Communication

Schools can now keep up with technology demands without the hassle of managing hardware and software. Google Apps Education Edition is free for academic institutions - with no advertising for students, faculty, and staff - and offers a variety of applications to keep your campus connected.

Gmail

Gmail -
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GBs of storage, built-in IM, voice and video chat, mobile access, spam and virus protection, IMAP, POP

Calendar Google Calendar - Multiple calendars, room/resource scheduling, mobile access

Talk Google Talk - Instant messaging, free calling (VOIP)/ voicemail box, file transfer, group chat


Optional - 66% Education Discount

New! Google Message Security is offered for free to new or current eligible K-12 Google Apps accounts that opt-in to Postini email security services by July, 2010.

Talk Message Security - Inbound/outbound email filtering, predefined and customizable filters, policy-based encryption, 250 user minimum required Learn more

Encryptioin Message Discovery - Includes Message Security, hosted email archiving, web-based administration, archive search, export and reporting, 100 user minimum required Learn more


Give more for less

Using the free Google Apps Education Edition, you can offer the latest technology while outsourcing the maintenance of servers to free up resources that would have been spent on licenses and upgrades.

  1. Forget email quotas - with 7.2 GBs (and growing), everyone can choose how long they want to keep their mail
  2. Protect your campus with best in class spam and virus protection. Message security is also available at a 66% education discount
    Gmail fights spam
  3. Search your inbox, contacts, and chat conversations with the power of Google
    Search in Google mail
  4. Receive mail from different email addresses with mail fetcher
  5. Customize your email and calendar with your own campus branding
  6. Zero advertising for any user for all products
"Students have expressed great enthusiasm for this email option. The Gmail interface is one with which they are familiar, and they appreciate the increase in storage capacity as well. I'm confident that many will move to Gmail in order to take advantage of the collaboration tools."

– Mark Bandas, Associate Provost and Dean of Students, Vanderbilt University


Integrated communications

With Google Apps Education Edition, you can have one solution that integrates email, chat, and scheduling.

  1. Switch from email to voice or video chat right in your inbox
    Video chat
  2. Share calendars with anyone on campus - class or exam schedules, group meetings, or events
    Share your calendar
  3. Add a calendar entry while composing or reading an email
"Google Apps has allowed us to get out of providing these commodity type services - such as maintaining an email and calendaring system - and focus on the things that we are uniquely equipped to do, like providing more resources to be able to better support teaching, learning and research."

– Todd Sutton, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Application Services, University of North Carolina Greensboro


Anywhere access

Many students and faculty use more than one device to communicate and organize. Whether it be a personal laptop, a media lab computer, or a mobile phone, Google Apps Education Edition has it covered.

  1. No (hardware) strings attached: get all your mail, calendar, and chat from any computer or mobile device
  2. Receive SMS notifications for any event on your calendar
"The nature of college computing is rapidly changing. Connectivity is the new essential for students. So much of education now relies on students being able to communicate and collaborate effectively. Google Apps will take them one step closer to living and thriving in a virtual world, not just while they are students here, but after they graduate as well."

– Ron Bonig, Executive Director of Technology Operations for Information Systems and Services, George Washington university