This year in Round Rock, all students in grades 2-12 (whose parents didn't opt-out) have been provided a Student Google Apps for Education (GAFE) Account. With these accounts, students have the ability to create content within Google Drive, collaborate with peers and teachers, manage events through the calendar, organize content through different Chrome and Google App features, and access their content/files from any computer with internet access. By using a Google Apps for Education account, the district has the ability to easily manage accounts and filter appropriate content based on students' ages and group (for things like: share settings, email, chat, app store availability). As part of this district initiative, Cedar Valley students have gone through a training on how to access their Student GAFE accounts and the RRISD acceptable use policy with Ms. Kincaid, the campus Instructional Technology Specialist.
Hopefully, we'll see many more instances this year on the blog where students have utilized their GAFE accounts to create something spectacular! Stay tuned for updates.
