Tuesday, September 6, 2016

Google Apps for Education




BISD has gone Google!  We are a Google Apps for Education, or GAFE, district.  This means all BISD staff members have special Google accounts that can be used to access Google Drive, Google Classroom, and even YouTube! In addition, our 3rd-5th grade students have GAFE accounts to access Google Drive, Google Classroom, and even Gmail!  Please explore the information and resources in this blogpost to learn more about GAFE and how you can begin using it with your campus, team, and students!

Staff and student (grades 3-12) accounts are created at the time their district login account is created. Staff and students can log on to their GAFE account by visiting http://drive.google.com. Click here for staff and student login information.

GAFE Account Benefits
  • Use Google Drive to store all of your important documents and access them anywhere you have internet on any device!
  • Create shared folders in Google Drive to save and share documents with your students, team, or campus!
  • Use Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides (inside Google Drive) to create collaborative documents where everyone can edit at the same time and the work is saved automatically!
Google Classroom
Google Classroom is a virtual environment that is designed to help teachers create and collect assignments.  Classroom features include Announcement, Assignment, and Question posts. This gives students a platform to publish their responses or ideas as well as a way for teachers to collect formative assessment data that will help focus instruction.


  • Classroom can be used in multiple content areas to extend learning beyond school walls...anytime, anywhere, any device
  • Classroom can be used to flip learning...students can access content to prepare for deeper learning the next day
  • Classroom allows students to collaborate when sharing Docs, Sheets, Slides, and other Google apps
Support:

If you would like help getting started with Google, please email your Digital Learning Specialist!


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