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On Mar 17, 2009, at 3:45 PM, Elizabeth Davis <lizbdavis@gmail.com>
wrote:
> Thanks Tom,
> I know there is going to be some loss, Iand that Groups is not part
> of the
> Apps for Ed suite, but I think and hope it will be worth it given
> the other
> benefits of Google Apps.
> -Liz
> Belmont Hill school
>
> On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 2:42 PM, Tom Phelan <tphelan@peddie.org>
> wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 14 Mar 2009 12:21:52 -0400, Elizabeth Davis <lizbdavis@gmail.com
>> >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks Ellen,
>>> How did you manage the transition from FirstClass conferences? We
>>> use
>> these
>>> a lot. I was thinking that GoogleGroups might work.
>>> -Liz
>>
>> If you use FirstClass conferences extensively you're not currently
>> going to
>> find a good replacement for them with Google Apps for Education.
>> Note that
>> Google Groups are NOT currently part of the Google Apps for
>> Education suite
>> of apps.
>>
>> I'm a big proponent of Google Apps, but having worked with
>> FirstClass and
>> seen how some schools use conferences very effectively I'm familiar
>> with
>> what it would take to duplicate this functionality. While Google
>> Apps has a
>> lot to offer, it would be a major communications paradigm shift for
>> your
>> school which might/probably not be worth it unless you have some very
>> compelling reason(s) to move away from FirstClass.
>>
>> FWIW, I've been lobbying Google to add some features leveraging RSS
>> and
>> probably Google Groups to create FirstClass conference-like
>> functionality,
>> but I have seen no sign that anything like this is on the horizon.
>>
>> --
>> Tom Phelan
>> Director of Technology
>> Peddie School
>> http://www.peddie.org
>>
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> Liz Davis
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