Google Apps
All faculty and students have access to Spartanburg 2 Google Apps for Education accounts, which includes the Classroom feature.
Overview of Google Apps
Once you've successfully logged in to Google Apps, please see our guides to Google Apps basics.
Student Access
Students have access G Suite (formerly Google Apps for Education) accounts with a few restrictions, including no G-mail. (Student e-mail is provided through Outlook in Office 365)
SIGN IN TO GOOGLE APPS:
- Go to Google.com
- Click the blue "Sign In" button on the top right of the screen.
- Sign in with a district email address and password.
Teacher Access
PREPARATION:
Before teachers start using their G Suite Google Apps for Education account, they must go through the process of doing a password change, but DO NOT NEED to choose a different password. You only have do this step one time. To do that process, watch the video or follow the instructions below.
- On your Windows PC, log in. (If you’re already logged in now, you’re fine.)
- Press ctrl + alt+ delete
- Choose “Change a Password.”
- Enter your current password.
- In the new password fields, you can enter your current password. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO CREATE A NEW PASSWORD, but you can if you choose to do so.
- Click the blue arrow.
You will see a note saying that your password is changed. Now you can sign-in to Google Apps.
SIGNING IN TO GOOGLE APPS:
- Go to Google.com
- Look for the Sign-In button in the top right corner of the screen.
- Log-in with your Spartanburg 2 email and password.
(For information on handling previously created accounts with your Spartanburg 2 address, see this video.)
Now you will have access to the following services, among many others:
- Google Classroom (Video overview)
- Google Drive, including Docs, Forms, Sites, Sheets, and Slides
Remember that you will not have Gmail.
KNOWN ISSUES
If you had the option to use a nickname rather than your official first name in your email address, your Google account may not work.
Try signing in with your actual first name. Example:
William Smith has the email address bill.smith@spart2.org
The email address does not work in Google Apps after doing the password change outlined above.
Try william.smith@spart2.org
Please contact Kevin or Jason if you have any further questions.