Google Apps for Education, now part of Google Workspace for Education, is a suite of free, web-based applications designed to facilitate communication, collaboration, and learning in educational settings. It provides tools for creating documents, spreadsheets, presentations, and websites, as well as email, calendar, and online storage. These applications are accessible from any device with an internet connection, allowing students and teachers to work together on projects and assignments in real-time. These apps can be used by anyone with a jvsd.org email address. Faculty/staff addresses are typically formatted as firstinitiallastname@jvsd.org. Student email addresses are typically formatted as gradyearlastnamefirstinitial@
Please note, non-jvsd.org emails cannot communicate with student email accounts.
The core Google Apps for Education components include:
- Gmail: Provides email services with ample storage.
- Google Calendar: Enables scheduling, appointment setting, and sharing calendars.
- Google Drive: Offers cloud storage for documents, presentations, spreadsheets, and other files.
- Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides: Allow for collaborative creation and editing of documents, spreadsheets, and presentations.
- Google Classroom: A learning management system that helps teachers organize assignments, provide feedback, and communicate with students.