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Google Workspace for Education

Google Workspace for Education
Formerly G Suite for Education

Overview

What is Google Workspace for Education?

Google Workspace for Education includes Google products like Classroom, Meet, Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Docs, Sheets, and Slides, to create an online ecosystem for learning. The Google Workspace for Education Fundamentals edition is available at no per student cost to available…

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Tim Griffin | TrustRadius Reviewer
Tim Griffin
ICT Client Services Manager
Kambala (Education Management, 201-500 employees)
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Pricing

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Google Workspace for Education Standard

$3.00

Cloud
per student, per year

Teaching and Learning Upgrade

$4

Cloud
per month per license

Google Workspace for Education Plus

$5.00

Cloud
per student, per year

Entry-level set up fee?

  • No setup fee
For the latest information on pricing, visithttps://edu.google.com/products/workspa…

Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Starting price (does not include set up fee)

  • $3 per month
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Product Demos

How to use originality reports in Google Classroom - Google Workspace for Education Plus

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Google Workspace Investigation Tool Demo: Malicious Email

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Google for Education Webinar - Ryan Culverwell's Demo

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GO365 MIGRATOR - Live Demo

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Demo Originality Report - Google Workspace for Education

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DEMO *Classroom* ESTUDIANTE PC parte II Demostración tareas

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Product Details

What is Google Workspace for Education?

Google Workspace for Education Technical Details

Deployment TypesSoftware as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationNo
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Reviews and Ratings

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December 31, 2023

Google, the leader in collaboration.

Tim Griffin | TrustRadius Reviewer
Tim Griffin
ICT Client Services Manager
Kambala (Education Management, 201-500 employees)
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use Google Workspace for Education as our default for cloud storage, email back end, and browsing (via Chrome). The school has moved to using the Google Suite for docs, presentations, and spreadsheets. The problem that this solves is that it unifies the way the school manages content. Allowing staff to collaborate on documents saves time in knowledge transfer.
Pros and Cons
  • Collaboration
  • Toolset
  • Reliability
  • Integrations
  • Removal of tools
  • Support
Likelihood to Recommend
Google Workspace is great for organisations that have a need to unify their digital foot print. Google offers so many tools that the ecosystem supports any type of business. Apps like Docs are simple, but paid with collaboration can change an organisation. Where it is less appropriate, is if you have staff that are not self sufficient. Things like setting up an out of office response. In other systems, ICT can do this for you. Under Google they empower the user to do this. If they forget, there is no way for an ICT Admin to do this.
Return on Investment
  • Unifying document management has saved time for people to find what they need.
  • Collaboration abilities across the suite allow for streamlined workflows.
  • The ever-expanding toolset within the ecosystem allows for dynamic shifts in the way organisations can manage their digital footprint.
Alternatives Considered
Google has a simpler approach to its apps. With all applications being online, things like auto-save being a default have been helpful for many staff in our organisation. Compare this to Microsoft where much of the admin has to be managed by the ICT Team, Google allows for a portion of control to the user to manage permissions of areas. This type of user empowerment helps people see how important ICT is to a business.
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April 08, 2021

Google Workspace for Education Meets and Exceeds Our Expectations

Verified User
Director in Information Technology
Education Management Company, 201-500 employees
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
As a public school district, we use Workspace across the entire organization. Every student and staff member has a Google Workspace for Education [(formerly G Suite for Education)] account allowing for smooth and seamless sharing of documents. With email, calendaring, and document creation behind one system, we are more efficient. While we currently use the free version of Workspace, we are considering upgrading due to the increased features being offered.

The Administrative features for the education market are terrific. Google makes it easy to manage your fleet of computers and users. One platform to manage for the bulk of things that are needed in our district. And, since so many other providers support Google Single Sign On (SSO), it makes it easy to integrate with other educational service providers.

Also, with so many school districts across the country and world using Workspace, it makes it very easy to connect and collaborate with others.
Pros and Cons
  • The Admin controls are splendid. They make it easy to manage your computer fleet and user database.
  • Google quickly adapts to needed changes and pushes those out with minimum disruption to services. Just update your Chrome browser and you are on your way. No need to download and update numerous patches that take extensive time to install.
  • From the education side, having access to Google Vault is extremely valuable. Vault gives us the ability to retrieve any document ever created by an account user. That is incredibly necessary in the education world.
  • Google does a good job of providing great admin resources, but they could do better by incorporating what others have developed into the basic platform. For example, there is a command line open-source program called GAM that allows admins to dig much deeper into the back end. More of those resources should be part of the basic offerings.
  • It is hard to be critical of something that is free and has been free for so long.
  • I wish there was a better way to connect with Google to be able to talk to someone. So much communication is via chat and that is not always the best way to get answers.
  • I would recommend that for paying customers in the education market, we get a dedicated phone line to call for support.
Likelihood to Recommend
Google [Workspace for Education (formerly G Suite for Education)] is pretty darn good [at] meeting the needs for educators and students. It is not designed to run your business office, transportation group, or lunch services. It doesn't need to be good at those. Focus on teachers and students. They do that really, really well.

The Google folks continue to add features that help serve teacher and students. For example, they have really done a good job of adding Google Meet features such as polling and breakout rooms. Those features required a paid subscription to Workspace, but it makes sense since those features compete with Zoom, which requires a subscription for those services.
Most Important Features
  • Easy management of devices and users.
  • Email is critical to our organization and Gmail works smoothly.
  • Google docs are easy to use and share. Google has done a very good job of moving docs into a "need to print" world. Not everything will remain digital.
Return on Investment
  • The ROI is 100% since we are using a free version
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