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School continues at home with G Suite for Education

Written by power2Cloud | 27/03/20

Distant but united, thanks to G Suite for Education , Schools can continue distance education by reaching students at home.

Using this free tool leaders and teachers can organize classes, lessons, exams and share training materials.

For many this was a challenge because they were not prepared. power2Cloud is a Google for Education partner and can help you remotely in the activation and training stages to make the best use of this digital teaching tool.

In fact Google is a bit like a teacher, it simplifies everything that is complicated and allows you to use it in a simple way.

The benefits of G Suite for Education

Thanks to the Suite you access educational content securely anywhere (thanks to your browser), at any time, and especially from any device, even remotely.

G Suite for Education is:

  1. Easy. Simple for teachers, students and IT administrators. With Google, teachers can save time and spend more time with students. Google for Education works on all devices, but with Chromebooks it has an extra edge. Updates are automatic, security advanced.
  2. Convenient. G Suite for Education and Google Classroom are free for Schools, while Chromebooks, if you choose this type of device as an educational support, have the lowest cost on the market. They can also be shared, which means you can reuse them in a variety of ways.
  3. Organize secure tests and assessments, simplify correction, and automate tasks you used to have to do by hand.
  4. Versatile. Supports students with different needs and learning (voice command, subtitles, and braille displays). In addition, all included applications enable teachers and students to collaborate and be more involved and collaborative.
  5. Impactful. Technology is transforming teaching and learning. Google helps you work at your own pace, increase collaboration and contact with your students.

How can you use G Suite for Education?

If you have never used e-learning tools, have recently activated G Suite for Education in your School or plan to do so soon, our team can support you.

Wework with Schools, Universities and Professional Institutes all over Italy, we can share our experience, check settings and train teachers remotely.

Knowing all the applications helps you be more confident and comfortable while working, also allows you to use Google for Education in a performant way.

G Suite has many applications that work together to support your work:

Organize your classroom with Google Classroom and Google Forms

With Google Classroom and Google Forms, teachers can create virtual lessons, quizzes, surveys, assign homework, and analyze answers with the help of machine learning. All from a single platform.

Work securely with Google Admin and Google Vault.

The Admin Console allows IT administrators to add students to the School's network, manage any Chrome devices, and configure security.

How data is stored is important to Schools. With Google Vault, a School can store, retain, search and export data to support its archiving and eDiscovery needs. For example, Vault can store Gmail accounts, Drive files, and even data from Groups and Hangouts.

Enhance communication with Gmail and Google Hangouts Meet

Gmail offers IT administrators the ability to set up an e-mail system at the school or university level. This allows teachers and students to exchange secure SPAM-free emails.

With Google Hangouts Meet also teachers and students can connect virtually via secure video calls and messaging to continue learning outside the School.

Collaborate anywhere with Google Sheets, Documents, Presentations and Drive

With Google Documents, Sheets and Presentations, teachers and students can collaborate and share feedback in real time on Documents, Spreadsheets and Presentations.

After all these new files are created, Google Drive can securely store and organize assignments, class documents, allowing access from any device.

Manage tasks easily with Google Keep and Google Calendar.

Google Keep allows you to remember every task a teacher or student has to do, while Google Calendar helps you remember deadlines and scheduling.

Don't fall behind.