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<font size="2" face="Lucida Grande">We can login to their account if needed and read past email etc.</font><br><br><font face="Lucida Grande" STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><br>-------------------------- <BR>Russell Curr <BR>Avila College <BR>Ph: 9831-9645 <BR><br><br></font>>>> "Robert Ruzbacky" <ruzbackyr@aloysius.vic.edu.au> 10/16/2009 9:55 AM >>><br>What about student monitoring - ie. does Gmail have a logging and / or<br>filtering ability? Can you see student's emails if they behave<br>inappropriately?<br><br><br>Regards,<br><br>Robert<br>St Aloysius College<br><br><br><br>><br>> Similar story for us - does not seem to have any significant impact on<br>> bandwidth and accounts can easily be disabled if a student behaves<br>> inappropriately.<br>><br>> Russell<br>><br>><br>> --------------------------<br>> Russell Curr<br>> Avila College<br>> Ph: 9831-9645<br>><br>><br>>>>> Roland Gesthuizen <rgesthuizen@gmail.com> 10/15/2009 11:45 AM >>><br>> Cameron .. next year Feb all Vic State schools get 'free' internet. In<br>> relation to Bandwidth, it hasn't been an problem here and I know from my<br>> rather slow home connection that the Google Apps overheads are not that<br>> much of an issue. They seem to have built it nicely for speed.<br>><br>> Say, has anybody use it with a Netbook or handheld such as an iPhone?<br>><br>> Regards Roland<br>><br>><br>> 2009/10/15 Cameron Bell <bell.cameron.p@edumail.vic.gov.au><br>><br>><br>><br>> Just wondering how is it impacting on your Internet cost and bandwidth?<br>><br>> How do you monitor abusive/inappropriate communications?<br>><br>> Cheers<br>><br>> Cameron<br>><br>><br>><br>><br>> On 15/10/2009, at 7:48 AM, Russell Curr wrote:<br>><br>><br>><br>><br>><br>> We placed our student emails with Google late last year and its been quite<br>> a successful move. Students like the system, they have about 7 gig of<br>> storage (far more than we can provide) and some have used the Google docs<br>> to complete school tasks, finishing off at home what they cant complete at<br>> school. Account management is simple, setting up groups is easy if a<br>> little tedious and our student email server is now managed by Google<br>> somewhere and it does not cost us anything.<br>><br>><br>><br>> Russell<br>><br>><br>> --------------------------<br>> Russell Curr<br>> Avila College<br>> Ph: 9831-9645<br>><br>><br>>>>> "Robert Ruzbacky" <ruzbackyr@aloysius.vic.edu.au> 10/14/2009 5:03 PM<br>>>>> >>><br>> Interesting reading. Our school was contemplating the same move with<br>> emails by using Gmail (as well as using the other Google apps available).<br>> Still in intial discussion stages at the moment.<br>><br>> Google offers some education pricing for this if you want more control in<br>> setting addresses up with your domain. Not sure about monitoring though as<br>> sometimes we get requests from co-ordinators to view student emails if<br>> there is a problem such as bullying, etc.<br>><br>> Robert<br>> E-Learning Co-ordinator<br>> St Aloysius College<br>><br>><br>><br>>> Fascinating tor read this. Note what they are offering Alum! ni. Rumors<br>>> about<br>>> that others are moving this way too. Monash where just the first cab off<br>>> the<br>>> rank. Of course, NSW was the first state school system to offer this to<br>>> staff and students.<br>>><br>>> <a href="http://www.monash.edu.au/news/newsline/story/1525">http://www.monash.edu.au/news/newsline/story/1525</a><br>>><br>>> Australia's largest university is going Google with Monash University<br>>> set<br>>>> to offer customised Google Apps for Education to all of its students.<br>>>> Monash<br>>>> University Vice-Chancellor Professor Edward Byrne said the University's<br>>>> 58,000 students would be given sign-up details for their opt-in Monash<br>>>> gmails next month, along with information about how they could use<br>>>> other<br>>>> online tools available through Google Applications.<br>>>><br>>><br>>> --<br>>> Roland Gesthuizen - ICT Coordinator ! - Westall Secondary College<br>>> <a href="http://www.westallsc.vic.edu.au">http://www.westallsc.vic.edu.au</a> ( <a href="http://www.westallsc.vic.%0Aedu.au">http://www.westallsc.vic.%0Aedu.au</a> )<br>>><br>>> "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can<br>>> change<br>>> the world; indeed it is the only thing that ever has." --Margaret Mead<br>>><br>><br>><br>><br>> Important - This email and any attachments may be confidential. 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If<br>> received in error, please contact us and delete all copies. Before opening<br>> or using attachments check them for viruses and defects. Regardless of any<br>> loss, damage or consequence, whether caused by the negligence of the<br>> sender or not, resulting directly or indirectly from the use of any<br>> attached files our liability is limited to resupplying any affected<br>> attachments. Any representations or opinions expressed are those of the<br>> individual sender, and not necessarily those of the Department of<br>> Education and Early Childhood Development.<br>> _______________________________________________<br>><br>> <a href="http://www.edulists.com.au">http://www.edulists.com.au</a> - FAQ, resources, subscribe, unsubscribe<br>> eLearning Mailing List kindly supported by<br>> <a href="http://www.vcaa..vic.edu.au">http://www.vcaa..vic.edu.au</a>  ( <a href="http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au">http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au</a> )- Victorian<br>> Curriculum and Assessment Authority and<br>> <a href="http://www.vitta.org.au">http://www.vitta.org.au</a> - VITTA Victorian Information Technology Teachers<br>> Association Inc<br>><br>><br>><br>><br>><br>> --<br>> Roland Gesthuizen - ICT Coordinator - Westall Secondary College<br>> <a href="http://www.westallsc.vic.edu.au">http://www.westallsc.vic.edu.au</a><br>><br>> "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can<br>> change the world; indeed it is the only thing that ever has." --Margaret<br>> Mead<br>> _______________________________________________<br>> <a href="http://www.edulists.com.au">http://www.edulists.com.au</a> - FAQ, resources, subscribe, unsubscribe<br>> eLearning Mailing List kindly supported by<br>> <a href="http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au">http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au</a> - Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority<br>> and<br>> <a href="http://www.vitta.org.au">http://www.vitta.org.au</a> - VITTA Victorian Information Technology Teachers<br>> Association Inc<br>><br><br><br><br>Important - This email and any attachments may be confidential. 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