Apps for Education
Google Apps for Education includes:
- Google Mail (Gmail)
- Google Calendar
- Google Drive
- Google Docs
- Google Groups
- Google Sites
- More Google Applications
- Apps Marketplace
About Google Apps
Google Apps offers simple, powerful communication and collaboration tools for educational institutions of any size – all hosted by Google to minimize maintenance and reduce IT costs.
Google Apps is provided to educational institutions at no charge, and is hosted on the same enterprise-class infrastructure used by corporate and government customers.
Security, Privacy, and Compliance
Learn how our privacy policy and security practices protect your students, faculty, and staff.
Email, IM, voice and video chat
Each user gets 25 GB of email storage and advanced videoconferencing.
Keep your school spirit (and domain)
Customize gmail with your school's logo, colors, and domain name.
Anytime, anywhere access to your email
Gmail is securely powered by the web, so students and faculty can be productive at home, on the road, or on their mobile devices.
Sync with Outlook, Blackberry, and IMAP
Get the benefits of apps on familiar platforms.
Get less spam
Gmail's acclaimed spam and virus filtering helps users stay focused on what's important.
A safer email environment
Google Apps administrators (particularly in K-12) can specify who users can communicate with over email.
Optional Postini email archiving, discovery, and security services
Meet stringent compliance needs for specific user groups like faculty or research staff – bundle Postini services with Google Apps to receive a 66% education discount.
Message Security – Get inbound/outbound email filtering, predefined and customizable filters, and policy-based encryption. Google Message Security is free for K-12 schools.
Message Discovery – Include Message Security, hosted email archiving, web-based administration, archive search, export and reporting.
