With the start of the 2010-2011 school years students will have access to Google Apps. These apps, as the image below shows, allow you to create an electronic base and access it from anywhere that you can connect to the Internet. You can check your email, manage your own calendar, create and collaborate online documents, and do a number of other things. Click on the image below to connect to the SD#71 site: "online.sd71.bc.ca"

MASTERING GOOGLE APPS

To learn more about Google Apps check out these links. They provide some basic tutorials, answers to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ), and more detailed information.

1. Google Apps Learning Center
2. Google Apps Education Training Center
3. Google Apps Education Community
4. Help Center for Google Apps
5. Tricks and Tips for Google Apps
6. Video Learning Center - aimed at the workplace more than at students/educators

OTHER "FREE" GOOGLE PRODUCTS

Many students and teachers also use several other tools from Goolge to help them with assignments and to stay organized. These include:

1. Google SketchUp - great for Socials/History and Career Courses
2. iGoogle (create an online electronic toolbelt that will last beyond Grade 12) - works on most SmartPhones
3. Google Earth - also available as a free iPad / iPhone app