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Purpose of use

• Google Apps for Education is an application package by the Google company, aimed in particular  to eductional institutions.

Applications

• The following applications of Google Apps for Education are activated in Metropolia:

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Who can use it

• The package is used by Metropolia students and staff.

Address

• https://www.google.com/work/apps/education/
• Metropolia students and staff log on using their Metropolia usernames. Password is the same as the Metropolia usename's password.

Terms of Service

• Google Apps for Education main agreement.
  
• Google Apps Data Processing Amendment, Version 1.3.
• Standard Contractual Clauses.

Contact information

• The pedagogical administrator is Mari Virtanen.
• Technical administrators are Mikko Mäkelä, Esa Suominen and Jukka Veikkolainen.

What to do when having problems

• Service requests concerning GAFE use problems are made to Helpdesk.

Literature

• Google Apps Release Center (official, EN)
• Supported browsers (official, EN)
• Google Apps in Wikipedia (EN, 2015)
• Guide to Going Google (EN)
• Tips for teachers by teachers (EN, 2014)
• FAQ (EN)
• Google Gooru (EN)

Communities and events

• Google Apps for Education in Google+ 
• Google Education Help Forum 
• Global summits

Videos

• Google for Education (official video channel)
• Education on Air (official, EN, 2015)
• Google Apps for Education for Beginners (EN, 2015)
• 10 ways to googleize your school (EN, 2013)
• Google Gooru (EN)

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Google Apps for Education Finnish info page