GAFE

Why GAFE (Google Apps for Education)?

• Free 
• Word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, sites, networking, and collaboration
• Students can access their files from any device
• Students can share their work with their teachers
• Students can collaborate with others on the same project at the same time
• Unlimited potential
• Safe (management of GAFE and Chromebooks)
• Allows students to create projects, instead of just consuming information

 Goals

• Increase student engagement 
• Expose our students to the latest technology - software and hardware
• Create student centered learning environments
• Allow students and teachers to do new things, work collaboratively and create projects
• Provide equitable access to computers to all students (1:1)

Facts

• Over 30 Million Google Apps for Education Users 
• 180 Countries 74 out of the top 100 Colleges in the US, including 7/8 Ivy League schools, use Google Apps.
• Over 2400 school districts in the US use Google Apps.