Your PSD Account is Now Google Accessible!

Post date: 24-Apr-2015 14:48:02

For those of you who uses Google Drive under the "@psdblogs.ca" domain to share documents with teachers...

Email and Calendar services will soon be on Google platform as well (currently it is on Outlook platform which is Microsoft)

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From the IT Department:

We are excited to announce that Parkland School Division will soon move its email and calendar platform from Outlook to Google Mail and Calendar! With Google Mail and Calendar, we'll gain the benefits of a robust and innovative feature set, the ability to access email and calendar services from any Internet-connected computer or mobile device and much more storage capacity. What's more, Google Mail and Calendar is easy to use, and we think you'll find it to be a more efficient way to manage your email and calendar!

Parkland School Division will soon move its email and calendar platform from Microsoft Outlook to Google Apps. With Google Apps, we'll gain the benefits of a robust and innovative feature set, the ability to access email and calendar services from any Internet-connected computer/device, much more storage capacity, and lower infrastructure and support costs. What's more, Google Apps is easy to use, and we think you'll find it to be a more efficient way to manage your email and calendar!

Some of you have already been using Google Docs, Slides and Sheets to collaborate with your colleagues. With the addition of Gmail and Google Calendar, you’ll be able to take advantage of additional notification and scheduling features available to users of the full range of Google Apps for Education products.

Mail: Google gives each user unlimited storage space combined for Gmail and Drive so you will never run out of storage in your account. You can check your Gmail through your mobile phone, or you can get notifications of new messages on your desktop. Gmail uses labels to help you organize your messages. An email can have several labels, so you're not forced to choose one particular folder for messages. You can also create filters to automatically manage incoming mail. Starring messages is another way you can organize your inbox. You can archive your mail for easier searches and your archive is always available to you. Harness the power of Google to search through your email and find what you need when you need it.

Calendar: Let your colleagues and  students see your calendar, and view schedules that others have shared with you. With Google Calendar sharing, you do not have to worry about calling and/or emailing participants numerous times to schedule an event. When you know when everyone is free or busy, scheduling is a snap. You can also send invitations to your events using Google Calendar and track their RSVPs by email. Google Calendar has customizable reminders so you will never forget a meeting, appointment, assignment, or exam and what more you can access your calendar anywhere, anytime and from any device!

You will not lose any Outlook emails or calendar appointments (current as well as past) and we will continue to support the Microsoft software on all PSD70 equipment.

In the coming weeks, you'll receive additional announcements as we begin switching employees Outlook accounts to Gmail and Calendar. The first thing that you will notice is that starting on April 24th, you’ll be using your username@psd70.ab.ca to sign into your Google account.

A reminder that starting on Friday, April 24th, you’ll be using your username@psd70.ab.ca when you sign into your Google account.

In the coming weeks, you'll receive additional announcements as the Project progresses.

Thank you,