Emerging Technologies:

Google Apps (Educational

Technology)
Hazaly Santiago
EDU 214
3/18/18
 ▪ Google Apps is a free non-profit education institution.
Google Apps uses the paradigm of cloud computing.
Popular applications are available as part of their cloud.
Some of those apps include word processor,
spreadsheets, and presentation software. You can also
What is create webpages and videos, share calendars, e-mails,
and chats. You only need access to the internet in order
Google Apps? to access google apps. Google Apps is a safe
environment because everything stays within a
registered domain and only certain people have access
to documents.
 PROS
▪ Software is available for free and it does not have to be installed
▪ programs do not have to take up hard drive space on the computer.
▪ Documents are automatically saved. No more lost documents even if
the computer crashes.

▪ Documents can be shared in real time with other users. Students can
easily collaborate for group projects and it also allows the teacher
Pros of Google access to students documents while they are working on them.

▪ Students can access Google Apps from their cell phones and any
Apps device that has access to the Internet.

▪ Reduces the need to print, because of access to documents at home

and on PDAs. This helps the environment and saves schools money.
 ▪ Website:
https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/google-drive-for-stude
nts/

Google Apps
 ▪ Nevin, Roger. "Supporting 21St Century Learning
through Google Apps." Teacher Librarian, vol. 37,
no. 2, 01 Dec. 2009, pp. 35-38. EBSCOhost,

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