INTRODUCTION TO GOOGLE APPS

Tierney SmithPartnership Coordinator at TechSoup Canada

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WHAT IS GOOGLE APPS?

Email with your domain name

e.g. sally@mydomain.com

Calendar

Mail

Documents

Sites

GOOGLE MAIL

GOOGLE CALENDAR

documentsCreate

StoreCollaborate on

GOOGLE DOCS

GOOGLE SITES

AND MORE…

3rd party vendorsintegration

PRICING

FreeUp to 50 users (going down to 10!!)

Business$50/user/yearUptime guarantee, support

NonprofitsUS nonprofits only

CloudAccess anywhere Automatic backupNo IT infrastructure Security

Great collaboration Single Sign-OnBrowser & mobile compatibility Central administrationOpen architecture 

CloudSecurityNeed an Internet connection

ProprietaryLearning curve Google has your information...

Microsoft Office 365Similar features to Google AppsAdditional features such as online meetingsPaid subscription Currently in Beta

OthersZohoZimbraAnd more...

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OTHER OPTIONS

IS GOOGLE APPS RIGHT FOR ME?

Questions to ask before you start using Google Apps:http://www.techsoupcanada.ca/sites/default/files/Google_Apps_Tech_Planning_Activity.doc

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GETTING STARTED WITH GOOGLE APPS

What is your domain?E.g. techsoupcanada.ca

Who is your domain host?E.g. GoDaddy

What is your username and password to log into your domain host?

DO YOU KNOW…

1.Register a domain name (if you don't already have one)

2.Sign up for Google Apps

3.Verify your domain

4.Activate services

PROCESS

https://www.google.com/a/cpanel/domain/new

SIGN UP

Resources:

Getting started on Google Apps (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9L-C5dUVHcY) – note that some features discussed are for the paid version only

How to set up Google Apps for your domain (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2IqtCXKPgk&feature=related or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycr2W94DldY) – note that the way the pages look may have changed since video was created but the process should be the same

Google Apps help (http://www.google.com/support/a/)

Many other videos & support online

GET STARTED

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