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Google Applications at Continental Elementary School District


Posted Date: 04/22/2020

Google Applications at Continental Elementary School District

We are excited to offer Google Apps as it represents an important step towards developing a 21st-century approach to curriculum and learning. These tools will support the high levels of collaboration that are required in today’s classroom to prepare students with the communication and collaboration skills they’re going to need.

CESD students and teachers now have access to Google Apps for Education.  This includes Google Drive, Docs, Email, and Calendar.  Google Apps gives students and teachers a range of online tools to enrich communication, content creation, and collaboration.  These applications are managed and maintained by Continental Elementary School District and access to Gmail for students is restricted.   Students do use their district assigned email account to access all other approved Google Apps.

About Google Apps for Education:

These secure, online applications allow staff & students to communicate and collaborate using Google Docs, Drive (cloud storage), Email, and Calendar. These applications are different from public Google applications (such as Gmail) in that they are managed by the district, do not include any advertising, and have stricter filtering and content controls.  
 
Google Apps

Students will have access to their student work, calendars, and collaborative tools to create documents, presentations, and sites whenever they have access to the internet - at any time, from a variety of devices including a PC, Mac, iPhone, iPod, Ipad, Android tablets, and Android-based phones. Students can maintain access to their email, files, and calendar as they move from grade to grade and from school to school.

What’s included in Google Apps?

  • Google Calendar lets you create and share school or class calendars and events.
  • Google Docs lets you create and share documents, spreadsheets, presentations, drawings, and forms. You can also upload any file to Google Docs and share it with others.
  • Google Sites makes it easy to collect, share, and publish all types of content in a single website through easy embeds of Google Docs, Calendars, videos, and other media without HTML.

What are the benefits of Google Apps and what’s included?

  • Anytime, anywhere access - Google Apps works in any browser on any computer/tablet, which means you can access your email, calendars, and documents from school or at home.
  • No flash drives required with documents and files stored in Google Docs.
  • Students can easily collaborate with students from other classes working together on group projects.
  • Teachers can be involved throughout the whole assignment process providing comments and feedback directly in the documents.
  • Students can develop an e-portfolio of work throughout their years at the school.