Overview
Google Apps for Education (also known as GAFE) is a safe, online workspace that supports learning at anytime and anywhere. Google Apps for Education is completely FREE! There is support available 24/7 with no ads and you own all of your data. Google Apps for Education is available to any teacher or student with a Google account. GAFE a free suite of productivity tools including Gmail, Drive and Docs. You can use GAFE from your computer, tablet, or phone and everything is automatically stored in the Cloud.
Google Apps for Education (also known as GAFE) is a safe, online workspace that supports learning at anytime and anywhere. Google Apps for Education is completely FREE! There is support available 24/7 with no ads and you own all of your data. Google Apps for Education is available to any teacher or student with a Google account. GAFE a free suite of productivity tools including Gmail, Drive and Docs. You can use GAFE from your computer, tablet, or phone and everything is automatically stored in the Cloud.
How It Works
GAFE can be used in various ways as a digital notebook for students and school faculty members. Users can maintain online communication and collaborate on documents for work and school. You can use GAFE to create school websites, school documents, school videos, school calendars, and communicate via school email.
Using the Google Classroom, teachers can create and collect assignments online and check the current project status of students in real-time. It allows the teacher to become more of a facilitator, while students become more accountable for navigating their learning experience. GAFE encourages 21st century learning that helps to keep students organized with tracking and completing their assignments, preparing them for the real world. By providing access to documents for all students, teachers are able to utilize time for lessons more efficiently. Teachers and students alike, can collaborate, share, edit, and provide direct, real-time feedback with files and assignments can be graded using the GAFE features and available add-ons.
Using the Google Classroom, teachers can create and collect assignments online and check the current project status of students in real-time. It allows the teacher to become more of a facilitator, while students become more accountable for navigating their learning experience. GAFE encourages 21st century learning that helps to keep students organized with tracking and completing their assignments, preparing them for the real world. By providing access to documents for all students, teachers are able to utilize time for lessons more efficiently. Teachers and students alike, can collaborate, share, edit, and provide direct, real-time feedback with files and assignments can be graded using the GAFE features and available add-ons.
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