Support

GNSPES Account Support

Your GNSPES account provides access to a variety of tools and services. The tools and services that are relevant to you appear on the Launch Page that appears when you log in.

Google Workspace for Education Support

If you are new to Google Workspace, or just have a question about a specific topic, there is support available to you.

Teachers and other staff should contact their Region's Technology Integration Specialists.

Additional Google Workspace support is available at:

• • Google Workspace Learning Training

  • Google Help Online

As a user of Google Workspace for Education within the gnspes domain, the Google Apps for Education Agreement and Google Terms of Service govern your access and use of the service and must be agreed to prior to accessing your account.

How Google Protects Your Data

More about Google Workspace for Education Privacy and Security

Google's Google Workspace for Education Privacy Policy explains what information they collect and why, how they use this information and how users can review and update their information.

Google's Security and Privacy Practices answers a number of questions through an extensive FAQ section.

A Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) and Digital Resource Assessment (DRA) was completed for Google Apps for Education. These assessments included an extensive review of Google Apps for Education's privacy policies and security measures. Based on the results of these assessments, the following apps have been approved for educational use in all school boards in Nova Scotia and by staff in the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (EECD):

• • Gmail

  • Drive (docs, sheets, slides, forms, drawings)

  • Sites

  • Calendar

  • Contacts

  • Groups (for Business)

As part of a "friendly amendment" to the initial PIA/DRA, the following have also been approved for educational use and enabled within the Nova Scotia public education system domain (gnspes):

• • Classroom

  • Keep

  • Tasks

  • Meet