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Edina School District Gets Googled

The district is among 10 organizations worldwide selected as winners of the "Gone Google" competition.

Edina Public Schools have officially been Googled.

The district is one of only 10 organizations worldwide selected by the Internet juggernaut as winners of its "Gone Google" contest. The district was awarded with a billboard along Interstate 494 in Richfield proclaiming "Edina Public Schools have gone Google."

Molly Schroeder, the district's technology integration specialist, worked to help launch Google Apps within Edina schools at the beginning of the school year. After seeing a blog post calling for people to share how Google Apps have changed the way the district approaches learning, Schroeder said she felt compelled to enter.

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"I thought we really had a great story to share," Schroeder said. "Google Apps for Education has transformed the way we are able to help students and staff engage in learning."

The 10 contest winners were awarded billboards in their respective communities and will be the subject of feature stories on Google's Official Enterprise Blog in the coming weeks.

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The district has been making use of Google Docs, Google Sites, Picasa, Blogger and Google Maps this year, under Schroeder's direction. In addition to utilizing Google Apps to create, collaborate and publish though cloud-based tools, teachers and students have worked with Google Sites and Docs in a variety of ways.

"Google Apps for Education gives the staff and students free tools and resources, and provides opportunities for students to engage in a global society," Schroeder said. "Any other software or technology solution that would provide each student with 7GB of digital storage space and collaboration tools like these would cost thousands of dollars."

The full list of "Gone Google" award winners is as follows:

  • 3Tailer (Online Retail) - Charlotte, NC
  • Boise State University (Education) - Boise, ID
  • Boxx Group (Construction) - Antwerp, Belgium
  • Edina Public Schools (Education) - Edina, MN
  • ESSEC Business School (Education) - Cergy-Pontoise, France
  • Just Salad (Restaurants) - New York, NY
  • Monash University (Education) - Clayton, Victoria, Australia
  • Oakwood Junior School (Education) - Southampton, Hampshire, UK
  • The Phoenix of New Orleans (Non-Profit) - New Orleans, LA
  • South Carolina REALTORS® (Real Estate / Non-Profit) - Columbia, SC


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