Comments on: Google Apps proposal http://dougbelshaw.com/blog/2008/03/13/google-apps-proposal/ Education. Technology. Productivity. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:57:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: remove system fix virushttp://dougbelshaw.com/blog/2008/03/13/google-apps-proposal/comment-page-1/#comment-7412 remove system fix virus Thu, 22 Dec 2011 08:23:00 +0000 http://www.dougbelshaw.com/2008/03/13/google-apps-proposal/#comment-7412 Your proposal is really reasonable! Your proposal is really reasonable!

]]> By: Rogerhttp://dougbelshaw.com/blog/2008/03/13/google-apps-proposal/comment-page-1/#comment-551 Roger Sat, 22 Mar 2008 00:02:17 +0000 http://www.dougbelshaw.com/2008/03/13/google-apps-proposal/#comment-551 I setup Google Apps at my school for 2 English classes 4 weeks ago (Feb. 2008). http://www.adamscott.ca-a.googlepages.com/home Google Apps has been great. Students are able to collaborate both with the teacher and with other students for group assignments. Marks are posted on-line. Teacher Calendar is a great organizational tool. I have had no negative comments. I have had other teachers ask me to get their classes on-line. Best part - It’s free. More info see my web site: http://www.schoolinfo.ca/connectingeducation/googleApps.htm I setup Google Apps at my school for 2 English classes 4 weeks ago (Feb. 2008).

http://www.adamscott.ca-a.googlepages.com/home

Google Apps has been great. Students are able to collaborate both with the teacher and with other students for group assignments. Marks are posted on-line. Teacher Calendar is a great organizational tool. I have had no negative comments. I have had other teachers ask me to get their classes on-line. Best part – It’s free.

More info see my web site:

http://www.schoolinfo.ca/connectingeducation/googleApps.htm

]]> By: Chris Shttp://dougbelshaw.com/blog/2008/03/13/google-apps-proposal/comment-page-1/#comment-545 Chris S Thu, 20 Mar 2008 09:09:25 +0000 http://www.dougbelshaw.com/2008/03/13/google-apps-proposal/#comment-545 So we are really looking for apps that can replace the utilities supposedly available in the VLEs that schools should have in place by the end of this month. I admit the apps you have mentioned are actually rather good, but as also hinted, they are open to the threats from the WWW and its inhabitants. The VLE should provide a nice safe secure environment for the children to work in. So we are really looking for apps that can replace the utilities supposedly available in the VLEs that schools should have in place by the end of this month.
I admit the apps you have mentioned are actually rather good, but as also hinted, they are open to the threats from the WWW and its inhabitants. The VLE should provide a nice safe secure environment for the children to work in.

]]> By: Jerryhttp://dougbelshaw.com/blog/2008/03/13/google-apps-proposal/comment-page-1/#comment-546 Jerry Mon, 17 Mar 2008 02:00:16 +0000 http://www.dougbelshaw.com/2008/03/13/google-apps-proposal/#comment-546 Doug, Thanks for this. On March 27th, I'll be working with a group of about 30 teachers and will be introducing Google Docs, Google Calendar, and Google Sites to them. My administration is very excited about the ease with which our teachers will be able to create and maintain a web presence. I plan on broadcasting the presentation on UStream, so if anyone is interested, you can let me know at swiatekj@citrus.k12.fl.us. Doug,
Thanks for this. On March 27th, I’ll be working with a group of about 30 teachers and will be introducing Google Docs, Google Calendar, and Google Sites to them. My administration is very excited about the ease with which our teachers will be able to create and maintain a web presence. I plan on broadcasting the presentation on UStream, so if anyone is interested, you can let me know at swiatekj@citrus.k12.fl.us.

]]> By: Sunil Khttp://dougbelshaw.com/blog/2008/03/13/google-apps-proposal/comment-page-1/#comment-550 Sunil K Fri, 14 Mar 2008 06:17:03 +0000 http://www.dougbelshaw.com/2008/03/13/google-apps-proposal/#comment-550 I found your proposal very interesting. It is unfortunate to term everything internet as not safe. In fact education edition has almost everything as premier edition except 25GB (they have 6GB) mailbox and Postini. You can even integrate with your school's systems by Single Sign On as API is provided. I found your proposal very interesting.

It is unfortunate to term everything internet as not safe. In fact education edition has almost everything as premier edition except 25GB (they have 6GB) mailbox and Postini. You can even integrate with your school’s systems by Single Sign On as API is provided.

]]> By: Ianhttp://dougbelshaw.com/blog/2008/03/13/google-apps-proposal/comment-page-1/#comment-549 Ian Thu, 13 Mar 2008 21:56:47 +0000 http://www.dougbelshaw.com/2008/03/13/google-apps-proposal/#comment-549 > For various reasons, I doubt that it will gain any traction at my school. Care to enumerate? I, for one, would find it very useful to get your insights into the issues that inhibit takeup of free solutions. Do you have an idea of what is likely to be adopted instead, if anything? > For various reasons, I doubt that it will gain any traction at my school.

Care to enumerate? I, for one, would find it very useful to get your insights into the issues that inhibit takeup of free solutions.

Do you have an idea of what is likely to be adopted instead, if anything?

]]> By: F. Hamrehttp://dougbelshaw.com/blog/2008/03/13/google-apps-proposal/comment-page-1/#comment-548 F. Hamre Thu, 13 Mar 2008 19:32:59 +0000 http://www.dougbelshaw.com/2008/03/13/google-apps-proposal/#comment-548 I actually suggested using Google Docs as a means to easily access a common plan for tests for a class or all classes in a year. But I was told it is not secure enough. ("It" here meaning anything internet, not inside the horrible VLE we are using.) The point being that if we start using "open" places to store some documents, suddenly someone not knowing entirely what they are doing put sensitive information "out there". I gave up the discussion, since I have not actually tried anything from Google exept the search enging, thus not having strong arguments. But the thought is intreaguing (how is that spelt again?) - and I have a suspicion that open-source applications may be just as good if not better than what we are using. I actually suggested using Google Docs as a means to easily access a common plan for tests for a class or all classes in a year. But I was told it is not secure enough. (“It” here meaning anything internet, not inside the horrible VLE we are using.) The point being that if we start using “open” places to store some documents, suddenly someone not knowing entirely what they are doing put sensitive information “out there”. I gave up the discussion, since I have not actually tried anything from Google exept the search enging, thus not having strong arguments.
But the thought is intreaguing (how is that spelt again?) – and I have a suspicion that open-source applications may be just as good if not better than what we are using.

]]> By: Daniel Stuckehttp://dougbelshaw.com/blog/2008/03/13/google-apps-proposal/comment-page-1/#comment-547 Daniel Stucke Thu, 13 Mar 2008 19:20:03 +0000 http://www.dougbelshaw.com/2008/03/13/google-apps-proposal/#comment-547 A simple and free solution, they'll never go for it! A simple and free solution, they’ll never go for it!

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