Google Workspace

Google Workspace for Education

Faculty, staff, and students of Hokkaido University can use Google Workspace for Education, a service for educational institutions provided by Google Inc. It is linked to Hokkaido University SSO (Hokkaido University Single Sign-On System), allowing users to log in with an email address and ELMS password issued by ELMS. This is a cloud service independent of ELMS.

Below is a list of essential services most likely to be used for classroom purposes and features that faculty, staff, and students are likely to use most frequently.

G suite for Education Basic Services

Mail（Gmail）

It allows e-mail exchanges between faculty, staff, and students. It has powerful spam filtering and a highly configurable search function.

Calendar (Google Calendar)

You can share your schedule among groups or multiple users. Creating a joint calendar makes it easy to share schedules.

Drive (Google Drive)

Share individual files or folders with specific people or entire groups. Organize and securely store assignments, documents, class curriculum, and more, and access them from any device.

Video conferencing (Google Meet)

Up to 250 people can participate in a videoconference.

Mailing list (Google Groups)

You can create a forum between faculty and students. It can be used as a mailing list.

Check below for system requirements for using Google Workspace.

Google Workspace Supported Browsers

https://support.google.com/a/answer/33864

User's Guide (for faculty, staff, and students)

How to sign in to Google Workspace

https://mail.google.com/にアクセスした場合の画面

1）Using an Internet browser, go to the home page of the Google Workspace service, the URL of which is

Gmail：https://mail.google.com/

Google Calendar：https://calendar.google.com/

Google Drive：https://drive.google.com/

For example, if you access Gmail, you will see a screen like the one below, click on "Login" in the upper right corner.

(2) When the screen to enter your Gmail email address appears, enter your ELMS email address and click "Next."

(3) When the Hokudai SSO screen appears, enter your ELMS ID in the "SSO ID" field and your ELMS password in the "SSO Password" field, then click "Login."

Faculty and staff accessing off-campus will be required to enter a one-time password, so please set up a one-time password from the Hokudai SSO on campus in advance.