25
August
2021
Mark Your Calendars: Upcoming Virtual Series Showcases Internet2 NET+ Google Workspace for Education
By Dana Voss, Internet2 Program Manager, Cloud Services
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes
Advanced security, analytics, and more: the NET+ Google Workspace for Education (NET+ GWE) offering is tailored for the higher education community
Join us this fall for a special webinar series to learn more about NET+ GWE. Hear from members of the Internet2 community who are already leveraging the platform and gain insights into the service offering—including license management and deployment, LMS integrations, interoperability with other services and infrastructure, exclusive pricing, and storage accommodations—from Google, Internet2, and the two authorized resellers for the NET+ GWE program.
You will discover:
- Why the NET+ Google Workspace for Education program is so much more than just exclusive discounts
- What the differentiators are between the free and paid editions of Google Workspace for Education
- How to leverage Google Workspace for Education to enhance teaching & learning, security & insights, and the tools you provide to your campuses
- How Microsoft and Google work together
- …and much more!
Let us know which sessions you are interested in attending by filling out this form.
Sessions
Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2 p.m. ET
| Login information | Session | Details |
| View the recording (45 minutes) | Getting Started: License management and deployment | Tara Gyenis, Internet2 Amanda Carlson, Virginia Commonwealth University Connie Whetstine, Virginia Commonwealth University Leighton Spencer, Google Ken Matthews, Google |
| Join us to gain best practices and resources to ensure your institution can configure, scale, and automate Workspace for Education licensing. You’ll learn from the Google Team, and Virginia Commonwealth University will share how they planned and deployed their Google Workspace environment. |
Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2 p.m. ET
| Login information | Session | Details |
| View the recording (1 hour) | Enhanced security with Google Workspace for Education Plus | Tara Gyenis, Internet2 Rob Smith, Wake Forest University Anne Goldmann, Google Ken Matthews, Google |
| Join us to learn more about the enhanced security tools and insights available in Google Workspace for Education Plus. Rob Smith, Director of IT Infrastructure at Wake Forest University, will share how these tools mitigate risks, save time, and provide proactive/reactive security protocols at their institution. The Google Team will also share demos of the most exciting tools and relevant use cases for higher education institutions. |
Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2 p.m. ET
| Login information | Session | Details |
| View the recording (1 hour) Download the presentation | Internet2 NET+ Google Workspace for Education Program | Dana Voss, Internet2 Drew Sidel, Google Jessica Bright, Amplified IT Courtney Wilson, Burwood Group |
| Workspace for Education is a service offering thru the NET+ program and it includes exclusive pricing and storage accommodations. Join us to learn about the NET+ evaluation of Google Workspace for Education and the benefits of the NET+ Google Workspace for Education agreement. Burwood and Amplified IT, the NET+ authorized Google Workspace for Education partners will speak about how they can help with trials, add-on services and more. |
Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2 p.m. ET
| Login information | Session | Details |
| View the recording (1 hour) | Google Meet & LMS integrations | Dana Voss, Internet2 Leighton Spencer, Google Ken Matthews, Google |
| Join us to understand how to leverage teaching and learning features in Meet including polls, Q&A, Jamboard, recordings and more. We’ll discuss new updates to the platform and how that will enhance the virtual/distance learning experience. |
Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2 p.m. ET
| Login information | Session | Details |
| View the recording (30 minutes) | Google Workspace and Microsoft interoperability | Dana Voss, Internet2 Leighton Spencer, Google Ken Matthews, Google |
| Join us as we dive into how Google Workspace can be integrated with Microsoft tools. We will detail the steps to make your existing environments work seamlessly together. Like most things at Google, Google Workspace for Education can coexist with your existing tools and infrastructure to enhance productivity and collaboration, no matter the tool preference. |
November TBA
| Login information | Session | Details |
| 1 hour | Google Workspace for Education Storage tools | Dana Voss, Internet2 Dan Semaya, Google |
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