Google Apps… LIVE!

For more information, check out: http://www.kpbsd.k12.ak.us/departments.aspx?id=12092

For those that just want a quick 10,000 ft overview here are the highlights:

• 4-12 grade students now have email (first.last@g.kpbsd.org).
• Staff Outlook has the student email addresses in the address book.
• Courses are email able (example: course 12mm430_1). The teacher and each enrolled student will receive an email if the course emailed.
• Google apps are included. i.e. online word processing, spreadsheet, calendars, presentations etc.
• Video sharing is enabled for District accounts only (only viewable by staff/students). Video classes now have a medium for sharing their work.
• Staff and Students login with their KPBSD windows account
• Students have a ‘Gmail Notifier’ next to the clock when they login to district computers that lets them know when they have email waiting.
• Staff Google Email accounts auto-forward to their district Outlook account. No need to check two accounts.
• Google Accounts are accessible from home giving students the ability to work seamlessly even if they don’t have Microsoft Office.

How to login:
Start Page – http://start.g.kpbsd.org/ (once logged in has links to the other g.kpbsd.org services)

• Email – http://mail.g.kpbsd.org/
• Calendar – http://calendar.g.kpbsd.org/
• Docs – http://docs.g.kpbsd.org/