Google for Education
Google+ is a social networking site with the user in the
forefront. It is meant to bring all of the google applications together in one
space. For schools already using
googledocs and gmail, using google+ is a natural fit. Students, teachers and parents can
collaborate and stay in touch using this platform. It is free, user friendly and very
accessible.
Evaluation of Google for Education
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Criterion
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Score (1-4)
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Notes
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Engagement
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4
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Easy
to use. There are multiple options for
engagement. Both independent and team
collaboration options.
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Relevance
|
4
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Strongly could align
with learning objectives.
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Developmentally
Appropriate
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2
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Limited
communication with student users – hard to measure.
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Safeguards/Monitoring
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4
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Specifically Google for
Education has multiple layers of safe guards and monitoring options.
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Ability
for User Feedback
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4
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Multiple
options for sharing with other students, teachers and teams. Feedback is specific.
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Cost/Accessibility
|
4
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Free for students,
available on multiple platforms
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Google for Education has the clearest safeguards and
protection requirements for students compared to other communication
tools. As part of their contract with
schools parents are informed and comply with COPPA. For schools that are not
using Google for Education it seems like a natural way to engage students with
useful technology.
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