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Effective July 1, 2008, Schools on I-Net is transitioning to Google Apps for Education. This includes the use of Gmail for email communication. This move provides better email capabilities, access to innovative technologies, and a safer email experience.
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Good-bye Yellow, Hello Blue Effective July 1, 2008
Gmail Quick Facts • Ample mail storage • All users get at least 6.821148 gigabytes of storage. • Emails displayed as ‘conversation threads’ • Powerful mail search tools • Autosaves Drafts • Integrated contact list • Automatically remembers people that you've corresponded with. • Virus, spam and phishing protection • Gmail uses powerful technology to effectively block viruses, filter spam, and alert you when you receive phishing messages. These features help provide a safer email experience. • IMAP, POP and mail forwarding • Mobile access • Supported browsers Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Safari, Opera, Mozilla, Netscape and others. • Supported languages • Includes Hebrew • View the full page at http://www.google.com/a/help/intl/en/users/gmail.html
Why the move to Google Apps? • Better email capabilities • Access to the best in innovative technologies • Auto-Save, Auto-Save, Auto-Save! • An open email system, minus the spam • More fun down the road…Google Apps for Education provides a suite of collaboration tools…Calendars, Docs, Sites, and is adding more
The end result: • Your own school domain: yourname@yavnehacademy.org
What changes for you? • Your yellow SOINMail screen will appear as the blue Gmail screen • Your email address will be Loginid @ yavnehacademy.org • You will be able to send and receive emails from anyone
What does not change? • The way you use the school website • The way you email from the Communications module • Student Roster • Staff Roster • Div Send Email
How this worksLogin to the school website as you usually do…
To get to your email… Click the SOINMail Icon or the New Message Indicator
Instead of the yellow SOINmail screen, you will see your new blue SOIN-Gmail Account
Important: • The first time you login to your email with the new system, you will be asked to confirm your account and accept the Gmail terms and conditions
On July 1, the first time you access the new email system… • Use your website login id and password to Sign In… Enter your Yavneh Academy website Username and Password here
Type in the letters that you see above Read the terms of service and Click the button “I accept, Create my account.
Important Info • This change will be effective July 1, 2008 • You will not lose emails • There will be a one week migration period when emails will be going to the yellow SOINMail while your Gmail is being setup. • Resources available on the Yavneh Academy website
FAQs 1) Is this an open or closed system (can people email us from any address) • It is OPEN 2) Do the kids have open accts? • YES
3) Will our school contacts be switched over to google? • YES Staff Addresses 4) Will our private contacts be switched over to google contacts? • NO
5) Will our old emails and folders be moved? • YES Folders become Labels 6) Will we need to log in at the web site and again at the email? • The first time. After that, you only login to the website as you do now.
7) When people send to the old soinmail.com address will they get a message that this is closed? • YES. 8) When will this change take place? • July 1, 2008
9) How will parents be informed of the change? • Website Notification, Newsletters, Emails 10) Why is this open system more safe than soinmail old open system? • Better Spam Protection 11) What do we need to do the make the change ? • After July 1, 2008, you will need to accept and confirm your Gmail account.
Next webinarJul 1, 2008 10am http://www.google.com/calendar/event?eid=azhobHRqb2FwMjJncmprZTgwMmZtOHViMDQgZy5hcHBzLnRlYW1AbQ&ctz=America/Los_Angeles Google Web Seminars Available
Additional Resources • Gmail Overview: • http://www.google.com/a/help/intl/en/users/gmail.html • Gmail Product Demo • http://www.google.com/a/help/intl/en/edu/demos.html
I have questions • Please email sointeam@soinmail.com • Please visit the school website for links to frequently asked questions