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The following table outlines the main Google Apps available for Google Workspace for Education and the specific tools that RIT has chosen to activate for use, and by which roles.
Last Updated: Sept. 9, 2020
Tool | Current Access | Important Notes |
|---|---|---|
Calendar | Student only | Faculty and staff use Outlook calendar. |
Chat | Student only | Even though this app is available, RIT faculty/staff and students should use Slack for chat needs. |
Classroom | None | RIT uses D2L Brightspace for the myCourses LMS. |
| Contacts | Staff, faculty, student | |
Currents (formerly Google+) | Staff, faculty, student | |
Staff, faculty, student | ||
Staff, faculty, student | ||
Gmail | Student only | Faculty and staff use Outlook email. |
Groups | Staff, faculty, student | Even though this app is available, RIT faculty should use the myCourses Groups tool and myCourses Discussions for course-related group discussion needs. Faculty can also use Slack for more informal discussion and to facilitate communication during group work. RIT faculty/staff and students can also use Slack. |
Staff, faculty, student | ||
myMaps | Student only | Faculty and staff can indicate their interest in this app by contacting ITS. |
Meet | Staff, faculty, student | Even though this app is available, RIT faculty/staff and students should use Zoom for virtual meetings. |
Staff, faculty, student | ||
Staff, faculty, student | Faculty and staff can also use the Confluence wiki to create website-like pages or people.rit.edu. | |
Staff, faculty, student | Even though this app is available, RIT faculty should use Ensemble to host course-related videos. Students can use YouTube for storing videos they create. |