GOOGLE AND THE STUDENT ONLINE

EXPERIENCE

GOOGLE AND THE STUDENT ONLINE

EXPERIENCE

KEN INGLECENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE

KEN INGLECENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Who is CPCC?

Six physical Campuses

70,000 students annually

Datatel Colleauge

u-Portal

Moodle and Blackboard

Numerous online services

Why change?

211,000+ accounts

Lifetime student email

10 mb per student account

Limited service integration

Wide Demographic of increasingly technical users

why change?

“more than 75% of the IT budget is spent just maintaining and running existing systems and software infrastructure”

Timothy Chou, The End of Software, SAMS Publishing, 2005

“On average, $8 out of $10 spent in IT is ‘dead money’ -- not contributing to business change and growth.”

Gartner, October 2006

CPCC Plans

Enhanced student experience and search

Long-term student engagement and collaboration

Integration of multiple services & applications

Student customization of services (CPCC and others)

Offering ComparisonFeaturesFeatures GoogleGoogle MicrosoftMicrosoft

StorageStorage 4Gb; quota via API250 Mb; 2Gb with

Livemail

Account DeletionAccount DeletionYes; UID can’t be reused for 5 days

Yes; UID can’t be reused for 210 days

Email AliasEmail Alias Yes No, not yet

Email ListEmail ListYes; only those within

domain can send toNo

Account ExpirationAccount Expiration NoExpires after 250 days

if not used

IntegrationIntegrationRESTy/XML API;

interact in real timeMIIS on separate

server; schedule jobs

Password Sync with ADPassword Sync with AD No No

PasswordsPasswordsSet through API and

student can resetSet through MIIS and

student can reset

CalendarCalendar Yes Yes

BlogsBlogs No, not yet Yes, only with Livemail

more comparisonFeaturesFeatures GoogleGoogle MicrosoftMicrosoft

ChatChatYes; in browser and

gtalk. Uses standard.Yes, windows live chat

Email availableEmail availableAs soon as account is

createdAs soon as account is

created (Jan)

PortalPortal In closed beta Yes

Sign-up ProcessSign-up Process Two steps Approximately 8 steps

Single Sign-onSingle Sign-on In beta; SAML 2Limited; beginning

with email. Proprietary.

CostCostFree; time to develop

integration scriptMIIS, server, and

maintenance

BrandingBrandingCo-branded; can add

logoCo-branded; can add

logo

AdvertisingAdvertisingCan turn off for 4

years; still workingNot in Livemail; email

only

Email ForwardingEmail ForwardingYes; can also keep

copy in mailboxNo

AlertsAlerts via Emailvia IM, email, directly

to phone

Why Google?

Stable, well-respected and supported services

Large commitment to growth and additional services

Easy to Use API’s and development resources

Strong commitment to the open-source and education community

What google offers

CPCC Environment

Datatel Colleague -> ODS

Python / Pylons / Plone

MySQL / MSSQL

Linux Servers (Debian)

CAS 1.0 (Upgrade to 3.0 in progress)

30 million emails in 24 hours

Instant account provisioning

Single Sign-on

Student communication groups

Docs, Spreadsheets, Instant Messaging, and more...

Integration

Questions?