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Two more states open Google Apps for teachers and students
June 28, 2010
We recently
announced
that Oregon is the first state to begin offering Google Apps to public schools. Today, Colorado and Iowa are joining the movement. Google Apps for Education will now be available to more than 3,000 schools across the two states.
These state-wide agreements enable schools and districts to benefit from centralized resources such as deployment support and training materials, paving the way for an easy transition to Google Apps—including Gmail, Docs, Sites, Calendar, Video and Groups—in their classrooms, immediately.
Colorado Governor Bill Ritter said it best: “I’m pleased to see the Statewide Internet Portal Authority (SIPA) continue its tradition of bringing innovative tools to members of the Colorado public. By leveraging the Internet, educators are able to bring new ways of learning to the classroom and connect with students in exciting and challenging ways.” And Brent Siegrist, Director of Iowa Area Education Agencies Services, reflects, “As a former teacher, I can see how these tools will engage students, make the classroom a more vibrant place and allow teachers to work together more collaboratively.”
Saving money is just one reason schools are moving to Apps. Educators and students from JeffCo Public Schools, the largest school district in Colorado with more than 85,000 students, have been using Google Apps to help students collaborate and learn by working together. Teachers in Colorado and Iowa praise the “anytime, anywhere” availability of Google Apps. They’re using the unique online collaboration tools to teach feedback and revision strategies to students, and are even starting to go paperless on a number of assignments.
This week we’re also introducing a set of
training solutions
for schools to start making the most of Google Apps. We’re also extending the
promotion
for
Google Message Security
to allow primary and secondary schools opt-in to the email filtering service free until the end of this year.
If you’d like to learn more, come meet the Google Apps Education Team and some of the teachers using Google Apps in Colorado today, Monday June 28, through Wednesday at the annual
ISTE
conference. Stop by booth #2536 and take a seat in our
teaching theater
to learn more about what Google Apps can do for your school. Executive Directory of SIPA John Conley will join us at our
Google Block Party
after the conference today. We hope you’ll join us to learn more about Colorado’s decision to move to Google Apps.
Posted by Jaime Casap, Google Apps Education Manager
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