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It’s always tough to bid farewell to summer and hit the books again, but for a few million students this back-to-school season, things are looking up. As of t his fall, over five million students at thousands of schools in more than 145 countries have ” gone Google ” and are actively using Google Apps Education Edition on campus. Since this time last year the number of students using Google Apps on campus has increased by 400% . Because more schools sign up for Apps everyday, we wanted to celebrate the start of the 2009 school year by launching a new site that shows off some of these schools, provides product tips and tricks, introduces a community discussion forum and more. A snapshot of some of the thousands of schools going Google this Fall. Every location in green indicates Apps users. When you visit the site , you’ll also find an interactive map packed with interesting trivia. For example, in addition to the 70,000 students using Apps at Temple University, their 5,000 staff and faculty were given a choice between Gmail and alternative vendor, and over 90% chose to go Google. Or when Kent State first deployed, they saw more than 700 students migrating each hour. And a single admin at Montana State successfully deployed over 30,000 accounts in less than 90 days. Or as we learned in the recent webinar from another school on the map — Notre Dame — they saved $1.5 million by switching to Apps. You can hear their full story in this video: We hope more schools will continue to go Google and bring Apps to their campuses in an effort to improve communication and collaboration while cutting costs and resources. In the meantime, check out our site and find out what Apps has done for other schools and what Apps can do for your school — and if you’re already a part of the movement, add yourself to the map ! Posted by Jason Cook and Miriam Schneider, Apps Education Edition team

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Five million students going back to school are "Going Google"

We just stumbled across this great student-generated video about how Google Apps helps CTHS classrooms get things done: We love to see and hear things like this! If you want to check out more videos, or have your own to add, please visit our playlist . And thanks to the folks at CTHS for sharing! Posted by Miriam Schneider, Google Apps for Education team

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Google Apps at CTHS

In the spirit of graduation season, we’re doing a series of posts every Friday throughout the summer that provide tips for graduating seniors, so stay tuned for more ! It wasn’t too long ago that I was packing up my college dorm room and trying to line up job interviews — OK, maybe it’s actually been a while… But even though it’s been a few years, I still remember what it was like getting ready for the real world, talking to recruiters, and prepping for interviews. I learned a lot in school, but as much as I wished for one, there was never a ‘How To Prepare for Interviews 101′. By the time I had to get my resume and cover letters ready, I felt a bit lost. Luckily, I had savvy friends who gave me good tips and advice, and they helped me get those materials together. Fortunately, students today (like you) don’t have to start from scratch. If you’ve been procrastinating on finishing your resume, or you’re hoping to re-polish it, you can just start with one of the many resume and cover letter templates available in Google Docs. The gallery lets you preview different templates, and you can sort through them by ‘hottest,’ ‘most users,’ and ‘highest rating.’ And since everything is hosted online, you can easily publish your resume as a web page to make it easier for your potential employers to access them. Personally, I’m a fan of the simpler, cleaner looking resumes, like this one that’s specifically designed with graduating students in mind: And here’s the matching cover letter to go with that resume: Visit the Google Docs templates gallery to choose the styles that match your personality, and put your best foot forward when impressing your future boss. For more Apps news Did you know that Google Docs is just one of several products in Google Apps? To get updates and news on all the Apps products, check out the Google Apps Blog ! Posted by Joyce Sohn, Google Apps Marketing Manager

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Grad Tip: Don’t start your resume and cover letter from scratch

It’s graduation season, so congratulations to those who’ve walked down the aisle recently, donning cap and gown! To help you with your transition from college life to “the real world,” we’re using our usual Friday series to bring you some Google tips geared towards graduating students. The following is just one in a series of posts we’ll be doing every Friday throughout the summer, so stay tuned for more tips ! If you’re a part of the class of ‘09, you’re likely leaving behind a lot of great college memories and taking with you a new alumni email. So we want to remind you of a few Gmail tips that should help you get the most out of this new address. Set up mail forwarding or fetching Instead of checking a separate account for emails sent to your alumni address, have all your messages appear in your Gmail inbox. You can either set up mail forwarding from inside your alumni account for all new messages, or use Gmail’s Mail Fetcher to have all messages (old and new) automatically downloaded to your Gmail inbox. Learn more about both options . Send ‘From:’ your alumni address If you still want to show your school pride, you can add a custom ‘From:’ address to your Gmail account that lets you list your alumni address as the sender for outgoing emails. Learn to set up a custom ‘From’ address . For more Apps news Did you know that Gmail is just one of several products in Google Apps? To get updates and news on all the Apps products, check out the Google Apps Blog ! Posted by Joyce Sohn, Google Apps Marketing Manager

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Introducing our Grad Tips series: Make the most of your new alumni email address

Happy Friday! As you might recall, we were posting weekly Apps Student stories for a while, and now we’re finally back from our hiatus. Except this week we won’t be posting a video, but instead we feel inclined to share this incredible rap from a student about Google Docs and Sites that we just can’t stop listening to. So take a listen . We hope you enjoy it as much as we do. You can see also watch videos on our playlist from students talking about how they’re using Google Apps on campus. And if you have your own story (or rap) to share – we’re all ears. Posted by Miriam Schneider, Google Apps marketing

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Rapping about Google Docs and Sites

Another Friday, another “App to School” video . This week we’re hearing from an MBA student at Arizona State University who uses the entire Apps suite to manage her daily life: If you have a story to share about using Google Apps on campus please upload your video as a response to any of ours – which you can see by visiting our playlist . If you’re not using Apps on campus yet, check out some of the things you can do by visiting www.google.com/apps/students . Posted by Miriam Schneider, Google Apps Education Team

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An MBA student who stays sane with Apps