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Pros
*Free! Free! Free! *Allows for collaboration (student:student and teacher:student) *Auto-save feature while students work *Cloud based so students may access at school and from home from any device *Integrates well with Chromebooks *Easy to use *Microsoft docs are easily converted and vice versa *Perfect for BYOD or 1:1 environments *NO Ads or SPAM! *Users own their data *Doc owners can choose level of access with collaborators (Edit or View only) Cons
*Must have reliable internet access/bandwidth *Would be nice to integrate with LMS *Updates often, so users must be able to adapt *Occassionally, the Drive may be unavailable but it is usually no longer than 1 minute *Uses your Bandwidth *Currently, Google Docs does not support checks for grammar/punctuation *You must have a Google account to access |
Google Apps for Education VS. Office 365When comparing GAFE and other technological resources, it is almost like comparing apples to oranges. As an educator, you have to find what meets the needs of you and your students. Many compare Office 365 to GAFE, but it really depends on your taste. Many times it comes down to licensing, compatibility, and other technical/hardware issues. As educators, we realize that many times, our students have network connectivity issues, hardware/software issues, etc. but from our perspectives, this does not have much impact on their access to Google Apps. We feel that the format is much easier for our students to navigate since our district uses it and they rarely experience issues with the system or network that impact their ability to complete their work.
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