Google in the Classroom

A Montana news station reported that School District 2 in Billings, MT is going to incorporate Google into their district.  This Google program is called Google Enterprise and included in the program is e-mail, calendar, documents, presentations, shared contacts and video chat.  Google Enterprise will replace Microsoft in the district, and will give each student an e-mail address that will allow them to stay in contact with their teachers and other students in their school.  

I think this is amazing.  I believe Google to be very user friendly, and a great resource for students.  I think that with both students and teachers using the same system, it would make instruction and problem solving so much easier.  I also think that introducing students to technology in this manner will be very helpful because teachers will be able to help students learn appropriate ways of using technology and ways to find things on-line.  Also, the amount of money that will be saved using Google Enterprise is amazing! Because all the students will have access to an e-mail address, it's very possible that teachers will need to spend less money on making copies and printing materials for the class.  Especially in these economic times when school districts are having to cut their budgets by millions of dollars, saving money on this is much better than having to cut teacher's jobs and increase class sizes. 

Here is a blog I found about a school district in New York that uses Google Enterprise.  Enjoy!

Enjoy your day and Thanks for stopping!

Emily

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