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Contents 1 Overview 2 Why Would I Want to Use It 3 Implications for Teaching and Learning 4 Resources, Related Blog Posts, Miscellaneous Thinking 4.1 Rationale's for Using Google Apps 4.2 Various Blog Posts from Around PSU 4.3 Learning About Google Apps 4.4 Misc. Uses of Google Apps 5 So What, Podcast 6 Google Apps List

Overview

Google has continued to evolve into a powerful web tool developer. With a single account, users have access to secure and public webpage tools, online/offline documents (comparable to Word, Excel, and PPT), RSS reader, blog, calendar, email, groups, and instant messaging are some of the tools available for free.

Three factors have lead to the adoption of Google Apps in higher education.

1) Price: Free is always good (well if the quality of product is sufficient)

2) Accessibility: Files are store online and can be accessed from devices with internet access. Google Apps have increasingly been updated to allow for online and offline storage. Google Calendar can sync with many desktop calendar program, on multiple machines. Use Outlook at work and iCal at home? No problem - both are up to date online.

3) Collaboration: Google apps really promote the ability for collaboration/discussion between users.

These three factors have lead several large universities to implement Google Apps on campus.

Why Would I Want to Use It

Implications for Teaching and Learning

Resources, Related Blog Posts, Miscellaneous Thinking

Rationale's for Using Google Apps

Various Blog Posts from Around PSU

Learning About Google Apps

• Google Docs in Plain English

Misc. Uses of Google Apps

So What, Podcast

Google Apps List