system/2x/post_twitter_black_24dp.png' width='24'/> </span> <span class='fb-custom social-wrapper' data-href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://cloud.googleblog.com/2012/09/a-new-way-of-doing-things-on-campus.html?hl=en'> <img alt='Share on Facebook' height='24' src='https://www.gstatic.com/images/icons/material/system/2x/post_facebook_black_24dp.png' width='24'/> </span> </div> <div class='comment-container'> <i class='comment-img material-icons'>  </i> <span class='cmt_count_iframe_holder' data-count='1' data-onclick='' data-post-url='https://cloud.googleblog.com/2012/09/a-new-way-of-doing-things-on-campus.html?hl=en' data-url='https://cloud.googleblog.com/2012/09/a-new-way-of-doing-things-on-campus.html' style='color: #4184F3;'></span> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <div class='cmt_iframe_holder' data-href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/2012/09/a-new-way-of-doing-things-on-campus.html' data-viewtype='FILTERED_POSTMOD'></div> <a href='https://plus.google.com/112374322230920073195' rel='author' style='display:none;'> Google </a> <div class='label-footer'> <span class='labels-caption'> Labels: </span> <span class='labels'> <a class='label' href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/search/label/customer%20love?hl=en' rel='tag'> customer love </a> , <a class='label' href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/search/label/education?hl=en' rel='tag'> education </a> </span> </div> </div> </div> <div class='post' data-id='8995468611597220831' itemscope='' itemtype='http://schema.org/BlogPosting'> <h2 class='title' itemprop='name'> <a href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/2012/09/helping-to-bring-african-universities.html?hl=en' itemprop='url' title='Helping to bring African universities online'> Helping to bring African universities online </a> </h2> <div class='post-header'> <div class='published'> <span class='publishdate' itemprop='datePublished'> Tuesday, September 4, 2012 </span> </div> </div> <div class='post-body'> <div class='post-content' itemprop='articleBody'> <script type='text/template'> <span class="byline-author">Posted by Ego Obi, Program Manager – Google Apps Supporting Programs, Sub-Saharan Africa</span><br><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="//3.bp.blogspot.com/-339h35tQVdo/UEZ2nDpSTzI/AAAAAAAAAj4/uB3dhqcT0CE/s1600/GASP_Logo_High.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="127" src="//3.bp.blogspot.com/-339h35tQVdo/UEZ2nDpSTzI/AAAAAAAAAj4/uB3dhqcT0CE/s400/GASP_Logo_High.jpg" width="400"></a></div><br>Today, over 30 universities across Africa are partnering with Google to bring students, faculty and staff online to help them work better together. Through initiatives like the <a href="//www.google.com/africa/universityprograms/inst/gasp.html">Google Apps Supporting Programs</a> (GASP) and attendance at events like the <a href="http://www.gov.mu/portal/sites/18ccem/index.htm">18th Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers</a>, Google is working with Sub-Saharan and South African universities to improve Internet access, strengthen campus infrastructure, and adopt <a href="//www.google.com/a/edu">Google Apps for Education</a> through a combination of grants, technical consulting and training. <br><br>The GASP program is partnering with African universities in a variety of ways, including offering 65,000 <a href="http://web.up.ac.za/default.asp?ipkCategoryID=8641&articleID=12553">University of Pretoria</a> students (South Africa) a university Gmail account for life through Google Apps for Education. <a href="//www.youtube.com/watch?v=drM8ZhX1xjA">Makerere University Business School</a> (MUBS) in Uganda also integrated Google Apps for Education into their core processes such as the payroll system, and <a href="http://www.jkuat.ac.ke/">Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology</a> (JKUAT) in Kenya, the <a href="http://www.ui.edu.ng">University of Ibadan</a> in Nigeria, and the <a href="http://www.ug.edu.gh">University of Ghana</a> adopted Google Apps for Education to improve cross-campus collaboration. And <a href="http://www.iu.ac.ke/">Inoorero University</a> in Kenya extended their campus network infrastructure through grants and technical consulting offered through the GASP program. <br><br>At Google, we’re firm believers that we can work better together on the web. We’re excited to continue to partner with universities around the world to build out their infrastructure and get their students, faculty and staff online. <a href="//www.google.com/africa/universityprograms/inst/gasp.html">Learn more</a> about Google Apps Supporting Programs. </script> <noscript> <span class="byline-author">Posted by Ego Obi, Program Manager – Google Apps Supporting Programs, Sub-Saharan Africa</span><br><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="//3.bp.blogspot.com/-339h35tQVdo/UEZ2nDpSTzI/AAAAAAAAAj4/uB3dhqcT0CE/s1600/GASP_Logo_High.