12 Reasons You Should Attend a Google in Education Summit This 2014

Our educational system has undergone many changes over the

years and with every change, the greatest challenge is always the

demands on the time of educators to keep up. With more and

more school districts adopting Google Apps for Education,

Chromebooks, and Android tablets, we have observed an increased

interest in summits featuring Google Apps for Education in the

United States.

If you are a seasoned user of these technologies, a newbie, or a

skeptic, below are a few of the main reasons on why you should

attend a Google for Education summit this year.

Gain new knowledge you can implement Monday1What’s the greatest advantage of attending summits? Well, for two

whole days you are completely immersed in the Google in

Education World. You will gain a lot of new knowledge for your

specific job role not only from the summit sessions, but also from

the conversations you may have in between.

The main objective of the summits is to have you return to your

organization equipped with new knowledge you can implement

right away. Summit can have up to five sessions running

concurrently and you can join up to five focused sessions a day.

There are sessions for all levels of users - from complete

beginners to advanced users.

Evaluate Google tools in greater detail & discuss issues2For institutions wanting to make the move to Google Apps,

summits provide an opportunity to look at the viability of Google

Apps adoption in your school and discuss with experienced users

of institutions similar to yours all issues around deployment and

use.

As of October 2012, more than 20million students, faculty and staffworldwide use Google Apps for

Education.

Didyou

know?

Try out Chromebooks, Android devices and Google Glass3Do you want to experience the world through Google Glass? How

about Chromebooks? Summits have a dedicated classroom where

you can drop in any time so you can try out Chromebooks

(including the management console) and Google Glass.

With the recent focus of Google on Android tablets in Education

we also have Android tablets available to use.

Network with innovative educators in your area4

If you are looking for new career

opportunities with Google schools, to

make new friends, or just to exchange

best practices with fellow educators in a

casual setting, the networking aspect of

summits is very important.

There is always a networking party at

the end of day one of the summit.

Become a speaker & raise your profile in EdTech circles5Presenting a session during

summits is a fantastic way to

highlight your expertise and raise

your profile in the Google for

Education arena. A significant

trend we have observed is that

many educators who have

attended past summits have

matured and are coming back as

speakers.

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Meet and learn from real industry experts6Summit sessions are lead by Google

Certified Teachers, Google Education

Trainers, Google Apps Certified

Administrators, Google Certified

Deployment Specialists, other experts

in the field and even Google

employees! You will have lots of time

to interact with them during and

outside the sessions.

Start your journey to become Google Apps Certified7The “Google Certified Educator” and the “Google Education

Trainer” are internationally recognised certifications and excellent

qualifications for your professional development and career

opportunities. Summits have sessions with detailing the

application process and can guide you with the steps so you can

join the global community of trainers.

AppsEvents is delighted to offer a one day pre-summit training

course to help prepare you to complete the certification process

which comprises of five online tests, a completed application and

a case study.

Learn about Google GEO Products8A Google in Education summit is mainly

focused on the Google Apps for Education

core package, however sessions can also

extend to other existing Google products.

Summits will feature focussed sessions on

utilizing Google Maps and Google Earth in

education lead by GEO experts.

Learn about Android devices & Google Play in education9With Android steadily getting market

dominance, utilizing Android tablets can

assist learning in K-12 and higher

education.

Promote your products and services10

If you are a provider of software, consultancy and other

technology services to schools and universities, summits have

exhibitor areas to showcase your offering. A great way to promote

your products, get new leads, and meet tech savvy educators in

the area.

Not just for educators11

Google Apps Summits are for business users too. Another trendwe noticed since our 2012 summits is that severalattendees are from the business sector. While summits arecentered around the use of Google tools for education,many of the sessions are equally relevant to organizationslooking to use Google cloud technologies in theirbusinesses.

Attendees leave the summits happy12

"Overall for me theGoolge Summit was a360º learning experience:Organization, leading andattending sessions,networking with othercolleagues from schoolsacross Europe and USA.

I find all the sessions Iattended very resourceful,inspiring and useful."

"It was amazing and I learned so muchfrom the presentations. I am pumpedand have just given a 20 minutesession for my Learning Supportstudents to better their search skills."

"This was, by far, the best professionaldevelopment conference I have attended.Smaller, intimate sessions geared towardspecific tools and usage applications are somuch more beneficial and lessoverwhelming."

Are you using Google Apps in your school or planningto 'go Google'? Join a Google in Education summit and

learn more!

Visit www.appsevents.com