We are rolling out Google Applications for Education for our school over
spring break. Part of this package is email, but it also provides access to
many other collaborative tools.
We are also working on integrating Google Apps into our Moodle install, so
that we have single sign on and allow classes to access their Google Docs
via blocks in Moodle.
Vinnie
On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 8:35 AM, Keith E Gatling <keith@gatling.us> wrote:
> Hi. I've been suggesting to my students that although they each have school
> email accounts through OWA, they should get Gmail accounts because in so
> many ways they're easier to use and more reliable. An example of this was
> an
> Internet quiz during which a number of students got hosed when their
> school-supplied OWA accounts froze up on them and they lost their work. At
> least those with Gmail accounts would've had anything done within the last
> five or so minutes automatically saved.
>
> Anyway, our tech director wants to know of any schools out there that are
> using Gmail "officially" so that he can visit them. It's time for a
> "Mouseketeer Roll Call."
>
> OK, did I just date myself with that one?
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>
> keg
>
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