5 Reasons Why Teacher's Should Use Google Apps

I recently presented an overview of Google Drive and thought it helpful to post reasons why I believe teachers and student would benefit from using Google Apps for Edu.  

REASON #1:  Communication and Collaboration

I can't express this point enough.  Our traditional email and office productivity software aren't cutting it.  Google Apps email and office productivity apps are the solution to breaking down the boundaries of software limitations.  These apps open up an avenue to communicate with individuals or in groups which is especially advantageous to teachers who actively work with teams to provide feedback of a shared activity, project or even student information.

REASON #2:  Portfolio
Rather than creating content within different software suites and accessing them separately, Google provides an assortment of apps that provide access to all productivity options to make running your classroom much easier.  In essence, you are creating a teaching portfolio of resources.

REASON #3:  Accessibility
When you create a file within your Google Drive, you can access it anytime from any device.  

REASON #4:  Integration
Again, your Google Drive is your one stop shop to implementing the new technology TEKS in your classroom. Today's teacher can find themselves overwhelmed when faced with so many learning expectations.  The technology TEKS do not have to be secondary to your content TEKS since Google suffices many seamlessly.    

REASON #5:  Simplicity
Google Drive can help level the playing field.  These apps are simplistic in design providing a stress-free environment to create and share.  For heaven's sake, Google places the share option in more than one place within each created file in case you forget.