How did you manage the transition from FirstClass conferences? We use these
a lot. I was thinking that GoogleGroups might work.
-Liz
On Sat, Mar 14, 2009 at 12:19 PM, Ellen Baru <ebaru@cathedralnyc.org> wrote:
> Hi Liz,
> We switch to GMail from First Class last summer. We did not attempt to
> move everyone's old mail to the new GMail accounts. Instead we kept
> First Class as an archive with the ability to forward mail to the new
> GMail. We gave everyone this year to do it. If I had it to do over, I
> would give people until December and then get rid of First Class
> altogether.
>
> As far as training users to use GMail, it was pretty easy as well over
> half already had their personal GMail accounts.
>
> The negatives about GMail is not having a technical support person
> available to call when there are problems. We are all Macintosh. Some
> users have problems sending mail on occasion, inability to access
> contacts, a few calendar issues. Some we've been able to correct
> though they sometimes reappear.
>
> Overall I've been happy with the move. I just wish Google would
> establish a way to have tech support. We definitely wouldn't mind
> paying for that service.
> Ellen
>
> On Sat, Mar 14, 2009 at 12:12 PM, Elizabeth Davis <lizbdavis@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > We are switching to Google Apps (from FirstClass) this summer. Does
> anyone
> > have suggestions for the best way to transition?
> > -Liz
> >
> > Liz Davis
> > Director of Academic Technology
> > Belmont Hill School
> > Belmont, MA
> > davis@belmont-hill.org
> >
> > On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 12:22 AM, Tom Phelan <tphelan@peddie.org> wrote:
> >
> >> On Thu, 12 Mar 2009 09:35:05 -0400, 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."
> >>
> >> We switched to Google Apps for Education in September 08 after about 2
> >> years
> >> of testing and a significant pilot program in 07-08. We also use Postini
> >> for
> >> anti-spam and email archiving. Our main focus has been on email and
> >> calendar
> >> although we've enabled the whole Google Apps suite. Overall the switch
> has
> >> been very successful. Google has made steady improvements to the suite
> with
> >> the most recent one of adding offline ability for both email and
> calendar.
> >>
> >> If you have specific questions/concerns please post them.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Tom Phelan
> >> Director of Technology
> >> Peddie School
> >> tphelan@peddie.org
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> >> Fax: 609.944.7913
> >> http://www.peddie.org
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> The Cathedral School
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> New York, NY 10025
>
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