The following table outlines the main Google Apps available for G Suite 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 | |
Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms, Drawing | Staff, faculty, student | |
Drive, Keep, Tasks | 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. |
Jamboard | Staff, faculty, student | |
myMaps | Student only | |
Meet | Staff, faculty, student | Even though this app is available, RIT faculty/staff and students should use Zoom for virtual meetings. |
Photos | Staff, faculty, student | |
Sites | Student only | Faculty and staff can use the Confluence wiki to create website-like pages or people.rit.edu. |
YouTube | Staff, faculty, student | Even though this app is available, RIT faculty should use Ensemble to host course-related videos. |