2. Learning Objectives At the end of this presentation you should be able to: List the components that make up Google Apps. Understand Why Georgia Southern Choose Google Apps for Students. Understand the features of Google Apps.
4. Content, Community, Collaboration Sites Calendar Docs , Spreadsheets and Presentations Google Talk (Chat) Email (a.ka. Gmail) Start Page
5. Why are we going Google Our research showed our users were already there. Cost and resource savings Built in mobile capabilities. Becoming and Industry standard 60% of all fortune 100 companies have already gone Google.
7. Email 1. Built in Spam Filter.  2. Search your mail instantly  3. Organize replies into conversations  4. Built-in chat: text, voice, or video  5. Labels, filters, and stars...oh my!  6. Get your mail on the go  7. Lots of space (and counting). Archive!!!  8. Save time with Quick Contacts and Keyboard Shortcuts
8. Calendar Share your schedule. 2. Get your calendar on the go 3. Never forget another event again 4. Send invitations and track RSVPs 5. Sync with your desktop applications 6. Work offline
9. Google Talk Chat directly from the browserWith Google Talk, instant messaging is embedded within the suite with no additional hardware or software requirements. Users can chat right from their inbox, including video and audio chat. Secure instant messagingAdministrators won't need to worry about users using unsanctioned IM software. Google Talk is located within your secure corporate communication platform. Facilitate communicationEmail conversations can be too slow. Google Talk lets users chat in real-time so they don't have to wait several hours for an email response. Status updatesGoogle Talk users can set their status - online, busy, or offline - so colleagues will know when they're available to chat.Chat Face to FaceWith Google Talks video feature you can not talk face to face using your web cam.
11. Sites Single-click page creation Creating a new page for your Google Site just takes the click of a button. No HTML required Creating a Google Site is as easy as editing a document. Get started with templates Google Offer Templates-- web page, announcements, file cabinet, dashboard and list -- to help you get started with your Google Sites pages. Upload files and attachments Use the file cabinet to upload files up to 10MB in size. Each Google Apps account receives at least 10GB of storage in Google Sites. Google Apps Education editions get an additional 500MB for each user account. Embed rich content Google Sites is integrated with other Google products, so you can insert videos, docs, spreadsheets, presentations, photo slide shows, and calendars directly onto your Google Sites pages. Work together and share Our permission settings let you designate owners, viewers and collaborators (meaning they can edit pages) for your site. And you can make your Google Sites available to just a few people, your entire organization, or the world.
14. Additional Resource Google Training Videos http://google.com/support/a/users/?hl=en YouTube Resource YouTube http://www.youtube.com/ Common Craft http://www.commoncraft.com Presentation Slides Georgia Southern Google Apps Blog http://blogs.georgiasouthern.edu/googleapps/
15. Questions Me First. Who can tell me how they could use these services at Georgia Southern.
