[K12OSN] OT: Google Apps

R. Scott Belford scott at hosef.org
Thu Dec 4 18:45:47 UTC 2008


You might want to run the browsers in HTML mode.  This will speed up
the experience in a thin-client lab.

--scott

On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 4:09 AM, David Hopkins <dahopkins429 at gmail.com> wrote:
> A lot of teachers at our school have discovered Google Apps and are
> pushing it as a replacement for StarOffice because it is web-based,
> allows students to submit documents easier and a whole host of other
> benefits.  However, what has also been observed is that the servers
> get very very sluggish once an entire class of students sign in.  The
> suspicion is that this is due to Google Apps and Flash?
>
> Does anyone have experience with Google Apps in their environement?
> Pro's and Con's of using it vs StarOffice?  How does it run in
> alternative browsers (e.g. Opera, Konqueror, Nautilus)?
>
> Sincerely,
> Dave Hopkins
>
> Newark Charter School
> Newark, Delaware
>
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