G Suite for Education
Students can create their own G Suite account that can be used for creating and sharing online documents, slides, sheets, sites and more.
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Teachers can check to see if their students have activated Google Ed Accounts (if they show an [email protected] gmail address... then they have an active account).
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Benefits of a Google AccountHaving a Google account provides teachers and students with access to a number of tools that they can use to access information, collaborate & demonstrate learning.
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1. Access Information:
YouTube
YouTube has numerous resources that can be used in the classroom. Few of my favorites:
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Google Maps
Google Maps for Education provides resources to help teachers and students explore, create, and collaborate with mapping tools.
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2. Collaborate:
Google Hangouts, Padlet, Docs, Jam
Google offers access to a variety of tools to help students and teachers collaborate.
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