Using Google+Apps

=About Google Apps= Google Apps for Education, usually just called //Google Apps//, is a cloud-based system of learning and teaching. Google Apps includes a variety of online software, aimed at total collaboration between students and staff. Students and staff all have a Google Apps account. You can tell that it is Farmington Google-based if the account ends in @isd192.org

Logging In on a Computer
Students and staff can login with their Google Apps account at any Google sign-in box. The easiest way is to go to @http://google.com and click on the red ** SIGN IN ** box at the top right :

After this, type your full email address in the username field. For **staff**, this is generally your first initial followed by your last name @isd192.org. For example, Josh Jackson's email is __jjackson@isd192.org__. The password for staff is identical to what your district password is (the same as Infinite Campus, Skyward, etc.)

For **students**, the email is studentID@isd192.org. For example, a student with ID number 12345 would be __12345@isd192.org__. If the student has never used their account before, you may need to contact a BIPS member or try the word //student//. Most students should have already changed their own password from the default. In most cases, students use their 8-digit birthday code. For example, June 3rd, 2003 is __06032003__.

Logging In on an iPad
The steps for logging in on an iPad are almost identical to the computer-based steps. Open your Internet browser (most likely Safari) and navigate to google.com. Once there, click on the black sign-in text at the top right. If you are already signed in, you may need to logout of other accounts by clicking on your Google+ profile photo (Josh's tiger is shown, yours might be blank) and choosing **sign out.**

The steps for logging in with your @isd192.org email is the same as shown above.

Applications Provided by Google Apps Account
Your Google Apps account is quite powerful and includes a variety of applications. Here's a list of the current applications that are enabled on our accounts, for teachers and students. (Be sure to login to your ISD192 account first)
 * < ===Name=== ||< ===Web URL=== ||< ===General Use=== ||< ===Native iPad App=== ||
 * < Google Search ||< @https://www.google.com/ ||< Predictive search engine ||< [|Google Search] ||
 * < Google Drive ||< @https://drive.google.com ||< Online Word/Excel/PPT & H drive alternative ||< Drive ||
 * < Gmail ||< @https://gmail.com ||< Teacher-teacher / Teacher-student email (@isd192.org) ||< Gmail ||
 * < Google Calendar ||< @https://www.google.com/calendar ||< Internal calendar (NTE) and personal teacher calendar ||< N/A - Use web URL ||
 * < Google Sites ||< @https://sites.google.com ||< Create websites ||< N/A - Use web URL ||
 * < Google Voice ||< @https://voice.google.com ||< Free Google VOIP phone number ||< Voice *iPhone ||
 * < Google Cloud Print ||< [] ||< Print to multiple printers, no matter location ||< N/A - See this page ||
 * < Blogger/Blogspot ||< @http://blogger.com ||< Create blogs for online reading/writing ||< Blogger ||
 * < Google+ Hangouts ||< @http://www.google.com/hangouts/ ||< Free multi-person video chat (also works with phone numbers) ||< Google+ ||
 * YouTube || [] || YouTube video account (be careful of students' privacy in uploads) || YouTube ||