Over the last year North Canton City Schools has rolled out Google Apps for Education for all of our staff members.  We are pleased to announce that we are now extending these services to our students as well.

So what is Google Apps for Education?

• Google Apps for Education is a free, but powerful, suite of online programs provided by Google for schools.
• It is used by hundreds of school districts and universities around Ohio, the country, and the world.
• It includes such programs as:
  • Gmail - to communicate with teachers and collaborate with classmates
  • Google Calendar - to organize daily activities
  • Google Documents - a word processing program similar to Microsoft Word
  • Google Spreadsheets - a spreadsheet program similar to Microsoft Excel
  • Google Presentations - a multimedia presentation program similar to Microsoft PowerPoint
• It allows users to share documents, so students can electronically turn in assignments to teachers and can collaborate with classmates on group projects.

To further explain these new services we have created both printed and video information.  We encourage all students and parents to view the information below:

• Introduction to Google Apps for Students: Watch Video or Read Handout
• Student Email Guidelines: Watch Video or Read Handout
• Student Gmail Safety Measures: Watch Video or Read Handout
• How to Share Google Docs with Teachers and Classmates: Watch Video or Read Handout

We have also put together help guides and instructions on how to use each of the programs in Google Apps for Education.  This information can be found on out technology website at:

http://www.northcantonschools.org/tech/