G Suite for Education has been rolled out in all the institutions coming under Poornaprajna College and Post Graduate Centre. Dr. Raghavendra A, Principal of the College addressed the faculty and appealed to communicate only through domain-based email. He also expressed that campus wide email, calendar, cloud sharing, google classroom, unlimited drive – all expected to benefit to the faculty and students. Mr. Atul, faculty and G Suite Administrator of the College conducted a training session about the usage of G suite, which was well appreciated by all the faculty. The benefits of G Suite for Education include:
- Institution-wide email – Most are familiar with Google “G-Mail”. The G Suite for Education services feature powerful feature-rich email connectivity for faculty, staff, and students that is built on top of Google G Mail services.
- Shared calendars – G Suite for Education includes shared calendars that allow collaboration between faculty, staff, and students.
- Google Classroom – G Suite for Education Google Classroom makes it easy for learners and instructors alike to connect whether inside or outside of schools. Teachers can create assignments, send announcements, and instantly start class discussions. Students can share resources and interact real-time.
- Google Docs: spreadsheets, presentations, and forms
- Unlimited cloud storage
- Granular control for G Suite administrators – 24/7 support, eDiscovery tools, audit reports, security and administration controls, etc.
Google G Suite for Education is a powerful ecosystem for instruction and learning that provides not only tools for educators and students but also for IT administrators tasked with delivering the requirements demanded by today’s education environments.
Dr. Sureshramana Mayya, Dean of Poornaprajna Institute of Management, gave the required technical support and successfully implemented the G Suite for Education at the Poornaprajna College on 22 July 2019. Dr. Prakash Rao, Vice Principal, Mr. Gopal Gokale, IQAC Coordinator of Poornaprajna College were also assiged the administrative rights and would sholder the responsibility of full utilization of G Suite for Education.
