Google Workspace for Education
Source: https://bconnected.berkeley.edu/services/google-workspace-education Parent: https://bconnected.berkeley.edu/
Google Workspace for Education is a cloud-based suite of productivity tools, which includes email, calendar, chat, contacts, drive, groups (bConnected Lists), keep, meet, sites, tasks
These core apps are available to the UC Berkeley community (current students, faculty, staff, and certain affiliates) at no-cost, with no advertisements. These apps are covered under the University of California systemwide contract with Google.
Note that Google Photos is disabled for all new accounts created. All existing accounts not using Google Photos as of July 5, 2023 now have Google Photos disabled. If you have a business need for Google Photos, you can complete this form to request access.
Additional Google Consumer Apps are available for your use, but are not covered under our UC contract. View full list of enabled Consumer Apps here.
Please note: The Google Cost Reduction Project ended on November 1, 2024. You may access the FAQ as need or search the KBs for how-tos.
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At a Glance
Key benefits and features:
- Collaboratively create, edit, and share across teams using tools like Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms, and more
- Communication tools including Google Meet, Gmail, and Chat
- Data loss prevention for Gmail and Drive
- Can be used in compliance with FERPA, COPPA, and GDPR
- Mobile applications available for iOS and Android
Specific features:
- Cloud-based hosting
- Approved for UC P3 data (formerly UCB PL1)*
- Data encrypted in transit and at rest
Note: Google Workspace for Education is not acceptable for any institutional data classified as "critical," including certain personally identifiable human subject data. Please visit the Security website for detailed information related to acceptable data use on Google.
*For collaborative content, use Shared Drives as opposed to a folder-that-is-shared to prevent data loss when someone leaves UC Berkeley or your team.
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