St. Columba Anglican School uses Google Apps for Education and Google Classroom to help students teach each other

We’re always working to overcome the tyranny of distance, collaborative technology helps keep us connected to the rest of the world.

Matt Richards, director of e-learning and educational technology

Challenge

St. Columba Anglican School is out to prove that being geographically remote doesn’t prevent their students from becoming leaders. After the school implemented a "Bring Your Own Device" program, the IT staff needed an easy and uniform way to connect all of their students.

Solution

Google Apps for Education allowed all students and teachers to access the same content no matter the device. Google Classroom helped teachers save time by making it easier to create assignments using Google Apps, such as Docs.

School Profile

St Columba Anglican School is an independent private school in Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia. The school serves 1,100 students from pre-kindergarten to grade 12 and has 153 teachers.

Products Used

Classroom - A tool within the Google Apps for Education suite that allows educators to easily create, review, and organize assignments, as well as communicate directly with students.

Apps - A free suite of communication and collaboration tools – including Gmail, Classroom, Docs and Drive – for learning anywhere, anytime, on any device.

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