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="127" src="//3.bp.blogspot.com/-339h35tQVdo/UEZ2nDpSTzI/AAAAAAAAAj4/uB3dhqcT0CE/s400/GASP_Logo_High.jpg" width="400"></a></div><br>Today, over 30 universities across Africa are partnering with Google to bring students, faculty and staff online to help them work better together. Through initiatives like the <a href="//www.google.com/africa/universityprograms/inst/gasp.html">Google Apps Supporting Programs</a> (GASP) and attendance at events like the <a href="http://www.gov.mu/portal/sites/18ccem/index.htm">18th Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers</a>, Google is working with Sub-Saharan and South African universities to improve Internet access, strengthen campus infrastructure, and adopt <a href="//www.google.com/a/edu">Google Apps for Education</a> through a combination of grants, technical consulting and training. <br><br>The GASP program is partnering with African universities in a variety of ways, including offering 65,000 <a href="http://web.up.ac.za/default.asp?ipkCategoryID=8641&articleID=12553">University of Pretoria</a> students (South Africa) a university Gmail account for life through Google Apps for Education. <a href="//www.youtube.com/watch?v=drM8ZhX1xjA">Makerere University Business School</a> (MUBS) in Uganda also integrated Google Apps for Education into their core processes such as the payroll system, and <a href="http://www.jkuat.ac.ke/">Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology</a> (JKUAT) in Kenya, the <a href="http://www.ui.edu.ng">University of Ibadan</a> in Nigeria, and the <a href="http://www.ug.edu.gh">University of Ghana</a> adopted Google Apps for Education to improve cross-campus collaboration. And <a href="http://www.iu.ac.ke/">Inoorero University</a> in Kenya extended their campus network infrastructure through grants and technical consulting offered through the GASP program. <br><br>At Google, we’re firm believers that we can work better together on the web. We’re excited to continue to partner with universities around the world to build out their infrastructure and get their students, faculty and staff online. <a href="//www.google.com/africa/universityprograms/inst/gasp.html">Learn more</a> about Google Apps Supporting Programs. </noscript> </div> </div> <div class='share'> <span class='gplus-share social-wrapper' data-href='https://plus.google.com/share?url=https://cloud.googleblog.com/2012/09/helping-to-bring-african-universities.html?hl=en'> <img alt='Share on Google+' height='24' src='https://www.gstatic.com/images/branding/google_plus/2x/ic_w_post_gplus_black_24dp.png' width='24'/> </span> <span class='twitter-custom social-wrapper' data-href='http://twitter.com/share?text=Official Google Cloud Blog:Helping to bring African universities online&url=https://cloud.googleblog.com/2012/09/helping-to-bring-african-universities.html?hl=en&via=gsuite'> <img alt='Share on Twitter' height='24' 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collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/2010/05/?hl=en'> May </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/2010/04/?hl=en'> April </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/2010/03/?hl=en'> March </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/2010/02/?hl=en'> February </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/2010/01/?hl=en'> January </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> 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href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/2009/10/?hl=en'> October </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/2009/09/?hl=en'> September </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/2009/08/?hl=en'> August </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/2009/07/?hl=en'> July </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate collapsed'> <div class=''> <a class='post-count-link' href='https://cloud.googleblog.com/2009/06/?hl=en'> June </a> </div> <div class='items'> </div> </li> </ul> <ul class='hierarchy'> <li class='archivedate 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