SCHOOLS SAVE MONEY WITH GOOGLE APPS
Posted on April 29th, 2010 by Bob and Joy Schwabach
It turns out that using Google Apps for online collaboration, spreadsheets and word processing saves schools a big chunk of dough. The state of Oregon converted all its schools to Google Apps and saved $1.5 million a year. In Illinois, just one school district making the change saved $160,000. In Maine, science students are using Google spreadsheets to organize data collected in the field.
Big reasons for the savings: No need to buy software and no need for expensive information technology workers to keep programs updated. You can find these free programs by going to Google.com/apps. Corporate users must pay a fee, but schools and individuals do not. More info here.
