Google Education Suite

Google has released its Education Suite to all educators and small businesses for free. It is supported by a temporary hub, Teach From Home to support teachers move education online.

Glows

  • One platform to integrate everything in your class and schools, managing potentially every stakeholder

  • Familiar word processing and spreadsheets most teachers and students are familiar with

  • Tutorials and videos available in multiple languages

  • Certifications offered by Google - check this course Fundamental Training for Educators Level 1

Grows

  • You need a website and domain name to register your school - however you can access google classroom, hangouts, and Jamboard through your personal gmail account as well. 

  • The variety of apps and features can overwhelm a new user. To slowly get used to the Google Suite, we recommend picking Google Hangouts to start with.

 

FEATURES of google education Suite

  • Hangouts Meet: For video conferences

  • Slides: For engaging lessons

  • Forms: To create quizzes and tests

  • Docs: To provide feedback, real-time

What you need

  • Follow this step by step guide to set up your very own email account with Gmail. 

  • The crucial element required to set an education account for your school is a website and domain name - the other details needed are basic.

    1. Permissions: Check with your School Leader/Principal/Headmaster if you already have a Google account for your school. 

    2. School Website: Check to see if you have a school website or if you can create one. The website URL needs to be .org or .ngo

    3. Get details needed to set it up (name of school, number of students, address, alternate email address)

    4. Create a Google Account for Education here

Recommended Next Steps

  • Read and share this presentation with your peers, schools and school leaders on ways in which you can use The Education Suite for teaching and learning and if it is suitable to your needs 

  • Register here and get access to teacher training from Google for Education. 

  • Sign up for Google Classroom

Trisha TAC