Other Schools Using Google Apps for Education
15 07 2009Originally posted Mar 20, 2009 12:45 PM by Steven Hall
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Thought I’d write less today and instead share some quotes and case studies about how Google Apps for Ed is being used by other schools, as well as some major colleges and universities. Note that not all of the schools listed below are located in the United States. Google Apps is now being used in schools in over 100 countries. In fact, two of these schools are located right here in Thailand (Yes, we’re one of them!). The Watershed School (Boulder, Colorado)“In the course of less than 6 months Google Apps for Education has become the technological center of nearly all operations at The Watershed School. Students are using Apps on a daily basis for their email, 98% of all document creation (by both students and faculty) is in Google Docs, and all school administration occurs via apps. “Cory Pavicich, Director of Educational Technologies Read the case study Prem Tinsulanonda International School (Chiang Mai, Thailand)“After considering all the very expensive email service providers out there, Google Apps Education Edition came to the rescue. Not only does Gmail provide us with excellent service, but Google Apps will be an extremely powerful addition to our ICT education program.”Michael Koronkiewicz, IT coordinator and ICT teacher New York City Intermediate School 339 (New York City, New York)“Everyone saw the benefits of sharing notes, lesson plans, meeting minutes, and updates on kids more easily than ever before. We became unified as a team even before we moved the functionality into our classrooms.”Jason Levy, Principal Read the case study Lutheran High School (Los Angeles, California)“Our old systems could not keep up with our increasing need for teamwork in the global educational arena. When we have staff interacting with online students in Tennessee or putting together coursework for the California campus, they need to be able to share calendars, chat online instantly and work seamlessly together on documents regardless of whether they are on the road, visiting schools or recruiting in China…Basically, people are missing out on a great thing if they don’t implement Google Apps.”Gary Nolan, Orange Lutheran Director of Technology Read the case study Besant Hill School of Happy Valley (Ojai, California)“Collaborative projects really make for an excellent education experience not only because students bounce ideas off each other and improve each other’s writing skils, but also because the process itself teaches them how to work well with others – a valuable skill for everyone. “Richard Ellwood, Technology Coordinator and Digital Arts Teacher Read the case study
Read the case study Cottenham Village College (Cambridge, UK)“Google is providing our staff and students with a very high quality service – and it’s free! The Google e-mail service is so fast, reliable and effective that we were able to move 1200+ users onto the new system within 2 weeks and adoption rates (the school service being the individuals main account) are high. Feedback is universally positive, and the potential to use the system in imaginative and creative ways is clear – and being exploited daily by a wide range of groups and individuals. The next steps are likely to include exploiting mobile phone services and the development of collaborative approaches to learning, not least as a result of the New Secondary Curriculum. We are big fans, and glad to be working with Google. At last, a system that competes (and wins) by comparison to services accessed at home! Google are giving this away for free, allowing us to manage it and run it on our own domain name… simple, fast, effective, reliable and easy to use…. We are thrilled to consider Google as our educational partner.”Peter Marshall, Deputy Head Teacher Other K-12 schools using GApps for ED include: Shanghai International School, Yokohama International School, American School in Japan, International School of Kuala Lumpur, King George V School of Hong Kong (notice their use of Google Calendar), Busan Foreign School, Carol Morgan School. Higher Education:George Washington University“The nature of college computing is rapidly changing. Connectivity is the new essential for students. So much of education now relies on students being able to communicate and collaborate effectively. Google Apps will take them one step closer to living and thriving in a virtual world, not just while they are students here, but after they graduate as well.”Ron Bonig, Executive Director of Technology Operations for Information Systems and Services Vanderbilt University“Students have expressed great enthusiasm for this email option. The Gmail interface is one with which they are familiar, and they appreciate the increase in storage capacity as well. I’m confident that many will move to Gmail in order to take advantage of the collaboration tools.”Mark Bandas, Associate Provost and Dean of Students Faculty of Management Studies, Delhi University“With Google, the spam filtering works much better and, with 1,000 times as much storage per account, we don’t have to worry about full inboxes anymore. Setup was simple, and being able to use our school logo conveys the message that this a truly a campus mail system, not just another email account.”Ankush Trakru, Faculty of Management Studies San Jose City College“We considered many options and choose Google Apps because of the quality of the products, the ease of implementation, and frankly because so many of our students already know and trust Google’s search and communication tools. It’s easier than ever for students and faculty to communicate with each other, and this aspect has a positive impact both in the classroom and around campus.”Michael John Renzi, Director of Finance and Administration Thunderbird School of Global Management“Google Apps provides larger storage, better internationalization, better spam filtering, and a better web interface than our previous solution. It has improved communications and email user retention.”Johan Reinalda Open University Malaysia“There is a detectable sense of confidence that at last the email system is world-class! We went out looking for better email services and the fact that Google Apps Education Edition came with email plus all the other goodies is, of course, added bonus.”Professor Dr. Ahmad Hashem, General Manager of Meteor Technology and Consultancy Sdn Bhd Read the case study Utah State University“This helped our IT staff understand that their focus should be on strategic enterprise solutions to help us reach our educational objectives, not just overseeing commodities like email. Had we not gone with the Google solution, we’d be looking at proposing a significant increase in student fees. “Eric Hawley, Utah State University Associate Vice President for Technology Read the case study Hofstra University“The nature of college computing is rapidly changing. Fixed site computers in labs and classrooms are de rigueur, but connectivity is the new ‘must’ in the lives of students weaned in a virtual world. [...] The response from the university community has been extremely positive because we are now partnering with cutting-edge technologists who understand what we’re trying to do to provide the latest, most innovative technologies available today.”Roy B. Roberti, Director of Information Technology Planning Read the case study Linköping University“The Gmail capabilities alone would see the project deemed a success, but with the additional products, including Google Docs and Calendar, we have been able to incorporate it as a critical part of our student IT ecosystem…. In adopting Google’s Apps, we are not only aligning ourselves with a global leader in IT, we are also providing students with what they want.”Joakim Nejdeby, CIO Read the case study Arizona State University“Google Apps is helping Arizona State University become a highly flexible university that can provide extraordinary technology experiences for its students. Google’s integration of webmail, instant messaging and calendaring is second to none.”Kari Barlow, Assistant Vice President, University Technology Office Read the case study Northwestern University“Our students approached us about a year ago, saying that we needed to improve our email and collaboration services. We actually had our student government tell us, ‘we want you to implement Google Apps.’ “Wendy Woodward, Director of Technology Support Services Read the case study University of Southern California“Students are so happy to have these powerful tools. I’m excited for the students because these tools are user friendly, require very little support, are easy enough that they can learn on their own, decide what they want to use and what they don’t want to use..”Suh-Pyng Ku, Vice Provost, Executive Director Continuing Education and Summer Programs
On a final note, you may have heard that President Obama recently appointed the first-ever Federal Chief Information Officer. Here’s an interesting article I found about him:
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